Happy Sunrise

Smooth Deal has lost his lustre. Mark Purdon or no Mark Purdon.... Will be interesting to see if Spellbound goes the same way.

I won't go now lol

Thank you, everyone. I will pretend to be knowledgeable with the fields tonight....if you can't make it, fake it....

I have no idea with those fields tomorrow night. I am clueless ?

Part 2 was called 'The Process' so it didn't even attempt to prove one thing or another but they had their slant on it. Thought it was a touch odd they simply flushed the red blood cells down the sink and O'Connor said it provided confidence around this process as they get rid of them. Hardly a controlled process. The big editing blip is interesting if one pays attention. The woman says ' a lot of people have been using it from my understanding as more of a pre-race <pause> you would have to basically give it at least one clear day. <EDITING BLIP>...to me that doesn't make as much sense as using it as a repair and recovery treatment <post race> So why the blip? What did she say? Why doesn't make it sense to use it pre-race? So, why would one use it pre-race? 120 horses over 25 trainers use it. So it is being used by a whole lot of people says O'Connor. He and Guerin seem bent on deflecting any negativity surrounding it. How can you have a 2 part series and set out to justify something impartially when you don't even present one side of the story? Why do you feel the need to justify it in the first place? I have really given up on the Box Seat and its mouthpiece journalism. It's monotone cardboard cut out presenters who refuse to say anything controversial so they don't get upset their comfy apple cart. So now, they have essentially set the scene in harness racing circles that if you don't agree with them about blood-spinning you are on the outer despite the biased shows they presented.

They play pairs together. Problem is they both think they are the skip.

? Do you need that many in a year?

Harness racing full stop if you believe some ?

Thank goodness. The Cup Carnival is back on.

Too right. Nothing surer. Think he has been on here for a while too in my opinion.

To save those suffering withdrawal symptoms with the website down you can go on here. Not quite the same but not far off it. https://allstarcheerleaders.co.nz/

Wtf. That has made my day. ? No surprise they were one and the same. Even less surprise that Scooby has removed the thread. Classic RC.

Really?

try wewineverything.co.nz

Always felt Oamaru and Methven are the best viewing grass tracks. The Mot just a touch below them. Mot gets a lot of people due to its proximity to Chch gets the most people but Methven has the most pulling power pound for pound. Oamaru at its peak on a hot day is the best in my opinion with the changes in elevation of the track and the downhill run around the last bend makes it easy to see the horses. Add in the hill so close to the back straight it brings everything close.

Timaru is the worst track (along with Ashburton) to simply pull up to the rail and watch. A very small area is provided. The Timaru stand is ok and the inside facilities manageable which concentrates everyone in a small place. The parade ring is not seen from the stand and very few people ever wander down to see the horses. Like Ashburton, the horses seem miles away and make the horses look they are walking during the race. Waimate has the worst entrance by a country mile to get up beside the track. Like going off road but it is ok once you make it. Its vibe is ok. Methven is great except when they put up big tents which block the view from the bank. Oamaru is an excellent grass track venue but facilities are pretty mediocre. Parade ring is good if you make the effort to get there. Geraldine manages ok though on its Xmas meeting it is hard to see as the tents etc are so close to the fenceline. Rangiora does nothing for me at all. Maybe someone can say something nice. For me, any track that has a galloping track around it is doomed as a spectacle. A bit like greyhounds at QEII compared to watching at Addington lol.

You are mistaken. That is for the All-Stars owners who don't happen to win on Jewels day. The milk is $20 a pint which is expensive since they spill it so they cry over it. The good news is the nappy change is free which pleases fellow spectators.

It did. At least you know where to look now.

It was clearly signposted in the TAB Form that McGrath was training it.

The Dunns hardly win every race they enter. So trainers are of all equal ability? You are saying many trainers are doping? Not just certain stables, as horses do improve when they move...maybe that is why they move?

Heading into chilly times now so I need a winner to warm me up. Who has one for me? I think Chris McDowell win do a Rainy River and win the first with Shardan Suzie even though the FF odds are not flash. Never Mind should win the second. It has been backed into 2.40FF which is getting very tight. Could be a favourites day. If I was chucking out roughies I might go Aveross Spitfire and Baker Creek who are both in the 30s.

Could you clarify that please.

I thought I felt a seismic shift earlier.

Luckily Nigel McGrath is squeaky clean. Phew.

The size of the text is too big as it necessitates too much scrolling ala the TAB site. Still has great information.