Happy Sunrise

7/6 in the betting. It would have won had you made it 3/3.

The Get Out Stakes is already running for some.

Would not only leave one's head spinning but everything else too I would say ?

Must have been! Won very well. The secret Methven workouts strike again!?

What were the old ones like?

It is not a surprise though is it?

So true. Why put in the 'owners'? He really does come out with some bollocks.The guy is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

I doubt they would even ask the drivers involved what happened. We shall see.

Latest news. The social media paragraph is fair enough from the family perspective but it is the age we live in where people share information as it happens without really thinking of the consequence for the minority who are affected. In this case I don't think any of the tweeters such as Andrew Fitzgerald, Mick Guerin or Garrick Knight had any intention other than sharing news to people concerned.

I heard Lachie was there at Addington when she won and is good chance to do it again tomorrow. Yip.

Missmollygoodgolly at 8.50ff and 2.70ff is the best value thrown out by the TAB for tomorrow in my eyes. It has been going very good races against stronger non winners that it faces tomorrow. The Hanrahan pair have taken all the money and it may be the smart money but I will take the race fit horse.

Garrick Knight's article from HRNZ. Must be one of the roughest crashes for a long time. Trio of drivers injured after nasty Cambridge smash 6 January 2020 , News By Garrick Knight The fall-out from a horror crash at Cambridge yesterday will see three senior North Island drivers on the sidelines for a couple of months. The incident saw race 8 abandoned soon after the start when Afortunado (Jay Abernethy) couldn’t avoid a galloping Ima Denny Too (Tony Cameron) and fell to the track. A chain reaction saw Comic Book Hero (Todd MacFarlane) and Racketeers Boy (David Butcher) also fall while Matty White was flung viciously from the sulky of Machs Little Soaky. Butcher came out of the crash effectively unscathed apart from some bruising and sore ribs but MacFarlane, White and Abernethy all have significant injuries. Matty White remains in Waikato Hospital having suffered a brain bleed and will have further scans and x-rays on his hip and pelvis this morning. “He’s ok at the moment; he’s awake and alert,” said his wife, Brigette Solomon. “He does have a minor brain bleed though; it’s called a petechial haemorrhage. “He is also displaying really severe concussion symptoms too, repeating himself a lot. “They x-rayed his hip and shoulders last night which came back clear but they’ll do more scans today because he is still getting a lot of pain on his right side.” Todd MacFarlane is also in Waikato Hospital, his worst injury at this stage appearing to be a badly broken wrist. “I spoke to Todd late last night, around midnight, and he said that he had broken and dislocated his wrist,” said good friend, Jeff Darby. “They were looking at whether he needed surgery on it today. “He had a scan on his head and neck which came back with positive results and they’re pretty happy with that. “He also had a concussion and his memory of the race was a bit sketchy.” Jay Abernethy left Waikato Hospital at midnight and was at his doctor’s office first thing this morning. “I’ve broken my wrist. They nerve-blocked my arm to put it back in to place and put a cast on it. “I’m just getting my shoulder checked out this morning because that feels sorer than the wrist but I think it’s just badly bruised.” David Butcher considered himself fairly lucky given what happened to his colleagues. “I’m alright; I haven’t broken anything. “Just bruising. I had x-rays done last night and they were all good. “I’ve talked to (Stipendiary Steward) Steve Mulcay and told him I’ll just be taking it easy for a couple of days but should be fine to drive later in the week.” All four horses escaped relatively unscathed with only minor grazes and cuts reported, Racketeers Boy the only one requiring attention from the on-course vet, for a shoulder laceration. A stewards enquiry deemed no one driver was to blame for the event.

Husband: Honey, I want to take out out on Friday night. Wife: Where to? Husband: Cambridge raceway Wife: Sounds great Husband: And I want us to have a big family day out on Saturday. Wife: Where to? Husband: Cambridge raceway Wife: Sounds great. Would anybody be even brave enough to try and have this conversation? Even dedicated horse followers are not going to the same place twice in two days. If Saturday was a grass track meeting you could suggest it to the missus but no one is choosing to go to a grit track. Well, that is it then for harness in the north. They are killing the base for the future.

The fruit must have had cobalt accidently dropped onto it or stored in the fridge too long...

and good luck to Cambridge having a meeting on Friday and then Saturday. One of those meetings won't have many horses at it. North Island racing has lost the plot.

That was a bad one yesterday. I haven't seen one like that for awhile. Especially the catapulting. Sounds like some pretty rough injuries involved for a few of the drivers. Matty Williamson looked a bit non plussed when left behind at the start in the first at Cromwell which had breakers than trotters in it. It will be interesting to see if Slainte is declared a non runner as it reared fractionally before the tapes went. And...the winning post at Cromwell makes me yearn for giant fruit

Newmarket, Sorry. That was just meant to be a simple head bowed. Wasn't meant to be sleep emoji which is cringe worthy inappropriate. I posted while out and didn't see the mistake as I did it. Apologies.

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I think because it was a medical event and not an 'accident'. for starters. The also would have had sketchy information about it and couldn't confirm much of it. Let alone showing the actual event which they could not. Even now on twitter there is extra information which is possibly unconfirmed so I won't screenshot. I only did the above to hear what was going on initially. Now he is in the hands of the right people it is possibly best just to keep quiet and let family and friends handle everything.

I hope for the best for a legend of the game. It is so upsetting.

Conscious is good. That is a positive surely.

Just posting these tweets to keep people informed.

I really hope so.