Happy Sunrise

only to listen to his serious accusations about the TAB

Phone line is dead....paranoia is strong in the chosen one.

I don't know where to start with this one. , .....Balraj, the victim of a bizarre drive in Central Otago when raging hot favourite, is now a buzz horse in Oz. ....1.49.1, seems like a stroll in the park for some of these horses that go over there. I reckon I might break 2 minutes if I started running now on those fast tracks. ....NZ horses just seem so superior to Aussie ones overall. Balraj sparkles again 8 August 2019 , News By Adam Hamilton BALRAJ crossed the ditch without much fanfare, but it hasn’t taken long for him to become one off the buzz horses of Australia. The lightly-raced Art Major three-year-old is unbeaten in four Aussie starts and made one heck of a statement scoring at his first Menangle run yesterday (Tuesday). Balraj won by 22.4m, but it was his time which did most of the talking. The gelding’s 1min49.1sec mile was an Australasian record for a three-year-old, slicing 0.5sec off Muscle Factory’s record. Just as he did winning by what seemed the length of the home straight at Newcastle a few weeks ago, driver Robbie Morris crushed his rivals with a 26.1sec split from the 800-400m. It’s the second time in as many starts the Shaun Simiana-trained pacer has smashed a record. His 1min50.9sec mile win at Newcastle two starts back on July 15 was an all-aged record for the track which has hosted some off the sport’s greats in the Newcastle Mile. Balraj raced just five times in NZ for trainer Steven McRae, missing a place in first three runs then showing a glimpse of his potential winning back-to-back Forbury Park races on February 21 and March 7. He was sold to Australia soon after and won his Aussie debut at Penrith by 7.1m on June 6. Since then he’s won by 25.7m at Newcastle on June 14, 55.9m again at Newcastle on July 15 and now Menangle by 22.4m

I wish I was faced with this dilemma.

You are laughing so hard your cheese is dripping....

Got a winner?

He just wanted to see what you have been posting lol

Ya back! ?

and...this proposal seems to make a mockery of the Box Seat series which claimed spinning was totally legit and there was no need for any action at all. I am not an expert or have any real knowledge but it is still clear someone in power thinks it is worth reining in....literally it seems.

You must be good unless a holiday to you is a tent in the local camping ground ? Golf betting is fickle. I could not imagine doing it to make money but it is fun for me.

I went on RC to have a look at the herd come together and round on dissenters. Funny thing is, JJ Flash (who I thought was blocking me cos he has no respect for me) copied my screenshot from BOAY to use on RC. Unless I am JJ Flash ?? which means I am Newmarket RC, which means I am FTM, which means I am God, and friends with Scoobieloo and the Narc. Happy Days ?

From the man who knows things.... Excellent news.

I would have expected a man of your talents would have been good enough to get an edge to it.

If you are up that much you must be happy? Why hasn't it excited you?

How did you finish up? Did a top 5 or 10 result get you something back?

Listening to the aussie twang you probably thought it was 11pm on a Saturday night watching a race from the back blocks in Australia so your mind started to drift off.

I was warned by Rusty too.

No Methven! Seems like a more accessible competition for people though. Bonus the final is at Addington and not the gallops which is a minor advantage. Welcome to the 2019 TAB Kiwi Punters Championship - a brand new ONLINE competition to find New Zealand's best punter. Contested over 10 Heats on a mixture of domestic Thoroughbred, Harness and Greyhound meetings, the competition concludes with a Grand Final on 15 November. So put your hooves up, grab yourself a cuppa and punt from the comfort of your own couch. Be a hero in your own lunch box and throw $20 on the nose, or play it safe with a $20 place bet. With a total prize pool of over $150,000 on offer, have you got the legs to carry you to the finish line and be crowned New Zealand's best punter? Register now at kpc.tab.co.nz **1st Heat is on Wednesday 7 August Key Information $200 betting funds to validate entry into each Heat Fixed Odds only competition (FFW & FF Top3) Minimum $20 investment per race Over $150,000 of prizes on offer, including a trip for two to Las Vegas for the overall winner FAQs How much does it cost to participate in each Heat? To validate entry, you must have a minimum TAB account balance of $200 by 2pm the day before each Heat. There is a limit of one registration per customer Do I bet with my main TAB account? No. For each Heat, tournament organisers will generate a new temporary ‘KPC account’ on your behalf. A starting balance of $200 will be transferred from your main TAB account. You will receive login details to the temporary account at least two hours prior to the start of each heat via your nominated email address. When will my betting funds of $200 be withdrawn from my main account? Tournament organisers will withdraw $200 from your main account shortly after registration closes (2pm the day prior to each heat). It will be transferred to your KPC account. What races can I bet on? You must bet on every race of the nominated KPC meeting. All other race meetings are excluded from this competition. What bet types are permitted? Final Field Win & Final Field Top 3 are the only bet types permitted in this competition. All TOTE betting, Multis & other Fixed Odds options are excluded. Is there a minimum stake required for each race? A minimum total combined stake of $20 per race is required. For example, a $15 Fixed Odds Win bet plus a $5 Fixed Odds Top 3 bet will meet the minimum stake requirements. How do I qualify for the Final? You must finish inside the Top 10 of any Heat to qualify for the Final.

I tire of ground hog day scenarios so those in leadership need to do something. Isn’t leadership fixing the problems at ground level too so confidence is instilled in your product? Which one is the easiest to fix for some of harness racing’s fixable problems? 1. Standing Starts – Stop the walking starts and running starts – Simply make them stand before the tapes are released. 2. Whip Rule – It is a just a PR exercise at the moment – Simply disqualify the horse to last place if the rule is broken. 3. The ratings system – So you start at 50 and win your first race and its all over for awhile for most horses as you are now up against multiple win horses – No penalty for a horse who wins in their first 3 starts (?) 4. Black Type at 2 minutes - Shartin does 1.46.4 and (even) southern horses motor around Wyndham etc way under 2 minute mile rates for middle distance races. – Reset the black type to 1.55 from now. There, Done.

I agree. Someone to listen to I think.

Could have got off, should have got off....alas.

His first call was very good, especially considering there only a few in it. And John Versteeg drives a winner! Its all happening!

It seems from the price movements Arden Roanoke and King of Heroes (as Nowornever pointed out in other thread) are going to win. Kind of like, First Son, in the last, drawn 1 behind Alexy on the second line and paying FF9.50 Could get a softish run so each way bet for me. I want to back Isla's Joy for the place in Race 5 at FF3.10 (probably be higher tote) but I am sitting here resisting the urge because I know it is the wrong thing to do lol. Call it the Sunday Couch Blues. PS Shartin was massive too in among the multitude of gallops races on Trackside.

Just reminds me of a certain time when there were too many not so good Aucklanders in the All Blacks combined with a bunch of past it great players, after a lengthy reign as near unbeatable, just before a World Cup when they were hanging on for Victories. NZ could well lose their first ever pool game at the World Cup and then face Ireland in the quarters. A repeat of 91 is imminent.