nod

A sensible and much needed move.

Why such a huge difference between the samples ? needs a proper explanation.

I was going to cheat at the scales

Only an idiot would suggest weight would stop a train-it surely depends on whether it is going uphill or downhill The original saying was weight will stop a train but not a 2yo Years ago the MC had a minimum of 6 stone--58kgs

It is at least60 years since I had horses training at Avondale but if I recall correctly a lot of the land was an infill dump.It may not be thhe Golden Kiwi ticket some hope for

Are bleeding rules the same in Australia and N Z ?

They used to be --back in the days when the clubs made the allocations

She did train here for a while

Thanks for the correction [old timers disease] Sometimes I remember things from history like my last winner or that Dean Martins real name was Crocceti

The champion trainer told me it was performance Of course a lot of our bleederd go there so I suppose you could say they are treated

Not that long ago the majority of USA horses raced on bute -said to be worth a length or two in performance

Oarsman was a good example of line breeding -I think Bonecrusher had the same breeder

Want a laugh? -have a look at the presentation photos-shortly before the race his trainer asked me for a decent sized loan -he had forgotten to bring his wallet and decent clothes so the ill fitting suit coat was on loan too

Who remembers? The tight little turning track that was Pukekohe --and the special trains they ran from Auckland for the racegoers.

TAB have Franklin track as S6 yet loveracing have H8