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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

Quted for a practice that had been widespread in the industry for decades Sales of Vicks solid

It is a simple problem- the result of plain lazyness -they obviously never checked before the aborted start- Because when tried a couple of times they did not open Re connected the plug and bingo ,it worked Conclusion-these things have worked for many years and there is no need to run round like headless chickens just because someone does not check and connect a plug

Stupid knee jerk decision If my pony does not make the field on Saturday then its off to OZ

I did not say the horse was sold for 3 million --I read on an internet site that it was sold for 1.4 million and the owners told it was 800.000 The one clear day could be better expressed -I would suggest ;not on raceday before racing nor on the preceding day. I am surprised that a trainer and a horse vet do not know the rules yet a stablehand does You get the impression that they started the horse believing they could not be caught out Good work by the investigators

Obviously you have been brainwashed -even split three ways $600,000 is more than commission.

You are surely aware of the biggest scandal to hit racing in decades and the valiant efforts of an elderly shareholder to expose the three people involved.

Somehow my mind goes back to a horse called Kinda Cross and I think of a dear old Lady ........

Guess there will be a hefty fine over excess whip use..

All this reminds me of a competition the Bloodhorse ran a while back -name the top 5 lots at Karaka in correct order. impossible ? One bloke got it right -handsome fella

When you have 20 or 30 maiden races each week and 4 or 5 R65 the result is inevitable. There are at a low key Tauranga meeting 33 noms for a R65 and they run 14