the galah

Isn't the very point of the RIU to be independent of influence. Harness,galloping, dogs and the tab are the shareholders aren't they? So how could harness clubs change much on their own,even if they wanted to,and who is saying they want to anyway?

Once it ended up parked after beginning so well,she had the the option of either going forward to lead or sitting parked. She chose to lead,but it was more the speed the original leader made her go to take the lead that took the edge off its sprint. It is an exciting horse to watch whatever way it races..

Who is a d dunn or tetrick? I judge a driver on whether the horses run for them and whether they are tactically good. I've seen Mr fitzgerald drive over recent years and think he's actually pretty good. He did make a mistake on jenabella at addington a couple of runs back,but thats a bit unusual for him.

They did breach the rules,its just the penalty seems too harsh. The JCA have to be consistent with future rulings,so i think there will be unease amongst drivers with the penalties.

Thats a very professional approach from you and Mr Purvis. Thats no doubt why mr purvis and you will get your horses to perform to the best of their abilities,whatever that may be.

Its a really tough horse. Reminds me of one of my old favorites ,Jerry Garcia.

That horse opened at a silly price given the way it had trialed before its first race. And the favorite in that race was left with no real chance of winning after making its move far too late. Well done to those who backed it at the long price. I wish i had seen that one.

I don't think they have a grudge against either you or j young. Its simply your not amongst their favorite drivers,probably because they have not had much luck when they have invested on your drives. I do agree with you that if anyone is going to offer an opinion about a drive,they should do so based on what they see off the video,not based on how it impacted their pocket. Its pretty obvious that Corravally star was pushed onto the fence,despite the efforts of J young to stay off the rail. Its also obvious that Jenabella had some sort of steering issue which was no fault of the driver. I think cross codes should have a look at the video again. I don't know why those details weren't covered in the stipes report. I would have thought in jenabella"s case the stewards should have had a vet examination,or at least looked in its mouth,or given driver comments,so as to keep punters better informed.

We just say drive the horse to achieve the best possible result. Mark purdon makes errors,just like anyone else. It is the motive for the error which is what we are discussing. I find it ironic that someone calling themselves gammalite is arguing that taking a trail automatically gives any horse the best opportunity to win.

You ask why i have decided amazing dream is better than Beyond Words. With that statement you have just proved the merit,or lack of in your statements. How often did you hand up the front after getting an easy lead on the $1.10 favorite? And Purdon saying it is best driven with a trail is an absolute joke when you look at its racing patterns. You say a great result for the ALL Stars. Again that is where your argument is flawed. Here we are complaining about team driving and you refer to their success as a team. The forlorn task is getting you to admit the obvious. Purdon's decision to trail Beyond words was based on it being trained by him,not on what was best for his chances..That decision appeared pre planned. Had the roles been reversed then nobody would have had an issue,because everybody knows Amazing dream is the best horse. Forbury may get a bit carried away sometimes,but that doesn't mean what he says is wrong. I,and i think everyone else know Purdon went out there with every intention to win,its just the way he executed that intention was badly flawed,he sacrificed amazing dreams chances,for the benefit of the team.You won't see a more obvious case of team driving,period,and he should be given a holiday for it.

I don't know what form book you use,but Amazing dream is the better horse and would outstay Beyond Words anyday. Purdon was pulling back as soon as he saw it coming. It appeared pre planned. I don't think your arguing this topic on its merits. I think you enjoy taking the opposite view.

Come on Gammalite. Be honest. Your telling us,Amazing dream,the horse you say should have won the NZ ffa 2 starts ago,and who is renowned for its stamina,should drop in behind a 4 win horse. Its a no brainer. Everyone who was watching thought he was doing it to assist the his stablemate. It cost him the win. He's not there to drive to help his stablemate win,hes there to drive his horse in a way that gives it the best chance of winning. p.s. i did not have a bet on the race.

Don't think they will do anything,but i do agree that was a bad case of team driving gone wrong. Mark purdon is a great trainer,but i think he would be only driver in nz to think dropping into the trail was a bright move. He does drive some shockers sometime and opens himself up to criticism. The question is was it team driving,and did it diminish amazing dreams chances. I personally think the answer to both is yes,without any doubt whatsoever.

He once transported a horse of ours to Forbury. It started in an early race and we went home after ot had run. We were in Oamaru at the time and at the end of the night he rung and we met him and he dropped the horse off. Only problem was the horse that came off the float wasn't ours. Not sure who's it was but he put it back on his float and went home to waimate. The next day he went back to forbury,returned the wrong horse,and got ours.

If your trying to bet today best to bet early as they have closed the totes a couple of minutes before the start of the first 2 races. Also race 2 result only just shown now on trackside and the tab website, with just 6 minutes to go to next race.

It was an unusual move, it looked like he thought they were going too slow,and when he pulled out, his horse didn't respond like he thought it would,so he dropped back in. Didn't show much dash at all.

The man who drove it.M Anderson. Buried him in lawyers bills and stress.. Put up its run on the 2nd day,and its previous runs and you will get context on how it was always driven. It was the hot favorite. Anyway its all been said before,and i have explained why previously. Remember the trackside comments man straight after the race described the drive as "Unbelievable". We have done this race to death. You will never change my mind,nor that of many others. Its only a race,everyone makes mistakes,consequences don't always fit the action,but Anderson drove it that way,not the riu.

Maybe they knew someone else was looking into the allegations at the time.Who knows. How unlucky you must think they were to serve up something like that to the investigation,given how honest you think that drive was ranga. That drive was a link in the chain that helped bury those involved. Yet you won't admit it.

There's an irony that the stipes report from that race has been posted under this thread. Certainly applied that day.

That trotter had previously shown ability before O'connell got it to train. He obviously has got its manners and head right and it has improved as it has matured. Haven't seen one win like he did at oamaru for a long time,so will be interesting to see how far it can go up the grades.

Go have another look at the johnny white drive at nelson,then be honest when you ask yourself who is to blame.

Race 10. i had thought Thats the story may win,but it cleary got knocked over. Stipes report said Thats the story locked wheels with Momentous when Momentous attempted to shift it in. To me this is another open and shut case,yet no action was taken against s ottley,momentous's driver. Have a look at the video and its clear that she puts her sulky wheels inside the wheel of Thats the story in a quick inward movement. Thats the story had to break because of that. Yet not even a mention of that careless driving.

See this horse is a $3.00 ff favorite in the naxt race. Surely a false favorite given its draw,distance and its pacing action. We will see.

It was amazing that it took about 40 minutes to get a result. All they had to do was look at a video and count the distance,and look at the horse and decide when it was galloping and when it wasn't.

Litlebitoflove didn't gallop for 150m and quite rightly kept the win. There was nothing wrong with the Shan noble drive,so don't know how you could possibly come to that conclusion. I have watched Call me trouble video countless times and in the video i watch there is no way it galloped 150m. They must have decided to include the part where it regained its gait and trotted roughly with its head around as being in a gallop. But trotting roughly is not galloping. Just watch its legs.Its the poorest decision i can think of in recent times by the JCA.