the galah

Serious about what? I made a comment about co2 emmissions,then drew the inference that criticism of his administrations approach could be argued as being unfair. The reference i made to fake news was because i believe if you asked his critics if his policies were contributing to an increase in co2 emmissions then they would say yes,which of course is not true.

The global warning thing and the usa contribution thereto under trump really is severely overstated. In 2016 when he took over the usa produced 5,170 million metric tons of co2 emmisions,yet in 2019 it had dropped to 5,130 million metric tonnes. Just seems to be more fake news to place so much blame on Trump .

So is that an excuse for you to ignore what they are highlighting?

Sadly watching all the coverage on fox with the likes of hannity and tucker carlson,more and more evidence regarding skulldugery is coming to light. Personally i was rather skeptical initially,but it is becoming obvious to anyone with an open mind,that peoples confidence in the results will be seriously undermined,no matter who wins..

70 million americans voted for Trump, despite a bipartisan respected media watchdog saying 93% of all media coverage in the usa leading into the election was heavily biased against Trump. Our nz media would be 100% negative in its coverage. Its not suprising most view him as you have implied when the same message is repeated over and over again through the media.Just a shame everyone who judges Trump has only been exposed,and in my view cleary manipulated, to think a certain way.

Thats it in a nutshell really. It shouldn't be hard for the stipes to work that out. You only have to watch the video to see that. They really have opened themselves up for a heap of criticism if they don't late scratch any other horse that swings round that split second after the tapes have been released. Its just part of the many variables that can occur in racing. Also,people don't seem to take into account that there is a second or so delay from the time the starter pulls the lever to release the tape,to the time it clears the horse on the opposite side of the track to which the starter is positioned. As far as the gallops go,are we to see any horse who is rearing slightly as the gates are released late scratched. Are we to see the occasional dog who turns in the boxs late scratched? Where is the criticism of the starters in those cases. Its all become more confusing with these recent rulings.

We just see that start a bit different to each other. Its only a split second,but when the tapes were released the horse was only on a slight angle,and the significant movement sideways happened that split second after,in my opinion. The race starts when the tapes are released,not a split second after. I used to think lamb did an average job,but like i've said before i think he has improved significantly since he has given up on the having every horse standing still approach. i think part of the reason for the negative opinions towards his starts is because there are far more stands in canterbury racing than other regions. Also,because he is deemed as part of the riu by some,those with the anti riu attitude use any excuse to criticise him.

In my opinion I think the difference between the first 2 was when purdon went back at the start and let bettor twist get in front of it.There is nothing between those two fillies,and Williams just outdrove Purdon,as he normally does if on one of similar ability. Big result for the all star stable so purdon happy either way.

Personally i think the stipes have made poor decisions regarding these recent late scratchings and by doing so are causing criticism of the starter, which in my view is undeserved as relates to the what is currently being discussed.

Personally i can't see why they late scratched those 2 horses. I guess they set the precedent at addington the week before. It seems you will get late scratched if you are not standing 100% straight,and then swing side on after the tapes are released as Yea You clearly did today.Scratched because of poor barrier manners apparently. Yet they don't late scratch any horse that displays poor barrier manners before a mobile start and misses it by 100m as happened at forbury the week before. Double standards really.

Well that does tell you something,at least thats my take on it. Does make you wonder about the judge that is hearing this case.

the banker beaten again. It just seems one of those horses that has got used to not being driven out the last bit and the horse seems quite happy to not give anymore in the last 50m. That race was an interesting watch. You had to wonder why the d ferguson horse ,who faded to a bad last,was driven so aggressively to keep the lead off the 2nd favorite over the first 800m. It was like he was sacrificing its chances for some reason. It must be hard watching a race like that, if the only horse you train is given such a gut buster.

De fillipi was a different charge., But i do agree Herlihy was lucky to get off with just a caution. He clearly had to make contact with the horse inside him to take up the postion in the trail. He ,along with other high profile drivers like z butcher seem to have a different set of rules,almost untouchable, if they are at meetings run by the north island stipes.

If i was having a choice of drivers on the horses i invest on, my top 5 would be Blair Orange(still clear no.1.) then either Tim williams,nathan williamson,brent barclay and korbyn newman

'those who think our police force can do no wrong".... Who believes that long owner? "The people in glass houses should not throw stones" comes to mind when i read this post if it is some veiled reference to racing. We are just lucky in nz our institutions are one of the most honest in a world where dishonesty, corruption and hypocrisy is everywhere , but of course we are not immune to it even here. If you happen to be on the wrong side of malicious untruths, then you learn a lot about the motives that drive some people,and you learn that irrespective of truth,people will still believe what they want to believe. But in the context of what you have written long owner,i think you have left too much to the imagination as to what you really mean.

Have you watched the replay? The last few seconds before the start are not on the HRNZ website,but you can see them on the NSW tab website. The horse arran chief is very slightly on an angle facing in,then prince teka moves around(like it normally does) and is on a slight angle facing out,dances on the spot, still room for both horses if they go forward,lamb calls out "we"re happy, right. The contact happens just after the start,not before. You could say the slight angle the horses were standing on pre start was a contributing cause of the subsequent contact,but if you expect starters to wait until every horse is standing completely straight pre start then you are going to get a heap of race starts throughout nz delayed. Actually if you want to watch replays of nz harness racing,the ausralian tab website has them on much quicker than the hrnz website.I think its about time our nz tab has videos of race results just after completion, just like the australian tab's.

Arran chief,who drew alongside prince teka, was on a slight angle and when prince teka moved forward after the tapes were released, his cart made contact with arran chiefs leg and that tipped the cart. It happened after the tapes were released. In every race you get horses slightly side on and in every race you get some horses progress forward after the start impeded because they do not have a clear passage. So at what point does interference that can result in late scratchings end. I think most of us had thought it was as soon as the tapes were released. It is most unfortunate if you have the horse who cops interference, however the reason this ruling is copping criticism is because it has created inconsistency.

Do they now late scratch every horse held up by another after the tapes have been released. Also,how can they late scratch navara and not sundons flyer. Sundons flyer was given a terminal check in the same incident. They are very inconsistent when it comes to these late scratchings at the start.You never really know how they are going to enforce that rule.

Personally i think its about time the "Whip" used in harness racing had a name change. Using the word "whip" gives connotations that harness is trying to distance itself from in this ever increasingly P.C. world. Perception is reality for most, quite often irrespective of the truth. So time for the "whip" to have a name change. Maybe officially become the "persuader",or the padded prompter, or some other p.c. name. It is the world we live in.

All the above seems relevant but the question still should be asked. Would The banker have found a bit more had he been driven with any vigour late in the race. We will never know because it never happened. Should the risky manners shown earlier in its career be a reasonable excuse. If you trained or owned it you would say yes,if your a punter you would say no. Stewards are there to protect the integrity for punters,so the driver should be questioned by the stipes in my opinion..

They don't seem to stand down trotters like they used to. I think they should,but they don't. Trotters often avoid being stood down by getting a warning for starting manners one week,and then a warning for breaking during the running the next,then a warning for starting manners the next,etc,etc. I pointed that out when i started a thread last year about the horses with names starting with "one". Personally i think punters who bet on this horse should not blame the horse for their poor judgment if they back this horse. Its actually very consistent. Its lost its chance through breaking in its last 7 starts. Anyone who has backed it must know the likely outcome.

I'm agree with happy's assessment. There is not much between 5 or 6 of them at the moment. Leaf stride had to work harder to reach the lead in his latest race,then maintained the lead whereas the week before he had trailed after not burning as hard early. Personally i thought he went just as good as he had the week before. In my opinion he was only disappointing if you were expecting more than he had shown so far. Having said that everyone has different opinions on every horse/driver/trainer. Who's to say anyone's wrong.

Purvis horses do seem to race consistently and he does seem to do a good job. Bagrie seems to have horses with more ability,and does get his share of wins. I think he does a good job but they seem to go better fresher for some reason. The one which made me wonder from that stable was Eye of the tiger. John dunn for some unknown reason gave it a very hard run fresh up after being out of contention early,then it was lined up for the next few weeks and its form got worse and worse to the point he looked like it had heart strain. I found that very strange from such a competent trainer.

just wondering what you are expecting? 129 horses with an average field size of 12.9. Surely thats good. You say woeful stakes but every race is $7000 or over. The size of the fields shows the stakes haven't deterred anyone. As to racing on thursdays. Its a bit unrealistic to expect them to get a stand alone friday night meeting. The fields certainly look better betting races than the oamaru meeting a couple of weeks ago.

While i don't go to the races often,i never bet on my phone and never will. Would not bother going to races at all if they had no on course betting. Besides,If your saying there is no need for on course betting outlets then your expecting all the casual racegoers who turn up at meetings like motukarara to have tab accounts. Until you can tell me the tab has statistics that say they do,i will continue to believe that taking away on course betting would be a dumb move.