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Put Candycane in your Black Booke file. Missed 6 gaps and was going sideways all the way down the straight to get clear air. I did have a good day yesterday but would have been a great day if she had been put into the race,but we all make mistakes

I rode at Reefton for many years and i can honestly say that i enjoyed riding there and the other 3 Coast tracks also. The reason i enjoyed riding there amongst other reasons,is a horse could win there as long as it had some basic speed, this led to many winners winning there, whereas they couldn't win at Riccarton,so in my opinion, there is clearly a place for tracks with a circumference like Reefton. Just on passing,I Flying View got beaten there before he won the Telegraph and Brutus also ran there and then went on to win the Malbro Mile, so many quality horses have used Reefton to get ready for bigger assignments. Another excellent aspect is how close the action is to the public. What i have read here clearly suggests that Reefton has been the subject of bias by the RIU and I believe the response from the RIU is weak and appears to me to be covering their a##se. It is clear to me that the incident was attributed to the rider angling out to force Laking's horse out, could not do it and slipped then angle back to rail and went on to win the race, also have you ever tried to run in a race with one shoe on, you would not have any rhythm and would be unbalanced, how this horse was allowed to start, minus a back plate is simply unbelievable and would, without doubt, contributed to the horse slipping for a stride and the outward movement by the winning horse was the sole reason why this incident happened, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRACK. I have also watched the race on numerous occasions and i cannot see any horse slipping throughout the race.

I am in 100% agreement to see the correspondence you have had with the RIU and also their replies if any. We have had many issues with integrity within the RIU over the years. I will go into some detail with Posters if this thread gets any traction, including the charges laid against me, which failed and cost the RIU thousands of dollars in costs after bringing frivolous charges against me. Curious has the detail as well, as he was a part of the defense team with his important research of the case. So let's get behind the Reefton Jockey Club and expose the cover-up that appears to have been done by the RIU.

Lucky enough to be one of the 13 jockeys who won on Grey Way and i can remember like it was yesterday. At the top of the straight I am in a power of trouble, then after a bit of encouragement , he swaps legs and into another gear and then the race was all over.

I watched the race and to me it was completive riding by Jason when Terry went to push out, right on the point of the bend and was shoved back in, but the main contributing factor was the horse being given permission to race with one hind shoe. Can they not understand how this would affect a horse's rhythm and galloping action, Has anyone tried to run at pace with one shoe on? What the saying, An ounce on the foot is worth a pound on the back? I looked at the whole race and was thinking what great order the track was presented in, going out of the straight they were just lifting the grass, which suggest to me the track was not the issue. When i had a crack at Ross Neil regarding the horse of Johnno Benners, that horse slipped and spread itself and going down on its nose, now that was a track that was not safe for racing. I am of the opinion the 3 Stewards must be asked a question and maybe some riders should consider retirement. Kevin Morton

I have watched the replay many times and what i will say it was a marginal gap that Sam took and interestingly J Laking was questioned why he DIDN"T take a gap that was marginal yesterday.. The interesting fact is when you watch the replay i seen something that i have never seen before, if you watch it was that the horse that was positioned outside back leg makes contact with the horse outside that horse with his leg and Taki saddle had slipped right under his horse when it fell and also his helmut had also come off. The main point i believe is, was there sufficient room for Sam's mount and when you watch the replay it was marginal,but if the Stewards questioned J Laking yesterday regarding why he didn't improve into a gap, which they stated was marginal, they can't one rule and another rule for others. Also just for the record, I was in a race when Paul Goslin was killed at Greymouth around 35 years ago and he was apprenticed with me and sadly i got him the ride.

Correct, this is reinforced by the actions of T Moseley at Ashburton, who put 3 on the deck,all 3 Riders put into hospital ,any of the 3 could have had the same serious consequence as Tiger and he gets a 4 week suspension. If these types of penalties are given out by the JCA, then this roughhouse riding will continue, So Pam you must be believe Sam is guilty before the charge is proven, going by your statement that he must live with the consequences, so are you correct in your assumption?

A Eleven out of Ten ride. What a way to go out with a ride like that. I am in the club Golf champs today and if i play as good as that ride, I will bring home the bacon. I had a small wager on him, if i had known it was his last ride, the bet would have been a lot bigger. Enjoy your retirement, as you have put your body thru hell, walking 61kg 2 days before a raceday and getting down to 54kg is hard to do week after week. I am sure the Lindsay's will offer him some sort of employment in the future, although with his Golf cart hire business and his wife Jess income he will be secure in the future.

Well done to Lisa, if i trained the horse, I would be asking question's why she didn't improve into the gap. It is rare for a rider to not plead guilty to get a reduced sentence, so well done to Lisa, it clearly was the right action to take and i hope Lisa was compensated for her time to defend a charge that should never had seen the light of day.

I know he is lurking, so Thomas go and pick your toys up and rejoin the fray.

Whilst i did not agree with Thomas at times, I do believe he did offer this site some worthy discussion topics. Has he been grounded or in self exile? Time is a great healer, so get back on here and continue commenting on all things Racing

Do not follow your thinking with what you say. I will give you a couple examples, I rode a very good mate named Top Secret and if you didn't her a good trot and a smack around the bum you would be towards the back of field and never in the race, but by doing this she would be handy get a rest a rest in the race and have a kick in the last 200m of a race. The other horse was Flying View,i rode him at Reefton and Pee Wee Dobbs,Lionel Pratt's son in law said you can not win if you are last,so give him a stir up and get handy,i will get Lionel in the bar and he will not notice, i followed instructions, but there was false start and it took me a lap to pull him up. he was in the rerun and from memory ran 2nd from a handy position, when he won the Telegraph he was in the 4th line on the fence and produce his strong finish to win. I was given the drag but he had 52kg in the Telegraph so i wouldn't be on anyway. The one thing i am certain of is if he had done his normal style of racing he would not have won the G1. Anyway my point with MS on the day i queried was the fact not that she was last in the running, but 4l behind the 2nd last horse with no attempt to improve until the 400m mark and clearly it was at best an ordinary ride and the lack of action by the Stewards on the day borders on incompetence, when in my opinion the horse wasn't given every opportunity.

All the experts here, told me that this mare has to be ridden back in the field to get the best from her. So thinking it is very hard to win from back in the field at Ashburton, I didn't invest on her yesterday. So what happens she jumps straight to the front and leads all the way. I waited to read the Stewards report until it was published and they did report on it, but as per usual nothing happened to the rider or trainers. I assume no change of riding tactics were pre advised to the public/stewards of any decision to ride her completely different to her normal pattern of racing. The normal reply of our Stewards on incidents like this was not offered, eg The riders explanation was noted If we were to model ourselves on Australian policing of all things Racing,this would have in my opinion would have had vastly different result, just as the ride at Auckland were a rider misses the kick by 2 lengths, then takes off and leads by 8 lengths not stops to run last.The horse clearly was not given every possible chance and a charge should have laid.

A true story about Boomer. He asked me if i knew anyone in the Warehousing Industry? As it turned out i did,his name was Tubby,a well known racing friend of many.Anyway Boomer asked if he could have a chat with him,did that and we turned up at the warehouse and you wouldn't believe it a truck was reversing back and Boomer asked what is happening here and Tubby replied that it was being returned as they couldn't sell a can of it,to cut to the chase Boomer did a calculation and ended up buying the lot for 2 cents a can and the deal also included delivery to his shop in New Brighton .Boomer had the tins all stacked up and was selling it for 50 cents a can and was doing well with sales,then an elderly lady came up and shock a can by her hearing aid and said"it sounds very water like and Boomer as quick as said that "If your cat doesn't eat this get rid of the cat,she brought 4 cans, funnily enough it was caller Wonder Cat Food

Well i had the horse at G T Courts place and would take him around the roads passed the prison,there was a group of prisoners out on a work party and asked about the horse,i told them it was in at Oamaru and would win, which he did.A few days later i went pass the prison riding a horse and they ran over and said you would have got plenty, which i acknowledged but assured them the money was in the bank, so don't even think about robbing me,they saw the funny side,thank God

Yes John is a top bloke and he brought Napiat, which is Taipan spelt backwards,2 races i remember well were 1 at Invercargill and 1 at Blenheim,the 1 at Invercargill was a 1600m race and the best field you would see,eg Grey Way.Judge O etc,well John had given a horse to G W Roberson,who sadly passed away a couple of days ago,the horse was called Shift Time which was ridden by an Aussie rider called Gary Palmer who i found out after the race how good he was.I had 3 attemts to shove him out of the way down dummie straight, with 3 failures and ran 2nd to him and he told the Trainer he was always going to win and paid over $80,but the Q was were the money came from. The 2nd race was at Blenheim,John always wanted to win a race at Riccarton at the time,has won many since then,anyway i convinced him to give him a run around at Riccarton and we will have a go at the punt at Blenheim,so he runs 4th at Riccarton and on to Blenheim,John ask how to back him,i told him to put as much as he was comfortable on to win and take the field in the Ist leg of the double, from memory to took if 20 times and wouldn't you believe it Grand Country won and paid over $60 and Napiat won with a leg in the air.The stipe at time was L Muirhead and he congratulated me and said you didn't have to knock anything down and i said no,but i would have I had too.Now John in those days was wealthy,still is but when i come to weigh in he was shaking with excitement.I remember well the night,especially when the cleaner had come in at 4am and John told to have the morning off and have a drink with us,she galdly accepted when john said i will pay you double what you would earn. Any way Pitty and John have had a great partnership,just a bit sad that john has lost his sight and does get the same thrills.

Chief,he didn't dismount, he got dropped when she whipped around.I watched her going to the start and she was a hand fill, so fill credit to him. I can't understand why Harry has an issue with him,unless his behaviour has changed,as like you i thought he spoke very well and thanking the trainer who has and will continue to support him was well thought.

Do not know the reason,but a horse named JACK something comes to mind. Anyway he had a motor car accident, the result being he lost a leg. Now a funny side to that was one day he was leading a horse back to the stables and my wife was following him some 100m away when th horse took fright and knock him over,so my wife[god bless her} run up and asked if he was ok,he replied could you go over and pick my leg up.I believe this still affects her today and could well be the reason for some of her Blonde behaviour today. If there was if a Para Golf Tournament in NZ i would back him all day to win it,very handy at Golf

Can someone explain how Opie rode in r2 on Lady Koval, surely you would produce a negative prior to r1,does not add up to me, I do believe Ms Nicholas is and ok rider,but her ride on Row of Eights was worthy of a charge of not giving a horse every possible chance. M Williamson needs to be replaced or at least stood down for a period and yes I did have bet on Row Of Eights

It was i believe his 6 start in 6 weeks,but the price was overs on form and thanks very much

Who is the person that decides who gets the job of race calling? I have an idea that it was or still is Michelle Pickles. If it is her, what qualification's would she have to chose the best person for the job. The callers are asked to give information on a horse's chances in a race. I like to do my own risk assessment's on a horses chance, but do listen to what a caller has to say regarding their assessment on the field. The best 2 in my opinion are Bruce Sherwin and Jason Teaz, and yet one only gets the call on occasions and the other has been given the flick. Would it not be better for the TAB to do some analytical research to observe which caller has the best results, as when i go to a TAB and observe a punter who has listened to what has been spoken, they immediately go and place a bet,just my thoughts on this issue.

Jason,i sincerely believe you were a good talent with your calling, but the one aspect that i believe was your tipping, especially down South. This made harder by the quality of riders down there, I am embarrassed by the skill level. I had several bets, including a large one by my standards on a horse named The Good Shepperd. He was pushed into a horse on the inside of him after the start with the horse inside bending the running rail,the rider concerned got a suspension. The issue I have is that i see a lot of this, only to see a rider get a warning and this is unacceptable in my opinion and that is why riding is at an all time low in the SI I would love to do a post show and bag riders and Stewards when Bad/Dangerous RIDING GOES UNCHALLENGED. Anyway Jason your can hold your head high, as i believe you did a way better than an average job and i do remember you saying that you had to pay your own way to meetings, which just shows me how badly the Industry has treated you.

Shows the talent both Commentators have to call and memorise the colours at very short notice. In particular i believe Bruce is a great talent and under utilized by the Industry.

Chief can you give more information on the member of the Judiciary please. I had a phone call from Christchurch with some people in the Harness game last night and was advised that the judge had thrown out 10 charges in the Inca enquiry and was told that more will follow suit. The same source said that one of the main persons charged, has paid over 170k in legal expenses for his defence. Unbelievable really, when you consider they have found nothing.

The fine is way over the top. Look at the Lawyer,Rawnsley who was discharged without conviction and her partner Wills who was fined $750. This was a worse incident than in the Keegan case, as the country was in TOTAL Lockdown when this breach was done, but they lied and thought they could do what they liked and yet got off with a wet bus ticket fine,it wouldn't be a hour consolation fee for the Lawyer.