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Brilliant version, Arlo's 3 daughters doing the backing vocals, his son on keyboards and Pete Seeger's grandson up there with his grandad on vocals

What is it about NZ Racing, whereby they think they have to reinvent the wheel, because they can do it better, when there are perfectly good solutions that have been in place for many years

One word Strathayr

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Here's a song for you Cichlid, kick back and enjoy it...............and smile. I went out with a girl a long time ago, she though Randy Meisner was God

They finally changed it, they must read BOAY Well done fellas, where do I send the invoice

Do you you remember a drink called Claytons, and the advertising spiel that went with it The drink you're having when you are not having a drink Well just knock out drink and sub in blog

and it's later in the day and the temp has been a bit hotter than usual But it is the premier race in Aus on Sat, it's only worth half a mil, and it does feature that up and coming horse Winx So you would think the NZ TAB could get the spelling right on all it's form guides and market for the Turnbull Stakes It's been spelt that way since 1948

Yep, this is going to be the 190 million dollar question. The other concern, is who is going to head up RITA, to manage what looks like a huge huge transition. If Peters appoints anyone currently in a position of governance, the industry will lack confidence. He must be on the hunt for either Messara or someone outside the industry who has impeccable qualifications

Bit of a tricky one A balance between allowing robust debate with a bit of personal stuff, too much of which may stigmatise the site and deter others from posting, and trying to sanitise debate, and we've all seen how people react to that I guess there is a middle ground somewhere

Get back in your hole mustelid

If NZTR published oncourse betting figs each week as they used to, then we wouldn't have to play 'guess how many were there', we would have some data to speak with. Another black mark against you Bernard Saundry

I agree, but what are the other options. I worked for a large multi national for many years in new products and marketing, and you saw what many years of neglect could do to a brand, to a point where it was uneconomic to try and retrieve

Oh yeah, and I presume this whole thing of NZRB becoming Wagering NZ, NZTR becoming Racing NZ along with Harness and Dogs, outsourcing the TAB, is to greatly reduce operating costs, it must be, which facilitates the doubling of stakes

The idea from the report is 1. Big generation of cash from a yet to be validated sell off of assets, to generate 190 mil to improve facilities at the remaining 28 tracks, including total rebuild of tracks at Awapuni, Trentham, Riccarton, Ellerslie, and a reconstruction of tracks at places like Hastings, Wanganui, New Plymouth etc etc 2. The improved tracks increase the confidence of bettors to wager on races held there 3. The improved facilities increase the likelihood of people attending on course 4. The doubling of stakes, along with 2. and 3. above, improve the fields, which improve the wagering turnover, which make the whole thing self sustainable. Well that's the theory, and it is going to take a lot of commitment to make it work, and very skilled leadership, so it it understandable why there is so much cynicism. For Gods sake, Peters went straight to Messara to get this report done, surely that is a message to anyone involved in Racing at a governance level, at NZRB, NZTR, Harness and Greyhounds, that you are not needed any longer. Yet still these people make comment. Peters will commission people for RITA, he will run the show, this is his baby, everyone else would be well advised to politely slip away

I'm sure they will make the right decision But after all we have heard about Strathayr, and it's success in Aus and Asia, I would have thought it a lay down misere to have a series of Strathayr tracks at the main racing areas in NZ

Really the omen was Born Dragon, Jacinda's mentor

And isn't that a great story, the horse she part owns, Born Dragon, wins the third at Avondale

Horrific injuries to this young woman Best wishes and hopes for a full recovery

Horse racing: New Zealand jockey Maija Vance might not walk again after horror fall 26 Sep, 2018 7:08pm 3 minutes to read Maija Vance's injured spine is healing. Photo / Vance family NZ Herald By: Michael Guerin Even as she talks about the horror race fall which has threatened her ability to walk again, Maija Vance can't hide how much she loves horses. The 27-year-old Auckland jockey is in Middlemore Hospital and could be transferred to the Otara spinal unit on Thursday for the next stage of her recovery from her shocking fall at Arawa Park in Rotorua on September 16. Vance was having just her third hurdle ride when Zedsational misjudged a fence and flipped, smashing into Vance on the other side. That left her with smashed teeth which almost cut her tongue off, two punctured lungs from broken ribs but most worryingly five fractures in her spine, including two vertebrae. Because Vance suffered what is termed an "incomplete spinal injury", meaning her spinal cord suffered some damage but was not severed, she has some feeling in her right leg and can feel when her left is being touched. Although a four-hour surgery to insert plates into her back went as well as it could, doctors have not guaranteed her she will regain full use of her legs. Vance is taking a realistic day-by-day view to her recovery and is matter of fact about the accident. "It wasn't his fault, it was because he is too competitive," she says of Zedsational. "He was trying to race the horse who was just getting in front of him coming to that fence and when it took off to jump we were half a length behind it and took off at the same time. "That meant we hit it pretty hard. I remember up to that part." Maija Vance. Photo / Stuart Munro Vance was riding over hurdles for only the third time, initially only intending to do it once so she could qualify to ride in highweight races over the summer. Now she faces an uncertain future but is determined to remain positive. "The doctors haven't told me exactly what to expect and I know there is a chance I might not walk again." Vance's parents, Bob and Jenny, were jockeys so fully understand the risks of racing and Bob says he is proud of how his daughter is handling the toughest time of her career. "Her attitude has been fantastic and she is not thinking about the negatives," says the former jockey. "Being jockeys ourselves, Jenny and I know these things can happen sometimes in racing and while she is pretty banged up the fact she has some feeling in her right leg is giving us hope. "But the doctors aren't sure yet so can't tell us anything definite." Maija started her career in New Zealand before riding in Queensland and briefly in South Australia before she returned home a year ago, riding 14 winners from limited opportunities last season.

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Avondale R7 11 I See Red

I'll be finding fairies at the bottom of my garden before that happens

Come on guys, this is a racing forum, at least try to include the word Racing in each post Just think positive, SAT March 9, Auckland Cup, sense has prevailed, Jacinda oncourse with Neve, somehow they have got around the Health and Safety regs, cameras and TV crews everywhere, great coverage for racing. Only question, who is going to win