Trojan

I dare you to ask him about his own horse!

How many of those had completed their apprenticeship before they left?

Perhaps they should start baking pie...

I hope they sell tickets to the meeting between Colin Wightman @Transparency and Tim Mills to discuss Pivotal Ten!!!

Isn't affordability about margins? Wouldn't surprise me if the margins are better for useful horses in the lower grades in OZ.

Yeah but I'm sure the first thing you did was make sure they had your bank account number right!! Before you went touring the country side with the Cup!!

Where have ya read anyone saying the cost was dropping?

There have been one or two instances of abandonments where a fair number wanted to keep riding. Overruled by a couple of senior Jockeys. Not sure they were riding at Matamata. Certainly not in the first 3 races.

Did they touch the horses leg?

It wasn't a Soft 5 or arguably a Good 4. Use your noggin and look at the times. Walsh walked the track - I doubt Pitty has for years.

There's only one Chief around here so I'm told. Trump is a breath of fresh air. Hopefully your home country takes note and the save the UK before it is too late. Well if they are not worth breeding from isn't that what you do with any livestock? Or are you eating mung beans now? How many horses that you have had an interest in have you looked after for 30 years? If you don't like what makes the industry tick then leave it. I can't imagine how you make a living out of it.

How many are you looking after from the cradle to the grave?

Agree with you. Why create a rod for you own back and give ammo to bring your down. They're either bloodstock, livestock or deadstock. That's life. They're not pets What a waste of industry money building crematoriums so mostly absent owners can sit round and say prayers. A farce.

Wait until Guy Heveldt kicks in!

Probably not until after scratchings now I think about it.

When does it open? Not much in the tote pool at the moment.

You're not wrong there!! Just met a guy who has a share travelled up from Alexandra. Roped his son and his mates into Ted's super syndicate in La Dorada.

Rubbish. Why have the survey in the first place? Social license is crap. 30% of the population is enough to sustain racing. If you don't like it then take up another sport like darts. Since you are already part of the 70% it will mean no difference to those who still like the sport warts and all.

Yeah Na @Thomass can't prove his accusations. Fake news again!

Doesn't matter what nomenclature you use if you don't measure using at least two quantitative measures that are reliable, repeatable and consistent across surfaces albeit with specific calibration. The track ratings in NZ are a nonsense. When was the last time you saw a penetrometer reading?

Uh? Your post is incomprehensible!

None so blind than those who can't see. Prove she hit the flank?

So what's wrong with 70 to 80% disagreeing? So 20 to 30% of people like racing? That's sustainable.

You're blind.

She doesn't "continually smack the flank" except in your dreams!!! For fuck sake is there any top Jockey in NZ you haven't bagged!!