billy connolly

Wouldn't hold a candle to Pitman senior, not in the same street. Pitman senior should've been a CJC board member long ago, certainly before Jelly Williams. Mills is a top shelf buffoon.

Go to - https://beeswax.co.nz/product/oxalic-acid-25kg/ (they're the cheapest) and order 25kg of Oxalic Acid, mix the acid liberally with (preferably) boiling water and apply by stiff bristled brush, leave for 12 to 24 hours then water blast with a pressure washer, seal if you wish. Note, Oxalic Acid is an incredibly versatile aqueous solution that is safe to use.

No thanks, apart from having to pay to get out of the place, what are the main attractions other than second-rate horses, third-rate jockeys and fourth-rate facilities? Is it too big a job for you or your fellow members to water blast and seal that great bronze replica of Phar Lap at the front entrance? Note you've now even closed the front (Highway 1) entrance to all bar horse floats FFS. Regularly attended Timaru meetings in halcyon days, in fact made the Crown Hotel (which never closed) a base over Christmas New Year and when not attending race meetings frequented the side shows of Caroline Bay in the company of Sir Basil Arthur and scantly clad women... winning chocolates galore ! Don't know how turnover figures correlate to those of yesteryear but you're dreaming comparing crowds of today to those of the past.

Entry wasn't free December last. Timaru at Christmas once fizzed with atmosphere but is now not a shadow of its former self, even the mighty Phar Lap has fallen into a state of disrepair.

The start of races aren't adequately policed anywhere in the world in my view, which is preposterous as more races are won or lost at the start than at any other point in a race. Unless there is evidence to the contrary, a jockey indictment will be difficult to prove here.

Congratulations TAB, would you like a little clap to go with that hand job?

Can these awards be revoked if recipients misbehave? Lester Piggott had an OBE invalidated for non-disclosure of a Jewish piano !

The're all laughable, reminds me of a sideshow announcer at the Fair yodeling into a loudspeaker... "every player wins a prize" FFS ! Better suited to that Face/Arsebook where all the effusive backslappers can shag each other from their keyboards.

Take a pew trolls...

What would've been the official result if all runners had have followed DQ'd horse? Blind Stewards should've at least had a Clerk of Course positioned at that gap trap. The figure eight course is a mickey mouse setup anyway in my view. Travesty for DQ'd horse and connections as it would've won regardless.

Race 1 Trentham, winner DQ'd.

Over half (23) unraced, if they'd shown any precociousness they'd have appeared well before now. Paying six figure sums for yearlings is preposterous when one can acquire proven age group stock (without the bloodlines) at around the same money. 65.5 mil down the dunny, whereas 65.5 mil invested in gold bullion two years ago would be worth close to 100 mil today !

Swapping the whip is the least and last thing apprentice jockeys should be concerned about and in my view it's questionable whether it should be permitted at all. Ironical that the majority of the slow bastards you've been associated with are the very ones who are in need of the whip the most, flank or no flank.

Jackie Jamieson's looking good. She could've been the best of them if the roll of the dice had have gone her way.

Legalize won the last race on card at the Riccarton Turf Club's on-course only meeting in February 1983 paying $332 to win and $43 for a place, Quinella paid $3494. Not bad money in 83 when you could've bought a house and land for less than 50k. On-course turnover for that meeting was $125,000. From https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830219.2.104.5 Legalize was the third highest dividend on-course, biggest winning dividend was Grand Boy's £383 ($860) in April 1952 followed by Meandering's £373 ($837) in August 1963 Of note, a pound each way on Meandering would've yielded more than the winning stake for the race !