Your up to your old condescending tricks HS - the only thing that's true is that i live in the real world along with all the other participating horse owners,trainers etc. Perhaps you and your type need to take on board the Ozzie approach, they never pull out when Purdon or anyone else from NZ comes to play in their patch and in fact embrace competition.
Enjoy Omakau cos its going to be a great meeting with nice stakes and as a NY bonus no AS starters, you and Brodie are catered for there and then so please get involved as they are a great bunch down that way.
Greg