All The Aces

That was a red herring that came up in discussion but was only a fraction of what they said. Go and have a re-read Freda of the whole thread. Btw If you had a choice would you put Tina on ten times before Opie, it was your horse Bazza was referring to.

Haven't looked at that other site for awhile now as there is bugger all ever happening over there. But between races today decided to have a squizz to see if any dust had been moved. I haven't laughed so much for ages. The two resident clowns Mardi and his sycophant side kick Bazza have really taken the cake this time. Both their assholes are no doubt extremely jealous the amount of shit that comes out of their mouths. These two self promoted experts state that Opie is no better than other jockeys. Mardigras: He is just another rider Bazza: Agreed. He is the most chronically over rated rider in NZ. Tina (Comignaghi) who is riding my girl tomorrow I would have 10 times over him. (Where did she finish Bazza?) The ability level of Comignaghi is almost identical. These two experts on all matter racing reckon Opie Bosson is just a base ordinary rider no better than most others. Jesus wept: What planet do these two inhabit, it's surely not in the real world. FFS you idiots he has ridden more G1 winners than any other NZ rider with over 65 G1 wins and has 205 Group and Listed wins in NZ without adding in his overseas black type wins. How many G1 winners has Comignaghi ridden? She has a total of 6 black type wins in total probably all down the South Island I expect. Thank goodness bugger all people go to that site to read their garbage. Obviously neither has the ability to recognise class horsemanship skills. Still laughing....

Sounds like everyone was on the moonshine.

It was utterly shambolic. No one knew what was happening. Mickey Mouse happenings with an international audience looking on deep in bush country at a hillbilly meeting in the West Coast outbacks. Was the vet drinking moonshine all day or just tooka look over his shoulder whilst shagging his first cousin over the fence near the start that he couldn't detect anything wrong with the favourite. You say he studied vet science for five years Reefton, that may be so, but did he actually pass? i can't blame you for feeling embarrassed.

Cmon T. Time to stop playing the sex card. Johnson & Harris have achieved far more and Harris is further contributing as apprentice riding master after over 50 years riding, finishing second in a Melbourne Cup as a 17yo apprentice, won numerous G1 races in a number of countries, won premierships in two countries and is a member of the 2000 Club here etc.

Lisa Allpress named in New Years Honour's List for services to racing. Seriously!!!! I would have thought there are others that would rank far higher for such a recognition. Chris Johnson, Noel Harris etc etc

Pretty ordinary show last night. All Radich had to offer was to rave on about banning the whip (has he ever ridden a horse), Levante and Wiremu Pinn. Hardly riveting stuff T. It was more a magazine type show if trivial stuff rather than any in depth analysis of the weekend racing. In your words it was more back pattin bum slappin telly and never a controversy raised...zzzzzzzz..

Not sure I follow you here Freda. Sam is currently in 3rd place on the premiership. Last season she finished 3rd, the season prior she was 4th. She won the premiership in 2017/18 and the season before that was 6th.

Firstly you can still ride at the trials when you are suspended. Looking at the trial results on the NZTR website he rode a couple of Baker - Forsman runners there.

Pleased to see you back Thomass. Had a look. A never give up ride for sure Am told she has the same agent as Jason Waddell now.

Your original post stated calendar of dates '"Show some gumption and post a calendar of dates for the next 6 months at least" The dates are there for the whole season as I pointed out. If you meant race programmes or race schedules then you should have more accurately stated so.

????? All the race meeting dates have been advised for the full season.

What other tracks, they have all been raced on recently and have up coming meetings.

Egg on face time I would think. New meeting scheduled for Taupo on Wednesday.

Foxton No road blocks when I went through there today.

Do I take it that you are not a kiwi and don't actually live here hence your non-attendance?

Again ad nauseum Those two races do more to promote NZ racing than virtually anything else. Focus on the positives not the negative.

Are you serious. There is a host of races sponsored by Breeders along with a host of horses raced by them also.

Why aren't you going along instead of leaving it to others? Should be right up your alley where you can take them on face to face.

My argument is about the two Karaka Million races which you brought up, not the industry overall. You are moaning about two races when there are well over 4000 races run each year. Whether you like it or not those two races attract a huge amount of media attention both within racing and non-racing media within NZ and abroad. Interest in that night is huge as evident by attendance and turnover. I know for a fact that Tommy had two aimed for the 2yo race and three for the 3yo. In the finish one lined up in the 2yo and two in the 3yo. He is not the only one looking for a return on investment. Answer this. If you buy a horse at Karaka will you be boycotting the Karaka Million races given your view.

Funny you make mention of Tommy. He races horses in both of the Karaka Millions races.

2 races that create more media and public interest together with huge turnover than most other meetings in NZ. FYI. NZTR stump up a total of $3,830,000 for the 14 Iconic races with clubs adding $2,700,000.

Don't kid yourself, you don't pay anything for me. You want to spread the moolah around and race for small stakes. isn't this the reason you are talking about sending your horses North and flying them to Australia to race in the bush.

The short answer is Yes!! The six race card has become the showpiece of NZ racing. Both attendance and turnover just keeps on growing.

I went up to the Karaka Millions night this year and I would say it was the best race meeting by a mile that I have attended for a number of years. It is a great concept that has absolutely worked.