holy ravioli

What horse are you talking about that has 7 group 1 wins?

Yes devastating win.Roll on the Champions sprint at Flemington. At the moment she's a Moonee Valley specialist. Win the Champions and she will be a bona fide...champion.

Maybe an Exacta would have been better.🙂

Well done Chief..I knew you could pick a winner.Did you take the field with her in the...Quinella?😜

Good effort.

I'm told Romantic Warrior will towel this field(by a good judge). Can break 2.00 for 2000m ,has form behind Golden 60....so its Romantic Warrior ,Mr Brightside and Victoria Rd for me now. Gone off the 3.y.o's.

ACT's David Seymour says he's confident the 15k public servants his party wants to sack could find new jobs | interest.co.nz

I said 15,000.

'EVERYONE who earns less than $180,000.=patent nonsense. You have proved nothing.The tax thresholds are changed,and their is a cohort that are alot better off...not the so called 'squeezed middle'. If the Natz ax 15,000 public sector jobs you put 15,000 of the squeezed middle out of work.

Very informative and interesting post.Must say alot of it makes sense. You are bit harsh on Hipkins imo. I think his election strategy was very,very poor. Can't see any reason he deserves a knighthood,mind you I don't think politicians and sportsmen do. 'squeezed middle','hardworking kiwis',a brighter future'are all meaningless slogans. Luxon won by default.Can't think of any other reason than a knighthood as to why he bothers. His campaign is a rerun of the Key campaign. With the incoming police minister likely to be Mitchell,you can bet on one thing..the prison muster will increase but so will social unrest and protest. His latest brainwave is to make tattooed gangsters cover their facial tats with foundation! Maybe he has shares in Thin Lizzy! Just cannot identify talent in this new Govt lineup. The IMF and ratings agencies have already warned them as they did Truss in the U.K....that NZ's credit rating will be at risk from their fiscal plans. They have proven to be serial liars in the same mould as Key and co,who said they would not increase G.ST....so I expect they will temper their plans accordingly.

Add maths to your deficiency catalogue. I showed the higher bands because of the calls for a wealth tax...and the Natz policy to reduce taxes for the...wealthy.

Australia has stamp duty,CGT, and numerous levies like Medicare. 120,001 – $180,000=37% $180,001 and over45% NZ- Over $70,000 and up to $180,000=33% Remaining income over $180,000=39%

I believe a backlash about Maori political influence and crime were big factors in the election.Economic policy definitely wasn't. -'We know Labour have exacerbated that situation by prioritizing care and support based on ethnicity rather than need and the majority of offenders benefiting from Labour's quest to reduce the prison population were Maori. This was making NZ a less safe place to live and work. ' This is a quite audacious commentary.Labour was trying to address the lopsided stats regarding Maori incarceration and that also applies to need.Bill English acknowledged a social investment approach,identifying the reality of where support was required. The entire western world is experiencing a huge ramp up in crime like ramraids,robbery,assault.....drilling down for the causes, shows that the huge inequality in society compliments of 80's onward neo liberal ,greed is good policies is the...culprit. As for tax,it is a complete misconception that NZ'ers are taxed at higher levels than most of our peers. Australia has much higher rates of taxation.Tax cuts is a popular topic and default setting for the right seeking election votes. There is no brighter future for the younger generation in NZ.Labour and National have no vision.....maintain the status quo...and kick the can down the road for someone else to worry about. Hipkins is a Bill Rowling type-decent,well intentioned but handed a hospital pass by the quitter Ardern. As for Luxon....his lucks in,because he has no charisma,no real plan to grow the economy or address the most pressing issues. Will he get the knighthood he's after....?-time will tell....!

' Nothing I can see to stop an eligible'

Nice story Chief.You must be proud of that horse...what's it's...name?

What has he overcome?Always been sound hasn't he?

Ahem,NZ actually does have hundreds of thousands of wealthy people. Owning a house qualifies most people. Why do you think so many wealthy people donated so much? We can all accept the election result.Another minority Govt.

Trying to spread the $$$$ around...it's blatant...SOCIALISM!😉

Mine shows Saturday fields,odds usually on..Thursday.

Mine are Mr Brightside,Victoria Rd,and Militarize.

Everything I do...is done...in the best...possible...taste!

Only 7 starters .The Chief will have no trouble listing them in finishing order...after the 12 runners in the Everest,this will be a...breeze!😉

I accept the election result. Who would have guessed that a mere down vote would have turned what seemed like a measured and respectable commentator into an incorrigible,fastitidious......snowflake.

'Ill thought out'....encompasses the default setting for NZTR....for decades.