Joe Bloggs

Well, not verbatim.......but there are gay jockeys and even gayer trainers........it's the rainbow nation after all......

Quote, Israel Folau.....

A gay racing minister, oh happy days, how wonderful. a great match up for the cartel.

He'll probably get home detention, with an electronic bracelet.........wonder if it will be an ankle job, many would like it situated a little higher!

we were doing that at Flemington 40 years ago. many winners came out of those, bookmakers cried and their wives wept, life was grand then.

When Noah played fullback.

Well, we know they are creative accountants, so why not creative story tellers?

There's no leadership Nomates, none, zilch, zero, zip......the boss thinks that horses gallop everyday, Trackside is run by zombies it appears, and marketing has fallen off the cliff.......more cost cutting to come, funding must be due soon, hey, that'll be interesting, Comrade Jacinda will reach into the warehouse handbag and pull out the cheque book.....NOT........Bernie might just be looking at his mates at RVL for a pop up position........

Ask Bernie!

Rugby is only the 4th tier sport over here Huey, this new coach is doing pretty well with what he has to work with, the Kangaroos are on a different level to any other, they would destroy most union teams at the tackle and the breakdown, remember Israel Folau is a leagie, his athletic ability was above and beyond, a bit like Clarke is now, League is a lot faster game than union, their fitness levels are superior IMO. It would sell out an 100K seat stadium here and the TV rights would be astronomical ..........would walk over broken glass to see it happen.

What a shame Caleb isn't playing for St George or the Storm even, he'd be a sensation at the 13 man game, now here's a conundrum for you, who'd win a hybrid game, Kangaroos or the AB's......first half league, 2nd half union........I'll go first, Kangaroos hold the AB's to 10 zip first half, 2nd half Kangas by 30.......there you go.

Yep, you're right, we can blame them.

All you need do is have a gander at the resumes, cv's call them what you will of the decision makers Nomates, it makes for wondrous reading, you really can't blame them, those glorious salaries and the sycophantal behaviour is synonymous with racing, how long before Adern gets the tap on the shoulder? ''these clowns have their hands out for another 50mil PM''.......Paddy Power are pounding on the door and the poor of South AKL are complaining terribly.......we must be seen to be doing the right thing PM.......etc etc.

It was a 700K buy in, then the trading begins, it's not a race for everyone, it's elitist, VERY!....in an age where we are trying to attract more people into the industry why make something elitist?

Yeah it is, there is a buy in, but it doesn't cover the total costs, plus, and it's a dutch auction, it appeals to some, the novelty factor, and it's bragging rights, the worlds richest sprint on grass.......I'd rather see the attention and adulation put toward our classics, have a look at the farce at Caulfield today? there's another woeful exhibition, 3 horses going around for K400, so why not put the saved dosh toward a NON TAB meeting up at Wangaratta, or across at Colac or Penshurst or somewhere......encourage the grass roots people to stay in the game.........

Rangiora Caviar broke the clock here on the course proper yesterday Freda, unbeaten at Rangiora, can't ever lose that tag, head wobble, swagger, glide in the stride, the gals gotta glow on!

This race is a total wank, same field would run for 1 or 2 mil, the rest of the dosh should be spread across the state, grass roots, they've lost the plot these people, my dicks bigger than yours syndrome, it has to stop, you want to be special? different? do something like, grand slam, winner of 3, 5* sprints, 1000, 1200, 1400 final, win all 3, crowned grand slam champ, 5 mil bonus........but not this stupid, foolish, childish divvy up of industry funds thrown like a lolly scramble in one go.....I'm going to burst a vein......

Look, I know family sometimes want to stay private, but Rosie is very much a public figure, a loved public figure, so many care about her wellbeing, I could message Will, but it would be great if NZTR could keep everyone informed as to how she is doing......IMO.

Can anyone provide an update on Rosie please? Thanks.

Lunatics running the Asylum Chief, with sychophants queuing furiously at the front door.

You couldn't make this shit up could you? Do you gallop every day, I raced 90 and that classic, what a trifecta, and some have no idea how NZ racing got to where it sits. The frightening thing is they are/were decision makers, scary eh?

yep, the last 3-4 have been as useless as tits on a bull, and that's being kind with Nathan Nobody winning hands down.

I bet the 'advocate' will shut up now Big Dave aint happy!

I agree, about walking the track I mean, when you train for a rails bookmaker who thought nothing of putting 20K on his horse if you declared it, you had to leave no stone unturned........and you see many of the professional jocks doing it nowadays. I remember seeing Aidan O'Brien and his sons walking the track at Epsom and Ascot prior to a days racing, but so many are too busy, or deem themselves to be too busy or too lazy........one stable here fly a drone over the track? a bloody drone? yep, that'll work, as to your other comment re track manager, the owner suing here is doing so as the grass track mentioned was notorious for horses breaking down, most of the learned trainers avoided it like the plague......it's a touchy issue and very convoluted this one.

What do you think your aggrieved course manager would do if hit with a class action by aggrieved owners Freda? those that lost their horses for the season or worse by running them on sub-standard tracks? I bet that will never be tested in court though, apathy firstly and fear of repercussions by statuary bodies........imagine 10, 20, 30 or more owners, and some brave trainers taking legal action to recoup training fees mostly, and some seeking damages if course curators turn out G1 and G2 tracks with trainers running their horses simply through what they deem necessity. Of course we have an animal welfare issue then, how long before the RSPCA get on the bandwagon and the attrition trainers have to cease and desist forcing race meetings to either abandon or risk breakdowns on tv and subsequent militant action by the various active animal welfare entities?.....just asking, I've seen it unfold before, NZ has one of the worst animal welfare schemes in the modern world, and this would and could be cannon fodder to those activists. I know of one owner that lost his horse for a year, maybe more, and he sued his trainer for galloping his horse on a terribly notorious B grass and the subsequent injury and expense, the trainer countersued the club/management, it's still before the courts, the winner/s are the lawyers, it's going to get ugly and costly, and shortly the major animal activist org in the country will get involved, just another unneeded and unpleasant story for the public to read and watch.