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well you were very close Mikey. we had Carter and Grant right up the front controlling things and looking very good. but did cancel out. 5 and 6. With one hell of the BIG Looongg swoops by any horse to win a NZ Cup. for a whole lap lol. 👍 Kingman up outside them pouring it on down the back. I've been saying to the Galah for a while it is the stock standard Aussie open class way these days . they up the anti completely down the back straight (as GUS did in the Big trot today too) nearly always running the second last quarter faster than the last all the time these days. Leap To Fame perfected the technique. won nearly all his races like this. Luke Mc Carthy not missing a beat though. Won the Interdominion last year with DON HUGO with the same tactic , and was making sure KINGMAN was going to be right on the scene today in the NZ Cup at the last half. great effort to still get home first being 3 wide for a lap of Addington. a fabulous win by KINGMAN .top draw stuff.

GUS from the top photo , takes the money today in the Big trot . The rich Dominion handicap Not sure how much that Southern bloodstock agents sold him to Aus for after 2 starts back there 2023. But bet Nathan Williamson wishes he still had him instead of ''Hidden Talent' at 150-1 in today's race. He could get a Group 1. with horses like Gus GUS had won for him at his 2nd race start after losing about 100m at the start. was a huge run at Wairio I think it was. They should of put on the NOT For SALE sign and enjoyed some Big wins after that . Pete McMullen works very hard with a large team and richly deserves Group 1 success anyways. Well done GUS !!! whatta beauty he is.

There you go Chiefy . Pete has showed NZ just what a champion he is. first go at it in the BIG group 1. GUS thundering to victory has made my day. NZ winning every major trot for years and years is over. Pete actually leads Grant Dixon as best trainer here in QLD. (Grant a good 2nd though) and are we bringing home the NZ Cup too ) ? trophy laden plane like last year heading over to the West once again ? when Swayzee and Just Believe took the honours ( to mention Keayang Zahara as well) Mark Purdon storming home for 3rd with OscarB was nice to see too.

bitterly cold up there . 7 degrees today in Stockholm but just 0 night and day from Saturday . Canada will host the next World Drivers Championship in 2027. Bitterly cold most of year there too. They often race the trots while it's snowing on them when you see the pictures from Woodbine Ontario on Sky. Better send a driver from Southland ? maybe a Williamson or something next time for NZ. Aus hasn't got anyone that would/will cope at all lol 😆

how good ! has she been at the beach at Woodend swimming and that ? What a terrific win the other day at Riccarton. I did see the race , and very embarrassed to say was putting Churchillian in as my Comp picks in the forums . And rightly got a good slap in the face from 'Captured By Love' for doing so lol. 😁' she's a beauty. meanwhile Bold Medley Jujon at least got a little Slap in the face for trying to run 1.50 again too last Sat. 🤣 The Champion Pete mcMullen slapped him with a 1.49.3 to put him back to 2nd place . FFA speed. Pete McMullen is in Christchurch today Chief with GUS in the Big trot today. I Hope for the Win too. Getting trotting going here in Queensland was part of my life accomplishments i'm very very proud of. GUS has a big job to try and down the best trotters of New Zealand , but give him some 'McShane' vibes for an upset . and we'll be smiling.

Congratulations to James MacDonald (Canada) 🍻🇨🇦 The new World Driving Champion of the world. a fantastic effort . and did drive supurbly well throughout the series. The Canada races you see on 'Sky' from time to time are actually very good quality. with nice Pacers and trotters. The Europeans weren't the greatest with the pacers in this series which is understandable as they drive nearly 100% trotters. The vastly experienced Gary Hall Jnr 🇦🇺 for Australia, able to cope very well and ran a fine second for this World Championship driving some great races . congrats to All the participants for a great show !! especially JMac with the win 👍🏆🇨🇦

Cup Day is here !!! Let's Go Boys . What's your latest and Final Picks after All the great lead up. ? Some wonderful horses involved today at Addington . The first 4 from the Interdominion Trot Final at Brisbane are going around in the time Honoured DOMINION Trot as well. Fantastic. I tell ya what a FIRST4 the same as Brisbane might not be Far off the money at all. Worth a look as would be good value today . They finished ARCEE PHOENIX 1st, BET N WIN Nz 2nd, OscarB Nz 3rd, and GUS 4th. I'm gunna take the same again lol 👍💰

Come on Chief . you Know there's more to it than 'Bloodlines' . Grimson got a very poor performing NZ Bettor's Delight named Betterzippit from NZ a couple of years, back then promptly won 5 out of 6 including 1/2 million in one go on a tight foreign WA track . once his magic wore off the horse couuldn't get didley squat. Has won 4 races having around Mildura and obscure places like that this year with a mug trainer these days lol. Grimson's Offsider , the NZer Jack Trainor is STIll out DQed with 2 positives. That sounds like RED flag time Chief lol. Grimson has had to behave himself and quite a few horses form fell off the board accordingly. As far as Mitchell Dawson 'Instant' improvement goes , I never mentioned PED. I reckon I know what he's done but can't put here as like you say , theres' No Proof. But the results are astonishing to say the least. Bold Medley Jujon now a potential FFAer ?? 🤣🤣 after 3 years of battling Redcliffe and that with Dixon ( a pretty handy trainer) . 😂 . Love it. Is currently' Improving and winning with a horse that the brilliant Emma Stewart got nothing out of too lol. Mitch the 'Magician' . All's fair in love and war . No red flags lol.

well spotted Mr Galah. It's a young GUS. By Majestic Son. Getting to the races for Nathan Williamson early days, and his young driver Kite ? you say. how does that young lad go? can't say i've heard of him much. Thought GUS would be a chance of home track INTERDOMINION trot glory this year . But 4th was his lot behind Arcee Phoenix, Bet N Win and OscarB. those 3 might beat him on Tuesday Dominon H'cap too, as just a fraction sharper. Pete McMullens first trip to NZ , so hope he gets around without galloping Gus too much lol 😁 if he trots he's a rough chance. Here's an amazing photo for today. Another Aussie driver in New Zealand getting some attention. What an amazing photo !!! this horse has 'Open Class' trotter written all over it with 4 feet way off the ground. GUESS WHO ?

Just uses fast horses ? lol. The Mitchell Dawson 'show' continued last night with his 3 runners right on the money. But How do you beat a trainer going 1.50 miles with Country class horses ? ANSWER/ bring in the BIG Guns 😎 . Race 1 last night at Albion 'Leader' Peter quite happy to hand up the lead a lap out 🤣😉, to the flying 1.50 improved wonderhorse 'BOLD MEDLEY JUJON' . and peels off it's back in the home straight and takes him down in 1.49.3 . low flying. there was 10 lengths back to the others. Pete McMullen confirms how good he is training with NZ three year old FERNCO NEL to a blistering 1.49.3. These aren't even Metro class horse yet ?? 😂. this was a 'Qualifying race' to get them into Metro class racing (for the better prizemoney) Fastest Quallies every run in history I think. only a 3 year-old too. near track record. 1.49.3 !! good grief that was 3 seconds faster than the FFA later in the evening. FOOTNOTE : straight after in race 2 the ex-pat NZer young trainer Trent Lethaby from Canterbury won race 2 , narrowly defeated another 'Miracle Mitch Dawson trained improver 'BIGGER THE BETTOR' who could only win One maiden in NZ at Manawatu in about 20 starts. BIGGER THE BETTOR winning 5 of 13 here and 5 narrow 2nds in 1.53 last night. is jumping out of the ground now , after those dark NZ days. Trent Lethaby's girlfriend is Pete McMullens young sister Taleah . so She steered the NZ bred horse 'Tremendous Sensation' brilliantly to knock off the Mitch Dawson horse. well done Taleah ! Mitch got some revenge for his 2 narrow Second placings , getting his "Much Improved' mare ZAHRA LOU , to win the Mares Quallie at the end of the night in very quick time by 4 lengths. (1.52.7 the same as the FFA lol ) Go Mitch !!

getting close to Cup week with 2 Big days of action to make the country Great Again. and for some Aussies to have a bit of a holiday. Some great horses have strutted their stuff in both countries . Here's a Tuesday chance too. Guess who ?

yep. I always enjoy international competition (in any sport really) and we just get a few chances to enjoy it with harness racing as too far away America and Europe. Blair still looks a chance. trotter 'Sand Fly' was disappointing and the other trotting one 'Switch On' of Jones in race 5 could barely trot. it looked terrible in it's action and gave him a poor drive. NevertheLess Blair still in 4th spot . with 5 races to run. an outside chance he could still win POINTS UPDATE J MacDonald (Canada) 130 pts , Gary Hall Jnr (Aus) 121, Mats Djuse (Sweden) 111 and Blair 4th on 107. The other 6 drivers are all still under 100 points and seemingly out of contention.

had a 2nd placing at Kaikoura in this Championship already , so hope Gary can get the old boy home this time. He's 20-1 odd too. so well worth a run in a Quinella or trifecta as well. Blair Orange is on the favoured 'Sand Fly Bay' so lets go for a Down-Under Quinella 👍💰

that is amazing achievement by Blair. wins Heat 11 and the commentator said that was 3000 career wins . excellent stuff indeed. he drives all over the place in Big fields sometimes. congrats to him on a fine innings so far ! 🏆 my fav Aus driver , who might be at Addington tuesday with Gus in the Dominion, has about 3400 winners and is only 34 years old , so will end up with a huge total ultimately. Pete Mcmullen drives fast Metro class winners that he trains nearly every week but are standard one mile and 2100m races so a bit 'formulaic' . should of popped him on Don't Stop Dreaming and he would of really 'Livened Up' the Cup on Tuesday 🤣 (hope SamO does ok though )

King 'Brodie' Curtis of course No Match for the amazing Abdullah 'Ranga' the Butcher, when in his prime in younger days wrestling for a winner.