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Gammalite

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  1. Yes , love a bit of Aus v Nz competition. Gammalite winning 2 Interdominions against the best of both nations put togeather. The current Interdominion Champion is Natalie Rasmussen, a Qld lass we sent over there, about 10 years ago, to lift the NZ harness racing to new levels . (She has now trained the last 5 NZ Cup winners) Will she drive the winner again Tuesday ?? could go close. Maybe JMAc and Mr Waller need to go home (for a spell) to help you guys out a bit too in the racing scene.
  2. Think I'll chuck in Miss Andretti (5 track records) and Choisir as well for both winning at Royal Ascot. and Chautauqua the grey flash.
  3. Jmac Quaddie time !!!. Chief will be on and give it a great shake today (last 4 races is Oz Quaddie anyway) . 1 - 2 - 4 - 4 .....for $4. Pity that Zaaki not number 3 in the third leg as I could of counted the wins as J Mac brings them home !!!! 1 -2 -3 -4 .
  4. Sad to read the comments here , as you guys are supposed to be the trotting /harness racing supporters that are left 'alive.' Imagine if we had comment from those that don't give a shit about harness racing lol. No wonder the game is doomed. I'm glad to of had participation owning, training ,driving , when 'Everyone Enjoyed' a night at the Auckland trots. was awesome. The shambles of been reading for a year since the last Cup (with poor it's poor start) has continued on to the poor showing tonight , of any support whatsoever , for the product being churned out these days. Don't think Brodie said even One positive thing all year. Yes I agree with these comments above , in respect of couldn't find a horse you want to bet on. (Hard to find one with the ability and odds you get with VERY ELLEEGANT this week though !!! ) the treasure of Nz . bit of a step back to look at 6 horse Auckland fields lol............. Temporale the class runner racin on the night won it , I spose , so that was good.
  5. FFS @Gammalite I've posted many times saying how good JMac is over the years. Sorry Chief , i was reading your debate with Rav. I think everyone knows he does a GREAT job !!!!! My personal opinion is they race WAY TOO TIGHT in Sydney , all the time, and now he is in Melbourne , it is WAAAAY easier. And he is collecting the profits hand over fist. They seem to give each other slightly more room in MEL than SYD up the running. IMO
  6. ESpiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Espiona ! the next Winx ? go JMac !!!!
  7. DJUKON !!! thank you very much !! don't you love JMac Chief ???? what a rider........ AND take a look at all those Blinkers marking the First FOUR for you at a 7k divvie !! I got 10% only but you just know those Blinkers work !! ask THomarse. watch out for some more 'Blinkers ' today Chief ! I know you love them......
  8. What a great trainer !! (mr Waller) thoroughly deserved . Lightning strikes !! you bet. Am sure Chief loves Jmac now too !! (hopefully) with the Melbourne Cup ticked off the Jmac resume' . Today we see JMac having a gallop with the 'DAISIES' in the Oaks . maybe the Arabs with No 2 look set for that one though. Other rides are ZING (big chance), SATIN LOVE, DJUKON, ESPIONA, WRITTEN BEAUTY, and ROBODIRA. could be 4 wins ?????
  9. And again , and again , and again ,and again . Actually the Cox Plate 3rd placing was HUGE . take a look how close she got to the 2 protest horses ? She was just about in the photo. Her Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup runs last season 2020, were sensational. And her Sydney form as well ........ staggering. What an absolute DEMOLITION job in the Cup today. I was happy to see our QLDer run a great 2nd to such a prolific Group 1 horse. Think if mine would retire her immeadiately (JMHO) as has 'Done the lot" and wouldn't want anything to go wrong now on track. A true NZ marvel.
  10. I'm just back from Eagle Farm (with a very happy missus after tipping her VE) and she did your Chief's trick and popped the 'Spanish ' visitor in for third !! $380 was the QLD tri divvie. so she was happy with that. Very nice Quinella result for me , but blew the 'tri 'with Tralee Rose who went well with every hope in the run. Verry Elleegant run in Cox Plate (3rd) was super good (over-shadowed by the protest) and her run in the 'Cup' last year was Special. As the missus says to me just now " About time we had locals Winning again " Wahoo !!!!! what a dream horse she is.!! Good on ya Chief for sticking with her !!!! (and no more bagging SuperMac 'Jmac' by you either, giving cheek lol.......)
  11. Thought your boy 'Blair' was the POSTMAN already??. and everyone knows Mark is SUPERMAN no matter where he drives. Anthony is Ant's , so you need something for Mr Williams ? TIM the Toolman?
  12. Tralee Rose (Nz bred) seems a tough mare so she is in for my Trifecta with the QLDer and the great kiwi mare. Where is your tip THOMASS ?
  13. VE gunna get back in the field anyway whatever the draw. Enormous run last year with several lengths made up in the straight. She deserves a big 'credit' to immortality, after all the group 1's already. They thought wet track needed for Colette , but she 'burned ' them in the 'Empire Rose' last Sat. Maybe VE can get more traction on the firm and come at them late !!!! hope so. But the favourite from QLD deserves it too. one or the other would be FAB !!
  14. Can't see any races Galah ! sadly . Australia is refusing to bet on them or broadcast them . only see the nz website results 1/2 hour after run. Just saw race 14 now !! And must say after grizzling about the Cup , this race saw TELFER stable give the ALLStars and DIAMONDS of Dunn's a real hiding with ALTA WISEGUY. so how good is that ??? a third big time player in town ?? All is not lost ?? Like any betting on your 'ABANDONED' meeting as far as Australia is concerned. Darn right SHAMEFUL !!!!!!!
  15. The race is run and won for another year . Outstanding driver JOHN DUNN with yet another big win with Classie Brigade . A driver that gives it everything. Why are some of these blokes driving in big races? TERRY draws one and scrambles away ok. BUT driver Doesn't want to be in the running line? A promising horse with 4 wins past 5 , but stays 4 and 5 back the fence ?? when ample chance to leave the fence early in race.? Some of these drivers just don't want to have a go? never gave that horse a CHANCE in that race.?? Wouldn't see Gammalite doing that. Have a go . get involved. everytime. TERRY run on from near last turning for home for 5th. waste of time . Have a go Robbie for goodness sake. Hey ! that used to be a song when I was a kid in NZ. 'Give it a boot ' a Robbie, as Deans kicked yet another goal for Canterbury. Robbie Close a bit scared to have a go though with TERRY. bit of a shame.
  16. hahaha yeah it's tough going Chief. beautiful one day , perfect the next. Love Vow and Declare. did have a little win with a QLD Gympie school teacher being a part owner , instead of the Cup winner having to be a Billionaire Shiehk, Williams or bloodstock agent. Only Aussie horse to win this century ??? tragic. Incentivise lengths better than him too for QLD. would be great to see him win. 10 wins on end deserves victory for trying so hard anyway for INCENTIVISE !! or 'Verry Elleegant' for Chief and Ruakaaka maiden glory would be just as good !!!!! Quinella time?
  17. Surely you are all over this one Chief ? named after a place in Northland and all ? with supermacca JMac getting the ride ? Jmac riding Kukeracha to a brilliant Queensland Derby win this year, so has that 'Derby feeling' going lol.... Kiwi Trainer? , Last start Classic winner too.? suitable distance. Here we Gooooooo
  18. Yes it seems looking at the fields at Auckland and Manawatu , the North Island is 'cactus' in the not so distant future. They already has NO trot Interdominion 2013 to 2017 , so guess the pacers are going, going , gooonnnne too. for Interdom glory. It's Special place for me , My earliest memories of life. went to NZ with dad as a kid 1968 with his Tassie mates and a horse called HALWES. for the 1968 Auckland Interdominion. Dad stayed on in Nz after for a while. They got paid more (2 x the winning purse) to Not start than to win the 1968 Interdominion by the Sydney bookies . Of course they took the money , he had a mortgage on the race if he started after smashing records in the heats. Won Miracle Mile in Sydney 2 weeks later. 'how bizarre' as they say in Nz. 15 years later Gammalite did start in the Grand Final at Auckland and win well from Popular Alm and Vinnie. great memories.
  19. The Melbourne Cup day, Derby day and Oaks day are already famous for a few flopping around on the ground after a few Champers showing more than a bare midriff in some cases.
  20. Just a quick chip-in here, as was invested on the race (2nd place) and want to give credit where credit due , and give inquiry opinion. With ANAMOE , the connections must of been delighted with the run Williams gave it (even more so John Allen with the Winner) and both jockeys (and horses fighting out that close finish for $3 mill first prize. IMO ,Williams as they turned for home had bucket loads of room towards the inside , but let ANAMOE race out slightly towards John Allen , so they could do the struggle home close togeather . I'm sure you would all agree these animals are going to go that fraction harder when in the 'close vicinity' of others. A natural distraction to whip and jockey for them. This had the added benefit of causing John Allen's horse to lay in towards ANOMOE the way that it did half way up home straight. Brilliant riding by Willow, he either wins first to line or causes a distraction to the one horse ahead of him, and gets the EXACT SCENARIO that played out. ! To John Allens credit , bum up, head down , kept 'driving hard' to the line. Fantastic. I lost on ANAMOE but my jockey rating is 10/10 John Allen and 10/10 Craig Williams . and 3/10 to stewards for taking so bloody long to make the protest decision.
  21. The great mare set for Glory today . 10 group 1's will be looking good near her name. No Zaaki means great chance now ........ Damian Lane steered Lys Gracieux to victory 2 years ago , so he knows the course well. I think a chance of the kiwi Tri as well !! with VE-Probabeel-CallsignMav a fair chance. Big Mo' a solid chance toget amongst it. The BOAY pin-up girl Verry Elleegant to do Nz proud once again.
  22. Very tough on the three persons. wonder if they will have mental health issues now? You'd be 'second guessing' forever now, whatever you are doing with a horse. The racing industry is full of moments when an animal is placed in a position it doesn't really want to be in. Is part of the parcel to 'encourage' the horse to co-operate with his handlers in the desired manner. Things like breaking in, tube -drenching, getting shod for the first few times (has a few real danger issues) ,even swimming. even getting on the trailer or truck . All part of education more than animal cruelty. Thankfully with the hundred+ horses I have swum in Qld , were at private facilties (so no-one around to make a complaint) and in big dams mainly , from cables, long-leads or rowboat on occasion. And there was room for people to lock arms and shove the 'Newbie' horse in to the water, for the first time or two . (Like a horse into the starting barrier sometimes gets from the barrier attendants) After a day or 2 the horse generally likes the idea and just walks straight in uncoerced and enjoys it's swim around. If horse is lashing out during any of these procedures ,of education. you have to be careful obviously as don't want yourself injured or horse injuring itself, So would most likely use an implement (soft polythene pipe could be useful) in some way . to keep a safe distance from flying hooves, when getting the horse into a starting gate, horse float or swimming Pool. NOTHING to do with cruelty IMO.
  23. Just like a Claiming race mate ! Put in a cheque for $1000 to Chief and he will say the Thread is ALL YOURS !!!!! BTW great work naming 'Our Maestro' in the Interdom-NZ Cup thread lol.... Next SUNDAY at Maryborough trots in country Victoria, the 'Whole Racecard ' is for trotters Only. 10 races of trotters! They have 3 Heats of the blue riband 'Victoria Trotters Derby' too. Former kiwi Brent Lilley does very well with the trotters all year, and has one in race 5 named MAESTRO by co-incidence. A great big Chunker Hunker of a three year old trotter. well worth a look at 15-1 in his Derby Heat. Maestro has Won 2 of it's last 3 starts and is trotting well.
  24. The Un-vaccinated are going to be banned from a lot of places soon Brodster (including passenger air-craft) You will be Isolated alright , But you do realise you can still post BOAY un-vaccinated don't you ? no need to isolate there lol.... The harness world still churning over, and you'll be delighted to see Mark back Training , ready for yet Another Nz Cup win. I wish the crowd could go , to have some fun and for harness racing support. They opened Royal Randwick for 10,000 people last week and the big Everest race , after 16 weeks of lock-down Sydney. MUST of been a bun -fight to get a ticket to the track.
  25. You are Spot On Mr Horseman !!! I was trying a 'tricky one' with the Aussie rep SMOKEN UP ! "Trigger" did win the Interdominion grand Final and then disqualified later for a positive swab. "Trigger" did get 2 Nz Cup seconds and a third (Just like Tiger Tara). 2 great stayers to just miss out on a Cup. !! Rangatira putting in a VINNIE KNIGHT like move on Our Maestro as well. Have to pay that !!. Kiwi bred Our Maestro winning the Interdominion in Sydney and second in the NZ Cup to Luxury Liner . So four points to the Horseman and 2 points to Ranga (double points for a Vinnie Knight horse as the great man would of liked the idea of that) Vinnie with 10 drives in a row in the Interdominion Grand Final without winning it. !! good to see a NZ Cup 2nd for him at least . (and Interdom 2nd with "Poppy"to Gammalite at Auckland) Thanks for that Rangatira !!!!! POINTS total : Blossom Lady 10pts, theHorseMan 7, Rangatira -Chief Stipe 4, Trotsfan-Brodie-Gamma 2, Hunter 1
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