Gammalite

Off they go Karrots ! and YOU would of done very well to box your TEAM 2 three team-mates selections in a trifecta R1. !! (Gammalite, Harewood and Roman trifecta special !!!!....) who are these team 1 experts ???? lol....... you'd be $600 richer. !!! very nice. (i didn't get Tri , but had a sly fiver each way on the grey horse Emma) so cracked a rum already and ready for some ALLstars magic ! to say ''Au Revoir ' to Mark and Nat.

Aren't they all quite wealthy already? I mean, As in No need to punt on them. Think they get the fun from the competition and winning the races rather than the Punt, IMO anyway. Whether The race plans are on paper or Not I can tell you what they are already already !!!! They are: to have as many ALLSTARS runners up in the placings as humanely possible , lol ...... and they are very very very good at getting that result too ! Fabulous. !

Yeah just having fun with it as always Karrots ! Hahaha Gammalite Never Ever ever went into a race without a plan or thought that I could win it. Team driving is very tricky indeed , (IS HARD ENOUGH driving your own one let alone worrying about what someone else is doing) Once tried to cart a stablemate into it the last lap at Gold Coast, but as we peeled for home and the horse came off my back , I realised it wasn't my Stablemate (wrong bridle hahaha ) at all as the horse inside me in the running managed to push out as I took off 3 wide, and I took him into it instead !!! hehehe. It ran 2nd , me 3rd, leader held on. Gammalite copping earful from stablemate driver for taking off to quick down the back straight hehehe lol.

The way Karrots is making all 'Selection Teams" the "driving Teams' tonight are paling into insignificance... lol. I'm All For team driving for MY TEAM only.!!!... lol. None of this helping 'someone elses team' BS .......

Geez I hope you get your treble Forbs but when I look at the Dominion H'cap (3200m) and the spar that Sundees Son and MMan had on the first night at Auckland in record time. ??? wow a big ask to knock them off. The Bolt will certainly have to be 'brilliant' to knock off those recent GROUP winners, but good luck !!

Hey!! I found Noodlum !What a ripper he was/is too !

Happy new year to you too Forbury . My limits (self imposed) are not looking for 1k at a time, but am sure they would review it if they were. I go in with max 500 per week (usual most on any one horse would be 100) so get by fine winning 500 . usually thoroughbreds (VIC) are the best value and lowest risk . Using a limit is very Important . to either TAB and/or one's self if you want to win on the punt.

Paddy P seems to favour Irish and UK races. Am very sorry the NZ tab doesn't meet your needs. Is quite alarming in QLD the online TAB betting is virtually a different agent than going down the road to an agency. They are trying to get everyone to do everything on-line so they can keep tabs on you , rather than the anonymous bets at an agency. Proposition numbers are even different for the same events. And 'offers" vary. So currently I am using 33 %online tab, 33% tab agency , 33% Sportsbet. No bets refused so far.

Hahaha is the kiwi way to go in losing from the start ? com'on Chief , put in the big ones and you could be VERRY ELLEEGANT and PROBABEEL do very well !!!!!!

You put my TAS picture there already lol.... , should be me whether Win or Lose !! but I think Win !! tips are In !!!

R1 Emma Frost R2 Riveered R3 Beyond Words R4 Kings Landing R5 Darling Me (who is T williams? lol......) R6 Mach Little Soaky R7 Shan Noble R8 Sundees Son (sorry to MM hope you win) R9 Spankem (Amazing Dream, Ashley Locaz Trifecta @30-1) go close R10 Cowboys N Bandits ( afterall Tony did marry a Purdon ! the lovely Suzanne)

Hey I see the New Years Eve selection at Alex Park for the big farewell for Mark and Nat has been set up by Chief and Karrots. Gammalite (a brilliant Auckland Cup winner 1982) is back to clean up 2020 !! what a fine performer.!!!!! I"ll pop my selections there to leave you and Chief in the dust Karrots !!!

hahaha hey I'm a Taswegian, that's my normal behaviour !!!

Haha couldn't imagine a Karrots rage , for the cost of $1 would be a quick "Bugger that !" heheh Imagine Brodie with one of his big $ bets on , you'd have to call an Ambulance for the rage stroke !

Just checking form and hard to go past a top NZ cup winning trainer (Court), with top driver Blair O on board . both drawn 2 , so right in the firing line . RACE 2 Magic sign RACE 8 Stavros the Terror. Also Graham has 3 Very decent , very recent Grass track winners engaged with Sheree Tomlinson driving. RACE 9 Gilligan's Island, RACE 10 No Time Like Now (sweet belle likely to go close in this race ) RACE 12 Mongolian Marshall so if you like her driving ,they must all be a chance. This bloke CAN train a winner.!! he is a gun.

In Australia you can apply to the Chairman of stewards in your state to race a one eyed harness horse. They may grant permission if trials satisfactorily. It is an offence to not apply to stewards before racing. TWO EYE SEE won a Group 1 a few years ago (20 wins from 50 starts) after lost eye as a foal in paddock accident. Probably the same in NZ (not 100% on that but nearly all rules are common)

Haha , yeah I'm all for a bit of fun . He's just doing something fun to say Merry Christmas. ! Harsh business taking peoples money as a bookmaker ,so guess he builds up critics. The Chinese a Lucky too. Lucky number 8. So Karrots we have CAULFIELD RACE 8 , Number 8 !!! , to be ridden by a young lady, who is Best Jock in Victoria, leading the table currently. Horse went brilliantly last start in a G2. I am hoping She gets the Reward of a Win today.!!! fingers crossed.

What a Great picture !! Tom is probably sick to Death of 'posing' with horses.... lol, so promoting a sense of humour , great 'scenery' , great 'stock' , and the girls don't look 'unhappy' lol. All good.

What a great display from NZ's best trotters !! They are having some fantastic contests lately. Doing NZ trainers, drivers, owners of the trotters proud. Not sure who gets the vote for Best ever? Perhaps LYELL CREEK with 56 wins from his 113 races ? SCOTCH NOTCH did well for Australia (2 x Interdominions) and the Late Great Graeme Lang who sadly passed away early this year , perhaps with broken heart , just one month after his son , The Late Gavin Lang did with cancer. The end of 2 Amazing era's in Aus Harness racing. The latest generation see's TOUGH MONARCH , the only one from Aus doing battle with the fine kiwi trotters lately, placed in the Dominion H'cap, but a little short of winning form. Ex- kiwi Tornado Valley has cleaned up for a year or 2 in Oz, but maybe coming to the end of his dominance now. All hope is with Matty Craven and the new star (hopefully) 3 year old trotter PINK GALAHS . (the Galah BOAY would even like her.... ,lol.) PINK GALAHS (10 wins from 13 this year) won the Victoria Oaks and Victoria Derby G1's in October , but did the sensational job at that time, of taking on the OPEN class big boys in a GROUP 1 as well , and Won in 1.54.3. Tornado Valley and Tough Monarch amongst the beaten brigade. (crazy good for 3 year old filly) So am hoping PINK GALAHS comes back well, for some Great racing and contests with MMan and Sundee if we are lucky as fans of great racing. Best of luck to all in the National Trot this coming week.

Well Karrots , since you are throwing Banners instead of Spanners into the works , (safer that way) here is a banner for you to enjoy and throw around

Sometimes when your Champions lose, and You Are Just Not Used To that happening , You get angry ...... Mark getting beat on Amazing Dream and Italian Lad must be like enraging, as Forbury is expecting him to WIN all the time !! Nearly expect that myself actually , bit like the ALL BLACKS. spose people angry when they lose too lol.? The Wallabies (Australian Rugby) lose that often this century since John Eales retired, I think they must be cheating if they fluke a win nowadays hehehe.lol.........

Yeah I know Mikie, you are right ! Yes call it disagreeing instead of battling is fine. Yes I fully admit getting upset EVERYTIME I read a post accusing Cheating. Not just you, but anyone, I just can't Help myself !! It is such a serious accusation ! You wouldn't like it I'm sure? You might think Chief and I are nutters and know nothing because we're 'Disagreeing with 'some' of your assessments, and lots of Cheat allegations everywhere,. IT HURTS ME TO SEE THOSE ALLEGATIONS> once again thank you for the Amazing Dream support. I FULLY respect your opinion because you trained 300 winners (A very fine achievement !! congratulations !!) and am writing this return back, because of that respect. Don't forget I would go in and battle with the Stewards as well , in Pete's defence, in that QLD cup race , but we've 'battled and disagreed' that one to Death already. Don't be so hard on Chief, he maybe hasn't driven races. Pete, Grant, Mark Purdon, Nat, Are all GREAT people , been in the game ALL OF THEIR LIVES, I know them all and have witnessed their ability , (EXCEPTIONAL is my rating) well 'every week for decades 'virtually. They don't deserve the Tag of Cheats that Blossom, Galah and others Loves to bandy about. Enjoy the racing I say !!!! too many for looking for the bad things all the time? that's the stewards / Swabs Job ??

You are a gem Karrots !! And I really really wish for christmas that your Filly grows up a winner ! sorry but don't know those Cambridge horses at all. (except Big trot) where will be cheering Majestic Man for sure as Sundee has big G1 wins already, Rowe Cup etc , and MM deserves his moment in the Sun too. But found one for you Karrots in race 8 . EIGHTEEN CARAT has your name all over it !!!!with young James on. (well he was young last time I saw him in the 80's ....lol) . Hope you get something eighteen carat for Christmas !! my missus won't be , lol .....as son turned 25 last week and I put the BARTAB on for him and friends , and that ended up being some Gammalite sapping f..ed up amount....lol.... !! was easier taking on Popular Alm.

Yeah , I think he was feeling more guilty than forgiving. But you can't do anything about poor Stipe decisions. I only got suspended once , and that was to take the blame for another poor young chap on a badly hanging horse as it didn't worry me. couple of weeks on the French Riviera to enjoy ! (sideline anyway ...lol) Poor Pete did absolutely nothing wrong in our Christmas Cup , (IMO), victim of circumstance . Grant and I were scratching our heads ,but onward and upward !!! Was trying to make it to the Auckland Cup posting but you've tired me out Mikie. As a magic race for GAMMALITE , but been battling Galah (with the Amazing Dream drive) and Forbury (with every drive , every race he watches..lol) so might leave you to battle with Brodie and Karrots for now. All the best and merry Christmas Gammalite p.s Davis posted something nice about an NZ mare in the states yesterday , which was great reading .

The start looked awful chief , mainly because you VERY very rarely see a horse throw away the huge advantage in QLD 'shortcourse' racing , and 'Leave the Fence' so to speak. This race in question was a longer journey than the norm , and this was Big striding COLT THIRTY ONE too. probably wins the race if he drew 2 instead of 1 . but that's life ! and Mikie (like me too) would of been delighted. AGGRESSION ! yeah , get the readers to google 1983 Interdominion Final to see GAMMALITE aggression , knocking down El Regale (drew 1 on second row) to get in behind Popular Alm. Oh no! the vision just misses that but you can see EL REGALE (poor old John Noble) galloping and settling 4 back the fence. No trail today John !! crazy times.