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evening there Mr Galah. Yes having a great run is Todd lately The Kaikoura Cup with Mo'unga you never commented on ? he actually went very well in the Cup Tuesday . 6th I think. I took a big double (50 bucks worth anyway) with Marketplace and Borrisokane who both won super well , and in red hot form. Borris drawn the outside of gate tomorrow so let's see how that tests him. Keep an eye out for BUDDHA next time. Reagan Todd runner that was in Today at Ashburton. He came Whizzing home from the back , even while they were sprinting up fast (to get 2nd ) in race 10. A Super Run home by Buddha and he will win next time for sure and certain . (maybe😁)

what is ? There's heaps of factor's dismissed by grandstand experts who think they know reasons why a horse's chances are greater or lesser in a race. Nothing is Useless ??? the bloody trainers know what they're doing. Not the punters lol. The application of gear (deafeners used on a lot of harness horses) blinkers /blinds are ALL applied to give you just a small 'Help' in the closing stages of a race. difference of a metre or 2 sometimes like Mr B got. Every little thing you do / administer/ shoe/ feed / designed to give you the slight EDGE over the opponent you face on the day. Having a jockey like Jmac is a case where you gain a little edge as well. A bit less weight than some rivals. sometimes a good draw 'Helps ' keep you handy. a tongue tie, a slap on the bum 😂 . all bits that might help? No good dismissing Any of the Criteria involving your horse as unnecessary/useless , that is applied by Trainers . Every little bit designed/applied to help for That moment in Time. The Trainers are Mostly Experts in their field. (I have a great example that i'll put in a photo on the harness thread of added gear) and a Hot Tip for tomorrow along with it )

Well some professionals are still in action. Greg Sugars there on CATCHAFIRE driving a great race to beat John Dunn in the 7th. hezza ripper and looks after my $10ew nicely 💰. thank you Greg. Might go $10ew 'Scarlets Legacy' in the 10th race now, to see if Greg can beat John again?. give em' grief son !!! Think 'Tower Of Love' for the Court team will be too strong for Greg's horse in the last race today. Bob Butt having some hair raising drives lately but should be able to get that one home . It went Huge last start and just missed. Might pop 20ew on it to win a hundy .(all going well 😁)

Here's what I put on a galloping thread earlier today >> Today at ASHBURTON the trotters use the mobile in race 1 ( that's sensible) BUT in races 3 + 6 + 9 with mammoth some 16 horse fields , the Starter is NO CHANCE of getting those 3 trots away from a stand without chaos.. There will be more gallopers than at Riccarton in those 3 races 😆.🏇. THE RESULT Race 1 had 3 gallop out at the start and that was mobile Lol (including hot fav with John Dunn driving. Race 3 . well here's the video . I think the commentator was worried none would finish at one stage. JUST a Disgrace to racing . What Punter Anywhere would put even Play money on this shambles/\??? Sets Trotting back Decades. to just AMATEUR Sport. crazy stuff. maybe they should abandon races 6 and 9 ? 🤣

Lucky break for the favourite punters with that Laazrus Effect horse in that one. One of those was Bob Butt who got tipped out flat on the deck. The false start whistle went immeadiately , so that was a Good thing. Bob dusted a bit of the Addington track dirt off his silks , jumped back in , looped the field (when they got underway eventually) and Won by 4 lengths.* Very rare feat to win after rolling around on the ground for the same race 😂 well done Bob ! ALAS , Thomass is right and the harness racing standing starts are a joke these days. Today at ASHBURTON the trotters use the mobile in race 1 ( that's sensible) BUT in races 3 + 6 + 9 with mammoth some 16 horse fields , the Starter is NO CHANCE of getting those 3 trots away from a stand without chaos.. There will be more gallopers than at Riccarton in those 3 races 😆.🏇.

Can't believe he fought back to win after Don't Dtop Dreaming clearly got past him 150m out on the inside. 😳 after the amount of float and plane time spent by Swayzee the past 5 days . An absolute miracle to pull off a win like that. just doesn't't seem possible. A truly great training feat by Grimson. I can criticise No more. the guy Grimson is a magician.

ya go about it all wrong mate . obviously because you're always cranky about it. Ashburton maidens and race card are all $17,000 races on Thursday . very hard to win in those big fields too. Each of those races should be 8 horses fields racing for $8,500 per race. common sense these days. Manawatu had 6 x $10,000 races. I think you're right it's still a bit too much? . The betting is so small , they should just run it as Non-tote racing . but for say 5k to 6k maybe. Today at Marburg QLD here , our Very slowest horse going that can't break 2 minutes ALL get a chance to get some money for Their OWNERS (very important) in 8 races worth $4000 each. They just need a few bucks to pay their way. So it's very Important to Limit the field size to 8 . to give them the best chance of earning some of it. no one will be betting on them. racing QLD can shell out $32k to support these people. won't hurt em' lol. THere Will be a LOT more horses paying their way at MARBURG and MANAWATU week to week, than at Ashburton in those silly huge fields , where the horse will be 'Busting a Gut' , just to run a place ., and be flattened by the effort , and earn nothing for their trouble. Even the form at CAMBRIDGE on Friday of the horses is WAY WAY better than anything racing at Ashburton in general , because the Smaller (more sensible fields in these days and times) , enables the contestants to EARN Something. Ashburton will be just full of losers ( many owners and Punters)

Not sure there is anything else they can do with that horse. The Champions Mile . The Crowning glory. A Champion in the champion. Won an All stars Mile too. Mr B . mr brilliant. Got beat a nose by Jmac last year in the Cox Plate , only because of JMac's big whip ride on some Asian thing, so maybe he could go for the Cox Plate again Chief ? Via Sistina too powerful this year . (she won the 2000m race again last Sat too) maybe you're right and with him only 4th this year in Cox, he might just stay back at Mile racing.

Riding excellent lately. Great Everest Winning ride the other day. Was he saying 'Bella Nipotina' would of got the 'Darley Sprint' yesterday too with Blinkers maybe ? Left on her own out wide just a slight drop in concentration late on. They helped your old TA mate Imperatriz win a few sprints? although she didn't have them on in the Darley last November when she powered to Victory lol. 😂😁 maybe you're on to something Chief ?

they just helped that's all. he was always thereabouts. But the little bit of 'focus forward' (or more likely not seeing what Willow was doing as much as normal) gave him a few metres better excelleration/ concentration ... call it what you like. It still worked. go Mr B . hezza beauty Thomass and Willow on the money Chief. Was a fantastic race. JMac was in sensational form too. Probably would of Won This race too? If ONlY they put Blinkers on FANGIRL 🙄. what could of been but wasn't . 🤣😂 . she was a very nice close 3rd though. The Queensland Trainer Golan a very smart man , with putting Blinkers on ANTINO got 2nd instead . 😋🏆😎

Mr B in 1.36 neat in the Flemington Champions mile... . Savaglee would of won it by lengths ? 🤣 Blinkers on Mr B made all the difference there Chief. 😋 he's a ripper.

holy moly 😳. that's rolling along . doubt that Pride of Jenni will even run them along at that rate in the Big Mile shortly at Flemington. My guess is Mickey Dee in 1.35 on Broadsiding late.😁👍 (Mickey won the first race over a mile today in 1.36.8 on a good4 Flemington lol )

What time did they go ? Sam Spratt sure is a fine rider. Off the fence turning in taking no chances. She did keep driving hard with whip last 100-150 even when racing away clear from the field on Savaglee. Again taking no chances 😅.

Should of been on 10m behind handicap NZ Cup. At least he drew the second row I spose , so is giving some of them a 5m start at least , and won't be able to lead and dictate. (not with ease anyway lol )

Has a real good one in Coastal Babe . She won a Group 1 less than a month ago , and is a live chance to win a Huge prize in the new big prize Velocity 3 year old race next Friday. she won the harness Million 3 year old filly final too, picking up near 90k in that race earlier in year too. She is quite special anyway even if he isn't racing many others . Watch out for her to give Catch A Dream a bit of a fright in the Velocity too, if gets the pole draw . She might do being a filly if it's preferential. Bit of luck Steven might even be the Inaugural Velocity Winning Trainer . best of luck to him 🏆

Possibly right . just got all the race replay on TV right at this second. Damien Oliver is scrutinizing it hard , and says because 3rd and 4th were so handy , they were left in front too early. Says at least they had their chance where-as a few like Buckaroo had to do it the tough way 10 wide turning in , and not quite getting there. got up near Jamies bum but dropped back a length near the line. Great times rides 1st and 2nd . No Doubt. I was very happy with Jamies effort though . just needed 3100m only and we were the Winner s !!! 😂🏇🏆

Jamie Kah gave that Melbourne Cup runner every possible . Okita Soushi 3rd. Thought she had it 300m out too when hit the lead. but not to be. 🙄 Robbie Dolan the hero of the day instead on Kinght's Choice. congrats to the old Ethereal trainer Sheila Laxon for a strong NZ connection as co-trainer today . and great ride Jamie as usually usual 😂😋

Well the Big Boy is Back . What a great thread this was. Plenty of debate about driving tactics in the Autumn . great stuff !😂 (geez I hope Walt is ok , was in I'll health there for a while. Hope he got to see today's win) Mo'unga becoming a Spring star and shifting from the 'fiddleful ' West Coast racing to the Big Win today on the more Prestigious East Coast of the Island instead.😉 Now a timeless KAIKOURA Cup winner. A group 2 race by 4 lengths. The BOAY champ Mo strikes again !🏆💰

Go you little ripper . On the Galah and Walt BOAY fav horse there. whatta ripper he is !! well spotted lads. knew the Aussie would gallop out from the Stuuuupid standing starts they still have in prehistoric fashion. $50 bucks of the Switzerland winnings on Mo'unga to have a very nice day out. Go the Mo . what a good horse he is. Marketplace and 'Borris' in Red Hot form for Regan Todd as well lately. they'll be winning Cup week. What a great little Trainer that bloke is turning into. (Thought giving him The Fixer (former Nz Cup winner) was a great move that time by the generous owners to give Todd some confidence with a good old trying horse. Now it's starting to pay off. Go MO !! hope he wins a support race Cup week too.

Wahoo 🍻. Josh a great win in the Spring Champion Stakes the other day , in good heart for a Big Nz win too. Give him strength !! (and Go the great filly filly too lol 😁🏇🏆)

Some action today at the seaside. The Aussie in town Greg Sugars with his Auckland Cup winner Better Eclipse. should give this race a bit of a fright. Regan Todd in outstanding form lately with his team, of MarketPlace, Borris and co. Maybe old BOAY fav horse Mo'unga can take out the Kaikoura Cup ? I think Greg's trotter in the Trotters Cup Race 7, in 'One Over All ' is New Zealand owned , so hope he puts up a good performance. Mark Jones has a few contenders in the early races today . Not sure Why that stable doesn't do better than it does? (Regan Todd seems to have gone better since doing his own after being a stable off-sider for a while ) been a while since Master Lavros won Group 1's now. And Stylish Memphis and La Rosa just fizzled out. RUSH has been going well lately , but in Low class races. like all their runners seem to be these days. seems unusual for the team that is 8th on National Premiership and with the ability of Mark and SamO as drivers?. 'What the Bell' defeated old Rachmaniov yesterday to get a 2nd career win, so maybe they can get on a roll now 😂 Coalman? surely not🙄

well one good thing is the riding standard in Australia is exemplary generally. Those 2 Overseas jockeys were a danger to themselves , embarrassing to the sport , and copped mammoth fines and suspensions in the Golden Eagle in Sydney yesterday. That winning rider 'Free-rein' Fallon on the Winner Lake Forest virtually lost control of his horse with it veering out at the line and Crashing into the other one's. 'OMG'- Orani not much better on the French horse either. Give me Jamie Kah anyday over those hap=hazard basher crashers.

I think the whole nation might be excited if she wins the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Ciaron Maher has popped her on OKITA SOUSHI for the Big 3200m tester. that'll keep her busy lol.😁 Will it just be the good horse and good Trainer winning ? seems is a live chance at 11-1 odds currently. I see her female UK equivalent in Hollie Doyle is having a go too. (leading female jock) Hollie is Also on an 11-1 shot in SEA KING. looks the obvious Quinella ? 😂💰 might have something on that. Go Jamie!! we know you can do it.

Harry Coffey just finished his suspension after the great Caulfield Cup win. Gives them time to celebrate mate 😁. Jamie is from South Australia originally and was delighted to pay back some of the people that got her going in this riding camper..

Once you're good , you're always good. Should get plenty of rides after that SPECTACULAR win in the VICTORIA DERBY on a South Australian horse. think you would be under -powered from there, BUT with a TOP jockey on, it gives them lengths. What a Champion she is. Overcomes all the critics