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Here's One for The Galah and/or amateur forum Stewards. How the hell did the Countries LEADING DRIVER get suspended for the incident in this race.? The junior driver lass was caught wide and trying to push in after the start and put her wheel under his horses legs 😳. The horse Blair was driving Light Me Up (the 2nd Fav) hits the wheel and is put out of the race. Blair gets Blamed ? how ? the horse he was trailing (No2 Evidently) at the post dropped to the inside soon after too, so he was very unlucky that didn't happen a fraction earlier 😆. I would of been suspending the Junior Driver Harrison for sure if they had me ruling it lol 👍😂. Here's what the blind stewards had to say . ..bit of BS lol 😋 LIGHT ME UP - broke racing into the first bend when racing to the inside of DON JUAN which shifted ground inwards with trailing runners being checked losing all chance and was retired from the race. Stewards questioned drivers B Orange (LIGHT ME UP) and R Harrison (DON JUAN) assisted by J Morrison, regarding LIGHT ME UP breaking and after considering their evidence Mr Orange was issued a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) alleging he drove carelessly when failing to concede his position. Mr Orange admitted the charge and after viewing the replays and hearing submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Orange's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 9 February up to and including 16 February 2025 (4 days).

The thing with mile racing (or mile and a quarter) that nearly all the races are run over day in and day out in Aus and USA is that it's easier on the horses (and therefore the trainer and driver) Horses recover better and can race again the following week no trouble at all. Brodie rightly is always against it (short course racing) as a Punter. As rightly as he notices , it is TOO Hard to come from the back and win these races. They are hard to bet on. They are harder to win . The barrier draw is really determining your chances greatly. They can be very 'pedestrian' because of this too. and at our local course in Brisbane every race starts to look the same . same old same old. I wouldn't bet on it and love the sport , and the NZ harness racing is way better to watch . and with the 2600m Addington or 2700m Alex Park horses can come from the Back of the field and Win , so much better for the Punter, and exciting to watch too.

Not just Canterbury either Brodster. You should of seen the Hawera meeting last weekend. The Stratford Cup on day 1 ( for supposed experienced horses) was a Dog's Dinner. A false start caused by Dennis Dunuto and at 'Take 2' he was just about sideways as they let them go the second time round. Interfered with others. Also The Abernathy brothers were both tipped out from handicap marks. Handicapped alright !! 🤣 It was ridiculous. 2 races later > in the Stratford Trot for the mid class trotters it was like Ellerslie with more galloping than trotting at /just after the start. The Hawera Cup on the 2nd day was a bit better I spose but still 3 runners lost their chance at the start. They didn't use the run-up technique at all that the Southerners use. They were actually standing. BUT Just use the mobile like the other races on the card is the answer ?. It's right there - ready to use.

I always laugh when that Rotorua couple that had nearly gone broke applied for a $100,000 overdraft from Westpac that time around 15 years ago. Some buffoon put an extra 2 zeroes on when doing the bank transfer lol 🤣😅 so thanking their lucky stars they fled the country with $10,000,000. leaving the struggling Rotorua petrol station behind (complete with stock on selves lol) After a couple of years the NZ lass wanted to return to NZ , as had split with the Chinese guy who was busy blowing tens of thousands in Macau and Hong Kong and China casino's. She had a young daughter is probably why she rang police and came back after two years to face the court. Not sure if they ever caught the bloke or not. Better to give back what is NOT yours. Hope the idiot that has Sheila Laxon's MC percentage money gives it back . Some of it is Mr Symon's as well ? so is he stealing from 2 people for some reason? was Mr Symon's careless where he wanted his payments to go as well.? what about other races percentages leading up to the Melbourne Cup ? where did they go I wonder 🤔

Sounds that way. And someone that Laxon doesn't get on with at all either. Or they would just hand over the money. You can do a bank transfer in minutes these days. What an ass that person is for not co-operating 🙄. Doesn't seem RV at fault . they said they paid the money to nominated accounts. That's all you can do.

Alan pyers ,It's a small world Galah as he was in Queensland for a bit going way back , the horses here were that slow he went home to Nz rather than put up with that ( in the 80's I think) 😆 I must got some drives on some of them after he went rather unfortunately . One horse from Nz Victory Chimes was the most ugly horse i've ever seen lol . pretty sure Alan won some races on it too , but they were going no-where near 2 minutes at that stage and were a lot of battlers rather than fast horses in QLD. times have changed. they're all fast now lol. I wouldn't go asking about driving grass tracks and keeping your foot in the footrests. 😆 driving on the grass is super rough and you're flat out staying on your seat sometimes . let alone keep your feet up . Alan and Wilson would be bouncing around as much as anyone else lol. bloody gallopers leaving hard foot holes in the turf lol 🤣

exactly. Well it's Not a consistent thing Mr Galah. Every case is different , so therefore gets different penalties. Here's a famous case from The Tasmanian Cup not that long ago . Very famous as the all clear was given , so Punters were paid , before the Foul driving was recognized lol 🤣 It Not only involves the dreaded kicking the horses legs but the dreaded Whip use rules as well.. The horse also shifted out in the home straight causing other drivers to protest. This Just Shows HOW HARD it is Mr Galah, to police the rules with what the drivers are doing in a race. (drivers on the roads are even worse lol 😅) . here's the extract with some interesting bits . Space> Stewards Panel: Ray Murrihy, Steven Shinn (Advisor), Ben Plunkett (Advisor) Name: Rhys Nicholson Track/Race: Elwick - 2021 Ladbrokes Tasmania Cup Final – Race 7 Date: 13th March 2021 Rule no: AHRR 174 (1) Where a driver is found guilty of an offence under a rule contained in part 9 and the offence relates to the way in which the driver has driven or behaved or controlled or failed to control the driver’s horse at the start or during a race, the Stewards in relation to the race in which the offence occurred may give the driver’s horse a lower placing or disqualify it for such period they think fit. (2) A disqualification under sub rule (1) or alteration of placings does not affect settlement of bets or wagers. Inquiry Decision: BULLYS DELIGHT is relegated from its first (1st) placing to fourteenth (14th) placing in the Ladbroke’s Tasmanian Pacing Cup Final conducted at Ladbrokes Park, Elwick on the 13th March 2021. FACTS: On 13th March 2021, the horse BULLYS DELIGHT contested and finished in first placing in the $75,000 Ladbrokes Tasmania Cup Final (the Race) over 2579 metres, conducted at Ladbrokes Park, Elwick, Tasmania. BULLYS DELIGHT was a 6-year-old gelding bred and raced in partnership by Mr Jim Kefalas and Mr Phillip Winder. The horse was trained by Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) licensed trainer Mr John Nicholson and was driven by his son Mr Rhys Nicholson who is also a trainer/driver licensed by HRV. All parties under the Australian Harness Racing Rules (the Rules) and more specifically AHRR 299 are deemed to have knowledge of and are bound by the Rules. Subsequent to the finish of the Race and before the declaration of the all-clear Mr Heath Woods driver of second placed THE SHALLOWS and Mr Conor Crook, driver of third placed LIP READER lodged protests against BULLYS DELIGHT being declared the winner on each of three grounds in the home straight, namely: (1) Interference by BULLYS DELIGHT shifting out, (2) Mr Rhys Nicholson dropping his right foot from the sulky stirrup and contacting the offside hind leg of BULLYS DELIGHT on numerous occasions (a practice known as hocking) and (3) Mr Rhys R Nicholson utilising his whip on a large number of occasions with more than a wrist only flicking motion, generating force from his shoulder and elbow. The Stewards dismissed all protests when they found: • Ground (1) Although BULLYS DELIGHT shifted out some distance in the run to the line the interference was minimal. Taking into account the finishing margins of 4.6m x 6.4m they could not be satisfied that had the interference not occurred the placings would have been affected. Grounds (2) & (3) Whilst finding that Mr Rhys Nicholson had “hocked” BULLYS DELIGHT on numerous occasions and had utilised his whip on numerous occasions outside what is prescribed under the Rules, they could not be comfortably satisfied that had this not occurred the placings would have changed. The all clear was given on the judge’s placings, however all parties were notified that an inquiry would be conducted as to whether AHRR 174(1) should be invoked. Later that night and following the final race on the programme Mr Rhys Nicholson pleaded guilty to two Stewards charges concerning his driving or behaviour in the home straight on the final occasion in the Race namely: • Charge (1): Under AHRR 168(1)(e) of improper driving in that he dropped his right foot from the sulky stirrup and deliberately made contact with the hind leg of BULLYS DELIGHT (hocking) on numerous occasions. • Charge (2): Under AHRR156(2)(a) of utilising his whip with more than a wrist only flicking motion whilst engaging force from the elbow and shoulder as well as failing to maintain a rein in each hand. Penalties: In determining the penalty Stewards took into account that the breaches occurred in a feature race, Mr Rhys Nicholson’s driving record and what they determined as his blatant disregard for the rules in both instances. • Charge (1) $2,000 fine plus drivers licence suspension of 4 race dates. • Charge (2) $1,000 fine plus drivers licence suspension of 8 race dates. No appeals have been lodged and the suspensions were ordered to be served cumulatively.

Hopefully they'll get on top of it. There's always been a bit of bird flu around decade to decade. We had those blasted Flying Foxes jump species and kill horses once. Heaps of them flying around the place in the evening. I was heavily caught up in that Hendra virus breakout in the 90's , that killed a horse trainer and a horse Vet too. It was un-imaginarly scary time. thankfully they made a vaccine and controlled it thereafter. Speaking of Galahs , I heard a different squacking this morning instead of the usual Kookaburra's and Lo and behold here was some Galahs wandering around on the road outside the house. My little dog checking them out as we pulled out of driveway. was trying to shoo them off the road. Haven't been around here before , and they better move on as a python around here somewhere 😆. They are magnificent birds (just like the Kooka's, Cockatoo's and Magpies around the place). cannot stand the bloody crows though. was just taking some Budgies home to their owner after modifying their cage at my place. 2 Nights ago they were flapping like mad outside on my table workbench , so went to check them out and A great Big Carpet Python , 2m long bastard was sitting on top of the cage !! 😳😳 hadn't seen one here for 20 years , but had 2 budgies for 3 days , and one turns up looking for easy tucker. hooked him off on the end of a long rake , and dropped him over the fence to the neighbours. they normally hide all the time and you never see them. Will never be able to tell the Mrs though that snake turned up 🤣 , or she'll never come back home. (Just me and little Leo here at the moment)

An interesting swing of topic. Feet back in the footrests and All is well. They keep saying the Bird Flu not in Australia , but I suspect it is a Taboo Topic in the Media and Never mentioned. Due to the Huge market of Eggs and Poultry sold in Oz everyday. I suspect something happened as the Eggs completely disappeared off our supermarket selves for a few weeks it seems. they are back now though. We get NO Covid coverage in the media at All alarming people either. another Taboo topic these days. Even though outbreaks a ride in the Aus cities at the moment. Just personal risk these days. FYI here's a snippet of the latest bird flu mention for Oz. There are many strains of the virus, including the H5 strain that's caused mass poultry deaths overseas. Australia does not have this strain. Avian influenza can be carried by wild birds such as ducks, geese, and swans. If wild birds mix with our backyard poultry and pet birds, the virus can spread to them.4 days ago

Yes , that is so great having some Luck in Life. You are surely nearly the luckiest around . (By getting to enjoy both the terrific worlds of racing and Harness racing along the way , with the amazing animals and the thrills they give along the way. In fact ALL the posters on here and racing NZ and Oz forums are in the top 1 % > of the Top 1 % of All People on the planet, as they not only get to enjoy the racing, but Enjoy Life in 2 of the Top 10 'Ranked' countries for quality of Life, in the World. NZ is Number one holiday destination for some , but a great place to retire as well. Hey TABman >> With some success in the racing with some Group 3's there , and probably some nice gallopers , you might be in the top 1% of the 1% of the 1% 🤣🤣 (probably a Sir Edmund Hilary relative or something ? high up the mountain lol 😂. I missed out having or driving a Group horse at all alas, battling in the back-blocks, but feel lucky still with being a part of the great sport for quite some time , and wishing it well and even in it's (harness racing) twilight years still can see and enjoy a few things. but I do get AFL as national sport which is a bit better than rugby lol 🏆😉 Brissy won too 🦁 NZ and Aus citizens the luckiest on the planet if they just sat back with a beer and pondered on it, especially those enjoying the racing , or bothering to post on the forums to encourage the sport in their own way , whether it be a bet or just some thoughts / or memories (as that is part of heritage) and even some involvement going forward. mmmm . now I wonder if Chief will buy me a yearling at the sales so I can get Group 3 status ? 👍💰🏇😁 think I need some black print in my twilight years 💰🤣

Just saw Yesterday results. BOUDICA winning the Hawera Cup. Harrison Orange putting the foot down early this time and zooming to the lead 1100m out and holding them out. Hope you followed your pick there into the 2nd day to make up for that unlucky run. We could of followed our juniors from the First day and got some more winners with Crystal(2) and Harrison Orange (2) and Zev and Wilson all winning some more races , joined by the young Balle lass and... Alicia Harrison back from injury and winning too (great to see Alicia back in the sulky and congrats on the win . Only odd one out was OLD MAN David Butcher winning a race from the juniors Leah H and Emily J . Shame on you 'David Old man Butcher' for winning that race, and stopping the Clean Sweep of the Card by the Juniors 😂😋 . What were you thinking ?

Probably the only disappointment (slightly) was Oscar Bonavena. had every chance As Marky gave him a very cosy trip in the Great Southern Star Final, travelling 1-1 sit. but just plugged into 6th. KEAYANG Chucky went round him 4 wide from the back to get narrowly beaten into 3rd. Make No mistake though. That was no Fluke by the Winner . Watts Up Partytime . He won his Heat very well (untouched almost) earlier in the evening when travelled kindly. The Gath Team are great trainers of trotters like the Williamsons in NZ. and have won this race with Tornado Valley (2x) and Majestuoso in the recent past. And were given last years Great Southern Star winner Call Me The Breeze to train, to try and win with this year but it went amiss unfortunately . But a good 2nd string chance in Watts Up Partytime gets the prize instead. It was a good 2 yearold winning the Group 1 Vic Sires stakes as a 2 yearold 2 years ago ( a bit like 'Meant To Be' did over there last season) so is no slouch. Now a Great Southern Star Winner . well driven Kate Gath too.

FINAL SCORE for the Hunter Cup Challenge With a second Win on the night , the Karaka cracker party man TAB Forever has nailed the trotting blokes asking them WATTS UP ? Its-PARTYTIME. and is the Great Southern BOAY Star, as he takes out the Final race. Congratulations TABman !!! 🏆🎉 The Brodster needed the kiwi owned/trained/bred great mare 'Queen Elida ' to Win , but 4th was her lot. the TAB 💰 once again collects the cash from Brodie , with Chief and Gamma under the whip in 3rd spot. POINTS after Race 8 The GREAT SOUTHERN STAR TABman 38 points and BOAY Hunter Cup winner ! Brodie 34 points, The Chief and Gamma 26 pts, Blackie and The Galah 16 pts.

The Commentators and hosts keep saying the horse won twice at 100-1 on the same night. BS they come out with. They're talking rubbish. was only 20 and then 25 -1 QLD tote. , 20 and 31-1 NZ tote. Kate Gath and Andy Gath know how to win this race with 2 with Tornado Valley and Majestuoso as well. and now WATTS UP PARTY TIME. 1st 8 WATTS UP PARTYTIME KATE GATH BL 31.50 3.00 2nd 2 THE LOCOMOTIVE BRAD HEWITT FT 1.30 3rd 5 KEAYANG CHUCKY JASON LEE FT 2.60 4th 1 QUEEN ELIDA CHRIS ALFORD FT

in the NZ -bred v Aus -bred challenge across the 7 races so far (on a 3-2-1 points basis) . Race 1 / 6 points NZ - 0 Aus Race 2/ 3 pts NZ 2nd+3rd 3 Aus with The Locomotive Race 3/ 2 pts Queen Elida 4 pts Aus Race 4/ 2 pts Kingman 4 pts Aus Race 5/ 4 pts Triple Eight + 3rd 2 pts Aus Race 6/ 1 pt Republican Party 5 pts Aus Swayzee and Leap To Fame Race 7/ 3 pts Aardies Express 3 pts Aus TOTAL 21 Nz v 21 Aus bred a great night for the NZ horses tonight with their smaller numbers. Race 8/ The Great Southern Star

Great Southern Star FINAL tonight 1 QUEEN ELIDA CHRIS ALFORD and Brodie 💰 2 THE LOCOMOTIVE BRAD HEWITT and Gamma 🚂 3 AROHA KOE TAYLOR YOUL and The Galah 🦅 4 EBONYS AVENGER JORDAN LEEDHAM 5 KEAYANG CHUCKY JASON LEE and the Chief 🍟 6 ALDEBARAN ZEUS LUKE MCCARTHY and the Galah 2nd string 🎉 7 NEPHEW OF SONOKO JAMES HERBERTSON and Gamma again 🍻 8 WATTS UP PARTYTIME KATE GATH and TABman 🎂 9 OSCAR BONAVENA MARK PURDON and the TAB running for BOAY Victory 🏆 10 ILLAWONG STARDUST SEAN O'SULLIVAN

Aardies Express gives it another NZ Win and Brodie runs down TAB4ever in 1.50 and a tick in the Mares FFA. Grimson and Cam Hart once again . they're on the money tonight. A great '8' for Brodster, with TABman right there getting 6 points with Luke 2nd placing again . The Galah had a 3rd spot with Herbertson 4th for Gamma and 2 points. 1st 7 AARDIES EXPRESS CAMERON HART FT - - 4.50 1.50 2nd 2 EYE KEEP SMILING LUKE MCCARTHY FT - 1.20 3rd 4 SWEET BELLA RYAN DUFFY FT - 3.50 4th 1 SWEET MAMA JAMES HERBERTSON POINTS after Race 7 Just The GREAT SOUTHERN STAR to go. Brodie 32 points, TABman 30 points , Chief 22pts, Gamma 20 pts, Blackie and The Galah 16 pts.

POINTS after Race 6. The Galah picked up 8 with Swayzee, Gamma 6 with the Queenslander, Brodie got the 4 points with Carter . so moves up to attack the TAB for the lead and the Money !! 💰😉💰. nothing new there with the Brodster getting stuck into the TAB. 😎 POINTS after Race 6 2 races to go. TABman 24 points + Brodster 24 points, Chief 22pts, Gamma 18 pts, Blackie 16pts , The Galah 12 pts.

Race 6 Result The Hunter Cup The Galah gets a win at last with the mighty Swayzee. That's one win each for the 6 players in the Comp across the 6 races so far. All very civil lol. 🤣. The mighty QUeenslander had his chance but couldn't do it . The 2 well drawn kiwi's both finished hard . Republican Party might have won if he led then trailed Swayzee but Carter's Uncle Ant's got in the way a bit lol 🤣. 1st 11 SWAYZEE CAMERON HART BL 5.60 1.90 2nd 8 LEAP TO FAME GRANT DIXON BL 1.04 3rd 1 REPUBLICAN PARTY CARTER DALGETY FT 1.90 4th 2 TACT MCLEOD ANTHONY BUTT FT

I hate Swayzee . a new track record. keeps beating me all the time . Akuta in the NZ Cup , and then DSD in a 2nd NZ Cup , and now Larry bites the dust. 🙄. Cam Hart just drove too well . Mick G the genius is on saying swap the positions and the other one wins and gems like that. 🤣. can't he just congratulate the winner and stop anal- lizing now the race has finished.

Race 5 Result . The PURE Steel for tough horses . and fittingly the tough NZer Triple Eight Wins . my pick for the race too as won it last year. He still has a kiwi part owner in Scott Plant too , who took him to Open class in NZ 6 or 7 years ago. TRIPLE EIGHT , the tough kiwi wins !!!!! for Brodie in the Comp too. Blackie zipped home for 3rd with kiwi bred Tango Tara , the other kiwi bred was 4th for Chief = Rock and Roll Doo. TABman had Luke drive a great race for him again to grab 6 points with 2nd placing 2 races in a row. and he takes the Lead ! off Chief. 1st 12 TRIPLE EIGHT GREG SUGARS BL - - 11.70 2.60 2nd 5 EXOTIC BUSHRANGER LUKE MCCARTHY FT - 1.50 3rd 13 TANGO TARA KATE GATH - 4.10 4th 11 ROCK N ROLL DOO ANTHONY BUTT CAPTAIN HAMMERHEAD unplaced for the Galah after an ordinary Moran drive in the death . Maybe should of dropped a foot or something ? POINTS after Race 5 TABman 24 points, Chief 22 pts, Brodster 20 points, Blackie 16pts, Gamma 12 pts , The Galah 4 pts.

Race 4 Result They just go flat out the whole way these days . 1.50 in the 4 yearold Bonanza just then . I get tired watching em go that fast lol. An Emma Stewart trained Trifecta but THE Galah misses out with the Emma Stewart favourite Bay of Biscay unplaced. 1st 1 MIKI TO SUCCESS JACKIE BARKER FT - - 5.90 1.90 2nd 8 KINGMAN LUKE MCCARTHY BL - 3.70 3rd 2 WAR DAN BUDDY JAMES HERBERTSON FT - 2.10 4th 3 THE BIGBOSS GREG SUGARS FT Blackie racks up a winner and 8 points, with TABman 2nd with Luke McCarthy, Gamma 3rd with Herbertson and THE BIG BOSS gets The BIGGER BOSS Chief 2 points for 4th . well done Boss ! Chief Stipe keeps the lead but being pressured heavily by TABman (as always 🤣👍) POINTS after Race 4 (and halfway home) Chief 20 points, TABforever 18pts, Brodster and Gamma and Blackie ALL 12 pts , The Galah 4 pts.

Oscar walked out of the gate carefully , so not to gallop, as was drawn out too, but got home nicely. The Locomotive nearly Bolted on it's driver I reckon. That will take some of the sting out of him . Stewards have scratched LoveMeTo already. Why Not Run the Heats last night or at previous meeting ? would be best for the horses .

Race 3 Results TAB 4ever is the Man partying after the 2nd Heat of the Great Southern Star. Kate Gath and Andy Gath ( the Team that won with Tornado Valley and majestuoso in this race) win with Watts Up Partytime. they're trying to say on TV it was 100-1 but really it was 20-1. 1st 3 WATTS UP PARTYTIME KATE GATH FT 20.70 4.10 2nd 6 QUEEN ELIDA CHRIS ALFORD FT 1.30 3rd 10 KEAYANG CHUCKY JASON LEE 1.20 4th 9 AROHA KOE Brodie gets 2nd with the NZ owned Queen Elida trained by ex-pat kiwi Brent Lilley. 'Chucky' is 3rd for the Chief so he picks up another 4 points . Mr Galah gets his 2nd 4th place ' POINTS after Race 3 Chief 18 points, Brodster and TABman 12pts, Gamma 8 pts, , Blackie 4 pts and The Galah 4 pts.

Race 2 Result The Interdominion champ THE LOCOMOTIVE , whose mum La Coocaracha won a Rowe Cup for Kerryn Manning , Who drove the 2nd placed horse., has 'Steamed away with that heat of the Great Southern Star. Chief in the money 2nd , so keeps the lead in the Hunter BOAY Cup. LoveMeTo had won the Victoria Trotters Derby for Rogerson and Ferguson from Cambridge in Oct 2023. Points after Race 2 Chief 14 points, Gamma 8 pts, Brodie 6pts, TABman and Blackie 4 pts, The Galah 2 pts. 1st 1 THE LOCOMOTIVE BRAD HEWITT FT - - 1.40 1.04 2nd 4 LOVEMETO KERRYN MANNING FT - 3.40 3rd 5 OSCAR BONAVENA MARK PURDON FT - 1.60 8 ALDEBARAN ZEUS CHRIS ALFORD