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Fell free to add a team here to take down the lads . if you have selected something each race. Here's a team for the LADIES to see if they can beat up the Boys today. (On the track or at BOAY lol 😅) Ladies Team ( Fillies or Mares or lady drivers) Race 1/ Judy J ( Sheree) R2/ Haley Jaccka R3/ Becky's Girl R4/ Zarlini R5/ Ya Rite Darl R6/ Follow your Dream R7 / Muscle Sass and Paige and Rush ( 3 Mares with lady drivers ) triple chance. R8/ Tokyo Rose (SamO) R9/ Queen Lizzy and The Queens Gambit ( 2 queens of the track driving too) double R10/ Jilliby Ballerini and Parisian Artiste ( 2 Mares double chance in the trotting FFA) R11/ Captains Mistress in the Ascent R12/ zero . It's all just BIG Boys in this one the NZ FFA. R13/ zero Mares.

Team Rangatira . always on a winner winner chicken dinner , so has the LAST Start Winner team. Race 1/ Penelope Lane R2/ Mr Cash Man R3/ Petite Amour R4/ Dawn to Dark R5/ Tracy The Jet R6/ JT Boe scratched (so it's Christies Art sub) R7/ Dreams Pat R8/ zero R9/ All of Me and Ripples (double chance ) R10/ GUS R11/ Got The Chocolates R12/ Franco Sinatra R13/ Arthur Shelby

Team Gamma Race 1/ Andy Hall ( QLDer Angus Garrard drives ) Race 2/ zero R3/ zero R4/ Remission (Angus ) R5/ Gatsys Gem and Tracey the Jet (double chance in the Ascent ) R6/ Caught The Eye ( G Dixon ) and Rock or Bust ( James Herbertson Aus) double chance. R7/ zero R8/ zero R9/ zero R10/ Jilliby Ballerini + Parisian Artiste + GUS (triple chance in trotting FFA ) R11/ Fate Awaits ( G Dixon ) R12/ Leap To Fame ( G Dixon) R13/ Rock Band ( G Dixon)

Team Chief Stipe Race 1/ Very Majestic . how Chief wants to be R2/ Cracker Opie . Chief loves Opie Bosson R3/ Save A Prayer . Chief praying for a dry track R4/ Zoom X . Chief with more x rated ability. R5/ Meant To Be . CHiefy thinking of the Win here R6/ I'm Rockin . Chief at start of day R7/ Master Class . what Chief is running at BOAY R8/ Mantra Blue . A North Islander for Chief to come out of the Blues. R9/ War Cry . is the galloping chat at BOAY R10/ Muscle Mountain . Chief out muscling yet another poster R11/ Marketplace. It's like one with BOAY ad's 😁 R12/ Mo'Unga, The BOAY one-tme favourite horse to talk about R13/ The Lazarus Effect. Chief rises from the Ashes. Good Luck Team Chief !!!

Team GALAH Race 1/ Midnight Diamond (M.Purdon) R2/ Foxing Easton (Blair) R3/ Kyvalley Ray (Blair) R4/ FitztheBill (Blair) R5/ Habibti Pat (Blair) R6/ Radha ( Blair ) R7/ Mystic Max (M Purdon) R8/ Times are a Changin (Blair) R9/ River( Blair ) R10/ Oscar Bonavena (Mark) R11/ Rubira (Mark) R12/ Akuta (Mark) R13/ Harrison John ( Blair ) anyone can enter a team and I will score it. Pick one horse per race. (Before race 1)

while waiting for the massive card of great races to begin . Might as well see who can go closest picking the card. Brodie and Chief don't like picking Showday so will find them some runners for each race to support , along with Mr Galah who will be our Orange man today for his driver (with a sub of Mark Purdon the GOAT for races without Blair) , Gamma on the Aussies Add a team here anyone for the challenge if you have time. 🏆 before the first race. points 8 for 1sts, 6 for 2nds, 4 for 3rds, 2 for 4th tallied after each race. Team Brodster = Race 1/ Tactical Bid . Brodie always tactical in his approach , R2/ Betting Sensation . sounds like one for Brodie R3/ Who's Ya Daddy . what Brodie says after each win😆 R4/ Dawn to Dark . Brodie 'on the money' during these hours R5/ Rogue Hero . Brodie on the punt R6/ Still Rockin . after all these years R7/ Gold Bullion. Brodie takes cash or gold for any payout R8/ Major Performer . Brodie is and has his boy Carter driving too. R9/ Wat Next . Brodie says this when gets shut out again R10/ BET N WIN . the Brodie Motto. R11/ Got The Chocolates , Brodie after another win R12/ Franco Sinatra . could have Brodie singing like old blue eyes R13/ Built For Glory . Brodie looking in the mirror.👍 next race team will be listed here shortly .

You mean you've kept nothing for GUS tomorrow? been giving you these great tips and you're mugging it at Ashburton.? Wish the bugger had won the Interdominion instead of the Dominion to make us a couple of Grand richer. Anyways on to the NZ Trotting FFA tomorrow at 8-1 instead. He's gunna be right in their face at some stage 🤣. won a mile here by 6 lengths in 1.55 after the Interdominion so doesn't mind a shorter trip . Go Gussy Baby !! 😅💰

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.

you're too late with the 'Shocking' Tip. He won the Cup 16 years ago .😆 but good try. (and hope you backed it) Derby Day was a Shocker for the Betting Companies . nearly Every race , the horse they came for won last Saturday. 'Pride of Jenni' and 'Leica Lucy' did save a tiny bit late in the day as IDLE FLYER was smashed with some of the winnings in the Empire Rose . the kiwi went very well in that too . Lucy might get a Big win yet. well Fortune and Shockletz both got nothing in the 4th 😅 so quickly on to the 5th. no fortune made there 😂 POISON CHALICE is 7's into 5's for Jmac , so a double with your Lake Vostok in race 6 looks a goer (also 7 into 5's ) 5 x 5 = 25-1 for the next 2 races for a lazy tenner lol. 😉

The kiwi Jmac Punt team have arrived at Flemington and are going banana's on his mounts today TABman. your FULL HAO was extremely well supported in the first , and ended up a brave 2nd. But you should of stuck with the ship , because they got the JMac lollies back in the 2nd with his grey backed off the map , and bursting through the centre like a runaway Reece Walsh in NRL. GETAFIX taking all the bumps for Jmac and going on with it .😆💰 Jmac is not in the 3rd race shortly, BUT watch for him in race 4 . You can make an absolute FORTUNE if you play your bets right 😉💰💰

Blair O , Gary Hall and JMAc look set for the trifecta as always seemed the case from the start nearly, with their Intricate knowledge of Pacing Gait horses , and these type of race tracks as well. The Europe boys have been pretty 'Clean' though , and put up a good show too. They are just used to driving Trotters only, so were always at that huge disadvantage. HRNZ put on plenty of trotters races for them accordingly to try and help out. And are finishing with rather a lame duck one (slow trot) on Tuesday in Race 3 , where I agree that is a little disappointing way to finish.😢 I would of stuck them on the JUNIOR FFA in race 6 , and give em' a real show on some great kiwi horsepower. Would of been a wonderful Way to finish the Championship up, on some real nice horses . 😁