Gammalite

Ya Livin in the past Ranga. Most of these bloke probably dead or old drunks by now . And it's GOLD mate . not yellow 😁😉 as in GOLD Cup winners 🏆. (as in nice photo below) New Zealand form hasn't improved any either ???. what's going on ? No NZ One Day World Cup wins at all yet ? (although ripped off by the Poms 2019 in the Final) Here's the sweet memory from a Just a YEAR ago my friend. To cheer you up from those childhood memories of Chappell backyard plays. 2023 World Cup Champions (the 6th world Cup win ). i've had to pull a hand out of my pocket to try and keep counting, there's so Many now 😂 ) nearly tied with NZ in that Cup. with both teams scoring nearly 400 runs too. What a Day that was !!!

Is an interesting choice. The really really slow ones are in today. Every Thursday. So Grant will send the very slowest of his large team along with the stable Junior driver today. 5 horses. and won't bother going himself as preparing the Metro class horses at home for weekend racing. Bills not an issue with that stable with Multi millionaire owners (3 of them) . they're all just having fun. And I never begrudge Seymour winners as he has saved Albion Park from ruin many times and kept the game going, when could of collapsed like Auckland. (plus Albion Park not worth much as it floods lol 🤣) not called 'The Creek' for nothing . But he and Natalie 'Cut the Mustard' driving these slow ones for many years , and learning to drive at the premium possible level by having 5 drives every day. I'm sure Dexter did the same there. Now the world's best. PLUS Redcliffe has had just 9 horse fields for past 2 years+ . So law of averages says you win a race every 9 starts. (once every 2 months) so you can pay your way. even the very slow ones. that is important. But certainly creates NOT a great betting medium , as the horse ratings system pits those of equal ability at that moment in time against each other weekly in each race. Therefore anyone can win really. NZ trotting is great to watch (with the good drivers and tactics and that) but BIG fields like Addington today , make it hard to pick a winner. they need a LOT of luck and a wing and a prayer. It's very hard to win there. BEV THE GOAT we were just talking about, a great example of how hard it is to win even a maiden race in the NI, let alone the SI. footnote: I wasn't criticising it's (Bev The Goat) Nz trainer at all. I was actually praising how good I think the opponents are, like Chilcott, and Ray Green , Donnolly, Doody etc., they all do a good job really and hope they keep at it. I see old mate Mike Berger finally chucked it in too.

Yes, and before him I had labelled EXPENSIVE EGO here 4 years ago (that no-one had heard of) as a 3 yearold who will go on be the Best in the Nation. He nearly did. He won the prize Chariots of Fire as 4 year old and ran 2nd in the Miracle Mile to his Illustrious stable-mate KING OF SWING. Expensive Ego nearly won the Interdominion then, to be best of 2 Nations , but was relegated to 2nd placing after being first past the post. The unlucky bugger. King of Swing becoming the best in the land for a couple of years instead (with 3 Miracle Mile wins) . Expensive Ego recently retired after 25 wins from 57 starts and a Million earned. LEAP TO FAME , is the current Interdominion Champion and top of the tree. whatta beauty he is. and yes Grant mucks around with 2 many slow horses at Redcliffe and that , but ALAS 2 of his 3 millionaire owners breed them so he is stuck with them 🙄 . The other owner Greg Mitchell just buys them from NZ. he had our star trotter Our Overanova from there for a few years. must of been 50 wins . And here's a real funny one. Greg recently bought the North Island maiden BEV THE GOAT . 😅😂 what a funny name (used to give it to Chief in the comps lol) It didn't win there all last year and this year for 24 starts. was bit of a goat ? lol 😂 BUT it Won at Albion for Grant last Friday as the $1.10 favourite. So we are pretty weak here , or they are strong maidens there at Cambridge lol. (probably the later as good trainers there at Cambridge winning yesterday) 'Bev The Goat'. goodness me. hope it doesn't go Metro class 😂

you're a very rare breed . and got good results from being quite astute. most aren't 🤣 NZ gallops are a little tricky. but I just follow jockeys I like mainly. Am nicely in front on a jockey I followed through his apprenticeship in Victoria 2 years ago , when made stacks. Today I had a tenner each on him in race 3 on Bourbon Empress and he got up by a nose. Matty Cartwright is a little ripper 😁💰. Just hoping he wins on Wolfgang in the next just quietly 🤞

Great run Chief.!!! She could be a superstar after the start bungle and being tailed off , and then beaten just a neck in a Guinea's Race against the boys ! wow wee WOWwee. Caulfield Thousand Guinea's beckons? . Reminded me of Lord Module and Terror To Love (on his 3rd Nz Cup win) both bungling the start of the NZ Cup and giving them 50m . then somehow getting up to Win . They had 2 miles to do it though. CAPTURED BY LOVE only had 1400m so was a supreme effort. Shame it wasn't the usual Guinea's distance of 1600m or she would of still Won.

I think most (all) serious Punters are at the gallops Brodster. there's no point making a serious money investment at the TROTS as too much can go wrong. Personally I think the size of the fields is one of the main ones, but in the other direction to what you are thinking 🤣 I think smaller the better to increase your horses chances of winning , but you like Big fields. all good. Thank you for kind words here. I fully admire your enthusiasm as well and often feel you are looking out for someone via having harness racing that can be bet on, Prizemoney allocated in certain ways to help participants, and other aspects you mention. NevertheLEss, Anyway the SLOT races are coming in , and I view them as the New Interdominion. The format is too tough for the old style of the famous annual INTERDOMINION Championships that I loved (Gammalite won 2 of them lol 😅) with 3 heats then going into a final. New Zealand has had Very poor Attendance recently, with only Bolt For Brilliance and Majestic Man competing in the trotting section in recent years, game enough to go to Australia, for their great trainers. The SLOT races will NOT be kind in respect that for decades I have enjoyed NZ trainers/owners bringing their horses across to Mug the Aussie riches, and very occasionally a Star like LIGHTNING BLUE could go back there and nab an Interdominion GF and a NZ Cup like he did. JUST BELIEVE already cleaning up the Rowe Cup and inaugural SLOT Trot in the North earlier this year. The Aussies will win the 3 year old slot trot The ASCENT as well on show day. so in that regard the monies will be leaving NZ (along with the NZ Cup with LEAP TO FAME in all probability) as the Aussies , after the crunch win by SWAYZEE last year are moving in for the 'kill' . For so long , when Allstars were great for a decade, it was the other way round. Times are changing.

Well they're only new . and will be quite exciting . Chief mentioned the Velocity (for 3 year old Pacers , All of whom will be preparing for the Nz Derby a few weeks later. the Cream of the Crop. and I put up the Ascent thread (for 3 year old trotters ) as you may see one of the Best trotters ever at Addington if Keayang Zahara goes in a slot for the Lee family from Victoria. She is amazing. Maybe if Grant Dixon wins the NZ Cup with LEAP TO FAME he'll be back there next year with FATE AWAITS who won our 2 yearold slot race recently in 1.50.6. That's staggeringly fast for a 2 yearold. Today . Grant just said was 'good drive by Trista' , regarding your complaint about the Hayden race video) the 4th horse in that race , the Favourite was FOR REAL LIFE a QLD Sires Stakes Champion here Mr Galah). Having won the 2yearold and 3 yearold Triad Finals Group 1's . Free Thinker was in both those events too. (might of run 2nd in one of them ,last year. ) AND About a month after the race in video here on 17th August - FOR REAL LIFE Won the 4 yearold QLD Sires Triad Final too . beating Free Thinker into 3rd spot by no less than 7 lengths. It was truly a great 'team effort' by the Dixon's to beat him in this race (The Hayden) you point out.. To defeat Dawson's Triad champion horse FOR Real Life. Grant working it very hard early keeping it wide, and Trista attacking it 3 wide from the 400-500m out when she popped out of the 1-1. FOR REAL LIFE hammered in that one but he got his revenge (and is a triple Triad champion over them in the end ) All's well that ends well 😉 Hey !! this is a Korbyn Newman thread too 😂. See he has stuck the family horse in at Washdyke with another Junior Driver on this Friday night . Max Hill. Is He any good ? SPECIAL EFFECTS for a special win ?

well I think we all know you would be a great stipendiary Steward as you spot a lot of stuff. Not sure if race will download or not that you are worried about. This high prize money race was also a qualifier for the EUREKA so they did really want FREE THINKER to win, and go to Menangle. Sure , YOU are RIGHT , Grant Dixon dropped his horse out of the one-one sit trailing the favourite , to go down on the marker line 3 back. (clearly seen in the drone footage down the back straight with 1400m still to run. This allowed FREE THINKER to get the one-one and ultimately Win the race. So Grant ran 7th 4 lengths from the winner. Did he stop his horse winning ? I don't think so . There is someone 3 back on the fence with the 5th fav nearly every race lol. 😂. someone has to be there. You can't expect the stewards to Throw the Book at a legend horseman with 4000 wins , just because he went 3 back the fence with 1400m to go on the 5th fav ?? . you see WORSE things happen every race day. I love all the drivers. NZ and Oz. they can't win all the time Mr Galah , I'm actually going along to Albion Park tomorrow as have 'plenty' from the Brisbane Lions win. and Grant has 4 horses in the fast class Race 4.😅 ARODA won the Redcliffe Cup , ran 3rd in a Group 1, then ran in race behind the EUREKA winner at his last start. You could hitch him backwards in the sulky' and still beat this lot. 🤣 if he's paying $2 I'll be laughing and double some of my cash . only 8 starters too. so no Excuses Nor getting held up 3 back on the markers LOL😅 I'll ask Grant what he thinks about The HAYDEN (the race you don't like what happened) for you and let you know after tomorrow. I think he'll say "A wins a win" 😉🏆 APM20072403.mp4

Mate, I can't agree with any of that. Probably the most disappointing thing is you didn't read my post at the beginning of Chief Stipes Velocity Slot holders thread. (where I said who Solid Earth was ) and that they won our $500k Slot race in July. 🤣😂 I rely on you for sanity too 🤣 Grant Dixon is by FAR one of the most honest and reliable blokes racing. He has a very cushy time as far as dealing with owners go. He has about 80 in work and has 3 millionaire owners so barely has to chat to anyone about his horses (anyone being Questioning owners) . some stables with big syndicate owners the poor Trainers must spend 90% of their day filling in owners , when some of them they've never even met. What a nightmare that must be as you collect the money and give excuses, updates , blah blah . I suspect in NZ's leading stable Jenna would be doing that role. Picking on a team driving example seems pretty pointless in this argument. Although Stewards in Australia Are VERY GOOD and take no shit from the participants as you are making out. I know that many that are currently barred /restricted it's a wonder anyone is left racing 😆🤣 Legend John McCarthy currently DQ as well. As for 'Favouratism' for Grant.?? Bullshit mate. Trista did a one year DQ for changing ground in the home straight one time when star 50 win Trotter (another old Nz one) OUR OVERANOVA won a trot at Albion driven by Grant .there's No Favouratism in a ONE YEAR DQ Mr Galah ? 😂😁 Australian stewards here got rid of VERY High profile cheats . so can't agree with that in the slightest my friend. Gleesons, Webberleys, one of the fricken Halls is still out in WA, Hunter and Donahue in QLD (were top of the tree once) , Fitzpatricks . I think BY FAR you have that wrong. Inca proving Nz is weak as Piss in getting to the bottom of anything. Although they did nab McGrath , so some credit to someone I guess catching them out ?? It's (trotting training) All like a GOOD GAME of CRICKET mate. All good while you're getting the runs, but you tempt fate with a rash shot, you could be caught out or Bowled at any old moment.

Fair enough. John is a great driver. Drove Harrison John with Gammalite-like style the other night and won accordingly. But he isn't on the training ticket for Diamond Racing, so can drive what he likes. It feels like he does a lot of the training work himself though. But just thought he would be feeling awkward in a photo finish if it came to that ,if he was alongside with someone elses horse. It does happen occasionally though, Chris Alford (one of Australia's best ever drivers) often drove Queen Elida for her Nz ex-pat trainer and owners against his wife's trotter Sleepee , and others. our top Pete McMullen will very rarely drive against wife Chantel Turpins trotters , even though he does all the work with them and is too 'shy' to go on the training ticket as trainer. In the wild West , Inderdominion winning driver Gary Hall JNR actually broke the rules IMO. they are going too far with him driving horses still in his dad's name as trainer (the famous Gary Hall SNR trainer of I'm TheMightyQuinn) , as they have always done . BUT last Friday, in race 4 at Gloucester Park Gry JNR had a horse in listing himself as Trainer, and then had someone else drive it (Regal Cheval) while he drove the expensive NZ Purchase SKYLOU for his father. That sort of thing stinks, and has always been against the rules . Trainers Should NOT be allowed to drive horses in the same race for Other Trainers. Reeks of race fixing.

A nice strong drive by Korbyn today with a Trotter he trains out at the Woodend Beach . for some relatives the owners. Well done again Korbyn at 16-1 odds too. In Race 10 Timaru SPECIAL EFFECTS trotted away beautifully for him and powered to the lead and won well. quite a nice trotter. BUT unfortunately , in race 4 VERY MAJESTIC galloped away , and lost too much ground from the stand. Along with the other 3 unruly horses all galloping madly off the second row. the 4 Unrulys All out the back Notice = One of those was driven by John Dunn for another Trainer , and he did the same in the last race of the day driving the favourite TAKE THE DEAL for someone , while the Diamonds junior RHarrison battled hard with the Dunn stable runner JUDINE in the same race. Is that sort of weird that John Dunn is trying to beat his stable horses of Very Majestic and Judine for other trainers ?? sort of doesn't feel right 🤔 as Surely. He is hoping that Very Majestic and Judine are winning those races ???

yes they will be pressured heaps soon. Leap to Fame will be doing that . He won with a leg in the air during a sudden heavy shower last night. jogging 55 second last half in neutral gear. Must of been a weird feeling for our best horseman Pete McMullen and good young local driver Matt Elkins . (they Quinellaed both races 3 and 5 at Albion, BUT jammed in between, they were both exactly 20 lengths behind LEAP TO FAME in the fast class R4 unable to keep up with their 2 runners ) some sharp contrast for them in a short space of time 😂 one was that old Addinton runner FIREFOX. (also a Sweet Lou) you could be right about Sweet Lou's. I thought JOLIEMONT would of been a Strong chance this year and progressed as a 4 yearold well into Cup class contention after a 'Solid 4th' in the NZ Derby last December behind Merlin. but hasn't done much really 🤔. Spirit of St Louis seemed a good stayer and was a good winner over distance (occasionally) Thank you for your kind sentiments regarding the football team win 🙂. Go the mighty Brisbane Lions !!! AFL is a religion in Aus (and much more enjoyable than Islam too 🤣👍.) and my son rang from UK and chatted for an hour on facetime about the great Grand Final last night , when I hardly ever hear from him otherwise. so I am over the moon. Daughter Fiona working in London too . both been gone a year and a half now (both played Aussie rules at a high level in their teens. Fiona at State level) before injury and studies took over. now world travelling in their 20's.

Just looking at that horse. A nice 7th in the Derby last year to finish a handy 4 wins from 10 starts 3 year old season. WAG STAR has had Only 4 starts this year ?? for 2 wins. Do you think he has soundness issues maybe? I ALways thought a horse's absolute PEAK year would be as a 4 yearold . and yet Just the 4 starts for $30,000 ? it's like his best chances are slipping by. we'd be giving 4 year olds 40 starts in Australia lol. Hey about the 'Sweet Lou' that Won the Canterbury Classic ? TACT McLEOD. He won really well (and could be a 'staying' Sweet Lou rather than speed horse?) It only had 6 starts last year as a 4 year old as well ?🤔 and Only 11 starts this year for 6 wins. he'll soon be 6 with best years behind him? and only got 100k so far. You really don't have enough races in Nz to make Good winning use of some horses talents. and did you see HARRISON JOHN win R4 ? John Dunn driving a very exceptional race there. Not copping any team effort from the Cullen runners at all , and winning with Gusto. left Sam out 3 wide when they came round the field 🤣. John is such a tryer. gives it everything. good on him. Great win by that horse. And Go Brisbane Lions !!! Premiers 2024 ! i'm so happy I have tears. Last time they won the Premiership the greatest horse I have seen , BLACKS A FAKE was just starting out . went on to win millions and 4 Interdominions (twice 2nd too) . Now a generation later the Lions are winning again and we have LEAP TO FAME winning the Interdominions for QLD. (and NZ CUP real soon) A beautiful 20 year swing!! . I won't make it to the next one I don't think (20 year swing 🤣 )

Chief will be out and about trying to win the rich Hawkes Bay Guinea's tomorrow too with CAPTURED BY LOVE , the only filly in race 5 against the big bad boy 3 yearolds. $2.50 odds. All the very best to Win the Day down at Hastings Chief !! She is a real live chance and have all my fingers and toes crossed she gets the money in that Big Group 2 event 🤞💰👍

Hopefully you blokes are keen on some of the Big races coming up ? with the Top Horses having a crack for the Big prizes. tonight we have some handy ones. BEACH BALL is bouncing back into action tonight after his solid NZ Cup 3rd last year. Paying $19 / $5 place tonight race 8 . go boy !! HARRISON JOHN at $6 is in race 4 and racing beautifully . go you good thing !!💰 ARDENS MEMORY for Allstars drawn 2 and won last 2 starts as well . Yes Please !! for some 5-1 there in race 9.🍻 ALWAYS BE MATTIE in race 6 Alex Park , beat Mark Purdon who trailed it last start. Must be good to do that ? i'm convinced lol. and 4-1 excellent. BETTER ECLIPSE in the Kilmore Cup (that he won last year as well) is on at 10.30 your time so you're probably asleep for that one. 😁 The current Auckland Cup defending Champion looks well placed to get some of the $3.50 on offer tonight. He is near 2nd Best horse in Australia. BRISBANE LIONS at $2.15 for the AFL Grand Final tomorrow . I'm all over that and cheering like mad for the Brisvegas Stars to outstrutt the Swans in front of 90 to 100 thousand people tomorrow at the MCG. wish us luck to get the win there after the narrow 5pt loss last year 😉👍🏆 go Boys !!!! WALLABIES v All blacks at $11-1 tomorrow !!!! no way!! . (No Way would you take them that is 😂😂 ) Go AB's !!🤣😎

He bought a slot in the trot the 'Ascent' I see on the same day. Maybe we can pick the winner of the Velocity by the Slot holder before knowing who the horse is? 😆. The list at the beginning of Chief's thread here. I'll go for number 4. Montana Park stud (that's in QLD) and Dean Shannon is blessed really in these sort of things , and of course races MERLIN . near best NZ horse. Would love to see no9. Arna Donnelly Racing win it though !! she is doing great really, and had the 4th best 3 year old last season in the country (with Joliemont 4th in the Nz Derby to Merlin) I wonder if she has any nice 3 year olds this year/season to put in the VELOCITY ? ??

Who is Small car world ? sounds like a small player ? 😆 yes it is probably companies likely to buy slots as can use it for Tax/expenses right-off , etc. actually I was telling balderdash by saying the bloke in QLD buying a slot was a average Joe, when really( now I think about it) he is quite a wealthy man these days. was just normal when I raced him. NevertheLEss if you guys were more 'motivated' and ''keen to support the industry and race one of the Top 10 horses in the 2 Nations BOAY could/would/should of bought a Slot 👍🍻 and a few of us Average Joes raced a BIG winner (in halvies with the actual owner for the day ) and a great old time once a year. But everyone here Far To Negative to anything proactive like that. Probably could of roped in Chief Stipe ? maybe not 😂 but TABman would of been a starter I reckon. He seems to know a good thing when he sees it. not many of us left.

It's part of a HRNZ race program . So you guys are wrong if you think HRNZ should not be contributing to it's feature races ? that's just rediculous. Who said the Slot races are supposed to be self funding anyway? that's just your guys wishful thinking because you want the money for someone else. As some believe the Cambridge /North Island racing should be stopped because Canterbury deserve it more because there's more players there (whether involved in the industry or as punters) pretty much a LOP-Sided Pyramid ? lol😂 We used to pay acceptance fees to start horses in races at one stage, until someone worked out that you had to pay the competitor to turn up , with some petrol money or so , so everyone gets a few bucks for turning up now. even if at the back. The feature are only run Once per year each , and the people at HRNZ have expert staff that allocate the annual budget of prizemoney as they see fit. I'm sure they are doing the best job they can , like any accountant does at any company, to pay all the workers/participants. Queensland sadly has just the one month of Group Racing per year , with ALL the features. NZ being much better off , running features through the year so is way more entertaining . I think it's pretty cool the new Features for Show Day anyway. personally, .I sort of think the NZ DERBY should of been bought forward to that date (from December) , for various reasons , but will definitely settle for a Brilliant Slot races contest for the 3 yearolds . Will be an absolute cracker!! 🏆 Viva La Velocity !!

What a lot of balderdash. you must of missed the many threads where I've argued the point with Brodie about putting races on regularly for the Battlers. and Cambridge have been doing that. The Base of the Pyramid racing. Brodie has put many threads to can them as dogmeat. and they only race for $45-50 k for the entire meeting. Here's Brodies Pyramid for you 😁😉 and by the way , the Slot holders DON"T have to be the elite either. so you got that wrong too. An average joe friend of mine had a slot in the Queensland one , and therefore the opportunity to race a GREAT horse for a day. was thrilled to bits. What an amazing innovation by forward thinking people. Well done NZ harness going with the times and putting these amazing races on for Not just the BEST Horses, (and elite owners as you say) But some Happy savvy slot holders from all walks of life too. NZ gallops will have em' soon to keep up with the best innovations going. 👍🏆

They have race sponsors as well Ranga( investing some for their profile and taxes purposes lol) also what a great way to spend some of the millions they (HRNZ) have to allocate each year in Prizemoney, by assembling some of the best fields of horses ever seen in these quality race's. also they need to get the 3 Placegetter's to return a profit . it's probably $250,000 for 1st/ $100,000 for 2nd and $50,000 for 3rd , with $100,000 split between the other 7 runners to cover their transport costs and that. (for a $500,000 slot race) So they do need HRNZ to chip in something. An excellent idea to help out where they can 😆. (don't listen to the Brodster.😉 nothing 'Diabolical 'about it lol . great racing is great racing. The best of the best. )

Being the same total Prizemoney (of $1/2 million ) for the 'Velocity' and the ''Ascent' at Addington as we had with the New 'Protostar ' 2 year old slot race in July. I imagine it would cost the same Ranga. $30,000 + GST to get in these events. Queensland needed ballots to assemble the field of slot holders. (8 Queensland applicants went in ballot for 3 slots) and another Ballot of 10 applicants were drawn for 5 slots) Ladbrokes (the main sponsor) kept 2 slots in the 10 horse field.. And as if Kevin Seymour's luck is running hot enough with LEAP TO FAME he won a slot, and then won the race with FATE AWAITS picking up the $1/4 million first prize in a Fantastic 1.50.6 for the 2 yearolds. absolutely flying. here was the media release about the slot holders and Price. (Seymour = Solid Earth) as he is a property developer multi millionaire and someone the ATC should call in to help lol) The $500,000 Ladbroke’s Protostar for two-year-old pacers is Queensland’s new showpiece event and will be held during the Constellations Carnival as part of the “Blacks A Fake” final night at Albion Park on Saturday, July 27. The feature introduces the slot race concept in the north. Two “slots” were reserved for the sponsor Ladbrokes, and a further eight slots for $30,000 plus GST each. Successful slot-holders are Ladbrokes (2); Gemma Hewitt; Jamie Durnberger-Smith; Solid Earth; Goozdolphin Racing; Daren Garrard Racing; Terry Cluse; Aaron Dunn Racing; and GSM Racing.

I see Chief posted the Pacers Slot holders , so here are the 3 year old trotter Slot holders for SHOW day. If I was any of these slot holders , I would fly to Melbourne Saturday and pay the flights for KEAYANG ZAHARA complete with travel boots , blankets and anything else , as she is one of the best 3 year old trotters ever seen, and Will WIN if she lines up. (she is $1.10 fav this week won all 6 starts and trotting 1.57 MR already. She is quite special . Look at that trotting action in photo where she Won the Vic Sires stakes recently. Tremendous. .

A new first Brodster. 😂 Have to say I agree with all six of your points here. And some are quite important for/about the harness racing industry future too. a bit of worrying times for sure.

I see . it is a mare . and just the one win per year for her. spose that's better than some , but not by very much lol. Being a mare i'd try her with a tail tie. Used to drive all the Mares with their tail tied straight back to the cross-bar under the dust sheet. This kept their attention well and were surprisingly more concentrating when you did that. A bit like a dog or a cat , who is playing , fighting or whatever mood it's in , and using it's tail for signalling intent. Once you grab it by the tail you have it's full attention and concentration then lol. and it will be reacting to your moves thereafter lol. The geldings never seemed to use their tail like that , so didn't tie them hardly at all . Mentioned the other day about the use of Boring poles and/or rein burrs on stallions. (When we saw most of the field in the open trot at Addington had one on) this was similar to keep their attention , when the going got tough. Gammalite and Lightning Blue and Colt Thirty One all wore 'Poles' even though not hanging or anything. just a device to keep there attention. and won a lot of races when they almost certainly wouldn't of won what they did without it. Didn't use Bit Burrs at all as found them too aggressive and you need to be able to 'steer the horse accurately' at all times and there's a chance they could interfere with that requirement. Did you say SUNDEE's SON had 2 poles on at one stage ? one each side ? that would be incredible. I've never seen that anywhere ever. He was a bit of a rogue at one stage jumping around all over the place from memory. John sure got him going straight in the end though. Straight into the record books with that amazing Dominion win that time . and 34 wins total. Sure got his attention in the end. and the attention of the nation. Fantastic Trotter . goat probably.

well he's 'Unleashed' anyway. What a great driving display today with getting the Win with Rock Lobster in a perfect drive for unhinged Nigel and his Westview team in race 1. A 10/10 drive from the unruly position in the first race today at Banks Peninsula. Then backed up with a fabulous drive on Nigel's trotter in race 3 on Very Majestic . driving perfectly from the unruly start position as well , ended up trailing the hot favourite of Allstars and grabbed late for 2nd , but a 10/10 drive again IMO. and Korbyn had a crack in the Junior Drivers race with Major Happy in Race 6. If you watch the video the very poor Non-trying horse Couldn't even keep with the mobile towards the start point, and was throwing it's head around up the home straight trying Not To Go at all. But somehow Korbyn got the squib of a thing to run 3rd beaten a head and a neck. some sort of miracle . I'm giving KORBYN NEWMAN a maximum 30/30 for those 3 drives today . A fantastic effort . Korbyn Just the needs the chances . He won the last at Oamaru last Sunday with a perfect drive too on a Telfer runner. Very well done young man !!!!!