Gammalite

some interesting points . Another of the 6 Stewart Grand final winners was NZ prepared as well HEZA PUNK ROCKER who won the first race last Sat impressively (for 4 yearold colts/geldings) had 5 starts in NZ last year for 2 wins, and has only run 3 starts in Australia. picked up $75k the other night. so nothing wrong with Nz conditioners either. Victorian trainers are as good as any other state?. they are plenty good chop lol 😁😅There's plenty of them including the Gaths, who won Interdominions with old Nz trotters like Tornado Valley and the Miracle Mile and Nullibor million recently with Catch A Wave. Jess Tubbs has Just Believe trotting brilliantly and in the Pacing division Bettor Eclipse was 2nd in the Interdominion then won your Auckland Cup . Excellent 10/10 trainers IMO. Emma Stewart of course using the talent of Tubbs partner Greg Sugars and Kate Gath to steer many of their runners when they can. Of course you can expect First class results. Just as ALLSTARS have achieved the amazing 2, 3 and 4 year old success in NZ over more than a decade, these Victorian results are achieved almost annually now by the Emma Stewart stable because they Directly Set a large number of horses for it (and the Breeder's Crown ) over the years , and is their prime focus. McMullen and Dixon dominate our annual TRIAD here Qld doing the same thing . and Win nearly all the 2, 3 and 4 yearold finals each year by Concentrating quite a few horses on it. Telfer is attempting to Group place many young horses there now , in both Islands , in these sort of races , and with Numbers, and Experience , they will get better at it as years go by. They're doing fairly reasonable already. good luck to em'. 🏆 they have some 'Normal People' owners as does the Emma Stewart Lot of horses, (and Dunns) instead of Multi millionaires like Mark Purdon, Barry Purdon, and Grimson and Grant Dixon that own most (nearly all) of their stables equine number. so always cheer on Emma Stewarts (and Telfers and Dunns) for sure !!! a lot of regular folk supporters/owners/staff they do look after and try and win for....... which is fantastiiic , and great to see them so competitive in Group racing.

HRNZ are trying to put races on for the few competitors that are left. At a nice horse area. Hobart on a small island nation like the North Island ran with 45 horses the other night. If they Don't HARNESS RACING will Cease to exist. as the few left wouldn't have any races. A job of the HRNZ is to provide racing for the people , not return a profit for Brodie and his harness and organiser Hating mates. you guys so used to hating on your government and the like , you couldn't run a chook raffle it seems. If they can't come up with The Mega Tiny amount of $45k to $50k stakemoney for a Mega Tiny meeting each week to support the trainers like Chilcott and the few others , then that is is pretty POOR IMO. one Saturday galloper gets earns that piddley amount for a win on it's own . surely you can't begrudge $45k being allocated to 6 winners each Week . surely not ? why is $45k so much important to Canterbury than Waikato ? the trainers there NEED RACES for their owners. CAN em'all like Dog meat ya reckon ? absolute disgrace reading that. An analogy would be = like an airline CEO saying "stuff the regional centres , we're not flying there. That costs us money " not enough people support it . Let's just have the money making CHch- Sydney run where there are more participants so we make money faster'. the rest of the people can GO JUMP In the sea and start swimming to get anywhere lol 🤣

The Vic-bred Finals are ALL run and Emma Stewart stable wins all the Pacing Finals ok. Quinellaed them all too. with a couple of First Fours at good odds to boot. Jackie Barker won 2 Finals at 14-1 (2 yearold Fillies) and 16-1 (3 year old Colts) odds and beaten a nose only in the (3 year old Fillies at 16-1 odds as well . would of won in 2 more strides. What a treble that would of been for her. Aaron Bain syndicate horses were 3 of them . so there were bucketloads of owners successful on the night too. with a small piece of some pie each.

hope you got to see the 3 year old trotting filly. race 2. That was sensational performance . KEAYANG ZAHARA . now won 6 from 6 and burst away with a Sprint that matches the Pacers. (after working around field too) then took a sit . She'll be the next Scotch Notch. The Lee family should book her on the plane now for Trotting Derby and Oaks at Addington as she looks better than Sunny's Sister (who won both last December) at same stage.

well Mantra Blue was impressive. AKLD . wonder why Zac not driving? must of got concession of some kind I spose?. seems a strange one on one of the best horses going. (potentially) and at Addington young NathanP going ok without dad's help it seems. I think they said Blair pops in to Rolleston a couple of times a week ?. to work the team. So they WON the 3 races tonight they had Pacers in ok . The ConArtist, Vessem, Mr Kaplan. the LUBY loopy trotter needs a trip the beach to run along with Dunn's trotters though 😂

hahaha. they're all good races. just watch most without a bet too. Funnily enough a lot of folk complain about the stable-mates helping each other a little , but I just love it. Is so hard on your own , but when there's a few of you , it can really help put the opponents to the sword, and is fascinating to watch. will be interesting how they deal with Duchess Megzit later. (I know what i'd do 😁🤣) those 2 trots we mentioned already the Dunn pair, and the McCaffrey pair were spot on. I'd Tip Mark Purdon anytime. He had one drive tonight and so it would be BEST BET. but he ran 2nd lol. in race 1 beaten by Matty White . (Mark just a shadow of former self 😋?) The trot field in race 6 has the whole field in great form !! a true credit to all the Trainers there. I'm gunna go BOLT FOR THE HILL. as since when has David Butcher on the back marker ever had a good trotter? can't remember any . so i'll go for the amazing SPEEDING SPUR colours of the Dickies. whatta a fantastic trotter he was 🏆 (winning the Great Southern Star one year)

fair comment. Just looking at the McCaffrey quinella with the young trotters at Auckland , they did it very well. young Emily did a fine job there Had to laugh at Phelan with the 2 favourites as he galloped and baulked his stable-mate the hot favourite 'Meant To Be' into a gallop as well. I Shouldn't laugh at others , but seriously ?. You couldn't possibly bet on some of these races on Friday feature nights. both Addington and Alexandra Park full of galloping horses . is looking like Riccarton and Ellerslie 😂

well that was 2 unplaced runners , that weren't even in contention of running a place. up the home straight. No one was unlucky anyway. no con there. What do you think about Race 2 Addington just now though? race 2 13th Sept Addington. was Frazzled driven out well by Harrison? , or was the more senior stable driver John getting the rub of the green and all the favours aboard Ya Rite Darl . 😆😋🍻

you need Sires Stakes racing. Victoria has about the same population as New Zealand 6mill odd, so probably about the same in People involved in harness racing too . The Sires Stakes are a real crown for the breeders , owners and Trainers so need to be supported. Mark Purdon winning the 3 year-old Sires 10 times in a row in Cup week I think , so is matching the Vic Emma Stewart barn with massive results. simply outstanding training. The Big Race used to be the NZ Cup and the Interdominion . They tried to throw money at the last Interdominion , with it being worth a million. But it was a flop . the format is too tough on the speed horses of today, and no Kiwi's turned up recent years. The one thing SYNonymous with harness racing too, was the Interdominion Championships. , Standing starts are a relic of the past too. Too many punters lose their money once these days on a bad start and are put off always thereafter. so The NZ CUP has even had a lot of criticism for this reason. Speaking of which the CUP- showday NZ FFA double also a thing of the past . Copy That and Swayzee not starting in the FFA after winning the Cup the past 3 years. 😳 . that's so poor. And Likewise the Nz FFA winner Self Assured (for the past 2 years) , didn't start in the Cup !! the near best horse in NZ ? who has won a NZ CUp years ago . not even bothering to start in it again ??😳 OMG That is quite Un-believable that could happen. It shows that a TOUGH 2 Mile race like that Cup race is not in the best interests of the horse either these days? . and they don't even get a bloody handicap and can start off the front every year they compete too. 🙄. incredible. So the scheduling needs a serious tweek? . ( a week between the Cup and FFA is my advice)

go watch some of the Olympics replays then. or soccer. Plenty of different sports with matches on all the time. some may extract a yawn though so take care. Harness racing races some of the most Exciting sights as far as competition in any sport goes on the planet, I watch harness racing because it is short bursts of action of some of the most Skilled horsemen (and women) , that we can watch each week. Plus I love animals as worked with them 30 years half my like exactly and it gives you real passion/compassion. Is very sad the beautiful sport is going so backwards in NZ ,. Or not enjoying Cambridge racing or mile racing, or slot racing or .. or .... no one seems to like anything anymore. sign of the times I spose , and the death of harness racing. I can't say how extremely highly, I admire and exalt the accomplishments of Allstars in recent years, and also Luke McCarthy and Emma Stewart , and Grant Dixon too after decades of hard 'Toil' . fantastic stuff. I'm still sceptacle about the rise of trainer GRIMSON and him taking the NZ Cup last year. 😂 the Queenslander (who went to the GRIN race at Cambridge) f..ked him up in the Group 1 Len Smith mile at Menangle last Sat when he had 4 runners in that , including the great NZ mare Aaardie's Express (who ended up out the back) nothing BORING in that race anyway 🤣 was action stations for top drivers Cam Hart and Callaghan lol. great stuff !!!! WINX used to be a very poor 'Betting' spectacle for years. but galloping folk didn't start yawning so that helped keep that sports HIGH Profile anyway. A true Privilage to see these great races in Aus and NZ (USA is too far away to get support)

The semi's are completed in the VicBred series. last Saturday at Melton the 12 semi's were run and Won for the 2 , 3 and 4 year olds with Fillies and colts divisions . you had to run in the 'First SIX' in the 12 horse fields to qualify for the BIG Finals. Emma Stewart Barn qualified 34 of their 39 Semi-Finalists . A staggering achievement really😳. They won 9 of the 12 Semi's run . beaten a head and a neck in 2 other semi's. The last race of the evening they didn't have one in 😅. (the mare that would of been in that one ran in the Eureka in Sydney instead.) finishing with 6 quinella's and 3 trifecta's.🏆 will they (Stewart barn) win All SIX of the Rich Grand Finals ?? some of the best training feats ever seen on the planet. a lot of the rivals are No Slugs . this is Group Level racing . just amazing.

Re: comment on the team driving you mention. Emma uses a variety of top drivers all the time , who are rivals when driving every other race. They just do the job for the stable as any Top Nz stable with multiple runners would do in a Big races with 4-5 runners in it or similar. Allstars used to use Orange, Williams, Cox and that in a similar manner in the NZ Sires Stakes racing , Derbies and that with 5 runners engaged. those races Very similar to what you are mentioning. just good strategy really. And yes you are right. From the PUnter's Point of View you mentioned . there is chaos. You wouldn't even Consider Betting anything on ANY of the ''Non Team runners in these sort of races . I actually find this exciting as half the field is eliminated as a chance straight up ! 😎 if you have Multiple Allstars or Emma Stewart runners. and my chances of collecting on my bets are way higher. example: Dunn's have just resumed racing a Lot of mid class horses there. 6 runners in the race. The Maurice Holmes Vase and New Brighton Cup were on recent weeks , and Immeadiately you know they will be the main chance as with several runners 'Not Knocking each other around" you must be a huge chance of them winning. I backed Dalton Shard both times (mainly because I know one of the owners who is a top bloke, and his horse is now Qualified for NZ Cup 🏆 !! fantastic) . would love to see that horse win it , but it won't.. A lot of folk betting took Charlie Brown in those 2 races at Addington recently ( cause John driving it ) but with several runners engaged he has other options (Trainer RobertD does anyway) and they did it well.

The TAB Eureka is run and Won. The leading stables in the country to the fore, with Luke McCarthy training and driving the winner as I predicted. He had jumped onto DON HUGO . an impressive winner. and picks up a cool $million dollars in less than 2 minutes ! great stuff. helps Harness racing Live on ! Stable-mate EYE KEEP SMILING (driven well by Sugars) running a solid 5th. The Emma Stewart trained runners finishing 2nd and 3rd and 6th . A mighty return. a fabulous training efforts . (Adding on to training the winner last year Encipher that beat LEAP TO FAME at 25-1 odds) a great training effort when not in home state. and finally a quick shout out to Queenslands best as well , Pete McMullen a close up 4th at the end of the Eureka with Wisper A Secret. picks up 100k and gave it a great shake for a minute. Congrats to the Champions of Eureka 2024 Don Hugo and Luke McCarthy .

you are pretty accurate with this i'm thinking. the boots are a protective aid in case there is an incident where the horse is caused to gallop or any sort of race incident occurs they've got some leg protection . esp for their tendons which are quite exposed at the back there. only a very few tap a knee boot these days. I think 2 of NZ's best pacers are out with tendon injury actually in AKUTA and MILLWOOD NIKE. possibly a loose shoe doing the damage with them. The poles are an interesting Apparatus. Most horses run straight without a pole . I remember it being used more as a ''concentration thing' at one stage. Gammalite in my avatar picture there has one on and Lightning Blue always wore won as well. The 2 horses winning 3 Interdominion Finals and a NZ CUP between them. They had a Burr strip wrapped around the Lugging pole midshaft , Lightning Blue also had a bit burr on the side of his head as well. Grant here put one on his stallion Colt Thirty One as well . who won about 50 races at Albion and contested the 2019 Interdominion at Alexandra Park . going the wrong way round with his pole there lol. made him struggle a bit to adapt. How they worked was , when the going got tough in a race and you were reining them up , or running the burr through mouth or anything like that , in the closing stages the burrs would sort of aggravate the horse slightly (like the whip does) by rubbing against them to keep these stallions 'mind on the task at hand' and almost sort of annoyed , if you like . Just like a person they go 'Harder' at it, when angry (aggravated/agitated) . just like with what whip use does with them. therefore are more likely to be closer to the Win than not .

That open trot was quite a funny watch tonight. The ORDEAL Cup race 5. They sure love a lugging pole on their open class trottersin NZ . 8 of the runners had a near side lugging pole on ! quite extraordinary . I've never seen so many in one race. You could see them all clearly with the great camera work as they zoom in on each runner going down the back straight the last time. The cameraman does wonderful work with those images on all the South Island tracks. including the large grass ones. first class vision. Amazingly the only horse in the top 8 with out a lugging pole as they thundered down the back straight was the favourite Mighty Logan. The horse that really needed one too 😁, as it ran off on the first corner and put 2 rivals out of the race lol. just so much Irony !!!

yes that was a very 'unusual circumstance. An 'officiating Steward was warned off for life 😂, for being in the know of what horses to swab (and which ones Not to, at country NSW meets ) Cameron a very good driver at the time from quite a famous family. they had a rare grey horse called LOMBO POCKET WATCH that won millions about 15 years ago. think it set near the Australian record for consecutive wins . Wonder if they were swabbing it ? 😋 (tongue in cheek). Blake Fitzpatrick still been going at Menangle many years now and a 'trotter' specialist mainly, They're a bit like the Williamson Family over there with their exploits and success. Greg Bennett was like Blair Orange , the states leading reinsman. He must of done more devious things to not be relicensed after serving his time I spose. I thought it was 7 years he got around 2013, so must be having trouble getting back in as you say. Hey ! as a Bird lover Mr Galah, you would love the beautiful Kookies that come round here each morning . They perch up on an aerial (here's my neighbours just now at 6am) and let rip with some great song. There was 2 pairs of Kookaburras for a long time, but one got hit by a car during a low swoop near the near-by bushland in June. I took his body off the road (wasn't me that hit it , I was just going past and saw him ) and then I burst out crying for some reason. was just such a sad moment 😭. Cars do so much damage too wild life around Australia (and no doubt NZ as well) it's just sickening. Anyway 2 months on from that, the one who lost his mate is still hanging around with the other couple for company. the song is down one beat , but the 3 sure make a Big Noise still. fantastic.

probably with noting that 3 races earlier , DENIFOSTOVA also drew the outside barrier on a Telfer runner in the Junior drivers race. Driving Medina Magic. Again had to drop back to the rear and DID try and mount a run from the rear out wide on the final bend. Sort of lost some ground as they straightened and was still last at that point . Balanced up and came home well for 4th in the 9 horse field. was quite a margin from winning (4 lengths+) so she would of been taking that all into consideration by the time the last race (the race in question . no one is criticising that effort. finishing about same distance from winner. Perhaps she thought she would try something different the 2nd time round to try and get closer ?Can't blame her really . and the outside Barrier is always a' Pig of thing' to Get anytime. and Denifostova had to do it twice in one night , the poor thing.

It's the richest race in the world for harness racing. so I do realize without NZ involvement the interest would be weak . but ever hopeful, tried to stir a tiny interest for harness racing fans. a bit like ignoring the Cox plate if you're a racing fans lol. The Nz slot race is Better ! the race by Grins getting great runners from our 2 countries and not restricted to 3 and 4 year olds like the Eureka. Just Believe winning the Slot trot and Rowe Cup double. and the last 2 Interdominions. seems strange to Not have top notch NZ trotters after decades of dominance. 'Sundee's Son' and 'Muscle Mountain' Not going to Australia to race did a bit of damage. the 'Aura' is gone. and now the Aussie Pacers are taking over. Grimson with the last NZ Cup win, Sugars won the Auckland Cup , Dixon will win this years Cup with the Interdominion Champion. Not many Nz horses even good enough to tackle the Interdominion these days. the end of it's great history could be near. Slot races are easier money. Could be Years before Nz win aNZ Cup or Interdominion again? especially with the top of the tree Mark and Nat (Allstars) sort of scaled right back. NZ harness racing Feature races could be in real dire straits ?.

sure it was a non winning effort to get held up in a small field. A shame, when she had a great amount of horse to work with at the quarter and could of just followed the circling runner . the horse was my selection for the race too. But it is a driver with just 35 starts lifetime. (always a risk against seasoned pro's) That's like so easy to make errors with that experience level. The bloody horse drew the outside gate too, so she would of had to be sharp and made some sort of race plan. Held up 3 back along the fence at the Finish Post probably not one of the Plans lol.😂🤣

thanks Blackie 👍 . the Odds sure are a little surprising 🤔 . I rate by several reasons and generally do fairly well. so lets crack this Eureka Open lol. with a First4. Numbers 8 , 12 and 13 are the emergencies unlikely to get a start. number 1 scratched already. 2/ BAY of BISCAY = the only 3 year old . probably too inexperienced to take on seasoned rivals?. 3/ MAJOR DELIGHT = well drawn with Junior driver. but she has won on this horse twice recently at Menangle driving her well so quite a strong chance. has Won 6 of her 8 starts at Menangle. 4/ EYE KEEP SMILING = well drawn for champion Menangle trainer Luke McCarthy . Luke knows every inch of Menangle and won this race last year. Horse beat Major Delight to win the NSW Sires Stakes here so might have the edge on her. Also won the Big Group 1 mares races in Brisbane defeating the highly rated NZer Aardie's Express in fast time in July. sure to go close. 5/ SURE THING CAPTAIN 6/ WISPER A SECRET and 7/ FREE THINKER the 3 Queenslanders with good form in home state. A LOT harder here and the drivers Sanderson, Pete McMullen and Dixon don't drive their best races here either. risking them in this. They might be a couple of seconds slower than some rivals too. (which turns into about 20m distance behind) 9/ HIGH ABOVE a very good Emma Stewart runner. good tough win last week and Kerryn has 4 out of 4 wins driving him. probably too inexperienced with just 9 race starts? 10/ DON HUGO Luke's other runner. strong staying effort last start plus some very quick Menangle wins under 1.50 to his credit. must be a chance. 11/ CAPTAINS KNOCK has been unplaced all 6 runs this year when racing further than 1700m. that would suggest is NO Chance in this race. 14/ NEVER ENDING quite a tough bugger racing over distance in the west quite often . so is more of a stayer than a speed horse like a lot of the good kiwi's. Hall Jnr not the worst driver to have and has won big races everywhere. Barrier draw gets him back a bit ? and working hard ? the Gammalite F4 then is Eye Keep Smiling at 10-1 a special , from Major Delight 7-1 in 2nd from the nice barriers. and with the star driver. and Big race trainers too. with Don Hugo and Never Ending fighting out 3rd and 4th. Eureka to that 🍻😎

Nearly the richest race going at $2,000,000 with a cool $mill for the winner this week at the Menangle slots. The Trainers : we have 3 from the Top stable of Emma Stewart , 2 runners from the 2nd Best Aus trainer in Luke McCarthy , 3 Queenlanders from the 3 very best QLD trains in Grant Dixon, Pete McMullen and Shannon Price, a local NSW Brad Hewitt and a wild Westy (from WA) the fav NEVER ENDING is running for Prentice. The Drivers : Emma Stewart using Cam Hart and Ashleigh Delosa (a junior 😳) and Kerryn Manning on her 3 runners. Emma always a great supporter of a lot of Lady driver's over the years as well as regular Mark Pitt in Victoria. Gary Hall Jnr (the I'm TheMightyQuinn man) drives the WA raider Never Ending. The Owners : Horse Owners are having to go in partnership with the 'Slot' owners. you would hope they are 50-50 but you wouldn't be surprised in what sort of deals are being made. The Aaron Bain/ Summit Bloodstock slot are already bending the concept by going 'Halvies' with the Danny ZAV slot and therefore trying to get their fingers in 2 pies , like they do all year round with $1000 dollar horses around the country with penny-share $10 owners. Had a blaze of glory by having last year's Winner ENCIPHER in their slot though , defeating champ Leap To Fame with a great Luke McCarthy drive that day. The Start : some controversy here with the race shortened to 2300m because the 2400m start point did not give any advantage to the inside runners (the 3 year year olds ) . The race being for 3 and 4 year olds Only. what a lot of bollocks . they already get the inside draws. just some whining owner looking for an edge. The Timing : some are grizzling because the rich Victoria Sires Stakes (I put some Heat results on another thread) are being run over these early Spring weeks as well, disadvantaging the VIc 3 and 4 year olds preparations . (the poor jolly things 😄) Encipher from last year had a nice EUREKA $1,000,000 collect so that was better than running against champion NZ filly AMORE VITA in the 4 year old Vic Sires Stakes anyway , Amore Vita had defeated her in the 2 and the 3 year-old Finals the 2 years previously. The TAB Market : do you guys have a market there? or Entain not up to the challenge? if you have one stick it on here would be good. The Chances : will have a look at some here during the week. and barrier draw and comment. all comments welcome of course (like where's Grimson ?😂) alas the Jess Tubbs/ Greg Sugars runner is out with colic . They won the NZ slot trot with Better Believe earlier this year is some consolation I guess.

you have to laugh as talk about unappreciative. Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock who WON the $2,000,000 Eureka last year by getting an EMMA Stewart runner (Encipher beating the upcoming NZ Cup winner LEAP TO FAME ) have sacked former star youngster , the Emma Stewart trained The Lost Storm from their slot for not being good enough 🤣. now are fishing for a late replacement tomorrow night at Menangle. hope the greedy buggers get last. The Lost Storm was 4th tonight at Melton in his Vic-bred 4 year old Sires heat. Emma winning with 2 of her 8 runners across the 6 heats run tonight. with 3 seconds and a third. 1 missed. A real highlight was some great driving from the 2nd row to quinella race 6 tonight for the Emma Stewart barn with High Above and the New Zealander 'Hes A Punk Rocker'. Kerryn Manning and Mark Pitt looking like Natalie Rasmussen and Mark Purdon with some brilliant driving in that one to run down the Mick Stanley favourite leading the race, and pay a juicy $10 quinella . great stuff. 3 amazing nights of EMMA Stewart Stable brilliance 🏆. The semi's will be interesting.

Night 2 . This will blow your socks off😁. well the opponents got their blown off anyway 😅 Kilmore Tonight : 8 x 3 year old Vic Sires Stakes races. 4 heats for colts and 4 for Fillies. Emma Stewart trained runners in all 8 Races = 8 winners. congrats for an amazing result ! winning drivers = Greg Sugars, James herbertson, Mark Pitt x 2, Jackie Barker, Kerryn Manning, Kate Gath and Cam Hart. Fantastic use of some of the best drivers around winning barriers = 9, 12, 4, 4, 9, 6, 6 and 2. with quite a few placings from wide barriers too. winning divvies = 6.90, 11.50, 1.20, 1.50, 1.60, 1.30 , 42.00, and 1.40 for KISS (the former kiwi ) in the last race. ( 5 shorties and 3 at better) total runners = 20 with 1 single winner, 2 x Trifecta's, 5 Quinellas , 2 x 1st/3rds, 3 unplaced and a happy punter or 2 about the place.💰🍻 An excellent effort by the Stable and all their workers !! On to Melton tomorrow night for the Vic bred 4 year olds heats. think they'll leave some of them to the opponents. Emma Stewart Barn sure to win some more though. Not sure where Petracca (last season Vic Derby winner) is?, and they're only in 5 of the 6 heats lol. can't win em' all lol.🤣

Well the results are in . not quite the 7 wins I predicted. Emma Stewart Barn only winning 5 of the 8 x 2 year old races. 3 Quinellas. Ran 2nd in the other 2 heats that Emma contested beaten 1/2 hd and 1/2 neck. (so very nearly 7 lol) Mick Stanley Winning 2 of the Vic bred heats .(The 'Rock N Roll Doo' trainer from NZ Cup and FFA 2 years ago) and a very handy trainer too obviously. moderate times of around 1.57-1.58 mainly run on the night.. but the 'Real good one' THE HIGHLIGHT REEL was the standout. Trapped 3 wide for first lap , then parked out the rest of it in 1.54. gunna be a u-beaut Big winner this bloke. Off to Kilmore now Tomorrow night (Thursday ) for the 8 x 3 year old heats. Emma has 20 runners so should near sweep the entire card ?? Even has Cam Hart and Greg Sugars engaged on some , so now using the 2 best drivers in Australia .. they'll be winning heaps. world class stuff.🏆💰

Bendigo has the 2 year old Colts and Fillies VIC-bred heats tonight. How do you beat the amazing Emma Stewart Barn of horses.?? (they won't) has Tremendous record in these sort of races year to year. Nearly every horse a 'star in the making'. 15 runners. most are unbeaten as yet. 9 are last start winners ,there's 3 first starters, and the other 3 horses ran 2nd at their last race starts. One of them THE HIGHLIGHT REEL was beaten a nose in our BIg $1/2 million 💰 2 yearold Slot race at Albion last month and picked up $100,000 for his trouble (nose behind Grant Dixon /Seymour flying horse) and ran a 1.50.6 mile .!!!😳 1.50 for a 2 yearold ?? they've gone stone mad 🤪. How can you possibly beat that ? might as well give up. 2 yearold running 1.50. Insanity . Clayton Tonkin (Emma's partner) owns THE HIGHLIGHT REEL himself too. the next Superstar of OZ. Emma will go close win 7 of the 8 heats tonight . (is Not in one of them lol 🤣) the first starters will probably even Win. What a SENSATIONAL training Outfit they are. so many 2 yearolds performing at the VERY TOP Level. Better than Allstars at peak I would guess ?