Gammalite

$20 Exacta with Mark and Nat . $6 quinella can't beeeelieve I didn't get that 🤕. Too busy mucking around with them in Copy That trifecta . and then that bugger didn't get 3rd. blast. Self Assured sure monstered David Butcher on Kango for the lead at one stage. and then kicked again for a brave 2nd . What a TOP trier horse he is. The 'Chief'Butcher needs his head read not taking a sit on Nat at that stage when she pressed for the lead. was just a sitting shot after to get run over, so a poor drive by David. Never saw the BIG Lew. was he in the race ? 😉

Yeah those were the days of best horses in my opinion . so did junior driver days there for a few years but too hard (Way Too Hard) against the local lads winning all the probationary races at the time . Namely a young Tony Herlihy and young Mark Purdon winning them all as they still are 40 years later .😂 . fantastic then. legends now lol. John Devlin was sending heaps of horses to Aus in the 80's through his South Auckland standardbred agency, so flew out with a plane load of those for him when the chance arose. and raced all round Aus with them. couple of handy ones . but mainly slow pluggers lol.. good enough to beat the Aussies though lol..

Great fun those summer nights at Alexandra Park . Back in my Nz days they had The Messenger meeting at Christmas time. was a great Christmas highlight for a young bloke on school holidays. Here's Locarno Winning in his dashing style at the end of 78' when the race (Messenger) was just for 4 yearolds and was my first visit there to see the live action. he went on to win a Miracle Mile later !! what a ripper horse. No Response was winning the National trot at Christmas too, on his way to winning the March Interdominion in spectacular style at Addington. Sapling winning the Auckland Cup towards the end of Summer in February , as Gammalite did winning the Cup too, a handful of years after that before yet another successful Interdominion campaign for that great warrior. Can see why they shifted the Cup to New years week as is holiday time , and a lot of people can go and see the best racing . Delightful Lady won her 2 Auckland Cups as well holding off the 'southern raiders . great stuff !!!

Yes for sure Walt, it was a great exhibition of the team numbers giving advantage. (I'm a fan of it as long as ALL members attempting the formation driving have equal and every chance) Like Ashley Locaz did in the video on this thread as a member of the numerical stable advantage. Telfers had some good results with 'team driving ' too last year , at Auckland mainly. As long as ALL runners are given a chance to WIN , then I have no problem with stable-mates chopping and changing the lead , etc. to suit their own needs , and to beat the 'main' dangerous rival like they (Allstars) did to Copy That . He (Copy That) certainly got the 'last Laugh' smacking them back with the last 2 Nz Cups since that race above that Amazing Dream won !🤣 good on him I guess 🏆

Thanks Chief. can watch that over and over. The 'Perfect' race plan. And probably Nat's very last win as a Trainer (with an Auckland Cup quinella) whatta great way to finish up. 🏆 Hayden Cullen with the Training credit last year when Self Assured won his second Cup with Nat still driving. (Cullen's gone quiet now at Telfer's ??) in rugby terms, it must be like leaving the Allblacks to play for the Wallabies in comparison 🤣😂 Tonight if Self Assured wins his 3rd Auckland Cup will be for a third Trainer , with young Nathan Purdon now getting the credits these days !! and Copy That can be beaten too. (by Self Assured twice recently and Akuta too)

Well he won't be racing them at the end , just following those BIG 3 in some way behind in all likelihood. the best 3 horses in Nz should trifecta this easy as Pie ! 🥧🍟 (you want chips with that?😂 They have the most exceptional '2 mile standing start form' including the last 3 NZ Cups and 2 of the last 3 Auckland Cups between them. Perhaps Ray Green is gunna use him (Lewbowski) as a battering ram ?? and try some team driving sort of thing ? 2 years ago in the Auckland Cup, Copy That was beaten into 3rd place by Amazing Dream with Mark and Spankem (Nat) , in some of the Best Team Driving ever seen on a Nz racetrack . (was The absolute best I've ever seen) check it out on replay, if you want to see ALLStars at their Absolute Premium Best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!🏆💰. so doubt that Ray Green wants that to see anything like that happen again....

Well the Interdominion is now run in December each year to end the season. and I think they would still like Nz competitors to turn up , as that is the tradition and reason for the thing. worth a $1million all up this year. I guess the running date of the Auckland Cup was to co-incide with an Autumn Campaign for the open class runners that took them trough the 'Waikato Mile' and 'The Race' at Cambridge >>>>>>> followed by the 'Taylor Mile' into 'Messenger' into the 'Auckland Cup' big finale. A BIG 5 race program . Copy That surprisingly only won one of them so far with form 2142. wonder if he can finish with a win Friday?? then they all have the winter off (or go to QLD ) and come back in the Spring to get ready for the Cup in Nov.

Love Kensei mate. ridden by Larry Olsen from Brisbane who was actually our next door neighbour when running the trotters. So we were on board in the Cup, at about 20-1 as Larry stormed up the fence with Kensei. Can still remember the yelling and screaming of encouragement , and the dancing all round the living room by one and all even now, as he hit the line in 1st place . bloody champion lol 😄🏆💰🏇

Empire Rose was so big (long in stature) that she is one of the only ones ever raced to often have the barrier stall not fully closed behind her at the start of a race , because she didn't fit in properly lol....

none I don't think. She looks pretty grumpy in the photo in this thread though 😄 at the finish of the Cup , like she wants to get stuck in to someone lol...... but it's more of a stallion thing to savage at the other horses mostly. 'So Si Bon' who is still racing here each week used to Bite savagely at rivals, on occasion and was eventually gelded Late-on. He ran 2nd on Saturday actually at Morphetville R5, to a good little horse named after one of your posters in 'Foxy Freda'

Great try Chief !!! , the Big girl a fantastic Nz winner of the Melbourne Cup for Laurie Laxon . and holding out Natski in the photo below, .............just like Mankato was holding out My Brown Jug to win by a neck . and nearly getting a hickey for his trouble 😂. Freda on the money . Empire Rose , A big Chestnut like the beautiful champ Manikato who was winning his 3rd CF Orr Stakes (run at Sandown that year)

Yes I see they have been watching some of the New Zealand behaviour lol, and trying to put the 'Bite' on the opposition, when unable to get past them lol. Com'on Chief . for a bit of famous moments trivia, See if you or your nz galloping mates here at BOAY, can name the 'Bitee' ? and the 'Biter' ?in the photo in a Group 1 😁.

seems to win plenty over here in Aus ok. so if it's that tough for Nz jockeys to win in Aus as you say, he must be an absolute standout and Fully worthy of Hall Of Fame honour. great ride in the William Reid Stakes a couple of months ago in the Moonee Valley Group 1 . picked up a cool 600k in prizemoney there so good to see the connections not wasting time and money . 1st 11. Imperatriz (7) T: M.W.Walker J: O.P.Bosson 56.5kg $600,000 As at the end of the 2021 season, Bosson has won: over 1,800 New Zealand races. 78 Group 1 races (10 in Australia).

Only accidently mate, when there's a dramatic slowing of the pace. usually caused by a horse galloping in confined space and coming back on some trailing runners behind it suddenly. Some horse's will almost 'prop' when they go off stride as are not capable of galloping properly with the hopples restraining that action, and get a fright. A horse with a leg in your sulky would mean you both pull up to a standstill (out of the race) immeadiately. then you can lift the horse out .it's usually keen to get itself out by that stage as well lol 😄 A horse can't 'Pull' it's way into the sulky (cart) ahead of it in a race in general, as the pacing action is much lower than what is needed to lift a leg into the sulky directly in front of it. They can certainly puncture your tyre though !

The Big Lebowski by 10 lengths ............. The Galah by 10 lengths in the end too!!!.. 🤣. Brookie 2nd as well so a BIG Galah Lebowski 14 points scored. FINAL TOTAL....... Points Total The Galah 62 Points and WINNER , winner chicken dinner..🏆 a Big Lebowski type performance lol... congrats. Chief Stipe 50 points, Mikey 40 pts , Trotsfan 34 pts, Blackie 30 pts, Brodster 26 pts, Gamma 22 pts, Unhinged 24 pts

Dr Tim 4th as the three Lady drivers run the trifecta ! well done ladies at $120 trifecta. Mikey up to 40 points and Chief finished for the night on 50 points !!! Chiefs team of Todd Mitchell, Maurice McKendry and Tim Williams scored points in 12 of the 17 races they were in . pretty impressive. But The Galah only 2 points adrift with THE BIG LEBOWSKI still to play in a minute or 2 . (and a back-up Jaffa too) The Chief needs a miracle of good luck to Hang On with a swooping Galah about to do a Magpie ??? 😁

Mikey has the fav Nicholas Cage at Auckland and Dr Tim at Addington. I both win and Galah and Chief miss is his only hope. Chief has Peraki Seelster only running. The Galah has Brookie and Lebowski running at Auckland so is sitting in the One-one about to pounce !!!!!!!!!!!

Races 9 on the card. and at Addington Gerard O'Reilly gets a winner late in the day on the Unhinged Team. Sam Thornly picks up more points in 2nd spot for Mikey (3 x 2nds tonight for Sam) and Blackie finally getting something 3rd and 4th with Butt and May so also 6 points for that lot. AND Blackie Wins at Auckland ! Zac Butcher finally breaks his duck and passing lanes 8 points for blackie ! Iceman was 2nd for trotsfan, Chief with 3rd with Mitchell gets 4 more points ! Blair grabs 2 pts for the Galah as well for 4th. !! who can win with 2 Races Left ?? Points Total Chief Stipe 50 points, The Galah 48 points, Mikey 38 pts , Trotsfan 34 pts, Blackie 30 pts, Brodster 26 pts, Gamma 22 pts, Unhinged 24 pts .

Race 8 results for Addington / Alex Park . The trot at Addington see's John Morrison with a double for TrotsFan . also 4 pts scored in the previous race when 3rd so Trotsfan moves up to 28 points. Chief streeeetches his lead with Tim Williams 2nd. Gamma 3rd and Brodie 4th in that one . The Sires stakes trot had 'High Energy' scratched for Brodie so with 'Akuta' out as well earlier Brodie was left short of leg-power tonight. 10 Points for the Galah running 2nd and 3rd with Butcher/Orange combo in the feature 3 yearold trot, a long way behind the Paul Nairn trained confessional . what a win !!!! many lengths out in front. Chief 4th with Morrie Mac. Points Total (after 16 races ) JUST 4 to go !! and the lead is tied up again . Chief Stipe 46 points, The Galah 46 points, Mikey 32 pts , Brodster 26 pts, Trotsfan 28 pts, Gamma 22 pts, Unhinged 16 pts , Blackie 16 pts.

Race 7 results . south and north... 'Milwood Nike' gets Brodster the easy points at Auckland. mark cruising to 14 straight wins with it. Nat 2nd. And Jim Curtin drives and wins for Unhinged to give him 2 in a row , Blackie 6 pts there with Ricky may 2nd, 2 for Mikey as well. Chief got 2 pts for the todd Mitchell 4th in the Sire Stakes Final so has outright lead. Points Total (after 14 races ..... of 20 races tonight) Chief Stipe 38 points, The Galah 36 points, Mikey 32 pts , Brodster 24 pts, Trotsfan 16 pts, Unhinged 16 pts Gamma 18 pts , Blackie 16 pts.

Race 6 's results. north and south...... We have Raklou winning the 'Bionic Chance bracelet' at Addington for Peter Hunter and 'nobody' here lol. Crikey ! i remember seeing Bionic Chance racing in the 80's when in Nz. wouldn't of guessed would get a race named after her , but there you go . Bionic Chance . Chief got 4 pts with mr Williams 3rd for him in that race. Also 3rd at AKLD for Chief with 'All CashedUp ' so 8 pts scored in the 6th races. and so he Hits the Lead !!!! John Dunn (unhinged) wins the feature trot for the HOPE stable at Auckland !! aren't they just great trainers of trotters ? Points Total (after 12 races ..... of 20 races tonight) Chief Stipe 36 points, The Galah 36 points, Mikey 32 pts , Trotsfan 16 pts, Brodster 16 points , Gamma 12 pts Unhinged 8 pts , Blackie 6 pts

g'day Mikey. It is you . have thrown you a team as you seem a great harness enthusiast and entered last time in a comp so hoped you would like a team to run with to enjoy the racing. currently 2nd and going well .🏆

Races 5 HALF WAY mark through the card. Just saw now Akuta scratched from the Roy Purdon Memorial race. a bit of a surprise. that's sad for Mark (and Brodie) At Addington it was John Morrison getting the 8 points for Trotsfan, 6 for Mikey with Sam Thornley 2nd , Brodster got 4 with Robbie Close, Chief Stipe 'mowed down' on the Favourite DanceTillDawn and gets just 2 .😪 The Roy Purdon memorial sees The Galah still winning !!!!!! no sign of BlairO in this race so his backup man the chief David Butcher puts the knife into Nat and Self Assured and Gamma and takes them down !!!!! the 'Real' chief (at BOAY ) got 3rd with his mate Maurice to grab 4 points. Points Total (after 10 races ..... of 20 races tonight) The Galah 36 points, Mikey 30 pts , Chief 28 points , Trotsfan 16 pts, Brodster 14 points , Gamma 12 pts Blackie 6 pts, (nothing at all mate, from 2nd favs Kikorangi Blue and Old Town Road in 5th races. what are you doing to them ? ) 😉

Race 4 at Addington and Alex park . And it's a BIG Galah double as Robbie Holmes wins with the 'Megastar' and Blair Postman rubber stamps another winner for the Allstars camp with 'WeCanHaveItAll' ....in the young Guns trot. (wish they would leave some for someone else occasionally ) Nicky Chilcott would of liked a feature trot winner which would of been nice, but got run down into 2nd with the favourite. Hey !!! there's Nat too , running 3rd. 4 points lol. 😁 Mr Galah storms past Chief to take the lead with his Race 4 double trouble !!!!!!!! Mikey got 6 points on the Gemma Thornley horse getting run down 2nd. (a punting loss for Gamma 😢) Points Total (after 8 races ..... of 20 races tonight) The Galah 28 points, Mikey 24 pts Chief 22 points , Brodster 10 points , TrotsFan 8 pts , Blackie 6 pts, Gamma 4 points.

horses 'chew on helmet' all the time in races. quite normal. not normal to wave your arm in their face though. They might 'Shy-away' from that and cause an issue in the field if baulked too much ?? that's how i see it anyway.