Blackie

Finally, you ran into my cunning plan Chief. So you agree showing the whip is enough, that’s impossible if you haven’t got one. Most of the time you want your horse on the bit gathered up, showing them the whip is enough, especially colts, most horses really.

Keep going, you’ll be on the other side of the earth rate you going.

Keep digging that hole deeper Chieftain, this is fun 😎.

Got it Gamma Was there that day, remember MM going up to him to have him on and MP didn’t even turn and look, now that is arrogance!

Mark Roy then maybe.

Cecil Devine(average trainer & driver) once told us never stop driving a colt, wise words indeed keeping their mind on the job. Hate to be driving some I’ve driven without the persuader.

Yeah, that whip action gets hidden that way round 😀. I’ll keep thinking, must be mid to late 80’s?

Black Lordship stallion Insutcha?

You guys never driven obviously

The promise of things to come Brodie, being treated like a state of Australia in all walks of life. Previous administrators pissed all the money up against the wall, with the peasants, the racing fraternity, left to fight for the scraps. At least now we have some people willing to try things and who understand the waging landscape, not jobs for the boys , some broken down public servant in charge. As much as I like your sentiment Brodie, if this had happened years ago, I think we’d be in a better position than what we are now. My 2 cents worth.

I’m running out of popcorn 🍿

Graham Brown ran a world mile record for a yearling at 2:05.9. mid eighties for Gordon

Geez galah, all I did was disagree with your assessment, didn’t think it was a bad drive at all, it put the high speed horse exactly where you wanted him, parked, but in the end he was too good anyway, and MM got some $. I’d love to own him( his 2nd in the Interdominion due to him not taking the passing lane at the right time). I’ve called out bad drives in the past but I don’t think IMO this one was and I don’t expect you to psycho analyse every step taken in a race. It’s called racing because horses race other horses, certainly gave Ben Hope something to think about and he handled that well. Jonny Cox showed his class in the next few races, and no one was hurt FYI - there is a First4 option which I personally love 😎. ps take it easy, love your passion & debate, always something to talk about when racing is concerned, it ain’t an exact science.

Yawn Aussies… no surprises there.

Hearsay Hearsay Most people in my circle thought good on him for having a crack, did make MM work for the win. Glad I never drove for you galah.

I disagree, thought it was a good drive by JC. You can’t just go out and hand it to MM because he’s favourite, make him work for it. Plus, he had the stablemate come calling who he handed too(blue stars worthy), and he had the trail most of the way, gave both of PW’s chance to beat the best horse in the race, otherwise, it would of been a procession, and I agree, MM does tend to ease the pace when leading and then sprint hard. They were 1/2 a length away from having him 3 back fence. As an owner I wouldn’t have been unhappy with the drive, neither PW at a guess. Good to see a bit of aggression and Aussie type steering 👍. Come in Gamma 😎

Three Canterbury bred youngsters there Gamma 😎

JW Smolenski was the Derby King in his day

Morning Gamma As below: R5: 1 & 2(lead/trail?) R6: 7 & 12( two NZ boys to outdrive the others over distance) R7: 1 & 7(lead/trail?) Picking lead/trail in The MM? Please try and keep it down if that little Queenslander hits the front. Cheers ps might all be moving there the way Harness is heading over here.

Yes, interesting decision. Has a whiff of unfairness and heavy handedness to me, and because of that, dos'nt seem right. I don't know how legal it is by just being a licenced person , that an officer can come onto your property, especially if you're not present.

Hi Gammalite Thanks for this Give us #’s 2 & 7 in all three goes, keeping it simple for the Aussie score man.

The very good galloper Braless was by Showoff II, brilliant.

I think Colin would know, after how many years doing it, if a horse was giving its best. It appears to me the horse was… dead right Brodie, stipes can’t have it both ways. Want the public perception of not whipping, but someone of Colin’s stature needs to change the way he drives to make it look like he’s trying a bit harder.

https://youtu.be/UusirZzVJQE