Blackie

I think it is you that has to get with the here and now Chieftan, otherwise we won’t have an industry at all. Yeah right, and still doing it.

The Cockroach

Geez you're a protaganist Chief, fish indeed. A horse is totally different to any other livestock creature I know( the French may have a different opinion) , and with you're background you'd know that. You get in tune with a horse, moreso than any other domesticated animal. I could pull the trigger on any other animal but a horse, only if it was suffering. If there was a live horsemeat market, to say , France, you'd be okay with that? Not in my universe, though in some ways it maybe kinder than ending up on the island of Tasmania, if all those reports are correct. I think animal abuse & cruelty should be called out wherever it is, horses don't recognise borders. Should be simple enough to put in place a ban on all exports entering Tasmania or the like. My 10c worth.

Not from this side of the Tasman, that one.

Maradona You know full well Gammalite, that was the hand of God, right there, FFS, next thing you’ll be questioning Jim O’Sullivan’s use of the whip in the ‘87 Interdominion Final…

Thanks Walt I was standing down at the 200m mark and Delightful Lady definitely had a 1/2 length on Hands Down then, Peter sitting as quiet as a church mouse, learnt a lot that day…be in front at the post, not before 😎. A little bit of trivia for you, once parked HD in a race, thought I’d outstay him, good judge that I am, ha!

As much as Entain think we are, we aren’t Aussies, who have an embedded gene in their DNA to have a punt. Seems like we are being treated like another state of Australia.

I remember reading a study on Hong Kong racing( best practice in the world) years ago where as the number of races went down, the number of $100+ punters per race went up, and more than covered the turnover of more races. In saying that, it’s hard to take in isolation as they follow that up with horse symposiums, punter education and really treat any punter as a client, enticing them to gamble. Less is more sometimes.

Double Cove used to wear a shadow roll like that, although many of RJB’s did. He had a phenomenal team then, and could drive a bit.

His time trial at Richmond?

Tend to agree a little with that Brodie, think it'll be a case of pick the leader. I think a couple of standing start miles is pushing the boat out a bit, although as they say, there's a winner there somewhere!

F/F/Blackie ?

Guessing you mean Tony Shaw

Geez Rangatira, Brodie would be horrified. The TAB here aren’t nearly as vicious as those Aussies pursuing a successful punter in getting their money back.

Please expand on this , and tell us all about this Ranga, sounds interesting 🧐.

Give us the ‘F’ option Gamma, as # 1, Numero Uno is where Blackie should be in his rightful place. Fear I’m going to end up 4 or 5 deep on a lot of average horses, exciting stuff. At least we get to lead the field out. As for fluking a competition…I’ll give you that one, from The World’s worst punter.

Davey looks bemused in that photo Walt 😎

Didn’t Our Mana win the Coast Bonus? Fun times

Leave this to us Walt. So..... Definately Robin Butt beating JW Smolenski Agrinion was a fine mare with an outstanding pedigree(half to Locarno), though she never left much. Think that must be Harvest Gold coming off the trail to try to run her down? Come in Rangatira, don't let that criminal with the ball & chain round his leg beat us.

http://www.hof.co.nz/Timeline.asp?Case=6&ItemId=15&AlphaId=18&CategoryId=3 Heres a good read with a cuppa. Dapper gentleman was Clarrie. True & Alec Peterson got 'mixed up'(don't think they looked anywhere like one another) one night at the races as I remember, caused a bit of a stir. Alec, the better one, raced the 2 win horses and beat them.

Touché Walt

Free’s Best Brodie Hondo’s Dream another one

Never, ever, condemn them till they are in the ground. ( they are stayers those owners) 👍, well done.

Nail on head Brodie. Need more horses.

Peter Bagrie trained Bettor’s Heart in the 2020 Ladyship Mile ?