JTeaz

My plane was 2 hours late and i got to the track while horses were walking around at the start.sripea wouldnt put racw back 5 minutes so i had to sprint up the stairs and i didnt even have time to unpack my gear before they srarted. My breath returned enough to get through but i suffered a panic attack. It actually triggered a few more after that too. An anxiety that got me in the hannon memorial later that year and also in a Te Aroha hurdle race. I battled with ut for some time until Davey Mac slapped me back into reality and it never happened again. So yes it was funny but it had a serious side. I was offered the chance to get Ryan Bradley to call the race from the studio but my pride got in the way. You wouldnt believe the stress I used to go through with rhe travel.

Thankyou Karrots, certainly reads well. One thing that concerns me and was done last season was the fact they didn't use a commentator on course for the most part. Mark Rosanowski was already on course for the dogs and then later, Aaron just called the races from the Auckland studio. Given the technology they have this was very doable but as much as Aaron tried was god awful for the participants on course. Also it leads to inaccuracies beyond Aarons control. Given the tight purse strings they will favor this option I am sure.

sadly he was never a winning chance last night. He didn't trial well enough last week. A recent stable change away from any of NZ owners control hasn't helped either and that battling run last night was the worst of his career. Australian trainers especially young ones don't very much listen and don't appreciate that being given a horse like that is a privilege few people get. He will probably fade away into obscurity.

Im in with what ever scheme you have in mind. These days i would be happy to call 2 flys crawling up a wall

Very pleased to own "Harry". A tough task for him tonight but the best is yet to come

Ahhh those were the days.. I have some accompanying photos of club officials coated on bird shit that day...I had to throw away some pants after that day. They never raced there again..crying shame. Most days are dreary away from the commentary box for me.

Ha! yes Karrots I shouldn't comment either.....Il just call some workouts Friday and reminisce.....

Well I do write a column in Raceform,so you can find some tips in there. Been going very well too . Yes the commentating ranks seem very closed shop. I dont tow the company line either. Hardly the squeaky bum that the piwers that be are looking for cleqrly.

Thanks for the feedback. From.my point of view calling the trials can be pretty tedious so I find including the breeding and any other bits I can think of helps fill in the gaps as well as offering times as they go. Each to their own of course. As trials seem to be all i'm good for now its good to be remembered.

The mare Arms Of An Angel did fly when the Trittons took her over.. They were at their "peak" at that time. She was best suited to mile racing where she could lead and keep running. Here when she did get a mile she kept drawing one on the second row and she ran many meritorious races over 2200m setting up fast mile rates. But for that bad luck and better draws in short course races her NZ record would have been much better. It was proven how she wasn't any good over a longer trip than 2200 in Australia..yet she won over 2100 on a grass track here.We sold her for what many deemed to be overs but I advised the purchaser when he brought her she would run 1:50 at Menangle..she ran 1:48..so maybe i was wrong... It proves how NZ racing doesn't suit many but I muat say we have had much better horses than her thar juat havent had the wraps and continual publicity she recieved. We have others much better than her now too and coming through, so i suggest people should come and buy them as you know we always leqve something in ours for the next man.

Been called way worse

So sad to hear of Mikes passing. I loved following the martin dogs bred owned and trained,as good as you would get. He was a big fan of mine which was a priviledge as clearly he knew what it took to make a good racecaller. Spoke a few times and he was a man i had immense respect for. Deepest sympathy to the whole martin family. Jason Teaz