mikeynz

I'm always bemused why on Trackside when the top class horses race the continual pushing the odds for the NZ Cup, in the futures market, anyone that would bet into a market where a bet on a non runner loses their dosh is easily fooled, the market will be out 4 or 5 days before the race as in the final field.

Looks like it's popped off today, can't have been a success, just like the good oil on the radio, I often wonder what the TAB benefit from from buying back the radio frequency, now they just simulcast trackside 1 for a while on Saturdays, that's about it.

Seems all the hype for or from the big races will be squeezed in amongst all the other stuff, such is life.

Where did you see if it's on? I will look again, buts it's not on freeview, we'll it don't say it is in the guide.

Seems that channel is a no go now.

Never a problem in the North Island.

There was also a Colin McLachlan the politician, raced a horse in partners with Rob Muldoon, Johny Lincoln, that was about 78, think a guy Holmes trained it, there is a horse I think with same name up North at present, or something similar.

I think, and I stand to be corrected, I have wrong before lol but I think those green colour's might have had white horse shoes front and back, correct me if I'm wrong, Mighty Me would have been his best. And also correct me but I think he stopped driving at the races after he hit a l pole or something at Greymouth when he tossed out, that could all be folly but the horses were just a hobby, but getting in the truck or car heading off to Wellington or Dunedin, must have been a great adventure sometimes. I distinctivly remember him with 2 horses Scottish Chief and Waylyne at Forbury October, those 2nights in October pre cup time were big night outs.

The 83 Great Northern Derby is on you tube, check it if you want gee how much has the TV coverage improved but in those days races were mainly a one off, I suspect that race might have been run during the Interdoms.

Looked like a good crowd yesterday at Ashburton....et the Rugby, not many at the races, they are praising the crowds going to the NPC games, but as opposed to what it once was.......different times but you can't deny it is good for racing that while the crowds are smaller on course the off course crowds are probably OK, racing is a industry driven by betting, other sports crowds and TV rights.

Derby in 82 and 83 was on a Wednesday in February, Hilarious Guest won in 82, i remember that day, there was a one dayer in Dunedin against Australia, that was around the time all the hysteria with Greg Chappell but why the date change, didnt stay there long that's the sort of thing Auckland would do, still doing it too lol......Derby moved to Easter 84, starting off with the big smash.think that they had 3 races as part of a triple crown or something, not sure. The guy that had Mighty Me, didn't he run a menswear shop or something,? He had those distinctive green colour's or something, a regular at Hutt and Forbury Park

Track at Washdyke a soft 5 at 4 30, should come up just nicely for tomorrow.

Anyone got any good news about Cambridge?.........probably to the average person who lives there it's probably got everything you need, but like Auckland it's got a Harness Racing complex that might be on its last legs😵‍💫

Gamma they have amateur races, races with junior drivers concessions, no reason why races for trainers with less than 10 wins 5 wins, none in 6 months, anythings possible.

I actually had a laugh sometime about a comment our old friend from here TAB Forever made one day in regards to Forbury Park, and his words were about Forbury......frittered all their money away, now I know that in his strange perception of life anything out of Auckland don't matter but any money from Forbury would be the biggest insult to all Harness people in the South, many in the South don't give two hoots about Auckland, me included, that money stays in the South, I'm not actually sure Forbury closing was entirely about money as such, there was also a desire to base more of the racing in the horse population areas, Southland, Canterbury, Alexandra Park got themselves in this mess don't rely on the South to bail them out. Might add the amount Forbury sold for is petty cash in relation to what Auckland are in it for, sort out their own mess.