mikeynz

Good noms but despite that and a good track 7 races and small numbers mostly, this is a poorly scheduled meeting, date wise, Riccarton on Saturday yet last Sunday as a example nothing, this date may have been better for the AWT and give Oamaru a better deal

A very interesting article in the ODT recently questioning the wisdom of the South Island with a small population needing two covered stadiums. Havnt see Scott Robertson offering any money on behalf of the rugby boys to help with the new stadium, and neither will ya. Just shift the games to Dunedin, or Nelson, or maybe even Eden Park, or just play in Christchurch and stop all being like a bunch of pansies.

Bonnies Chance got the biggest shit run in the 81 cup, going so wide and getting second in itself was a great run, different tactics 12 months later, different result, good horse, never really liked Auckland though.

4 & 6 have got me fucked, I refuse to google so will have do keep rattling the brain. Just to add I don't know everything.

People, I've just had a look at the love racing website, Oamaru in the middle of winter has a track rated good, bet the north island can't produce one like that.

Everyone's favourite. Not so sure about that😄

One wonders if Kelvin Tyler's is missing Oamaru and Riccarton coming up this week.

Before scanning down the page I got them all, be interesting how it goes when you get to x

i note my friends at TAB have issued me a 10 dollar bonus, gee talk about giving on one hand and taking on the other lol. Now what to do Its a good gesture, ive kept them going long enough nice to get some back, long may it continue.

On another note I see Elton John has resumed his final tour, only over a hundred more concerts to do, one wonders if he will finish his Auckland commitments.

I maintain more people would engage with racing through radio than tv, radio is everywhere, my thoughts, I use to listen to trackside radio everyday, do I miss it, yes but not everyday,I'm not really interested in all the midweek Ozzie stuff these days, only the big meets at weekends, I listen a lot to zb when I get sick of that I listen to a bit of music, Other things in life as well, remember. In some ways covid was a convienent way to push the reset button, radio sport and trackside radio wise. Be fair to say I'd say a heap of young people may not know what a am radio is, or a CD player,(maybe they think a CD player is a cricketer for Central Districts), the stream is poor but i don't bother with it unless there is a specific race. One thing that astounds me is the number of people texting radio stations, each text is 20cents, the phone company must love it.

Maybe Chief Stipe could run a major tv add campaign to promote the BOAY forums. Some of the sports forums, no ones posted for over two years, in some ways it's kind of the same as a tennis tournament, their is interest in the racing forums ,(singles) but none in the doubles, (sub forums).

Auckland might get a mayor who gets 26 per cent of the vote, and 74 per cent dont want, democracy at its best lol. Scott Robertson talking to zb before talking about final and stadium didnt make a pledge on behalf of himself or the rugby organisation. Maybe they should just shift their matches to the all weather set up in Dunedin and save Christchurch a heap, be a bit like the AWT at Riccarton scenario in reverse. An article in ODT questioning if the South Island need two stadiums as such, very relevent.

Changing course here, i see Aussie might pull the pin on not so super rugby. The once mighty npc/ranfurly shield was the best comp, look at it now. Dosnt it have a strange resemblance to NZ racing as it now ?

Seems to me stipe no one seems to go to other sections, racing and harness, are ok, as a rule I don't do social media, Ludwig suggested I find another place but in reality there don't seem many anyway, that's why I started a topic where some people go,.

See see how easy it is to diversify As in chatting about any old subject, that's why I started this topic, one never knows where it will go, I reckon in time this thread will end up being one of the more popular threads in time. I too have not had the jab but I don't dismiss covid or treat it with disdain, just be careful what you do as you do the flu, I might be interested in getting vaccinated though, maybe for worms.

There are sone very good teams who won't go to the World Cup, Italy, Ukraine are freely handy Chile, Columbia, New Zealand, Russia ain't going, and if FIFA do the right thing they won't be until Putins in jail or worse,, so much history, so many good players who never go to a World Cup, 48 teams for the next one, and I think they are gunna have pools of 3, why? As for England I love the hype about them for every major tournament, not based on much but a lot of hope, Germany have been a bit poor by their standards recently but 5 goals against Italy suggest they are on the way up, probably historically the best team on the planet, IMHO Strange irony Hungary didn't qualify, but the nations league means all games are meaningful I didn't see the All Whites live, listened in bed on senz, their sport coverage is pretty good, sometimes I listen to sport online, but sometimes watch highlights later, you tube, sitting through soccer day after day not for me, but do enjoy the knockout games, I'm the same with racing, can't watch racing day after day, need to be selective.

Its a funny game soccer, never more funnier than when Iceland beat England at the euros in 2016 , one of the greatest sporting matches I've watched, on tv of course, but it shows the minnows can win, Iceland were a handy side at the time, The All Whites are handy but probably need to play more top competition, Costa Rica ain't a world beater, NZ were probably unlucky but it is what it is. On another sporting note I see Serina Williams is going to be at Wimbledon, when will she realise she ain't gunna get that elusive slam win? Even if she did win one she still ain't the player Steffi Graf was, she retired at 30, Williams is still trying at 40, she is within her rights to play but it ain't gunna happen,(the record. As for Nature Strip what more can you say, those straight sprints do make it fairer, that riderless horse though was lucky it didn't stuff things up.

One would wonder what the TAB turnover was.

A day and a half for NZ sport, lost the soccer, no suprise, lost the cricket despite scoring over 550 in innings one. Costa Rica aint much but enough for us, now they get to play Germany and Spain, Germany have just put 5 past Italy, a handy team. A bit different for the All Whites playing Vanuatu but maybe next time they may only need to win Oceania to qualify, a lot more poorer teams will dilute the product. Fact is All Whites, 3 games, no goals.

Some horse and proves Aussie racing good if not better than the tofts. That rider less horse enjoyed the weight allowance, but was also a accident waiting to happen at the finish, i wonder if the rider picks up a riding fee.

Apparently, Victoria Park sits doing nothing, Forbury is too at present. Trevira had reached his mark in NZ,under todays handicapping would have slipped down the ratings, they were selling them and they are selling them still. The sapere report that was done in to Otago and Southland showed the stats, only half the trainers, horses etc from 25 years ago, highley unlikely to get better, Forbury just started running a lot of below average meetings,strangely Auckland are following this model, even increasing thursday meetings, Forbury probably proves quality over quantity, 10 meetings of good quality better than 20 of no quality. Its easy to rave about the deeds of some of todays drivers,the name Williamson springs to mind but opportuneties are greater and the competition less in many cases. As i write half an hour to go in the soccer and as NZ are a goal down and dont score often it aint looking good but miracles can happen, NZ need one.

He dont know if hes Arther or Martha, he might be a pain in someones arse, just not good being a pain for half the country.

Strange irony Southland only had a 6 or 7 month season, never stopped them producing a long line of top liners. Now they race most of the year yet real top liners are few and far between. Trevira and earlier Hi Foyle were two just a bit unlucky to strike one or two better at their time. Mid seventies I got interested , those Forbury meetings leading up to Cup time were big events, even the North Islanders turned up now and then, look at things now, you do wonder where it went wrong, and it will keep changing, nothing stays the same.

Only 2 southern horses went to Timaru last sunday, unusual but I bet none go to Riccarton, strange anomaly in the calandar next week, Oamaru race on grass next Thursday and Riccarton race on grass two days later, seems a bit odd to me but as I have said before, I know nothing.