mikeynz

1983 for Ashburton 1971 for Timaru. 1985 for Nelson

I If it wasn't for the Knight, Starship would have been another Noodlum but that's life.

Would never have got race ruler in a million years, Noodlum was one of the best but after winning them in a row as a young in pretty hard to maintain that record. Another good young in was Tuapeka Knight, Starship as well for that matter, what became of those two?

I know number 2 well I think I do, the other no idea, I could just go to hrnz site but it's better to use the noggin sometimes so I will do some thinking, if I ain't worked it out by the time I'm back then I will never get it .🙂

Often Canterbury can be dry at this time but it looks pretty green judging by the greeness at Methven today, I only watched a couple of races but what is the yellow flower growing in the middle of the course, someone must know.

Starting to see a trend with a lot of the top harness horses going west too for racing, when is the next big race for cup class pacers,? Better throw in the Andertons to for the big players list, yestys meeting at Ascot Park only had about 15 or so horses from the Waitaki north but it's the one and two horse trainers that are just as vital as the big players but numbers seem to dwindle after Easter, it's just a short season it seems in Southland. Lightning Jack won more yesty than he could probably pick up for a whole season of travelling up and down NZ

Gee no cricket today so all the nz races will be broadcast after 1, one question why do they not have more pre race commentarie and maybe some after race as well it is simple just to hook into trackside or do these guys like hearing themselves waffling, they may like it but I wonder if others do.

Maybe a greyhound book called dog digest, as in(DOG SHIT).😁

Well I ain't seen one for years but I've never actually looked

Do they still have Turf Digest?

Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Aids,and of course the biggest pain in the arse ailment, hemorrhoids 🙂

Gee I haven't been in a TAB for years, looks like I won't being going in the near future either, Ias they are checking customers for vaccination, why not check to see if you have worms as well

I did some research, interesting character, must have been some money in shoes, probably a different kettle of fish these days. Finished in 89, died in 08 at 85, was a traveler, Greymouth ,Forbury and Hutt Park and Auckland with Mighty Me, some of these guys probably enjoyed loading up the truck and hitting the road, a bit of a adventure, now a lot of those venues are gone, such is life.

Scottish chief as well.

What actually happened to Graham Holmes, am I correct or not that he got struck by a tyre or something that came of a vehicle, there was something strange about his misfortune, I may be completely off track on this one, correct me if I'm wrong, I think it was about this time of year too, I might be wrong on that one as well, but I I'm pretty sure Johny Lincolm was Rob and his transport ministers venture into horse ownership, there was more than one Colin Mac, I cant spell the full name off the cuff but most will know who o mean, there was the guy who use to have the green colors, wasn't he a shoe salesman or something gee I'm moving off topic but hey it's all interesting i guess. I might even do some research myself, always good to keep the mind ticking over.

Raced over a mile at Washdyke against the pacers, was run down by Locarno close to home, burnt the rest of them off, some horse really, that race is on you tube somewhere.

I see Noodlum won at Addington on January 24 1974, must be about the same time almost to the day that Dick Taylor won the 10000 meters at the games, happy memories.

Hutt Park was where he run his last race, Wellington Cup was his swansong, maybe you picked me up wrong in my comment. As I stated before looking back I think harness racing today is a shadow of those times, after the cup meeting there was the miracle mile at Addington then they moved on to Auckland at xmas, new year then Addington new year then Hutt Park,then Forbury, there was a continual stream of top class horse races. Times change, not always for the better but we still have to live in the present.

I think I'm right on this one, how can I remember that but forget Oamaru was even on today? I think Johny lincoln was trained or driven by another of the Holmes gang, anybody know?

Who are you referring too? I must say I dont watch trackside that much these days.

Johny Lincoln springs to mind.

Shame he wasn't as durable as Alexy, might have won 150 races with a average strike rate🙂

Just looking at some of those results, seems to me today's racing is only a shadow of those times, times move on though, it's nice to reflect on the past but we still have to live in the present, simple really.

You may be right, I'm not going back there, Commissioner may have beaten him twice.

42 starts , 28 wins, not bad, I was right on the Boxing day loss, only a head in it, a horse that won that many in a row probably had developed a swelled head but not big enough lol. Lost again a week later when beaten by Parlez Vous, Milnes horse from Edendale. Didnt quite reach the same heights later in his career, finished up at Hutt Park, cup meeting, I think had some injury issues but nonetheless less one of the better ones to have raced.