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There are a couple of volunteers at Foxton who managed to get new ones up with a few sheets of treated ply and a couple of cans of paint. Easy peasey.

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Forecast rain seems to have reduced quite a bit?

Be a good test to see how that is in the morning?

I think Generous was bred by Barronstown Stud from memory but I think Mitch had an ownership interest in him. We agisted mares for him when I was in the US. Had a strong connection with the Coolmore lot.

I actually bought Ravel's Bolero in the US for stud duty down here. Good looking little Nureyev horse. No great racehorse. Might have been stakes placed from memory. Certainly no great shakes as a sire. Still can't remember where he stood though I was there at least once. Retained a share from memory. May have bred one myself. Can't remember.

Why they wouldn't split the 65 at Tapanui is beyond me. Also don't understand why they don't run an R60 and an R65. More competitive races then almost certain to generate better wagering revenue.

It is split. Fields are out.

Btw, where did Ravel's Bolero stand?

Garth definitely trained her for that win and she was raced by Mr. McLeish for that first win. Some memory you have Shad. 1-13 29 May 93 1200m JACK KERIN MAIDEN $4,000 OAMU Dead MDN Handy,led 800,joined 200,fght best, 1.13.6 Chris Johnson $2,600

They did split the Ashburton one.

Horse was leased from a real character, one Mitchell McLeish.

Where is Gunner. Was up in the NT.

Nope. If it wasn't you it was either GA or JE Jackson. Round that time though. Reefton may be able to confirm.

Did you train that winner Freda? Can't remember. If so, it's been a long time between drinks!

Dance On Ice 1-11 21 Feb 95 1200m TALLEYS FISHERIES IMPROVERS $4,000 WEST Good G IMP Got back,powered home thru mid, 1.12.15 Chris O'Brien $2,600

Well I was hoping for a bit of sting out but...

How it got from a Slow 7 yesterday morning to a Dead 6 yesterday afternoon to a Dead 5 this morning with the Met service reporting occasional light drizzle in the interim is beyond me. If they have some kind of moisture suction device down there that can do that, they should share it around. I can think of some tracks that could use it.

Just checking out some of Petone's work. Note the update time and the track condition time. Someone must be psychic ... or maybe psycho! How is anyone supposed to operate professionally in that kind of environment? Ashburton RC @ Ashburton Last updated 13/12/2021 2:01pm Thursday, 16 Dec 2021 Print › Racebooks › Going Dead5 7.42 am 14/12/21 Weather Cloudy Rail Out 2m | Drying Track Left hand 1876m Straight 382 Metres

Just looked it up. We won a race at Westport 21 Feb 95. Ran 3rd the second day 24 Feb. When did it close?

Recognising the fact that twilight meetings impact participants, specifically trainers with staff and horses having to travel back from meetings which finish after 7pm, NZTR has attempted to keep these meetings close to key training centres where possible. For the purposes of this trial there are no twilight meetings in the South Island. Just our from NZTR. Why not trial that at Riccarton too? That's close to a key training centre isn't it?

Yes. She told me to breathe out and I breathed in. Reckoned that wouldn't work.

Lets make that a rx in your paper then.

Why not just reschedule ALL the coast meetings to the Riccarton AWT? That would suit me. I can fly down and back same day. It would also save a hell of a lot of petrol, beer and wear and tear on Parthur's Arse.

Yeahh the races were abandoned. The party was going strong when we headed home and reportedly rocked on well into the night. Might just as well have run the races in Canterbury. Don't think anyone would have noticed.