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Trentham? Otherwise, Waikato?

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Injured, or just going for a spell?

Yes. 1.11.44, a second slower than the open the other day. He'll have to go a lot quicker than that to won a slipper I'd say.

It certainly appears to have created a political response here, including from the colonialist faction that is evidently alive and well in NZ racing.

Bicultural as I understand it, is multi-cultural isn't it?

What did Sharples say that makes it inappropriate?

Nothing to do with the coverage per se. World Pool races World Pool will be in operation on five of the 10 races on Barfoot & Thompson Champions Day. 2:47pm: Race 5: Group 1 HKJC World Pool New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes 3:22pm: Race 6: Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes 3:56pm: Race 7: Group 2 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup 4:32pm: Race 8: Listed The NZB Kiwi 5:07pm: Race 9: Group 1 Trackside NZ Derby

(10/03/2019@11:18) Reefton Trotting Club Inc Monday 30th December 1991 Results Enquiry Race 4 D B Draught Inangahua 3 & 4yo Stakes, $4800, 3-4YO C0-C2 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE, 2500m Plc Bk Horse Barrier Hcap Stakes Time Margin Driver Trainer 1 18 Nero's Dee Emm 2 20m 3,120.00 4-01.7 K J Vincent K J Vincent 2 3 Surprise Trooper 3 fr 960.00 4-03.1 D G McCormick D G McCormick 3 16 Gigi Franco 3 10m 480.00 4-02.7 R W Curtin Jnr R W Curtin 4 15 Jester Jim 2 10m 240.00 4-03.2 M W Rennie A J Musson 5 11 Peeare 11 fr 0.00 I G Cowie I G Cowie 6 13 Glen Del U1 fr 0.00 J M Rogers J M Rogers 7 4 Sadie's Willy 4 fr 0.00 R T May E N Crawford 8 14 Paleface Belle 1 10m 0.00 C J DeFilippi P N Jones 9 2 Pendah Guy 2 fr 0.00 R J Alfeld R J Alfeld 10 9 By Vance 9 fr 0.00 I R Cameron I R Cameron 11 12 Hoist The Canvas 12 fr 0.00 R P Nyhan P Hill 12 6 Franco Whisper 6 fr 0.00 W G Cochrane G J Burgess 13 5 Another Stray 5 fr 0.00 T J Walsh T J Walsh 14 1 Nordel Chip 1 fr 0.00 D W Boese K S Cameron $4,800.00 Margins: 2 lengths, 1/2 length, 2 1/2 lengths Times: Mile Rate: 2-35.5 Placed Horses: Nero's Dee Emm 1987 4 Ch h Nero's B B - Duchess Module (by Lordship) Trainer: K J Vincent Owner: D L Turnbull, K J Vincent Breeder: Mrs S M Porter,P L Porter Surprise Trooper 1987 B h F-Troop - Surprise Wood (by Charlie Wood) Trainer: D G McCormick Owner: D G McCormick Breeder: D G McCormick Gigi Franco 1987 4 B m Bo Scots Blue Chip - Geni Royal (by Bachelor Hanover) Trainer: R W Curtin Owner: N B Edge, R W Curtin Jnr, D J Gough Breeder: Alexandra Breeding P'Ship Ltd & Co.

What's wrong with both?

Meeting News Riccarton Synthetic Trials Cancelled 11-03 - Insufficient Nominations

Do you think the All Blacks should stop doing the haka pre=game in favour of say more expert commentary or interviews with coaches and players?

That's obviously not what either I or Paora Sharples said. And you more obviously didn't bother clicking the link to find out Paora's expertise. What are your credentials to be an expert on the haka?

BS. Educate yourself. It's obviously doing the controversy bit quite well though. While there is no one voice to definitively define what haka is, in a recent b95FM podcast kapa haka expert Paora Sharples explained that the very nature of haka is to be controversial so to deny or forbid that aspect of haka is to deny its true purpose.... ... While haka indeed played a role in inter-tribal warfare, it was used for all occasions, and was incredibly important in the lives of tīpuna Māori (ancestors), he says.T his practice continues today, with haka performed at celebrations, commemorations, events of sadness, grief, anger or happiness or pride. Weddings, tangi, funerals, graduations, sporting achievements, protests, competitions, all have had haka dedicated to them by different whānau and rōpū.

It is the "Kiwi"!

CD?

That's not a bad idea but I still see little point in having a 2 day jumps carnival in the SI, when there are no other races in the SI for jumpers. Even most of the 65 and jumper races are gone this season. If they want to continue jumps racing, wouldn't it make more sense to conduct those races in closer proximity to the jumps horse population?

Sefton pub was pretty good. 5 bucks for a Heineken and $10 for a pretty good hamburger and chips. Average crowd. Tables available and no queues at the TAB machine.

Sounds like it was a genuine error.

You'd think since he was the one who got it wrong, that Scooby could have posted this under his own name.

Can't you try flogging it?

On a related note, I see the winter programmes have been approved. Almost no grass meetings in the north of Waitaki zone down here. Wouldn't be worth keeping winter gallopers in work that are not suited to the poly. Also can see no sign of the jumps panel recommendation being implemented. Consider options to programme more staying flat races over longer distance. This could be developed into a series.

I see they have programmed this again for 2200 on the synthetic in 2025.

Or on the 12th, Welcome Stakes day.

Did I mention money as an objective? If you race horses for that, then you will most likely be disappointed and the factors you mention above, while true, also limit competition in that area.