Brodie

Ranga, what pussy out of the bag? Did they swab the horse for something?

No dont know where he is. Hopefully he is well and still reading on herr. He was a good bloke

Very interesting as to why it was scratched today? Has anyone heard any rumours?

Galah, some very fair points, however it is the gutter journalism by VB and SS and the rehashing and crucifying of harness racing that is abhorrent here! Yes I appreciate there have been some astonishing turnarounds in horses form etc. and that also includes The Spitfire! I am certainly not questioning Amber Hoffmans training ability however! The Inca BS has cost the industry heavily financially and publicity wise and yet still nothing! Yes I do not condone any cheating but FFS who is it that is feeding this muck raking stuff to The Press?

The Plonker VB is at it again in The Press!!!!! FFS he is such a loser journalist. He has now noted that 2 of Jesse Alford’s formerhorses are lining up for other trainers!!! Galah, please acknowledge that this Plonker and his mate are totally over the top with this assassination of harness participants!

Forget about the early starts Brodie! Geez the fields tonight being Friday are just so awful flr having any sort of a punt! Apart from small fields, can anyone get excited about any of the races as a betting proposition?

Forbury now or when it is closed down? Unfortunately for racing, the crowds that used to go have gradually faded away! Several reasons for this Unhinged!

Probably not a helluva lot better but surely it is very hard for alot of people who perhaps own horses to bet out there by 4.0pm especially with the traffic?

Addington last night had its first race start just after 4 pm. Does anyone know why they started so early? You would think that it would be very hard for most people to get out there if they had been working? Admittedly there is very few staff employed nowadays but surely turnover would not be that flash?

I agree with you Ranga, and have asked before why this is not published. You present a winning fixed odds ticket and receive less than what it says you should be getting! We are expected to receive what they give you without any details?

Galah, not defending the actions of those that have been written about by Van Beynon and now Sherwood! However the continued assassination of young harness trainers week in and week out by journalists has worn very thin! FFS every week their stories contain the mention of previous indiscretions that are not relevant! Van Beynon wrote the crap about Operation Inca being the crimes of the century and yet still nothing! As I say, lets see them publish the names of gang members that are doing crimes and then mention other gang members names that did crimes last year! Of course he wont because for some reason they are targeting harness!

Just googled and it transpires that Mr Sherwood is a Senior Crime writer. Maybe it is time that he retires or starts posting about the real crims that are doing the real harm in the community???

This gutter posting journalist who has learnt everything from Van Beynon, is also asking in his BS for anyone to email him if they know more!! So he wants people to grass on people in the harness industry!!! Well yes Mr Sam Sherwood, I do know more? Carry on with this blatant attack on harness racing and its participants and you are going to be extremely disliked ! If this is the best you can do and think that you are doing a great job straight out of journo school, I suggest you go and change your career! We are over this continuation of this BS assassination of harness racing! Instead of trying to hang young harness participants that may do wrong, lets see if you will write some of your stories about men in gangs that do wrong and use their names!!! No one knows who on earth you are and you are just trying to make a name for yourself on the back of Van Beynon!!! I suggest you make yourself more useful by not rehashing the same shit week in week out!!!!!!!!!

This Sam Sherwood understudy to Van Beynon is a plonker! FFS why on earth does everytime he wants to report on something bad, he has to bring up Mitch Kerr etc! Gutter journalism!!

Marky, so what you have just shown is that anyone could train a galloper. It is more about managing staff than the actual training of a horse! Rogerson is a manager rather than someone who actually does something with the horse! You are correct that generally there is not much reward in racing horses nowadays.

Ranga, I could train a thoroughbred no probs! what expertise do you really need Ranga?

Chief, on the face of it there is a heck of a lot more to training a standardbred than a thoroughbred! A galloping action is a natural gait so is not needed to be taught to the horse. They can either gallop or they can’t. They throw a saddle on them and get someone to ride them. Pacing and trotting is not as easy a gait for horses so is therefore harder to train. They require far more gear and more trial and error. Never had a license of either code, however training a galloper certainly appears not that difficult. They can either gallop fast or they cant!! Not too sure why thoroughbred trainers charge more for training than harness?

Shu, where have I bagged every galloping trainer? The point I have made is that on the face of it, it is far easier to be a galloping trainer than a harness trainer! I am still waiting for your all the things that a galloping trainer does!!

Was Rogerson ever a jockey?

OK Shu, what are all these extra things that a galloping trainer needs to do? Many galloping trainers have never been jockeys, what are all these attributes that a galloping trainer needs to show to be able to bet a trainers license???? I would say that almost all harness trainers have had a harness drivers license before they get a trainers license! Shu, I knew some would bite, but most harness trainers would probably agree with Brodie!

Probably get castigated by some for saying this but anyone can train a galloper! What do the galloping trainers actually do? They have staff that muck out the stables, they have jockeys and track work riders who jump on and work the horses! Yes they will tell the riders what he wants timewise, but on the face of it, not that difficult to chuck a saddle on! Has Graeme Rogerson ever been in the cart does anyone know??

Does Rogerson actually has much to do with the standardbreds? Isnt it Dylan Ferguson that actually does the training and Rogerson just collects the training fees?

FFS, what a load of BS! Who is this Dipstick that wrote this? Why did this Gavin Fry need to have his comments published? Hey he missed out he racism BS from one of our former Juniors! He missed out the whipping episode at Forbury! He missed out the skullduggery with employees of the RIU a few years ago, coverup!!!! If this is what our Journalists want to keep bringing up and publishing then they should EFF OFF!!!!!!! Seriously the agenda that these amateur journalists is portraying is just nauseating!

Probably lack of ability Chief! It was amazing that it was persevered with

Well aware that horses improve in different stables and different training techniques! The point I have always maintained is that if you can not run a place in over 50 starts, why on earth would you be bothered blowing tens of thousands of dollars on a horse that was not worth it! It is good to see that the new Averos Spitfire has now won 2 races on the grass and racing with a will to win. A far cry to its previous 4 seasons or so of unplaced racing! It has been a bit of a journey for the horse, been entertaining and maybe Karrots could write a song or poem about the champ?