Brodie

Galah, you beat me to it, well done. I was about to point that out to punters tomorrow to be very wary of that fact lol. If it does trot all the way in front, then it would win you would think with the 35m start over the better trotters. However you would think that it is a major risk to do this! Blair is obviously very loyal to Michael House as that Bee Bees Lass used to be an absolute niller when the previous trainer had it and Forbury form can be a bit suspect!

Yes Greg O’Connor is a very good Trackside presenter. JJ Flash was reacting to posts on the gallops forum at around 3 pm today, while Greg was presenting at the Mot, so no JJ Flash is not Greg O’Connor.

I don’t believe that JJ Flash is Greg O’Connor. JJ has posted when Greg is presenting at the races, so I very much doubt it could be him.

It was a statement saying that you would be nuts to be backing The horse with the trainer/driver on. It will win races when a decent drivers sits in the cart, like Gavin Smith, who has driven for Ford many times.

Brodster all day! The TAB aren’t going to be employing someone who continues to tip out winners are they? Brodie also didn’t back horses in every race, far more astute than that

Blink n Bones at $3.70 fixed to win? It can trot a bit and can win but the driver would stop Xmas!,

Happy, yes the cell phone coverage is totally pathetic. You would wonder how they are allowed to actually be able to race without having reception for cell phones there? It is blatantly dangerous that people can not contact people at a race course all day! The internet coverage ispathetic as well and I do know several people that don’t bother going due to this!, You would think they could find a paddock out that way That could house a cell tower?

You are totally correct Greg, I don’t have to watch it and probably won’t! It will be replayed many times over on Trackside however so I will no doubt see it! It,is not a moan it is just stating the obvious, people are over this domination by the one stable in NZ. There are going to be less and less higher class races as owners are going to keep selling overseas as they know racing a good horse is not going to pay off in NZ. Whether I punt or not at the moment is irrelevant I just care about the current owners and trainers.who are struggling to survive.

Why bother to run the race? Borefest and they will run first four at worst! Good for racing, yeah Nah!

They may as well just give the AllStars the first four placing stake money! Yawn!

Opened all my presents and sat down to relax! What would I like for 2020 to happen for harness racing? Firstly we need to get rid of the current whip rule that is just a DOG!! I see John Hay just got fined $200 for using the whip 12 times, that’s right 12 times!! He should be serving time for using the whip 12 bloody times! Shock horror! He miscalculated the no. Of times. How on earth is a driver meant to be able to count the hits while he is driving a horse and with everything going around him?? Harness NZ you need to admit you effed up and change the rule NOW!!! Secondly, NZ TAB before you lose the remainder of your loyal punters, you need to change your ways and encourage punters to offload, rather than trying to get rid of them! You won’t because you run a monopoly in NZ and you are only concerned about Looking after your own salaries and not about racing in NZ at all! You want overseas racing cos it costs nothing and sports betting cos you have more control don’t you? Anyway time to help get the lunch ready and the wife has told me to get off, it is Xmas Day lol! Merry Xmas everyone

FFS , Ranga, “The ”Brodster” has never left his prime! Keep up!

Galah, I believe you are right on all counts. Firstly no Lionel Dobbs is probably not one of our most promising drivers, however it totally appears that the Stipes have once again gone for an easy target! Can not for the life of me see anything that Mr Dobbs did wrong in any way. Mono Gamble gallops and Kens Dream had no chance whatsoever of avoiding it! What on earth was Mr Dobbs to do? Pull the horse up to a standstill? Ne didn’t appear to have any opportunity to do this and there was certainly room along the inside for Kens Dream to carry on! Just another shocking decision by the Stipes and hammer another more or less amateur. Clowns!

The suit is brought out every year for an airing. And No, he isn’t gay, if you were thinking that lol!

Probably a hangover!

Hope you are correct, but if you can only get 7 horse fields when you are putting up a minimum of $15k, it is telling us something!

Globe, to be fair they shouldn’t be running miles at Cambridge or Addington or Forbury or Anywhere! Hope you win though, as he deserves it, but if it trots Oscar won’t be beaten from 2

And Allstars win all the big ones!, Merry Xmas to you too Flagster! Don’t over indulge ! Wait for it, Ranga will be on with a picture!

Globe, I hope you right in that Auckland HRness Racing is going to be around for awhile yet. Personally don’t enjoy the style of racing up there but NZ harness to survive does need it still going! However, I can’t see it surviving unless things change dramatically and not sure how that is going to happen with the finances being in a dire state. How can you run a successful meeting with an average of only 7 horses over 7 of the races? Stakes are very good with a minimum of $15k but clearly there is not the number of horses required and new owners aren’t really coming thru. Young trainers are few and far between because the costs including land etc. just makes it too hard ! Auckland will need to drop the stakes by quite a bit to make it semi viable and then there will be more drop out of the industry. Merry Xmas everyone!

Yes Blossom, I do think!!

I think the 20k he would miss out on over the next month is massively overstated unless Matt is driving several horses in each race!

Was in the Harness Xpress. I was going to post all,about it hours ago but did not because everyone knows my opinion on the blatantly stupid whip rule already. I appreciate it is the perceived force of the whip rather than the no. But that has been my point previously that a no. Should not be in the rule!!!!!! Jamie Keast has always been known as being fairly vigorous with his whip action but that is not to say he is inflicting anymore hurt on a horse than some of the other drivers. Harness can not afford to lose any trainers or drivers but we will have a drop off in participation from all participants in the coming years, from punters, owners, trainers, drivers and junior drivers. There is not a lot being offered to participants at the moment, punters are getting screwed, owners are getting a hiding, trainers are struggling big time and the JCA are hammering the young junior drivers. RIU should be renamed as it is not appropriate. Jamie Keast, you will do better away from racing anyway.

To be fair, hardly Terry Sullivan, Mr Asia! Matt Anderson made mistakes and he will be first to admit it. I don’t condone drug use however I don’t believe you can hang him for what he did as he wasn’t doing it to make money as far as I understand rather catering for demand. FFS, this hopeless government we currently have are going to have us vote next year to see whether we want to make MARIJUANA not illegal, so go figure. We can all walk around in a total daze and that is all good! Those without sin can cast the first stone as they say!!!!

FFS Ranga, differently. Are you just a Wanker for the fun of it??? Sorry, Chief, had to be said!

What an absolute waste of bloody time and money this operation Inca is! The NZ justice system has charged people then drop charges and then they leave it to the RIU to charge???