Weasel

just wait til the bleeding heart liberals getta hold of this ..a fine and an anger management course for the strapper and/or trainer ..worst of all, the horsey horse horse that inflicted shameful violence on a poor bloke's foot gets off scot free !!

and another from Te Teko today .... Comment:Mixing form so hard to follow. Win came 1200m but needs reasonable footing. This was the 'helpful' form assessment for Fastellie who then wins in the Heavy10 slop just before the meeting is abandoned

..is not having to hear Aaron White say: so and so is "PICKING A PATH THROUGH PONIES"... Aaron, think of something else, mate, this pet phrase has become very very tiresome to listen to ..to the point that I will put the Tv audio on mute.

i'm not ...having copped a share of the $5k trifecta and didnt have No Loitering in the box of 6 !

i reckon Mr Pike is a gone-burger anyway. whatever is done to transform NZ Racing will not be effected in the next 2-3 years..so any young successful NZ trainer (a la Pike/Marsh and others) SHOULD have their eyes on the prize ...and the recent news from Racing NSW makes it very clear that OZ not NZ is the Land of Milk and Honey for thoroughbred trainers. the cleverest ones will, however, keep accessing NZ-breds, esp those with 1600m-2400m Group 1 and 2 potential.

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Thanks for the link to the Belmont article and videos...great stuff I am picking a wuffie called Bourbon War likely to outstay most of them

On Viridine, which drew barrier 7 in the Stradbroke Comment:Slow away, eased near 800m when 6L 13th May 25. Badly drawn. Looking elsewhere.

one way ticket...such a nice place she can be relentlessly positive there. Let's do this.

and David Bain's jersey?!

Prediction; Winnie a goneburger from Parlt before end of 2020 ..turns up in 2021 on Board of NZRacing's replacement organisation set up by RITA .. LOL

The Queen comes from the House of Stewart, Thomass..

Mrs Scomo needs to get herself properly dressed to meet HMTQ..someone please get Trelise or World or Winkelmann on the case ...huge opportunity there

There are no certainties in racing...but plenty of hard luck stories...take a look at Almond Eye's ast 600m time! Mustelid https://www.racing.com/news/2019-06-02/news-almond-eyes-shock-defeat

Shad, well done mate ... but you're supposed to advise us of your brilliance before the race not after an 80-1 shot comes in!!

Well, I sent SLB 2.0 a pm as requested and didnt get a reply...and if that's an indication of customer service (commission-based or not) that's disappointing.

They seem to manage a track and weather report at all the ODI cricket games. . Why? Because it's important - ie potentially crucial to the tactics of the teams and possibly the outcome of the match...in horse racing, it is even more crucial.

A suggestion...why cant the relevant track info be presented by the Trackside host 30-60 mins before the first race and posted on the 'loveracing' site? It should be mandatory and standard practice at every TAB meeting

This is a very disappointing approach by NZTR and they need to know! I hope they read these forums. They are simply using track managers to promote a raceday instead of giving punters important specific information about the state of the track. "currently a Dead 4" says brad, without telling us the Time and Date of 'current'. For mine, if the video is not created on the morning of raceday it is a complete waste of time and money. So, NZTR please ... record each video on raceday morning and upload on as many platforms as you can as quickly as you can. show the time and date on the video itself give us the penetrometer readings give us the Rail position, including how it differs in placement from recent meetings

Dont give up on Aongatete Express or Blue Valley..neither looked likely at any stage yesterday but both will improve from the run..more ground, pref right-handed and wetter ...

I am not sure how long ago the video was publicised...but surely TVNZ/ TV3 / Prime / TRACKSIDE (for goodness' sake!!) would and should be all over this. I was in touch with Maija at the end of January and I'm pretty sure she was still in a wheelchair then ... for her to be actually riding a horse again is breathtakingly gutsy. Brilliant.

Right now I am one Mighty Happy Mustelid... Ihave just caught up with the update on jockey Maija Vance, who was dreadfully injured last winter in a race fall. BOAYERS donated hundreds of dollars before Xmas last year to help Maija'a rehabilitation. Her spinal cord injuries were so severe doctors told her she was unlikely to ever walk again. Maija Watch this jaw-dropping, inspirational video: and good on all you BOAYERS who helped her when it mattered most. We did good. Take a bow. https://loveracing.nz/News/27781/ComebackKid-MaijaVance.aspx Weasel D:

Te Rapa R10 #2 Blue Valley Saw the video of this Lope de Vega mare's recent winning 1200m trial. Already a winner overseas and has the Hickman/Autridge factor .. ie broodmare eventually but likely to be good enough to win a few first to offset expenses, a la Igraine for Trelawney. FF $9 and $3 is decent each way value for what is likely to be a quality mare who has shown she is 'forward' and has drawn handily (4).

Te Rapa R4 #9 Aongatete Express $35 and $9 FF overnight. Resuming after two trials and has won at this distance so could surprise fresh up. Will benefit from the run and is a bette rbet 2nd 3rd up, but this horse is a good wet track stayer in the making, IMO,. and is worth a bob each way at these odds ..especially as the track is a Dead 5 now but its raining in the misty murky foggy Waikatooooo. One to follow through the Northern winter

Extremely articulate, astute assessor of a horse's characteristics/demeanour, and knows how to get to the point without waffle.