Newmarket

Usually early in the new year, the purdons had many up and coming horses coming through, looks like those owners are going elsewhere, or not buying so many

Spot on, looks like a few owners mite have changed trainers. This whole saga is crazy, so Purdon gives up training, yet still assists and drive for cullen??? Its crazy,

What has happened, the 2 hot favs got rolled last nite? I know, people will say they had hard runs, a gap to third with amazing dream, but hang on, For the past few years, the All Stars have raced wide, pulled away for easy wins, but not now. The slide has began, has the spinning stopped?

Yeah, i thought they would go fast up front, one reason i backed ruby mach. Yep, money speaking, but luckily get $50 bonus bet, so will see what happens. Its a hard game to pick a winner nowadays, and when you do, clearly your picking is correct, only to be unstuck by a cock drive. Just watched it again, still cant understand the drive, it was absolutely bolting, any driver with any clues, would know it was going that well, why take chances and get held up? Would totally understand if horse was plodding, that would have been right choice. I see ben butchered drove a winner on the night, but he also drove an earlier fav drawn one, out in front most of way, weakened 100m out. Not sure why he had to go hard in front, strange, wins with a common sense drive, and no, not my money speaking here.

Had one bet tonite at Sportsbet, bonus bet back, $50 win. Thought only a cabbage drive would get it beat, real confident 400m out, was bolting, driver only had to follow wider horses, wins easily. Sadly, Ben Butchered the drive, went inside, held up, flew. One to watch, no doubt will have a better driver next start, odds will be short, but get on

I agree,

More nz horses going overseas, nth island is gonna struggle

No wonder people not betting, drivers are half pissed, trainers are selling horses and not paying owners, some are threatening to kill woman!!!! And you wonder why totes down???

Funny how many are bagging Martin Van Beynon. Why, because he is telling the truth? How many owners have been screwed over, lied to over many years. Many have known about it for years, owners have bailed him out before, its a disgrace. This guy would get more sympathy, if he was honest when he gave his licence back. His dad tried to keep the lies going, dogging the reporter, saying no owners are complaining??? What a dodgy family

Just to add, the Williamson family. Seem a bloody great family, and the younger boys are training and driving well, more importantly, they are not in the spotlight for dodgy stuff, like so many have been recently. Keep it up

Horse went well, unlucky really to be sitting parked, especially first race. Thought a little silly not to take trail behind winner in first race, certainly cost it 2nd, but more importantly, an easier run before race later in night.

Yep, been going on for ages. Corka Dream, I wonder what that was sold for a few years back 😙

Well come on Big Bang, Tell us whats going on? So what is untrue? Maybe you are so involved in the game, you see nothing wrong with whats on

Good that this reporter has posted this info, otherwise it would have continued. Harness people are good at covering up shit, luckily some owners spoke up. It is hard to feel sorry, been going on for years, if he was serious, he would have stopped way before now, makes his dad look poor as well, only a few weeks back he was saying nothing was wrong? WTF

Every jockey the TAB has picked in these things, have crapped out. Today, they even stoop to the no1 dog, yep you guessed it, no wins yet 😆😆

Did Trackside not even show an earlier race?

Totally agree, studying form is hard. In the past, a good horse, that races well on the grass, would be a good bet. Today, forget grass track stats, as long as you begin well, you were in with a big chance

Luckily Wedderburn harness on,

I, like most of you, love the Canterbury Grass harness racing. But what is happening at Methven, it never used to be a leaders track? If you do not settle handy, your goneburger? Odd few have come from midfield, but racing is strange.

Thanks for that Blair

Good to see people finally listening to me 😂. Well done with the win, but wow, how bad are the Aus trotters at the moment?

Bloody stupid

I would not say outstanding, but everyone has their own views. Hopefully those owners that have departed the Purdon barn, will spread the horses around. Last thing is we want, is the Dunn stable getting bigger, that would be terrible. Anyone looking for a trainer, should do this. Google the trainer, if he has a long list of charges or dodgy accusations from the past, why not choose a trainer with no baggage.

Hayden must be feeling the heat, he will want this nag to win, and win well. If it gets beat, wont be a good start.

Ha, they are back.