Freda

It can also be prescribed for anxiety and depression. Any medication ( within reason) should help the sufferer perform within acceptable parameters. As for pain relief, everyone is different, of course, but i tried it in various forms, found it utterly useless.

A close [ trainer] acquaintance of mine was given the 'white paper' and told to present to produce a sample. He did the bolt, and was suspended immediately, pending a sample being produced for testing. He refused, and was disqualified. Still is, eight years later. One's licence is contingent on presenting for drug testing when required. The way I read it, is there are no mitigating circumstances.

So do you, you're the admin. Your personal jibes and derogatory comments, such as 'low achievers' is classic Molloy. You can do better.

I dont know any Marsh. I know who S Marsh is, but I've never met the guy.

Maybe put the Guineas on the Dunedin card, and make the open 2200 part of the southern handicap series....not Southland but closest,, and the Southland and Dunedin Guineas can follow on without disruption. Up to NZTR anyway, so no doubt we'll see in due course

Wonderful horses, both of them. A privilege to watch them. Lucky Sweynesse not disgraced either, he's such a genuine performer....and very little evidence ( that I could determine) that any of them had the stick applied.

Have to agree with that summation. I think she's awful anyway, did feel she had improved but changed my mind very quickly.

Yes.

No. Not at all. No untoward comments this morning, all riders present seemed happy with the day.

Good comments, I'd have to say you can give him a swish if he irritates you, but he doesn't take offence. And yes, wishing all contributors good fortune and good health going forward.

Noms were left open until 9 this morning, withdrawals at ten. To give them time to decide.

No.

How do you know they don't?

Canterbury clubs pushed back against the placement of yesterday's Ashburton races but to no avail.

Complaining achieves nothing.

Probably for three months

Damn right, Kenny.

Spoke to Sam, she thinks she had been injured but she isn't sure to what extent. Also thought they weren't interested in breeding from her as she wasn't good enough!

Yeah, in most cases that's spot on. However, they don't have to dodge around unsuitable programming that can mean too long between races, or else races all on top of each other. There are reasons other than stakemoney that lead to horses being sent over the ditch, a factor you have alluded to on more than one occasion. In the case of P.T., I don't think that particular race was ever factored in, in the beginning. It would have taken a very strong-minded trainer indeed to have said, no, she's going to the paddock!

Very likely.

Yogesh Atchamah is out of his apprenticeship now.

The policing of riding is awful and that's why there is no improvement. Sit a few more on their butts for a decent amount of time, the reducing bank account will soon improve their outlook. But the ability of stipes to read races is poor and that may also mean some riders are penalized unfairly. A can of worms. Not a new situation though. A former apprentice of mine, a leading rider here, went to Sydney when his apprenticeship ended and started riding work for Gai. Got a ride, drew wide and ended up in behind the leader. He was very proud of his effort, until he got back and was told firmly ' you're not in the Sth Island of NZ now, boy' .....he got six weeks for taking another's line. Probably tightened a few as well.

Ffs....what a waste of time.

I wasn't aware it was the job of breeders' groups to delve into track management.

Even if only a few develop a real interest it has to be good value. Great idea IMO.