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  1. Freda
    Great post.
  2. Freda
    I can't imagine why/how Orchidra would ever be at Riverton either! Might it be a typo meant to be Riccarton?
  3. Freda
    I recall The Swagger working at Riccarton on one of his trips, the rider [ which twin I'm not sure ] sporting very long boots, up past his knees, and a piece of alkathene for persuasion. And he needed - and got - plenty of it.
  4. Freda
    At the risk of repeating myself - a lot - I still like the UK rules in principle. Set a limit of whip strikes [ 5, 7, 9 - whatever ] and leave it to the riders to use when they see fit. Not some twat who has never ridden a horse. Easy for the riders to count, and equally easy to police.
  5. Freda
    Might do indeed. Terry Kennedy has been working with horses from elsewhere for ages. We here at Riccarton are shoo-ed off the track at 10, leaves little opportunity to work with problem types.
  6. Freda
    This one will be self limiting. The problem horses won't get barrier certificates and will therefore drop out of the system.
  7. Freda
    Very interesting topic, well covered in an informative publication by Dr W. Robert Cook(e) Called The Airflow Factor. Dated but still relevant.
  8. Freda
    Fair assessment.
  9. Freda
    I'm not taking sides...but I am quite able to decide for myself what to read, what to do, what to think. I don't need help.
  10. Freda
    Ya think?
  11. Freda
    And yes to that as well.
  12. Freda
    Yes.
  13. Freda
    Agree up to a point... but where to draw the line? It affects all the other runners if several need more time spent, as well as running the whole day later and later, and there are serial offenders too. As well as a few sent back there were others that did load, albeit slowly, and didn't get a barrier certificate as a result.
  14. Freda
    Well, I guess a cockup is feasible, shame, but human error is always a factor in matters involving, well, people.
  15. Freda
    That's how I understand it also.
  16. Freda
    Is this about the geo-blocking-that-isnt ?
  17. Freda
    Christchurch
  18. Freda
    I can't recall ever seeing anything.
  19. Freda
    Gee, so my adviser was not correct.
  20. Freda
    Apparently that is the reason given for the hellish programming; the south island is considered 'one ' region hence the need to be away for 3 days to target a race that suits. The numbers ( so I'm told ) reflect exactly that.
  21. Freda
    Yes, that's right enough unfortunately.
  22. Freda
    A few patches not doing well but I don't see a horse safety issue with that. Most of it is very thick and looks good.
  23. Freda
    No, it isn't. Canterbury/S.I racing generally seems much stronger than the C.D but there does seem to be a mission to squeeze out the south. If centralized to Riccarton/Ashburton management will be pleased, is the impression i get, but I really hope I'm badly wrong.
  24. Freda
    In the weeks preceding....means not this week past but before that. I could see the sprinklers just pouring it on from my kitchen window. When the dogs and I went around last Sunday we got wet feet.
  25. Freda
    Actually, so did I. I think I can recall McAnulty holding forth about it?
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