Newmarket Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I watched this race today, thought horse clipped cart of horse in front about 800m out? Stipes saw it differently, any views? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the galah Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Newmarket said: I watched this race today, thought horse clipped cart of horse in front about 800m out? Stipes saw it differently, any views? It said he crossed his reins after clearing his glasses I guess that means he has put the reins in one hand while he cleared his glasses with the other,then when he has taken hold of the reins again with that hand,he has mistakenly grabbed the wrong rein,so in effect momentarily he has been thinking steering with the left rein would see his horse move in when in reality it would steer it out ,and vice versa. Obviously it was just a momentary thing but occured when the pace in front slackened and jasinova broke as a consequence. I remember years ago luk chin didn't use to drive on wet tracks. Obviously does these days. Sometimes it must get very hard for drivers to see on some wet tracks and they do a great job keeping racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) Actually if you slow the video down and go frame by frame,it makes you question the accuracy of what the stipes have reported as "clearing his glasses". Mr chins hands do not seem to get anywhere near his face. The face is where most people wear their glasses. Maybe thats a north island thing,eyes on the chest.. clearly looks like hes maybe adjusting how he holds his whip. Turnpike joe,now that. Who do they think they are kidding? Edited December 25, 2023 by the galah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 2 hours ago, the galah said: Actually if you slow the video down and go frame by frame,it makes you question the accuracy of what the stipes have reported as "clearing his glasses". Mr chins hands do not seem to get anywhere near his face. The face is where most people wear their glasses. Maybe thats a north island thing,eyes on the chest.. clearly looks like hes maybe adjusting how he holds his whip. Turnpike joe,now that. Who do they think they are kidding? Yeah, I need to go to Spec Savers as I have looked at the replay a few times and it just appears that The horse tries to go up the inside of the other horse! Couldnt see in the video replay of anything like clearing glasses unless they were in his lap and we couldnt see that, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Brodie said: Yeah, I need to go to Spec Savers as I have looked at the replay a few times and it just appears that The horse tries to go up the inside of the other horse! Couldnt see in the video replay of anything like clearing glasses unless they were in his lap and we couldnt see that, Merry christmas brodie. Maybe we are expected to fill in the blanks.Maybe he was intending to clear his glasses further down the track but never got around to it.Sort of a christmas day quizz from the stipes? The crossing of the reins thing would be confusing until he realised and makes sense.As the horse lugs in slightly he would have tried to correct it and inadvertently pulled on the wrong rein which made the horse run up the inside even more. Edited December 25, 2023 by the galah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 4 hours ago, the galah said: Merry christmas brodie. Maybe we are expected to fill in the blanks.Maybe he was intending to clear his glasses further down the track but never got around to it.Sort of a christmas day quizz from the stipes? The crossing of the reins thing would be confusing until he realised and makes sense.As the horse lugs in slightly he would have tried to correct it and inadvertently pulled on the wrong rein which made the horse run up the inside even more. Merry Xmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2024 to you Galah and everyone that posts and reads on the Premiere Harness site, Bit Of A Yarn👍 The Stipes in NZ are a law unto themselves and it is often just so hard to understand any decisions they make! Luk Chin is a legend in harness in the North Island and it is Xmas season and the Stipes wanted to get home so they just accepted what Luk said. Luk is not going to get into any trouble on his home track lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 8 hours ago, the galah said: Actually if you slow the video down and go frame by frame,it makes you question the accuracy of what the stipes have reported as "clearing his glasses". Mr chins hands do not seem to get anywhere near his face. The face is where most people wear their glasses. Maybe thats a north island thing,eyes on the chest.. clearly looks like hes maybe adjusting how he holds his whip. Turnpike joe,now that. Who do they think they are kidding? Thought same as you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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