Newmarket Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 The date, Sat 11th April, 2015. Just look who was riding at Riccarton, David Walsh, Rosie Myers, Chris Johnson, Ryan Bishop, Craig Grylls, Lisa Allpress, Mark Du Plesis, Matthew Cameron, Racha Cuneen, Terry Mosely, Kylie Williams, Jacob Lowry, Darryl Bradley, Sam Wynne, Lee Calloway & Gosen Jagoo. And to make matters worse, we also had Wellington and Tauranga racing, and notable jockeys are… Tauranga Leith Innes, Michael Coleman, Cameron Lammas, Reece Jones, Lee Magorrian, Sam Collett, Vinnie Colgan, Grant Cooksley, Trudy Thornton, Mark Hills, Anna Jones & Alyssa Collett. And then there was a few names riding at Wellington. Jonathon Parkes, Kelly Myers, Rory Hutchins, Shannon Doyle, Jonathon Riddell, Michael Mcnabb, Hayden Timsley, Kane Smith & Buddy Lammas. Wow, I know I keep going on about the poor riding skills of the new jockeys we see starting out, but I am amazed to see what jockeys we had riding 9 years ago compared to now. What’s it gonna be like in another 9 years, I shudder to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Wow, nobody has even bothered to comment? So no views, everyone happy with the current crop of jockeys? Come on, this is far more interesting than most posts… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 13 minutes ago, Newmarket said: Wow, nobody has even bothered to comment? So no views, everyone happy with the current crop of jockeys? Come on, this is far more interesting than most posts… Mate what can anybody say "No things are just as good", the current situation is dire , the SI is terrible and the CD isn't far behind if at all . Even in the north outside of the top 4/5 it isn't great . I can't see anything improving in the near future . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, nomates said: Mate what can anybody say "No things are just as good", the current situation is dire , the SI is terrible and the CD isn't far behind if at all . Even in the north outside of the top 4/5 it isn't great . I can't see anything improving in the near future . Yes, I agree. But until you sit back and see the calibre of riders 9 years ago, what is the future of NZ racing? Anyone half decent goes to Aussie, then we have an influx of overseas riders that arrive in NZ, which if they arrived 9 years ago would struggle for rides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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