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The Ashburton BOAY Slot Race


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The rare chance to be a Harness racing Slot Holder has arrived.

With all the great horses running Monday on the Ashburton Flying Stakes Day , now is your chance to enter the first ever BOAY Slot race.

Entry is free , Trophy is a Cardigan Bay postal Medallion for the 'Points' winner . (A terrific trinket memory for the winner of their First Slot Race Victory.😁)

 

Points will be accumulated by your runners throughout the day (12 races)  and the highest Points total at the end of the day , is our WINNER 🏆.

Points will be 8 pts for each win, 6 pts for each 2nd , 4 pts for each 3rd and 2 pts for each 4th placing scored by your team of horses. 

FIRST IN , BEST DRESSED 🕺 to get the slot of choice. (Please choose one Slot NOT SELECTED by someone else.) 

number of horses starting (approximately) in each slot is in brackets. no scratching replacements. 

 

 

SLOT 1/  THE GOOD DRAW Slot  :     you get every horse carrying the 1 and 2 numbered saddle cloth . sure to be in the firing line (approx 23 horses) 

SLOT 2/ The PURDON POWER Slot  : a combo of all the Mark , Nathan and Barry Purdon runners put togeather. you get both Merlin and Don't Stop Dreaming. Could be a Dream come true with all that family power in one team ?  (approx 16 horses)

SLOT 3/  The WILLIAMSon WONDERLAnd Slot :  you get every horse trained and /or driven by a Williams (Tim) or a Williamson . (approx 25 horses)

SLOT 4/  The ORANGE BUTT Bolters Slot :  you get all the Blair Orange and Bob Butt Drives . there's some good one's involved there. ( Approx 17 )

SLOT 5/  The JUNIOR JOCKS Slot :   get EVERY runner driven by a Junior driver. Carter, Olivia and SamT have been in great touch ( Approx 21 )

SLOT 6/  The SECOND BEST Slot :  Get EVERY runner that placed 2nd at it's last start. Will they go one better this time ? surely (Approx 16 runners)

SLOT 7/  The NORTHERN Raiders Slot :  With Merlin and Mantra Blue in this team , amid a few other beauties , will be a force  ( Approx 15 )

SLOT 8/ The WOODEND Wonders Slot :  with a never before seen combo of All the Dunn, Hope and Bob Butt trained runners in one team . Will the sand be Flying at Ashburton as they charge up the Beach?  like a Muscle Mountain  (Approx 19 horses) 

SLOT 9/ The THIRD WORLD Slot :  Every runner that placed 3rd at it's last start is in your slot team. Including Don't Stop Dreaming. (approx 21 )

Slot 10/  The THREE BARRELLED NAMES slot:  every horse with Exactly 3 Words or initials in it's name. Don't Stop Dreaming again 🤣. ( approx 30 )

 

Emergency The LADY drivers slot.  alas Sam O, and Olivia T look a little under powered with Sarah O out injured And Nat Rass gone Walkabout.   

POST your SLOT selection here to Get one , and be Slot race winner. one slot per player. lots of fun and supporting the best harness horses and competitors in the country 🥰. Good Luck 🍀  

 

 

 

 

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5 hours ago, Brodie said:

I will be first in with Slot 8.

Westview be working lol

Looks Like Muscle Mountain has pulled out of the Trotters Sprint already when hearing you had taken on the WOODEND slot Mr Brodie 😉 that's a bit of bad  luck lol.

(ya still got Mr Love , Midnight Dash and High Grove running in that race anyway )

I see Got The CHocolates has drawn the Ace in race 3 , the Sires Stakes Heat. Looks a living certainty on his huge runs lately from bad draws. there's No 'Marketplace' in this race either.

So is my best of day and should be winning  for your WOODEND  slot , and Mikey's GOOD Draw Slot , and Chief's 3rd WORLD Slot as well (3rd at last start)      Give it strength 💰😎

(and now he runs for the GALAH's Three Barrelled name SLot too lol ) 

looks sure to get the choc's alright. 🍫

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11 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

I'll take the Northern Raiders.....SLOT 7.

I assume the horses trained in Matamata by Mark Purdon will be in my arsenal !

Thats Oscar Bonavena , and I think  Don't Stop Dreaming.

Lock it in !!

 

What is this?. Claiming Oscar and DSD as North Islanders. Bit of contraversy there. 😆😅

TABman pulling the whip early . looking for strong recruits. those parochial Southerners will be having kittens thinking of the current Dominion H'cap champ 'OscarB' and NZ Cup hope 'Don't Stop Dreaming' as North Islanders 😋

sure, Oscar went up to Cambridge 'on holiday' with Mark to visit his partner for a wee while. Think DSD just went to Hayden Cullens though,  for his pre-training before returning to Rolleston. 

Northern Raiders more likely Ray Green's team, Zac with Mantra Blue,  and BarryP/ScottP with their 10 runners. Nice try TABman > but this isn't rugby 😎😉 

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5 hours ago, Blackie said:

 

I’ll give you my address to send medallion Monday night.

The Ashburton BOAY Slot race field coming together well. The Cardigan Bay Medal going to the winner. 

Slot 1. Mikey  

Slot 2. Ranga

Slot 3. The Horseman

Slot 4. Blackie

Slot 5.  

Slot 6.  Gamma  (will take on the 2nds  ) Hope they're not all 2nd raters lol. 

Slot 7.  TABman

Slot 8.  Brodie

Slot 9.  Chief

Slot 10.  The Galah 

 

One Slot left  to fill, for a Junior Player to take on all the Junior drivers. Will be riding with the Republican Party in the Flying Stakes too. 

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Slots are filled.  Westview in the Number 5 slot.

Have noticed that UNHINGED has the Junior driver on his horse 'Rock Lobster' in R6 . 

junior Korbyn Newman driving the 'Lobster' , and also driving 'Hi Life'  in R1 from the Dunn stable as well so some sort of chance.

So in respect for Nigel, BOAY can give a Slot for his horse, (and picks up the Carter Dalgety drives too, for a bit of fun.) Rock Lobster possibly getting his only career chance in a slot race. 😂

See you  for the BIG Day Monday 🏆🍻 hope you all get to see the great racing. 

Will post some updates here throughout the Day Monday  of the great Harness Racing action and Slot points gained as we go along .

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On 10/26/2024 at 12:11 PM, Gammalite said:

What is this?. Claiming Oscar and DSD as North Islanders. Bit of contraversy there. 😆😅

TABman pulling the whip early . looking for strong recruits. those parochial Southerners will be having kittens thinking of the current Dominion H'cap champ 'OscarB' and NZ Cup hope 'Don't Stop Dreaming' as North Islanders 😋

sure, Oscar went up to Cambridge 'on holiday' with Mark to visit his partner for a wee while. Think DSD just went to Hayden Cullens though,  for his pre-training before returning to Rolleston. 

Northern Raiders more likely Ray Green's team, Zac with Mantra Blue,  and BarryP/ScottP with their 10 runners. Nice try TABman > but this isn't rugby 😎😉 

About to put the white flag up with my runners in so few races , so will be pursuing the Oscar claim. Trained until recently at Matamata and attended Pukekohe trials. DSS didn't travel to be based in Matamata but Millwood Nike [since retired] and Akuta accompanied Oscar.I also note Steven Reid has one in too , so my small boutique team may yet surprise ,particularly as we have the best current drivers in NZ ,Tony H and Zachary B. 

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1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

About to put the white flag up with my runners in so few races , so will be pursuing the Oscar claim. Trained until recently at Matamata and attended Pukekohe trials. DSS didn't travel to be based in Matamata but Millwood Nike [since retired] and Akuta accompanied Oscar.I also note Steven Reid has one in too , so my small boutique team may yet surprise ,particularly as we have the best current drivers in NZ ,Tony H and Zachary B. 

White Flag ?  with no Oscar 😅 . Lucky the kiwi cricketers were braver than that against the Indians while playing test cricket recently 😂

The Northern Team very small on Number , but let's have a look. 

Race 3/  Sugar Ray :strong chance of 2nd

Race 4/ Racey Girl : strong chance of 2nd

Race 5/ Sandra Dee : like wise , plus that other Grease runner  #14 Hot FAV

Race 7/ Next level, Better Knuckle Up 2nd, Jerimiah $3 FAV in the 3 yearold classic

Race 9/ Mach Shard (probably gallop away) Merlin Hot FAV , Cold Chisel , Big LEB, in the flying stakes.

Race 11/ Mantra Blue:  Red Hot Fav  in the Mares sprint.

Looks like a NEAR WINNING SLot TABman ?  could get 40 points .

verdict OSCAR BONAVENA claim as a North Islander REJECTED

BUT because I'm a considerate bloke 😎  and uncertain whether Amanda Telfer is based in the North Island (while Steve does the South) or any sort of set-up like that,  you can have their 3 runners. Alta Meteor R9, Bettor's Anvil R3, Sweet Diamond R11.   ooh la-la

 

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