harrison orange

[the galah]

horses just keep going when this fella drives them.

I just watched the last race at manawatu and orange summed things up and the horse respeonded with a top effort.

I assume s doody ,the horses trainer had discussed the best way to drive jahi and orange executed that beautifully.

The only fly in the ointment was jay abernethy,who refused to give the lead to him. I suppose it wasn't a surprise in some ways,as personally i always think abernethy is a tactically very unpredicatable driver. He was driving a horse who you knew was not going to be a hope if driven like abernethy did,but not all drivers are the best judge of other horses form and unpredictability makes racing interesting sometimes.

But orange wasn't intimidated and drove the horse to its strengths and the horse was very willing all the way to the finish and was good enough to get the win.

personally i don't think i've seen a driver with oranges natural talent before. maybe dexter dunn or maybe his father may come close.

Hopefully he doesn't get a big head,as if he continues on a he has started,hes sure to achieve big things.

the surprising thing is hes still paying $21 to win the junior drivers title. I guess because you only see him getting good opportunities at tracks like manawatu,he may be flying under the radar ,as far as that goes. He may struggle to get enough opportunities to win the title this year. But theres no doubt hes talented enough to win it.

Edited February 13 by the galah

[Nowornever]

Yes I think the House stable will go close to the premiership this year with the two juniors doing the steering if they keep picking up new horses. Already had a small nibble at 7.50 on the futures.

[Newmarket]

16 hours ago, Nowornever said:

Yes I think the House stable will go close to the premiership this year with the two juniors doing the steering if they keep picking up new horses. Already had a small nibble at 7.50 on the futures.

That’s a gamble, with very poor small fields that House dominate in, I suggest the future not looking bright. 
It would be terrible for the game if House ever won a premiership with his donkeys. 

[the galah]

2 hours ago, Newmarket said:

That’s a gamble, with very poor small fields that House dominate in, I suggest the future not looking bright. 
It would be terrible for the game if House ever won a premiership with his donkeys. 

In my opinion,thats a silly thing to say.

House contributes far more to nz harness racing than anyone else and makes far better use of harness racings number one resource,the horses,than anyone else.

Theres another thread currently on the purdons and how significant they could be for auckland harness racing.

So far in the first 6 weeks of the current season,the michael house stable has provided 152 starters and the purdon stable 10. so 15x more starters for house. 

also ,house is representative of the grass roots of harness racing,regularly training horses that small trainers have had previously. Theres a reason for that.Smaller trainers trust him to cut a deal that enables their horses to race on and contribute to them and the  harness racing industry.

i could go on and quote facts and figures,but i really don't get the thinking of anyone who underscores the achievements of the house stable and the contribution the trainer/driver/owners make.

if anything,i think m house should be running HRNZ. And no,i  don't have any connection to m house.

[Newmarket]

2 hours ago, the galah said:

In my opinion,thats a silly thing to say.

House contributes far more to nz harness racing than anyone else and makes far better use of harness racings number one resource,the horses,than anyone else.

Theres another thread currently on the purdons and how significant they could be for auckland harness racing.

So far in the first 6 weeks of the current season,the michael house stable has provided 152 starters and the purdon stable 10. so 15x more starters for house. 

also ,house is representative of the grass roots of harness racing,regularly training horses that small trainers have had previously. Theres a reason for that.Smaller trainers trust him to cut a deal that enables their horses to race on and contribute to them and the  harness racing industry.

i could go on and quote facts and figures,but i really don't get the thinking of anyone who underscores the achievements of the house stable and the contribution the trainer/driver/owners make.

if anything,i think m house should be running HRNZ. And no,i  don't have any connection to m house.

I don’t think it’s silly, I have nothing against House but if he did win a premiership with his low class team, it shows where NZ harness is at the moment. 

[the galah]

On 13/02/2025 at 8:14 PM, the galah said:

But orange wasn't intimidated and drove the horse to its strengths and the horse was very willing all the way to the finish and was good enough to get the win.

 

you have to laugh sometimes.

I gave h orange the big wrap because he drove jahi to his strengths,which  anyone who has followed him knows,is he can stay ok but lacks any high speed.

Well,what did he do tonight,just sat 3 back the outside on a race with no speed on and he just seemed to go around for a quiet run with no real intent.

even the commentator referred pre race how jahi was best driven then kept saying no pace on during the race.

That after the first race where wilson house elected to sit 5 back the fence on a $1.30 shot.

Now i didn't lose any money on either race and i saw the funny side of those drives.sunday snooze maybe.

i'm sure they both were trying and will bounce back later tonight,i suppose.

[the galah]

1 hour ago, the galah said:

you have to laugh sometimes.

I gave h orange the big wrap because he drove jahi to his strengths,which  anyone who has followed him knows,is he can stay ok but lacks any high speed.

Well,what did he do tonight,just sat 3 back the outside on a race with no speed on and he just seemed to go around for a quiet run with no real intent.

even the commentator referred pre race how jahi was best driven then kept saying no pace on during the race.

That after the first race where wilson house elected to sit 5 back the fence on a $1.30 shot.

Now i didn't lose any money on either race and i saw the funny side of those drives.sunday snooze maybe.

i'm sure they both were trying and will bounce back later tonight,i suppose.

Normal transmission has resumed with both drivers driving well in the remaining races tonight.No ones perfect i suppose,even if punters may like the perfect drive each time.