Good to see! - Committee being formed for TAB!

[Chief Stipe]

On 10/06/2025 at 6:00 PM, Rangatira said:

Went gangbusters did The Colonel

Good Product and Great Prices and Bobs Your Uncle

Geez @Rangatira that brings back memories!!!

Was a teenager in Hokitika and we didn't have any franchise takeaways.  Did KFC start in Riccarton Road during the mid-70's?  

Anyway one Friday night the team met up in Revell Street - not sure how as no mobile phones in those days - just party lines.

We were a bit bored with local pubs (under-age as we were) so one of the guys had souped up his escort (had 4 carburettors or something) and we'd heard about KFC opening in Riccarton Road, Christchurch.

Some bright spark said "let's go get KFC"!

250kms later we were lined up at KFC!!!

Drove straight home.

Over breakfast the next morning Mum asked 'what did you do last night?"  Oh just hung out with some mates and got takeaways

Distance has never worried me.

[Chief Stipe]

LOL just down the road from Nancy's.

[Rangatira]

11 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Did KFC start in Riccarton Road during the mid-70's?  

As far as Christchurch is concerned YES

Linwood second and pedestrian queues back to Hereford St.

Shadow of its former self now 

[curious]

25 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

LOL just down the road from Nancy's.

Wasn't that Morty's pub at some stage?

[Chief Stipe]

4 minutes ago, curious said:

Wasn't that Morty's pub at some stage?

Not sure but I'm pretty sure Ken Rutherford had it at one stage.

[Chief Stipe]

21 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

As far as Christchurch is concerned YES

Linwood second and pedestrian queues back to Hereford St.

Shadow of its former self now 

Yeah well Hokitika teenagers only have to drive 38km now.  Soft.

[mikeynz]

1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said:

Yeah well Hokitika teenagers only have to drive 38km now.  Soft.

38 kms, is that for KFC ?

[the galah]

On 3/06/2025 at 2:13 PM, the galah said:

by the way tabman,hows imperial command going in aussie.Do you think i was right about that one or has he just been having a long spell.lol.

Actually imperial command was back racing tonight.

I thought i had better watch it.

To my great surprise it was a $2 favorite .

its started favorite in all 5 starts over there.

But punters got burnt again,as it started the score up in a mad angry gallop and was still like that when they said go.

oh well,at least its many followers have hope, as its made it back to the races and some think theres a reason for keeping the faith.

Edited Thursday at 09:07 AM by the galah

[Gammalite]

On 6/12/2025 at 7:05 PM, the galah said:

Actually imperial command was back racing tonight.

I thought i had better watch it.

To my great surprise it was a $2 favorite .

its started favorite in all 5 starts over there.

Got the money just now in the first at Maryborough. blew $1.50 out to $2.10 . Reckon those that were burnt the other day when he galloped weren't gunna fall for that again 😁

Maryborough look after the trotters and sometimes have the entire Racecard for squaregaiters.  today it's 5 trots and 3 pacing races.

Good bet in the 5th for you Mr Galah. young kiwi lad Tristan Larsen on the Backmarker JOHNS BOY.  You told me about him last Summer when he turned up in Victoria from the deep South of NZ. and he promptly won his first 3 runs ok.

Last start Johns Boy beaten a nose by Kate Gath on a handy trotter in the Warragul Cup . they got home in 57 seconds this field today wouldn't trot a 57 second half mile on the back of the truck lol. 😎

He starts out the back on his own off 30m , but that's cool . no-one to interfere with him there. He'll win this at about 6-1 odds all going well 😉. well worth a tenner.

We had a trotter at Albion yesterday that looked a good thing named IZARRA . she won easy first up in QLD about 2 weeks ago and looks a real goer. Was off 50m handicap yesterday 2nd up and driver Chloe Butler didn't muck around and  was in front after just 500m !! 😳 thought that was particularly good , in full field,  especially with a red-back on it lol. went 57 her last half so just left em' to it. 😁💰   will keep winning that one for sure.