Race field sizes? Cambridge?

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, mikeynz said:

Only 10 for 2 races at Kaikoura for drivers champs , no emergency runner, noms close today for Cambridge, 2 trots, 2 Pacing races, will they get enough numbers, that's the big questions.

It'll be ok Mikey. 

They run the races as ratings Penalty free , and hopefully for as much as Kaikoura ($17,000 per race) to attract the locals to start their horses. 

The Handicapper should do a ring around to the many fine trotter trainers in the area like Balle, Hackett, Teaz, Chilcott Rogerson, stables and that , and make sure you have some great trotting action. Certainly wish them well to achieve that. 

afterall , BlairO must be the favourite for the series for New Zealand . and you deserve your 3rd NZ driving Champion Winner on NZ soil ( to go with TonyH MNZM and MauriceM MNZM ) and Blair might even get some NZ Order of Merit letters after his name , if he can win it !!!  big local knowledge should see him home. (like young Angus Garrard had winning here in Brisbane beating Carter and Dexter among others) 

Best of Luck Blair Orange. 🏆  the sport (and your country) are behind you old matey 🏆 .bring home the bacon.     

[mikeynz]

38 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

It'll be ok Mikey. 

They run the races as ratings Penalty free , and hopefully for as much as Kaikoura ($17,000 per race) to attract the locals to start their horses. 

The Handicapper should do a ring around to the many fine trotter trainers in the area like Balle, Hackett, Teaz, Chilcott Rogerson, stables and that , and make sure you have some great trotting action. Certainly wish them well to achieve that. 

afterall , BlairO must be the favourite for the series for New Zealand . and you deserve your 3rd NZ driving Champion Winner on NZ soil ( to go with TonyH MNZM and MauriceM MNZM ) and Blair might even get some NZ Order of Merit letters after his name , if he can win it !!!  big local knowledge should see him home. (like young Angus Garrard had winning here in Brisbane beating Carter and Dexter among others) 

Best of Luck Blair Orange. 🏆  the sport (and your country) are behind you old matey 🏆 .bring home the bacon.     

Gamma, I do love your optimism.

[mikeynz]

I'm a day ahead of myself, noms, tomorrow lol.

[the galah]

2 hours ago, Gammalite said:

It'll be ok Mikey. 

They run the races as ratings Penalty free , and hopefully for as much as Kaikoura ($17,000 per race) to attract the locals to start their horses. 

The Handicapper should do a ring around to the many fine trotter trainers in the area like Balle, Hackett, Teaz, Chilcott Rogerson, stables and that , and make sure you have some great trotting action. Certainly wish them well to achieve that. 

afterall , BlairO must be the favourite for the series for New Zealand . and you deserve your 3rd NZ driving Champion Winner on NZ soil ( to go with TonyH MNZM and MauriceM MNZM ) and Blair might even get some NZ Order of Merit letters after his name , if he can win it !!!  big local knowledge should see him home. (like young Angus Garrard had winning here in Brisbane beating Carter and Dexter among others) 

Best of Luck Blair Orange. 🏆  the sport (and your country) are behind you old matey 🏆 .bring home the bacon.     

looking at the horses orange has drawn,it would be a surprise to see any of the 5 horses he's drawn at kaikoura run in the top 3.

so you would think his chances have already taken a real dive.

I guess all he can hope is he draws some of the better chances thereafter.

G hall jnr has drawn what you would expect to be the 3 hot favorites in all 3 heats on the sunday and another likely favorite in one of the 2 heats on the monday.

he clearly has been the luckiest from the draw of horses,by a long way. 

thats why the tab now have him a clear favorite.They have him at $2.50 ,which actually seems rather good given he should end up a clear leader after the kaikoura meetings,it just a matter of how far he is in front if his horses run up to their recent form.

Edited yesterday at 12:10 AM by the galah

[Gammalite]

5 hours ago, the galah said:

looking at the horses orange has drawn,it would be a surprise to see any of the 5 horses he's drawn at kaikoura run in the top 3.

so you would think his chances have already taken a real dive.

I guess all he can hope is he draws some of the better chances thereafter.

G hall jnr has drawn what you would expect to be the 3 hot favorites in all 3 heats on the sunday and another likely favorite in one of the 2 heats on the monday.

he clearly has been the luckiest from the draw of horses,by a long way. 

thats why the tab now have him a clear favorite.They have him at $2.50 ,which actually seems rather good given he should end up a clear leader after the kaikoura meetings,it just a matter of how far he is in front if his horses run up to their recent form.

some great thoughts Mr Galah.

I think the topic of Cambridge field size has been under the microscope for months, so hoping you don't mind will copy this interesting post about the World Driving Championship onto a New thread so we can discuss the event over the next few days.

It's quite a Big event for Harness racing , and could lead to a NZ World Champion. 

[mikeynz]

14 noms for 2 trots, 9 noms for another race, strangely a 1 and 2 win  3yo race, why a restricted to 3yo, and 28 noms for 2 other paces races for World Drivers champs at Cambridge, be interesting to see how they sort this all out.

[Taku Umanga]

2 hours ago, mikeynz said:

strangely a 1 and 2 win 3yo race, why a restricted to 3yo, and 28 noms for 2 other paces races for World Drivers champs at Cambridge, be interesting to see how they sort this all out.

Same conditions for one of the Kaikoura races - had to be amended due to insufficient noms .... Cambridge will need to do the same methinks

[mikeynz]

Interestingly nominations now extended until Sunday morning, don't see that often.