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Congratulations Reefton with Consensus Winning the Tarakaki Cup


Chief Stipe

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Well done Reefton with winning the Grp 3 Taranaki Cup.  

You and I are now in the same esteemed company of owner a winner of the Taranaki Cup.  Although when the horse I had a 10% share in (Madame Shinko) won it it was 2000m in distance and the field was very much stronger in 2006.

We pulled off an incredible betting coup that day and the bookies must have hurt for weeks.  We all backed her in from 20's to 5's.

I know this is a little silly of me but one of the reasons I'm publically congratulating you is that someone who shall be nameless has labelled me a "niller, who has done nothing in racing" and has lied about having a Grp winner.  She was my first horse and I went to all 52 starts including two in Brisbane.

She was not unlike Consensus - a tough filly and mare who loved the top of the ground.  When she won that day the track was rated an F1.  As nearly all the field lined across the track about 150m out Darin Tyequin the commentator said - "....and they'll all lined up like Custers last stand"...

I was the only one of the 17 strong syndicate on course and had the pleasure of leading her in, accepting the cup and giving a speech.

 

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11 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Well done Reefton with winning the Grp 3 Taranaki Cup.  

You and I are now in the same esteemed company of owner a winner of the Taranaki Cup.  Although when the horse I had a 10% share in (Madame Shinko) won it it was 2000m in distance and the field was very much stronger in 2006.

We pulled off an incredible betting coup that day and the bookies must have hurt for weeks.  We all backed her in from 20's to 5's.

I know this is a little silly of me but one of the reasons I'm publically congratulating you is that someone who shall be nameless has labelled me a "niller, who has done nothing in racing" and has lied about having a Grp winner.  She was my first horse and I went to all 52 starts including two in Brisbane.

She was not unlike Consensus - a tough filly and mare who loved the top of the ground.  When she won that day the track was rated an F1.  As nearly all the field lined across the track about 150m out Darin Tyequin the commentator said - "....and they'll all lined up like Custers last stand"...

I was the only one of the 17 strong syndicate on course and had the pleasure of leading her in, accepting the cup and giving a speech.

 

Thanks.  It is obviously a big family thrill(though I am, in the current circumstances, a bit sour on the NZ Racing Industry so to me she is purely and now simply a money making venture in the twilight of her racing career) and while she was originally leased as an interest for our (now late) Mother Saturday would have been the 99th birthday of our late Father so a bit of sentiment involved.

No race is easy to win and it is very nice to have one good enough to win several very very good races and to get to race the best in the world last season.  Not sure how much longer she has to go (obviously a start or two more) and there will not be many opportunities at favourable weights with legendary jockeys aboard but we shall see I guess.  

 

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