auckland racing

[the galah]

having watched the first 5 races,you can't help but think racing at any south island grass track is so much better than anything auckland ever delivers,even on their supposed best race day.

and that is where hrnz is pouring all the money into.

those last 2 races have been totally ridiculous.

in race 4, only 3 went away then they ran what the commentator said was the slowest mid race  half he could ever remember in 30 years of calling,yet no one at the back showed any intent to improve..

then that race just run,i thought a bit of a joke myself.

Sure david buthcer won,but anyone watching the race must have thought what a ridiculous spectacle.

David butcher just drove to block anyone behind him. He moved out then in then out then in then out then in then finally out again, whenever anyone behind him tried to move up.

None of that rubbish ever happens at a south island track .

Edited 6 hours ago by the galah

[mikeynz]

Ita a pity me old mate TAB ain't here no more, was good pointing out what a shithole Auckland is, I've just flicked on to trackside, sitting in my lounge with the sun streaming in and watching  a bunch of clowns running around in the rain and shit at Alexandra Park, wait until the tennis starts, anyone who tries to convince me that's  the  place everyone wants to be you won't convince me.

[Brodie]

Been out so havent watched all the racing from Alexandra Park but the ones I have seen are not overly exciting.

Auckland Cup just run was a borefest, and given to Republican Party!

Not a great spectacle and very hard to see how Auckland is going to be able to attract new participants to racing?

[mikeynz]

Where would you rather spend New Year, Auckland or Central Otago ?

[the galah]

20 minutes ago, Brodie said:

Been out so havent watched all the racing from Alexandra Park but the ones I have seen are not overly exciting.

Auckland Cup just run was a borefest, and given to Republican Party!

Not a great spectacle and very hard to see how Auckland is going to be able to attract new participants to racing?

i'm not sure whether anything exciting happened in races 6,7,8, & 9, as i didn't bother watching. 

But i did tune in and catch the auckland cup and agree it nothing a non win race at motukarara didn't have.

Only difference was the auckland race had a very messy start with 8 runners whereas they have much fairer starts with 14 runners at motukarara . Rather strange if you look at the video. Like you say brodie,just a fast last 800. Akuta probably could be called unlucky as he didn't get a fair start.

Edited 3 hours ago by the galah

[Brodie]

It would appear to be another meeting where Auckland remains a drain on the coffers and loses money!

Looked at the win and place pools for the Auckland Cup not long before the race and $3k in the win and $1500 in the place pool!

 

[the galah]

race 11 you had them run a 65.4 middle half and the horses 3,4 &5 back the inside all just sat on the marker pegs and the 65/1 shot driven by h orange was the only one to show he could judge pace,as he made a move from behind them while they just sat there asleep. 

then in that last race.you had m mckendry make a good move mid race as the pace slackened and you would have thought village rebel racing parked, driven by s abernethy, would have welcomed the perfect 1/1 position,but no,that made too much sense. Village rebel actually may have won with a smarter drive as it stuck on.

I didn't back abernethy,i hardly bet on auckland racing anymore because i never know what some of the drivers may do,but that was auckland cup night, so you would think they would be trying.

i can see the funny side of it,but why would any clever driver do what abernethy did.The answer has to be, no clever driver would,so theres the answer.

Edited 2 hours ago by the galah

[Nowornever]

5 minutes ago, the galah said:

I didn't back abernethy,i hardly bet on auckland racing anymore because i never know what some of the drivers may do,but that was auckland cup night, so you would think they would be trying.

i can see the funny side of it,but why would any clever driver do what abernethy did.The answer has to be, no clever driver would,so theres the answer.

Abernethy can rate a horse in front and I used to back him all the time when they had the grass track racing in the North. Got some big collects as he always paid great money.

I find the Nicky Chilcott stable difficult to line up. She goes through strong patches where all her horses are firing, then long periods, like the last three weeks, where the form drops away. Wait until one shows form then back them all.

[the galah]

17 minutes ago, Nowornever said:

Abernethy can rate a horse in front and I used to back him all the time when they had the grass track racing in the North. Got some big collects as he always paid great money.

I find the Nicky Chilcott stable difficult to line up. She goes through strong patches where all her horses are firing, then long periods, like the last three weeks, where the form drops away. Wait until one shows form then back them all.

probably good advice as far as chilcotts horses go,but i don' follow hers much anyway and am betting less and less on northern harness racing these days anyway.At least when chilcott drives,you know shes trying. With many of the drivers up there,i'm not sure whether they aren't trying sometimes or whether they just are poor tactically.

But the village rebel drive. I found it funny strange type of thing, watching, as i thought every driver in nz had seen tyson race and would have been happy to sit on his back. But obviously not.