Brodie Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) How good is Vigoroso going in Oz! 4 starts and 4 very easy wins all in August since being exported. This horse raced mainly at Forbury and was trained by Denis O’Connell at Waikouiti, but is now trained and driven By Amanda Turnbull. He won 3 races in NZ in over 70 starts and did show some some finishing speed at times but since being in Oz has grown an extra couple of legs! Watched it lead all the way and was never in doubt! The presenter even said that Vigoroso was a very good horse lol The horse looked very well and muscled up and looked like it had even gone a darker colour! It just goes to show that if you have an average battling horse in NZ, it is probably going to be very competitive in most parts of Ozzie! Edited August 30, 2020 by Brodie Quote
Dougie Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 10 hours ago, Brodie said: How good is Vigoroso going in Oz! 4 starts and 4 very easy wins all in August since being exported. This horse raced mainly at Forbury and was trained by Denis O’Connell at Waikouiti, but is now trained and driven By Amanda Turnbull. He won 3 races in NZ in over 70 starts and did show some some finishing speed at times but since being in Oz has grown an extra couple of legs! Watched it lead all the way and was never in doubt! The presenter even said that Vigoroso was a very good horse lol The horse looked very well and muscled up and looked like it had even gone a darker colour! It just goes to show that if you have an average battling horse in NZ, it is probably going to be very competitive in most parts of Ozzie! Brodie, any idea of a ball park figure how much an average nag like Vigoroso would sell for? And how much does the flight cost- I've heard $10k. Robbie Royale is in Melbourne too, was a solid mid grade trotter on the up you'd think would sell for $50k plus but I have no idea. He's paid $1.04 three times and $1.40 the other and $16k in prize money. Quote
Brodie Posted August 30, 2020 Author Posted August 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Dougie said: Brodie, any idea of a ball park figure how much an average nag like Vigoroso would sell for? And how much does the flight cost- I've heard $10k. Robbie Royale is in Melbourne too, was a solid mid grade trotter on the up you'd think would sell for $50k plus but I have no idea. He's paid $1.04 three times and $1.40 the other and $16k in prize money. Dougie, would not have thought they wouldve paid much for Vigoroso! Not an agent or sold anything for years. I am sure someone will know! Quote
Honestjohn Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 20k would be my pick to buy the horse. 1 Quote
hunterthepunter Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Honestjohn said: 20k would be my pick to buy the horse. really??? more like 5k plus 7k to fly there Quote
JAKH Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Brodie said: or sold anything for years. Only sleepers !!! 1 1 Quote
Brodie Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, JAKH said: Only sleepers !!! Plenty laying around, were you wanting some? Quote
JAKH Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, Brodie said: Plenty laying around, were you wanting some? Only want new ones from the Queenstown area. 1 Quote
hunterthepunter Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, JAKH said: Only want new ones from the Queenstown area. for the rest home???????? 1 Quote
JAKH Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 38 minutes ago, hunterthepunter said: for the rest home???????? You are on to it. Bit too windy to go for a waddle outside today - would have got blown over. 1 Quote
hunterthepunter Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, JAKH said: You are on to it. Bit too windy to go for a waddle outside today - would have got blown over. you be climbing the walls being in lockdown at your rest home brodie might pick you up and take you to the tab . bugger forgot he is restricted punter 1 Quote
Dougie Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 4 hours ago, hunterthepunter said: really??? more like 5k plus 7k to fly there Surely more than that, these Aussie owners will potentially race him 20 plus times a year for 2 or 3 years. Quote
hunterthepunter Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, Dougie said: Surely more than that, these Aussie owners will potentially race him 20 plus times a year for 2 or 3 years. any horses sold over 4yo is worth bugger all . 1 Quote
Brodie Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 3 hours ago, JAKH said: You are on to it. Bit too windy to go for a waddle outside today - would have got blown over. You need to keep safe as people in Rest Homes are so vulnerable to the killer virus! You should be staying in your room with a mask on and self isolating! 1 Quote
Brodie Posted August 31, 2020 Author Posted August 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Dougie said: Surely more than that, these Aussie owners will potentially race him 20 plus times a year for 2 or 3 years. 20 plus times, more like double that Dougie. You have an incredible number of opportunities to race a horse in Oz. Quote
Honestjohn Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 20 hours ago, hunterthepunter said: really??? more like 5k plus 7k to fly there Based on horses I've sold to ozzy. Where do you get your figures from.? Quote
Dougie Posted August 31, 2020 Posted August 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Brodie said: 20 plus times, more like double that Dougie. You have an incredible number of opportunities to race a horse in Oz. Especially in Victoria, 1 meeting daily and sometimes two but more importantly shorter distances of races which encourages the longevity of horses... they don't flog horses on a weekly bases over 2600m mobile starts like we used to a few years back. I look at Robbie Royale again as an example, been racing here since March, lightly raced but has won $39k in 11 starts with 7 of those starts being races with $20k prize money yet still hasn't even raced v the good trotters. 1 Quote
hunterthepunter Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Honestjohn said: Where do you get your figures from.? Tim Butt 4 hours ago, Honestjohn said: Based on horses I've sold to ozzy. Where do you get your figures from.? Quote
Honestjohn Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, hunterthepunter said: Tim Butt You deal with the wrong people. There's a reason they're in Australia. 1 Quote
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