nomates Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 With the quick success of Warren Kennedy and Craig Zackey since they arrived in NZ from South Africa and now 2 younger apprentices having arrived to join the apprentices school at Byerley Park , i thought perhaps we should looking to be promoting our racing to more of these guys . From what i've seen of both WK and CZ they are class riders , which their records in SA show . Having them here promotes competition and hopefully makes our locals lift their game , which is never a bad thing . Our local stocks are thin and for a number of years we have been bringing in jockeys from Asia , which IMO has been a middling to poor success , and in a lot a cases some simply shouldn't be riding , so why not look to try and lure more from SA , and perhaps even places like South America , Ireland and UK . We have a lot to offer aside from the racing side of things which must appeal to many , i will play devil's advocate and suggest that racing can improve and get stronger which must also have pulling power . Anyway just some thoughts . p.s. A big thankyou should go out to the the guys at Byerley for being so proactive , unfortunately they shouldn't have had to , this is yet another NZTR role that has slipped thru their hands . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy ravioli Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Yes a stint in NZ should be a great prep before they leave to make some real money in...Oz. It would not take a rider with ability too long to figure it..out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 38 minutes ago, holy ravioli said: Yes a stint in NZ should be a great prep before they leave to make some real money in...Oz. It would not take a rider with ability too long to figure it..out. Bring enough in and they won't all head offshore , plus they won't all be up to heading to the big smokes in Aus . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, nomates said: Bring enough in and they won't all head offshore , plus they won't all be up to heading to the big smokes in Aus . Agree, Tina C could have made a killing here, she'd own a block of flats by now, maybe 3, but it's the lifestyle she loves apparently, ahh. there had to be someone...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Joe Doyle winning jock in the 1st at Rotorua here for the English Winter or NZ summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, mumbles said: Joe Doyle winning jock in the 1st at Rotorua here for the English Winter or NZ summer. He's making it look easy , 2 from 2 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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