YEEEHAAA PAM

[The Centaur]

15 hours ago, curious said:

Personally I think he's shown he is equally adept at 14/1600 but might slightly favour the 1600. You really need to think you have an even money chance to justify the expense of travelling one from Riccarton to Otago these days though and there are no suitable races in Canterbury till late January so at this stage he'll be retired after one more run.

 

 

Retiring????  That's silly. He's just starting to get a fan club.

[Reefton]

1 hour ago, Doomed said:

I think a guaranteed start would be a good inducement, it is a horse that has spent a lot of time on the ballot. Hopefully now Pam can plan a campaign with some hope of actually getting a start.

Well since you mention it.....

That's another bloody thing Wellington dictates - who (all things being equal of course) gets a start and who doesn't

Tim Mills basically dictates the program(as the SI programming committee of one) and  NZTR will refuse additional races at their own whim.

We don't even discuss the program at committee meetings because no correspondence is entered into

And then there is the calendar issue that Curious is justifiably unhappy about.  In the next nine weeks there is not one feature meeting within five hours of Riccarton.  Not bloody ONE!  I offered to redo their entire South Island Calendar when they made the mess of the Coast schedule in January but why bother when it is not appreciated.  It would not be hard - just pin your features(GN Cup Week, White Robe Lodge day) and schedule around them.  Sure have say four weeks after Cup meeting but Timaru and Ashburton should have feature meetings in the Christmas leadup even if they are Friday Twilights.  Give those Clubs the opportunity to hop on the Christmas Party bandwagon with their locals.

The Timaru Cup would fit nicely there.  

 

 

 

[nomates]

8 minutes ago, Reefton said:

Well since you mention it.....

That's another bloody thing Wellington dictates - who (all things being equal of course) gets a start and who doesn't

Tim Mills basically dictates the program(as the SI programming committee of one) and  NZTR will refuse additional races at their own whim.

We don't even discuss the program at committee meetings because no correspondence is entered into

And then there is the calendar issue that Curious is justifiably unhappy about.  In the next nine weeks there is not one feature meeting within five hours of Riccarton.  Not bloody ONE!  I offered to redo their entire South Island Calendar when they made the mess of the Coast schedule in January but why bother when it is not appreciated.  It would not be hard - just pin your features(GN Cup Week, White Robe Lodge day) and schedule around them.  Sure have say four weeks after Cup meeting but Timaru and Ashburton should have feature meetings in the Christmas leadup even if they are Friday Twilights.  Give those Clubs the opportunity to hop on the Christmas Party bandwagon with their locals.

The Timaru Cup would fit nicely there.  

 

 

 

Yet again far too much common sense .

[Doomed]

I'm interested to hear whether all Riccarton trainers feel they need a three week break now before the next Canty meeting. There were almost 60 ballots scratched over cup week, admittedly some duel acceptors, and any trainer with a maiden they consider not really good enough for those $30,000 maidens during cup week has to wait five weeks for an opportunity to run for $14,000. Do trainers keep charging owners even though there is no realistic change of a start for over five weeks, and then over a distance they don't really like, on a track they don't prefer and possibly on suspect track conditions?

[Huey]

What a divvy! Super well done!