Reefton Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 12 hours ago, mikeynz said: I'm struggling with my weight 2😆 that will be your well padded wallet weighing you down Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Reefton, how did you know ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, mikeynz said: Reefton, how did you know ? I know you MJ O'B! And I might add you are not a bad bloke! Edited April 28, 2023 by Reefton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 26 minutes ago, Reefton said: I know you MJ O'B! And I might add you are not a bad bloke! Wrong Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Wrong Michael. Which Michael do you think I am talking about? I presume not Pitty - he gave up on you site because of your unreasonable, irrational, incoherent and incessant attacks on him(and anyway Pitty is MRP not MJ O'B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I think mikey comes from the deep south somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 You might be right Doomed, or i could be from the not so deep south, which part of nz are you, I suspect somewhere in the lower Noth Island. Reefton showed how mixed up he was when he mentioned the heavy wallet lol.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 15 hours ago, mikeynz said: You might be right Doomed, or i could be from the not so deep south, which part of nz are you, I suspect somewhere in the lower Noth Island. Reefton showed how mixed up he was when he mentioned the heavy wallet lol.  I dare say it will be heavy enough Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Pitty got the pip when it was pointed out that given his status and involvement in Canterbury Racing he had some part in the downward spiral of the Riccarton track and facilities. The response was irrational. As for Michael O'Brien the king of the pokie rort he too should take some credit for the dependency that was created on those blasted machines. But O'Brien doesn't hide his identity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 29/04/2023 at 7:05 PM, Chief Stipe said: Pitty got the pip when it was pointed out that given his status and involvement in Canterbury Racing he had some part in the downward spiral of the Riccarton track and facilities. The response was irrational.  Shows how much you know about the way things operate at South Island headquarters. I just cannot understand how you don't step up the plate and put yourself forward to take on a major role in NZ Racing. Apparently you have all the answers.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Reefton said: Shows how much you know about the way things operate at South Island headquarters. Then tell us HOW it operates since you seem to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: Then tell us HOW it operates since you seem to know. You are the know all not me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Reefton said: You are the know all not me Really? You're the one telling me I know nothing about how things work at the southern headquarters. I'm genuinely interested to know how it works especially if the leading stakeholders have no influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 47 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Really? You're the one telling me I know nothing about how things work at the southern headquarters. I'm genuinely interested to know how it works especially if the leading stakeholders have no influence. Well anytime anyone says anything you are always either disputing what they say or blaming them for whatever disaster has befallen them. Clearly you have all the knowledge and all the answers hence me querying why you want me to tell you how Riccarton or the NZ racing industry operates. However.... I just see on Facebook Riccarton has appointed a bloke Zane Tate as 'Fashion Coordinator'. My initial reaction was the boys are exactly one month late with this breaking news but I am concerned this might actually be true. How the hell has the CJC got any business spending Industry money on a 'Fashion Coordinator'?   1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy connolly Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Reefton said: I just see on Facebook Riccarton has appointed a bloke Zane Tate as 'Fashion Coordinator'. My initial reaction was the boys are exactly one month late with this breaking news but I am concerned this might actually be true.  A cross between Millsey and a Cockatiel. Do you still have the Board's backing, Millsey? Zane Tate Edited May 1, 2023 by billy connolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Looks perfect for a job at the RIU outfit. All glitter and no balls. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Reefton said: Well anytime anyone says anything you are always either disputing what they say or blaming them for whatever disaster has befallen them. Actually I don't however I do point out that most of the blame for where the industry is lies at the feet of those who have benefited most from it. I don't point the finger at some mythical cartel or blame the track manager. You may as well blame Trump for everything. You get upset when I point the finger at those that have the most power locally at Riccarton. Mills and Pitman. I don't believe that the largest trainer and beneficiary over the years of the Riccarton facility has had no input into where we find it at now. You would have us all believe otherwise.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: I don't believe that the largest trainer and beneficiary over the years of the Riccarton facility has had no input into where we find it at now. You would have us all believe otherwise.  Right. He's had heaps including at national organisation level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Reefton said: How the hell has the CJC got any business spending Industry money on a 'Fashion Coordinator'?   For goodness sake!! The fashion shit should be left as a side show. Don't get me wrong, I am all for glamming up the event and don't mind getting dressed up now and again but, money cannot be used on all of this rubbish instead of keeping the course proper in pristine condition. This club has lost the plot!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Actually I don't however I do point out that most of the blame for where the industry is lies at the feet of those who have benefited most from it. I don't point the finger at some mythical cartel or blame the track manager. You may as well blame Trump for everything. You get upset when I point the finger at those that have the most power locally at Riccarton. Mills and Pitman. I don't believe that the largest trainer and beneficiary over the years of the Riccarton facility has had no input into where we find it at now. You would have us all believe otherwise.  Don't talk utter piffle. It is well known that there is only one trainer who gets listened to at Riccarton and they only spend part of the year there. There is even a tongue in cheek name for the grass track they used before it was actually allowed to be used the '## #### grass'. There might be another who is in the management's good books but MR Pitman is neither of them and never has been. Most of the rest of them, if they were truly honest would be scathing of the CJC regime.    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Actually the Riccarton Trainers are all going to be expected to up their games at Trackwork now the Fashion Coordinator is in place. Freda for instance will be required to put on her best mocka and face paint for attendance of a morning as far as the blokes go it will be like the good old days when the trainers turned up in collar and tie of a morning. Add a little decorum to the outfit I say! Cant think of what the hell else this person is going to do   1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I was astounded when I saw the announcement..and even more astounded when I saw the list of congratulatory comments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Freda said: I was astounded when I saw the announcement..and even more astounded when I saw the list of congratulatory comments. I thought someone was taking the piss when I first read about it, not being a fb user, but obviously it is true. To give them credit though, the CJC have obviously accepted that they aren't very good at boosting stakes, running imaginative programmes, attracting the public, providing a decent racing surface, pulling down old public grandstands etc, so they have decided to set themselves a small, achievable target that might be achievable So good on them, I hope it goes well. You will certainly be able to spot the Riccarton trainers when they turn up at Reefton. The northern lot might have to up their game a bit. I was going to suggest we can probably expect high fashion gumboots at Riccarton this Saturday, but surely the track is back to Good by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Pitty is looking the part. Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Reefton said: Don't talk utter piffle. It is well known that there is only one trainer who gets listened to at Riccarton and they only spend part of the year there. There is even a tongue in cheek name for the grass track they used before it was actually allowed to be used the '## #### grass'. There might be another who is in the management's good books but MR Pitman is neither of them and never has been. Most of the rest of them, if they were truly honest would be scathing of the CJC regime.    So Pitty @Pitman in all his time at Riccarton and participating on Local Programming Committees and other National Organisation bodies has had ZERO influence or say in what happens at Riccarton or the CJC? Even when having by far the most number of horses in work in Canterbury?  Yet you lead us to believe that the big bad bogey of NZ Racing Te Akau has had more influence even though in your own words they are only part-time resident there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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