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Weigh In is back and wasn't too bad this morning. Guy, Jane and Emily were quite good together I thought. I enjoyed the J Mac interview on The Guerin Report and looking forward to part 2. My favourite Weigh In days were when Karen Fenton-Ellis and Paul Shailer were doing it. Paul was very entertaining. I'd like to see Hamish Mc'Neill be given a job doing interviews or something if he was able too. Perhaps when he is not riding?
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One night at Addington, had taken a Pick 6, as well as the quaddie, treble and double (same horses in each leg). Got the first 5 winners, heading into thefinal race I had 5 horses, the 3 favourites and 2 ruffies. Was going to win $1000's had any one of them got up. Around the home turn one of the ruffies Dr Tim popped out and hit the lead and went a length or 2 clear and it didn't look like anything was going to catch him. Out of the pack something started closing, even with 50 meters to go I thought nah it'll not make it, well Dr Tim stopped to a walk 5 meters out and got beat a lip by one of the horses I hadn't taken. At least I got the concession double I guess!
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By Harry Newshound · Posted
No matter what happens over the next three weeks, September 2024 will be a month to remember for owners Perry and Ramona Bass, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, and others associated with the turf horse Goliad.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
It's not often that a game plan set out in the paddock goes exactly according to plan, but it did for Grand Sonata at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, leading to victory in the $1,995,000 Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes (G2T).View the full article -
Thought would start something different . My one was when I took a Pick 6 many years ago at Hastings . Pool was 250k . I had 4 horses going into the last leg . Finished second with Skulpture pay $4 for a place . Veep won it paid $6 . From memory I think 4 or 5 split it grrrrr . Was potentially looking at 100k or more . The TV remote wasn't well after that race . This one you older Harness guys can relate too . A mate of mine back in the late 70's took a double one night at Alex Park . Back then on the old tote board showed what the pay out would be . Well he took Hill High in first leg which won and paid over $100 . Second leg he had Yukon John smoking hot favourite . The double was showing $1500 which was enormous in those days . Anyway the mobile left and Yukon John galloped and hit the deck . Won't repeat what my mate said standing next to me lol
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Think the reality is four meetings at any given time is probably the best you can do, squeezing 5 creates a squeeze literally, but you will never please everyone all the time, at least they have a premier channel on some days which allows some separation. Sundays now have more meetings in NZ and they are all jammed onto 1 channel, some long intervals between races must make the day on course drag a bit. I have to say apart from a few minutes checking out the new Trackside website which I think is pretty good haven't watched for a week or two so was Guy Heveldt on yesterday, Entain are certainly splashing the cash on staff and one would imagine anyone on TVNZ ain't working for nothing so he must be on a good salary for Trackside or he wouldn't be there.
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Carried out over 3 days last week. The most important aspect i gleaned was the quality of the interviewing panel. All had very successful business and board careers. Lets hope the quality of candidates matched the interviewers experience/expertise and for a start knew the difference between governance and operational matters. The current board is Phil Holden (Chairman)(Independent Director) Cam Bray (Vice-Chairman) Todd Anderson Shaun Brooks John Coulam Anna Gallien (Independent Director) John Grainger Bill McDonald
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Weren't you warned about this sort of post?
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By scooby3051 · Posted
Ya he was a real dude...Mark and Kevin were like polar opposites but the same in so many ways...and their new farm was awesome...hell painted alot of now banned creosote way back then...great memories of fun times...had some wild nights in at the pub in Matamata and still turned up maybe a little worse for wear to work the next morning. Kevin really loved his racing. I really didn't think I would like the breeding side after being a jockey but it taught me so much about young horses and how to manage them was the best advice Dick ever gave me...he arranged my job there. -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Frequent traveler Neecie Marie ships in and comes away with the prize in the Sept. 7 Ladies Marathon Stakes (G3T) at Kentucky Downs.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Colebrook Farms' Simply in Front did not live up to her name in the early stages of the $1,767,200 Music City Stakes (G2T) at Kentucky Downs Sept. 7, but proved simply the best by the wire.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Turning back a stretch challenge from Yellow Card, Howard Wolowitz inched away late under Irad Ortiz Jr. to prevail in the $2 million Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G1) Sept. 7 at Kentucky Downs.View the full article -
By Pure Steel · Posted
In that case Charlie , as saw some of these races in my early days competing in New Zealand , I'll go COUNTRY NEWS ? . a horse that Eddie Town and Maurice McKendry trained at Pukekohe. I think it won a few races around the time of Ken Sefonte's horse so might be the one you're after. -
My memory on the names is a bit fuzzy but pretty sure the winner was Hurricane Shannon . Think he beat Country something
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Summer Haze was such an awesome horse. I recall the battles with her arch rival Yir Tiz, whom went on to be the dam of Mr Tiz, possibly the best sprinter we've had in NZ. What a great era of racing, wonderful horses and great memories.
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By Harry Newshound · Posted
The wide-open nature of Britain's sprinting division was laid bare when Montassib equaled the record for the biggest-priced winner of Haydock's most prestigious flat race, the Sprint Cup Stakes (G1), Sept. 7.View the full article -
With Wuhan scratched The Whale only has 2 tips at todays Methven meeting R4 Flo Motion currently 3.40 and 1.50 fixed and R8 Jasprit Trouble at 4.60 and 1.85 Great fields as usual and a good days racing is on the cards
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I spoke to RJ Friday morning and he reckoned he could see 40 individual winners on the black board currently in the Stables so I'm hoping he's on the money.
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So George NZ blah blah gives participants a spray about thread content and then does not post or even visit the site again. He's potentially either a nutcase or a plant from another site whose come to shit stir IMO.
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