fantastic video.Cierin equates  the importance of recovery after exerssion, His sports science  specialist Katrina Anderson and Josh K Cavanagh explaining how their  Hyper Baric Oxygen Therapy assists their beautiful horses.  The video production quality from   the CMR website is world class.  "Life On  Maher s."   Rivalled only by Charlie Duckworth and Chris Wallers layed back weekly marvellous reviews.                              

Seymour's shutdown of JMC nee C, was classic television. Should be shown in media-training school on how NOT to conduct an interview. 

Thanks for the details,  think it's hard to fix a race winning horse when clearly in best form. To fix a horse to lose is a different matter .

Being a cricket tragic since the age of 7 (and worse/better than even Dr Jarrod Gilbert), Max is following this home series ball by ball wherever and however possible, but not 'on course', so to speak. Day 1 review (short version, mercifully for you, Dear Reader(s) Honours shared NZ 319/8 from 83 overs at almost 4/over on a gloriously sunny day at Hagley Oval. Blackcaps did well to post 319-8 after being inserted on a green top that held no real terrors, and the Poms looked and behaved as if short of a gallop for most of the day. They were aided by some poor 'placement' from several Blackcaps batsmen, who were prospering bountifully until giving their wickets away - Ravindra, in particular, will be kicking himself for not despatching a full toss along the ground to the on-side fence anywhere - instead, he whipped it aerially straight into the midriff of midwicket. Duh! He and especially Williamson starred with a good partnership that blunted the Poms confidence and energy. Kane's innings (chanceless?) was a patient, dedicated knock and he looked odds-on for a ton on return to Test cricket after injury. But he also gave it away, on 93, cutting in the air to point. At 227-5 in the 61st over, alarm bells were ringing in Max's head. How could we be giving it away so meekly when the wicket was hardly a demon and the bowling was mostly just... CRAP??   Earlier, Conway had been the early victim of a great c&b from Atkinson (Conway's bottom hand had come right off the bat playing the shot, but it still took some catching!), while Latham looked to be largely untroubled by the English attack, (47 from the skip at nearly run-a ball), but succumbed to a rare 'peach' of a cutter from Carse to nick off when his half-century looked assured. Mitchell, Blundell and debutant Nathan Smith were equally guilty of poor execution of fair-middling deliveries, so it was left to Phillips (40no), Henry and latterly Southee to push well past 300 by stumps. At least BCs didn't sacrifice those last two wickets in the setting sun (as Max half-expected we would after Henry failed to clear the mid-on fence, 298-8). So, a day of the unexpected: a green-top that didn't do anywhere near what was expected. a huge number of Extras (35) - including a ridiculous number of No-Balls (11) very slow over rate - only 83 overs of 90 bowled. almost 85 if you include the no-balls, but poor effort by Stokes et all, esp with a spinner bowling 20 of the 83. unexpected use of - and success of - English spinner Shoaib Bashir. He took 4 of the 8 wickets to fall (4-69). Most pundits would've thought he'd be lucky to be given the ball on Day 1, given the nature of the wicket. Hoping the BCs can charge on in the first session of Day 2 with judicious shot selection and better placement - the new ball is only a few overs old.  Twill be interesting to see how effective Bazball batting tactics will be through most (?) of the day tomorrow. Phillips (40no) and/or Southee (10no) might flourish for a while prior - and in the back of the mind of one T D Southee will be the lure of a few more 6s required to get to 100 of em in Tests. Will it be 'stand and deliver' or 'duck and flail' or both early tomorrow?  Are the spectators at cow corner an endangered species around 11am? Will Phillips try take the long handle to 'em as well - before or after he gets his 50? Can't wait to find out!  

and ironically, we modern-day Kiwis of all races (not just Pakeha) get rammed down our threats the idea that Maori are the sole  'guardians/ stewards of land, air and sea, at one with nature bla bla bla ..as if they are the only ethnicity that has a sense of the divine. If we are all paddling the same waka, why they are so obsessed with never-ending redress for past sins (all of which can be addressed through the Waitangi Tribunal/Maori Land Court, ie due judicial process. A lot of the 'noise' communicated via multiple media platforms now (incl MSM), is ill-informed and not fair/balanced reporting. Public service journos/interviewers have become more like activists (recent eg Jenny May Clarkson, nee Coffin), thinking their job is to express their opinions when it's not; their job is to elicit information from their interviewees, as Seymour reminded her a few days ago).

I think you would have to get those from one of the member clubs although the 2022 AGM is here: https://youtu.be/bQb4IcSX56I

Probably made worse by moving any half decent ones to the Aus stable

I stumbled across the NZTR Annual Report today which made me wonder when the AGM is/was happening.  I can’t recall seeing anything advising the date, but as an organisation they’ve seemed a little loose around governance lately It would be good to see the minutes from recent years to see what input clubs have had compared with the days where the AGM was run with military precision.  Recently it seems the chair (previous, not current) would rather avoid interaction with any clubs other than the north, and had a preference for online AGMs which were over in minutes.

There is no doubt Mark is a good trainer , but I am like you I found Jamie to be better . The horses seemed more consistent with their form , rather than being in or out all the time 

1. Ellerslie R1 2. Ellerslie R2 3. Ellerslie R5 4. Ellerslie R6 5. Ellerslie R7 6. Whanganui R4 7. Whanganui R6 8. Rosehill R4 9. Rosehill R6 10. Rosehill R8 11. Caulfield R7 12. Caulfield R8

My own opinion is the results have never been the same since Jamie left...as I say just my own opinion.

Walkers horses very disappointing today . Puketiro never in the race and not pushed either. Might want 1400m now.

It could be a day of firsts for the connections of Bravo Centurion (AUS) when Western Australia's hottest horse aims to repel the eastern invasion and extend his picket fence in the Nov. 30 Winterbottom Stakes (G1). View the full article

Lest anyone think the seventh race at Churchill Downs Nov. 27 was just a routine maiden race, one only needed to glance in the paddock for those in attendance. Track executives were back to welcome trainer Bob Baffert after a three-year suspension.View the full article

Otaki today..some interesting runners…. R1 The Scunner $3.20 - won well at Riccarton, Spratt sticks. Bow Hill the quinella. R2 Linara $6.50 - previously with Neasham in Oz. looks up to these. Ballon D’Or $3.50 the danger. R3 Fury of Flight - first starter for Walker. No trials but smashed into $1.30 R5 Puketiro $5.50 Bet of the day for mine. Ran well in Oz, unbeaten fresh up.

A second horse in Barn 4 at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course tested positive for strangles, a contagious upper respiratory bacterial infection. A 14-day quarantine is now in place at this barn.View the full article

Laurel Park is scheduled to resume racing on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, after canceling racing over track surface concerns when it was last scheduled to race Nov. 22-23.View the full article

Trainer Bob Baffert called Nov. 27 a "glorious day" as his first starter at Churchill Downs following a three-year suspension from the track, Barnes, was victorious.View the full article

Three is the magic number for trainer Phil D'Amato at Del Mar Nov. 29 as he sends a trio of runners to the post in an attempt to win his third $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2T).View the full article

A perfect 3-for-3 at Del Mar, Formidable Man will go up against a field that includes New York invaders Donegal Momentum and Carson's Run.View the full article