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Great run by Merlin tonight but beaten by a better horse . We Walk by Faith absolutely shocking I hope they send him home for a break -
So True Mike . I used to love listening to Reg Clapp in particular on the radio . You would remember his well know phrase when they crossed over to him " Hello New Zealand "
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I like Chris B as a commentator . The one that used to crack me up was Jimmy Jacques . I'm listening and thinking " Jimmy settle down before they carry you out of the box with a heart attack " lol . I have never known a commentator to get so excited but that was just him 😀
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And when you think of the fact we have the internet now and tv and yet strangely some people sill moan, I think in many ways we were better people without many of those things, the young of today just don't know. 4BC or 2BC Was the racing station, once daylight saving ended in mid March heaps of stations popped up on the am band at night. Radio has always fascinated me, still does yet strangely its the one thing that we don't have today, in NZ racing on the radio. -
I used to do the same with the radio PS trying to pick up Radio Waikato from Auckland lol I didn't put any money on Pete to win , but he is in with a big chance of taking it out I reckon . I must say it's been enjoyable watching this competition and will probably record the last couple . Good luck , I hope you get a nice payout tonight
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By Pure Steel · Posted
haha Pete with 3 winners tonight now. He's on 129 points and Angus is on 139 points with 4 races to go. Only 8pm here so will make it to the end . Must be late in NZ. I remember as a kid in NZ used to stick a transistor radio on the window sill and pick up the commentary from Australia as it faded in and out. -
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I'm like that lot now too, getting older, after a while there's the old seen it all before,
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He's a 1400 meter horse in a 1100 meter group 1 with a wide draw - it's not rocket surgery 🤣 -
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By We're Doomed · Posted
That is a really strange thing they do in Aussie. Lengths are so much more descriptive. Metres are quite weird. I am certain they didn't use to do that many years ago. -
I agree with you 100% regarding Adam White, the Auckland/Waikato commentator, and as for the Victorian bloke, it's surperfilis to requirements. As I am being grumpy tonight, I wish that the Australian commentators would use lengths rather than metres too! -
By We're Doomed · Posted
I can remember a time when the chief stipe would have called in the whole field of jockeys after a race like that and warned them to up their game. I can't remember his name, but if that had happened at Rangiora or Blenheim back in the 80s or 90s the chief SI stipe would have warned the whole field and fined several of them. I wonder whether current stipes are really up to it. -
By Pure Steel · Posted
Chris Barsby isn't too bad. he is extremely accurate in close finishes ( that we often have) and hasn't drawn a negative that I've heard. until now. David Fowler used to do Albion years ago and was excellent , before getting paid more at Eagle Farm and Doomben 😅. By far the most criticism I see on your NZ threads is for the Auckland bloke for using driver nic-names nearly All the time. Wizards, magicians etc. You would think someone would tell him that the style is not popular.😉 He's not at the circus. or is he?? 😁 Even worse than that , some bloke in Victoria country trots , starts reading the colours of the silks in the running !! sounds terrible. Literally saying what the driver colours are throughout the running , as he learnt them before the race. Is absolute terrible commentary. someone should tell him , but don't for some reason. 🙄 -
Pete has redeemed himself PS . Great drive on that one 😀
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I often wish I could get as excited as he does... doing anything really
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