had to laugh at Bevan Sweeney and Justin talking about the last today at Hawera, they picked half the field and left out what looked the best overs bet of the day Hesabattler ...Bevan had a hard on for Spinayarns price saying they are coming for it and Leave a light on as The Battler dropped in more Sharply late .......then he makes excuses for the others after Battler was taken back from a wide draw and took off wide from the 700 sustaining a strong gallop to win ridden beautifully by Madan by a widening 3 lengths.....Bevan, wake up and help the punters and do some homework while your at it
Great field for the mile at Cambridge . So much speed on the front . My favorite Mo'unga drew a shocker at 8 . Will be a great race all the same and they are going to run time .
Also Evangelist at Addington looks a good bet for top two
I bet the South Island stable is not making a cent for the owners...does anybody know how many winners they have had in the SI this year with horses trained there????
What a miserable pack of tosspots you are, NZTR ...a 'prize fund' of $5k for overall Club of the Year, which is laughably small and inappropriate reward to recognise sustained excellence against nationwide competition.
I challenge you and your colleagyes, Mr Ballesty, to reconsider this pathetic sum and make it at least $50k for Club of the Year.
And if you don't, won't or 'can't', have the good grace to explain why on this forum.
maybe more 'leading' trainers are going down the 'more is better' route. It's all income/turnover of course, whether the horsey wins a race or three or none. Not many win more than 5; and not many pay back their owners in anything other than anticipation/excitement/ thrill of racing and sometimes winning. The dream stays alive while the horse is training and racing well. At least there's more justification for being an owner, now that the stakes are better - who knows for how long?
A Principal told me a couple of years ago they like to keep 100 horses in work at any given time which means they have a considerable pool to draw from. They now have a more extensive stable in the south plus Cranbourne. Stable earnings are pretty good but I'd like to know just how many horses actually contribute to the big money. Any 1-4 win horses are unlikely to pay their way. That's the case anywhere but I would venture costs are higher at TA.
knowing Max, and his past history of being prematurely (and/or allegedly) 'eliminated' from these Comps, he is quite likely to put in an entry on Saturday
anyway.
Of the trotters, I'm pretty sure I'm Ready Jet will make the Aussie contingent 5 strong, Keeyang Chucky (still in the betting) sounds extremely doubtful, so there's one more slot up for grabs there.
It was suggested last night on The Box Seat that Ohoka Connor and Chase A Dream would be the last two pacers, but l reckon one of them should sub their runner with Swayzee to avoid paddling around at the back just to collect the starting money. That's a lot less than they've paid for their slot!! Actually, Swayzee and Mo'unga would look good in that line up. The aforementioned pair are completely out of form at this level, Swayzee and Mo'unga are right on it.
It will be a strong field, Merlin, DSD, Don Hugo, Leap To Fame and Republican Party. Wow!!
I read that Tact Macloud was withdrawn as they are planning to prep him for 2025 NZ Trotting Cup. I don't know if he's still in Australia or back with Mark Jones in Canterbury?
Hayden Cullen intimated last night that DSD would be there. Tact McLeod was on the list then came out, so I'm assuming there was a reason for that and he won't go back in now.
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