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Good spotting Lightning, NZ time 5.27pm - re One Over All. Hope he goes well today for NZ connections & gains a spot in Derby final. Yes remember Mufasa Metro 2nd in Jewels. Wow how right you are ALL 10 trotting races!

Here is a good fair reviewed article on HRNZ about the results - performances. https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/bettor-twist-beaten/

Thank you kind sir for the compliment 😄

Good point. So not just a problem in the North then. Peeps love to point out how the North has problems you see. Well the did on the other site.

Iv never ever looked at the stake money on offer for NZ CUP Week. Simply I guess as it has never been relevant to me. However will take a look at it now as it has been brought up here. (Don't even know how much NZ CUP is worth lol). Great point there Happy re maiden tentative at $25k while G3 FFA only $10k higher at $35k The only 1 stake that I know for sure well actually more a case of I THNK IS Miracle Mile in Aussie which is 1 million. And think that is because its the only 1 million dollar race Down Under for Harness. And think it maybe invite only or something. And limited runners.

Next week they will announce the dates for ALL the major races thru to Dec 2022. That will include Jewels & its location there was talk it could be at Cambridge again. So we will see. Look forward to seeing the announcement.

Last nite results no winners, but some place getters 2nd Amazing Dream - nice run - tried leading the whole way, last quarter 26.9 but 1 horse went past her. Much better drive I thought, not so aggressive running legs off her. 2nd Bettor Twist - nice run, winner had easier run in lead while Twist sat outside leader. She stuck on well. Also ran both Spellbound & Checkin with Spellbound having a vet check after race as per stripe report. Did seem to be a little amiss seemed to maybe pace roughly in the 2nd 1/2 of race. Think both Amazing Dream & Spellbound head next to ladies G1 against each other pending nothing has changed after last nights runs.

Right last post of today, Now @Mike dont think I haven't forgotten. Def own me a story here 😃 Hola - Haere mai over here. When you get a moment. 👉 Even if it is something - horse likes grass, horse eats grass, horse wants more grass. Story time 😀

Yes the curtains will be firmly closed for Mana, for race analysis reviewing 🤣 Because I just asked my wife and she said that Im wrong lol. But I am going to post anyway. Because this is what I saw 👀 The challenge has been set. Addy to find us something that we may have missed at Ashburton on Monday. After the days racing. Ohhhh the pressure is on Addy. Will there be something .... will there not .... 👀

Btw too, Iv debated too with Addy before disagreed with him. Then on another occasion agreed with him. Its just how us humans are. Some things we like the same things and agree on and others we don't. Same with Lightning, 1 of us likes stable driving the other doesn't. Im trying to think have I disagreed with Mike, hmm only that he still owes me a story on the horse personality thread, BUT guessing he is super busy atm with work etc. And I remember with Royal Nod I was saying something about Miki that I got wrong and he came and corrected me lol. I think you and I Double R see this slightly different. Very slightly, BUT thats fine, & next topic we will likely agree on. But the good thing here I think is that it doesn't turn toxic and peeps can just move on, without getting silly and not take things personally. And its good to step up and voice your thoughts and have a say. That is what this forum is for I think right 😄

Yip Addy btw, if 2nd time round Iv got who it is, then he is a VERY respectful poster. Will present his view with evidence or with reasoning & will debate the point. If someone offers up a different view. BUT he never gets personal nor name calls nor gets mad or angry nor takes it personally. Just calls it as he sees it. Initiates good debate & things to discuss. Is like you and me, just passionate and a hobby for us, hence we love chatting about racing and a regular poster. So if it is him, think Race Place is lucky to have him come onboard. Same too with Royal Nod, another good poster & respectful who loves to talk about horse breeding sires etc. Yip he is very good to at giving his point too re drivers decisions lol.

Hehehe. He's the BEST! Like this? With the curtain aye @Happy Sunrise I think you will find Double R that Addy means that AFTER not prior he has watched the replays of the races many times, & on slow, rewind, fast forward. He will come up with his analysis on who he believes was PERCEIVED to maybe not be trying as hard as could or something. Lets wait BET he will see something that most of us missed. He never misses a BEAT.

Quite right re level 3 racing. So there are cases in Northland, now South Island & the person flew from Rotorua after getting it from Waikato which means potentially in Bay of Plenty too now. Yes 100 + cases per day now with 61 unlinked today. Hmm no chance of the WHOLE country going back to level 4 right … ? Its getting hard to keep up, esp the locations of interest. Oh dear Mardy not good. Im enjoying being able to get my Fried Chicken & Rice albeit at level 3. Anyway it is what it is. Lets see what happens.

There is a case in South Island in Blenheim. This was what I was hoping wouldn't happen AND especially prior THE CUP.

Yip & Im too competitive too. To want to bother waiting for future race. That may not even happen. Also heard these terms too, ‘Dont want a gut buster” “This is our main goal” Here is a story involving Poster Galah & Poster Karrots this year. Karrots had started the thread on another site called Easter Cup Team Karrots others Verse All Stars/Cullen Gamms Karrots was rooting for team others while Gamms (Lightning) was rooting for Team All Stars. Mainly because Karrots doesn't like stable driving from any stable, and Gamms love it. So we just had fun with it. Karrots was saying no handing up lead. Team others, keep the marking peg line its a MUST. As they were starting off front marks. Had advantage. Williamson in Easter Cup chose to hand up lead on Pembroke Playboy after reaching lead easy, he said afterwards it was due to the distance & something along the lines of the horse wasn’t ready or something like that & that the Cup was his main goal or something similar. Galah & I were disappointed in him handing the lead, not from a betting perspective, we didn’t bet, but we thought that was potentially his along with TEAM others best chance as they had the handicap head start on Self Assured, think Spankem maybe Amazing Dream. Anyway it was an All Star trifecta. Anyway next start Williamson said he had heard there was talk about that he should of kept the lead. So next start he was planning to hold the lead. He had to work a bit this time to get lead oppose the Easter Cup from a mobile as this time they were starting from even pegs and he had drawn maybe 6 or 7. The horse ran well in lead, finished a close 3rd. Got nabbed close to line. Was a super run. By no means was he going in NOT trying to win in the Easter Cup. We never said that, BUT we did just stated our disappointment in not holding lead. Think he then ended up 3 back on rail or maybe 4 back on rail after All stars stable driving. PP got out late to finish an unlucky running on 4th.

Absolutely agree Double R with you thru & thru. Have just heard the saying “the horse may need the run” or “will be driven quietly”. “There is always next week”. Maybe that is a better way to put it. Someone was saying they heard trainers joking saying gee is 2nd going to be the new 1st, but that was a couple years ago, when think handicap system was slightly different. Its been amended slightly now. For me I want Sweetie to be put in every race. Every race try to win. But that is just me. I think well don’t know what will happen next week, horse could be sick or anything. But everyone is different and sees things differently.

That is what had last nite while watching the racing. Before getting delivery. Chips/dip - beer/wine together are the best. Nom noms. Great idea to bring picnics BYO back

See at 1st thought Addy was Unhinged. But not sure now. Starting to wonder if its Davis or Galah ... @Happy Sunrise be happy if it is Mr Galah. Anyway if any of the above 3 posters they would ALL make a great addition here. BUT not sure who, so will just leave it at that. Get what you mean Addy, re on the odd occasion a trainer or perhaps connections may prefer getting 2nd, and avoiding getting a jump up in ratings/handicaps. Be interesting to see ALL the new updates they have made from the brain-storm meetings & if any further changes to ratings are made or not over & above the latest. Noted that the Major race dates are out soon. Was going to put this on my Karrots midweekly edition, if its out by then. "By 31 October the racing programme for all Group, Feature and Country Cups through until 31 December 2022 will be published".

Looking at Manawatu drivers & 3 Southern Jnrs have taken the call up. These are S O’Reilly, E Barron & W House Must be a debut for W House. Exciting stuff. Good luck. Hope has a great day/time/experience.

Im looking forward to the meeting. Quite like Pembroke Playboy if he can get the trail behind Classie B or even try hold the lead. As its over shorter distance 2400. Last time he was in the trial & Fixer lead & Self A parked. Pembroke P won up the passing lane. And I like Majestic Man in the feature trot. Interesting re non triers re Cup Week. Yes could see peeps preferring to get 2nd over 1st lol there. No I won't be betting either. Think will wait til Cup Day for me to have a fun bet 😄

No not heard this one. Clean winded. Oh I like Sweetie must be CLEAN WINDED like this one. Thanks Double R.

Thanks for reply & NO thanks @Mike for no personality story. Im in a grump with you. Not talking for 24 hours now. The silent treatment. Now back to you Double R, was Sweeties only after being broken in, 1st time in like 1st prep & only like 6th ish day, jogging. So thinking she must have a natural high ish fitness level. It really SURPRISED ME. Was a bit weird. Why not puff more after being in paddock for so LONG. Hope it good sign 🤞

Have already given you peeps the tip, they have gone a bit cray-cray. Thanks for sharing the Peter Profit article Mike. I check that website every other day for any news. But as not a subscriber can only see the 1st wee bit of each story. The story shared is something Id believe.

So just saw that yip Waikato level 3 has been extended til at least Wed. With Manawatu opener on Tues, & Auks & Waikato drivers out with 1 field of 12. Guess they will have to bring up a bunch from South Island to drive. Long way to travel tho for just a small mini-meeting. In saying that tho, guess that most the travel up will get a drive in MOST if not ALL races. Could be a good opportunity for a Southern Jnr or 2 or 3 to put their hand up.

Manawatu season is back! Good to see Manawatu season kicks off next week with nice size fields for them, albeit a mini-meeting during Covid time. This thread can be for racing on Manawatu. Good luck Manawatu for your season opener 💃 PS wonder how they will get on for drivers, with parts of Waikato in lockdown e.g. Waipa (Cambridge/Te Awamutu) & Covid in Te Awamutu.