Addington

23 hours ago, Hesi said:

Plus from BOAY.  He moans a lot but I quite like this fella.  Wacky sense of humour and very knowledgeable about the racing industry

Joe Bloggs

 

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Posted 16 hours ago

There's a fucking huge difference between being a miserable bastard and a complete realist.

For a decade or more there has been a collective of certain breeders creaming it, living high on the hog, and giving sweet fuck all back to the industry.

No export tax, no capital gains tax, nada, zilch, what, just income tax? that is disypoprutunate when trusts, etc come into the equation.

I used to think you had a clue or two, I was wrong, way off, if you did you would have been pro-active but it seems to have passed you by, you're no better than that narcissistic flea on the other place, you can't see the forest for the trees.

Just because there is a strong yearling sale that generates millions for a select few doesn't mean things are cosy, you know that, there should NOT be an industry funded closed race day for millions and you all stand by and do Sweet Fuck All, all the back slapping at Karaka is sickening, the sucking up, the sycophant behaviour that Petone will be sitting back watching and thriving on, therefore the only winners are the breeders, the same mob that don't care about your domestic racing as much as they say they do......

The industry needs funding, it has to come from within, the gambling dollar can't stretch far enough, and the answer is staring you in the face, tax the exported horses, tax the buyer and the seller, it will ultimately assist the grass roots stalwarts that prop up the industry...

I can add no more...I'm done, thanks to all of you that thought enough of my input over the years to like a few of my posts, I hope you breed/own/train or ride heaps of winners and live til you're all 100.

Thanks.

Joe

How interesting. Do you know who he referring to Hesi.? Because JB is obviously pissed off and another contributor who has departed the site.
I'd guess it was perhaps Doug himself or one of his many Non de Plumes. Either way i'm picking he will have a crack at you for posting the above from JB. 

The village idiot Brodie is back at it again with another rediculous post- hes good for a laugh though . His latest on MP buying gallopers

"Gallopers are not that hard to train "

Got off light IMO. Anderson is just a chronic case. One wonders who owns those expensive yearlings he purchased at yearling sales and how credible they are?

37 minutes ago, far too much said:

what about taxman kicking out and breaking the 150k yearlings leg

What's that got to do with MP's yearling selection ability?

37 minutes ago, far too much said:

the 220k flop the jean the queen purchased that could not make it to a workout

If you didn't know Jean F selects all her own stock. MP just trains.

Never met a trainer yet who didn't buy the odd flop, some buy plenty  if you want to be fair. Pretty sure AS have never been top end yearling sales buyers. Have seen MP's selections and values on one of his owners catalogue and they surprised me.  Have you seen such info?

Its been out there for a while that he was going to get into  TB's. More recently i read that he was not buying this year at Karaka but things have obviously changed. He is an outstanding selector of Standardbred yearlings so this will be an interesting exercise to follow.

Field of Poppies ran a nice second with R May aboard. Not sure why he waited so long to pull out from one one given how strongly it finished. Seemed to do everything right so the nonsense from others about its manners at the Mot where TW got a holiday seem  to be a load of codswallop.

2 hours ago, Happy Sunrise said:

Did you not head outside? No room in the stand? 😂

A beautiful table close to bar and food. Big screens and pod closeby. Heaven

1 hour ago, Honest john said:

I like Brodie,  speaks a lot of sense. Chief speak with forked tongue. Lol

 

Hj

I suggest you read my opening post but agree re Multi non de plume Chief comment.

As for Brodie i see him as a first class bull shitter- says he doesn't bet then says he does. Moans about TAB service and terms and conditions yet wont open offshore accounts but used NZTAB anyways. Anyways each to their own HJ

A most enjoyable evening. Hard to do crowd figures as i spent night in Spectators bar

57 minutes ago, karrotsishere said:

Cambridge are going to be the saviours for Harness racing in the North.

Too little too late perhaps. ATC a basket case and HRNZ has programming issues that top other club issues up that way.

Back at HQ tonight. Nice food and bevvies and might unload on a few as Nelson Marlborough circuit not my scene. 

35 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said:

This kind of day is unappealing to me, and I suspect, other punters, but maybe they like it. Who knows.

Me too on the unappealing bit. No doubt Ludwig would disagree given he lives in the area.

36 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said:

Personally, I would rather see 2 Canterbury meetings this week of full fields than 3 limited ones.

You cant expect the clowns at HRNZ to think like punters though. 

Looking forward to returning to Headquarters this Friday now that Coast and Top of the South have concluded. 

Noodlum- Just for The Chief😃

1 minute ago, Rusty said:

You're not the first, and won't be the last. It's not you. And it's not worth wasting one's time over it. 

Thanks and i wont

53 minutes ago, karrotsishere said:

Brodie will be trying to get their attention stating every 5 seconds he is restricted & cant get on the Head to Head.

But he also says he does not bet anymore so what's his real issue or is he just another porkie teller?

12 hours ago, craigos1 said:

Franco Cornel couldn't hold on.

Was braver than he has been in the past and will he back up on Sunday?

7 hours ago, Rusty said:

No, no, that's right. He was multiple people. Or at least one person, using multiple usernames, pretending to be different people on an internet chat forum

Really, im trying to work him out but put simply , i cant. Seems an odd individual which from you guys think is not the case , he posts as multiple  people.

It would seem that both Happy and Karrots have no idea about the Tim Williams suspension. Well that's according to this Chief chap. He obviously spends a lot of time looking at opposition sites and clearly has little time for either of you not that it should bother you as such.

Gonna take a wild stab here but Royden Glenn, Elsu, Stanley Rio and Highland Fling

1 hour ago, Lightning Blue said:

Here's a clue for you Globe Rees. Young Quinn a late developer so didn't quite make Cup class as a 3 year old. same for Robalan . But check this photo and see what you come up with ?

Bob Camerons colours in 2nd place?

11 hours ago, Lightning Blue said:

owned by Tactile's owner from Invercargil

So it was owned by  Dynes snr then?

9 minutes ago, ngakonui grass said:

SAPLING?

Usually Henry Skinner?

8 hours ago, Lightning Blue said:

So I'll go Enterprise ??

Correct.

Outstanding except for the day i put the rest of my overdraft on it. Was on my last day at university and the lads all went on a farewell trip to races. Those were the days and some of us just kept driving North to start our careers after last race.

5 minutes ago, Addington said:

Im going to retire with  100% record. Thats a first and will be cherished until they put me in the box😃

Before i go though heres a new quiz for you

In 1982 as a 3yr old and dominant fav in a 3 yr old race at Waikouaiti i swung around at the start and played no part in the race as a 1.70 fav?