Jasonmc

1 hour ago, Maximus said:

art thou spreading the rumour mill, young Gee ?

Where does it mention 2024? 

The article rattles on about 2026 unless the Mustelidian interpretation is awry ...

MM

On 5/11/2023 at 9:21 AM, Sir Gallivant said:

HELLO,

               I AM BACK!!!!!

Good Morning,

                             Thankyou to you all for all your kind wishes and thoughts, I am on the road to recovery, after a small blip which meant last thursday became Tuesday this week for getting home. 

Currently sitting in a nice warm bed contemplating the life and my next surgery...ugh!!! Not for awhile though.

Be good be safe everyone and once again thankyou for your words of encouragement.

 

Thoughts with you from me Sarah and the kids

Will be watching with interest, Gary is an awesome bloke and can't fault Lisa latta's form 

2 hours ago, vanturk said:

Dean Holland has passed  away after a race fall  earlier  today

Just reading that now Bryce 😢. He was ticking along nicely such a talent.

But on a personal side not going home to his family is devastating 

5 minutes ago, Dancing Show said:

Way to go Sarah 🙂  Sam did you proud today 🥂💃

Shame we didn't get a piece of the 50k quaddie with Sam winning 3 legs

3 hours ago, Dancing Show said:

That was a pretty nice run from Levante considering how much lead in she was giving them.

Yeah Mick Dee thought she was going to go woosh but said her run was huge

Just now, Hesi said:

Was Roch N Horse a late scratching

Nope scratched this morning

On 2/1/2023 at 10:21 PM, Tonkatime said:

I find live betting approval very slow compared to overseas operators. Particularly if there is a change in odds and they seem to suspend betting quite a lot more than other operators. They have tried to address this with a couple of settings that you can change. 

Have to agree as in quick fire sports events get suspended way too long and few plays later get opened again

 Nicole Simm is  sort of a little different She have a history and politics degree and came into production at Trackside while doing a couple of sports journalism papers at auckland uni so kinda journalism I guess.

On the note of Nicole I must say she has really improved as a presenter as time has gone on, sister of Amber Simms and comes from a racing background. You can teach the old "how now brown cow" but racing knowledge can't be taught 

On 1/15/2023 at 7:26 PM, Hesi said:

I presume those young woman who get trained up to be Trackside presenters, are first and foremost, trained journalists, probably with an interest in sport or racing

I know Andy has no journalist background unsure about Pip but racing background first trackside second I would think 

7 minutes ago, vanturk said:

See the article  said controlled  environmental, as opposed  to uncontrolled,  so maybe they read these pages and don't  want it to get out of hand?

Delaying the naming won't achieve anything as if people want to be nasty they will be 

46 minutes ago, Hesi said:

I don't think many on these chat sites realise what is takes to project in front of a camera.

Jason could probably throw more light on that, with his brother being a presenter.

Lot more than just being knowledgeable about horse racing

There is a lot of prep needing to be done that is for sure as don't want to have silent dead air live. I could never do it. Steve brought some flair to trackside with his "take the Freddy field in the quaddie" and his impromptu pretend trumpet blowing and drumrolls. Think TAB looking for a more professional look to TS now though.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/130944656/racing-industry-charges-jockey-with-careless-riding-in-race-in-which-megan-taylor-was-killed

My question is why withhold the name? Pretty clear it was the rider that went across the line first and was an enquiry 2nd vs 1st. 

As was only 3 apprentices in the race and the other two were named in the article 

5 hours ago, PWJ said:

We need 2 from the draft list to put their hands up to be Captains. I see some very capable leaders in the draft list - Craig, Ray, Howie, Rob, Jack, Maria, Robert, Tom, Smiler, Richie, Rees, etc. Just need 3 of you guys or gals to step up

CAPTAINS (7 of 9)

Max

Graeme

Rex

Ian

Hesi

Roland

Craig

 

DRAFT (38 of 36)

Allovertheform

Blind Squirrel

Gary

Gee

Geoff

Gordy

Harewood

Heather

Howie

Jack

Jason

Jen

Lightning Blue

Mardy

Maria

Maurice

Mike

Moose

Pam

PJ

Punter Pete

Ray

Rees

Richie

Rob

Robert

Sarah

Secret Squirrel

Sharne

Smiler

Steve P

Stevie N

Tassie Tiger

Tom

Tonkatime

Trotslover

Wrinkles

Ziggy

PJ put the McCook clan as super subs if you have too many 😁

Draft Sarah & I if numbers permit ( happy to just be myself if you have good numbers though)

Sarah 

2-6-13

2-4-6

3-6-14

1-2-3

1-4-5

5-7-13 BB 

Jason 

1-2-4

7-11-12

3-4-8

4-9-10 BB 

4-6-8

5-6-9

Good luck all

Sarah 

1-2-5

1-3-7

1-2-14

1-2-9

1-2-10 BB 

1-4-6

 Jason

1-4-6

2-3-7

2-4-10

2-7-9

1-3-8

3-4-7 BB 

Good luck all

24 minutes ago, barryb said:

How stupid were the punters taking unders on Poly Grey?, known wet tracker on a good 3. To its credit ran a top race.

7 horses in a truck roll incident in Dunedin, must have been at Wingatui?

Heard from creditable source it was Michael Pitman fingers crossed for horses and people. Not a good few weeks in the south 😢

WE GETTING IN EARLY AS HAVE SHOCKING MEMORIES

SARAH

1. Phar Lap R2 - 1X3X4

2. Phar Lap R3 - 3X4X9

3. Phar Lap R4 - 1X4X7

4. Phar Lap R5 - 4X6X8 ***************

5. Phar Lap R6 - 4X5X11

6. Phar Lap R7 - 4X5X7

JASON

1. Phar Lap R2 - 6X8X9

2. Phar Lap R3 - 3X6X8

3. Phar Lap R4 - 8X9X10

4. Phar Lap R5 - 8X9X10

5. Phar Lap R6 - 4X9X12 *****************

6. Phar Lap R7 - 2X3X7

SARAH

1. Woodville R2 - 2X3X4

2. Woodville R3 - 1X2X3

3. Woodville R4 - 1X6X7

4. Woodville R5 - 5X8X9 **********

5. Woodville R6 - 5X6X7

6. Woodville R7 - 2X9X13

JASON

1. Woodville R2 - 2X5X6

2. Woodville R3 - 1X2X6

3. Woodville R4 - 6X10X11

4. Woodville R5 - 5X9X10

5. Woodville R6 - 3X4X7 **********

6. Woodville R7 - 3X5X9

On 12/19/2022 at 4:35 PM, curious said:

TAYLOR, Megan Jane:
On December 15, 2022, tragically taken at Ashburton Racecourse, aged 26 years. Dearly loved daughter of Kevin and Jane, much loved sister of Ben, Logan and partner Josi, special aunty of Blake, loved and cherished by all her family and friends. Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Megan Taylor, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. To watch a livestream of the service, please go to lambandhayward.co.nz/obituaries and click on Megan's link. The Service to celebrate Megan's life will be held in the Show Gate Lounge, Riccarton Park Racecourse, 165 Racecourse Road, Sockburn, on Thursday, December 22, at 2.00pm.

Unfortunately live stream has been revoked due to media sniffing around wanted to attend funeral and record live stream to play on later broadcasts 😢

Sounds like fun if I remember 😜

On 12/15/2022 at 10:40 PM, Maximus said:

Fair comment Jase, though just a tad parochial. This is the second fatality in NZ this year.

MM

Two too many as well 😢

So sad. Bad time of the year as Rebecca Black passed around the same time in think 2016.

Mundy 

Black 

Taylor 

3 south island jockeys in last 10 years 😢

And I see he lost Mrs Cubes in 2020 😢