ngakonui grass Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Why did we have the TELEGRAPH last weekend and the CONCORDE today. Surely the aim should be to have the best in one place at the same time.Instead we have 2 races mainly filled with mediocrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Ellerslie have thumbed their nose at the Concorde and the Avondale Cup for years now. Remember they both came from Avondale and there is bad blood between the 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 And if you think the scheduling of The Concorde is bad, have a look at the way they have shagged about the Levin Classic(Bayer) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buller Rep Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Hesi said: And if you think the scheduling of The Concorde is bad, have a look at the way they have shagged about the Levin Classic(Bayer) Given this years outstanding crop I think that they may have fluked the placement of years Levin Classic. Given that they get a good surface for the race, I think that it will be the race of the year, so long as the majority don't fall by the wayside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, Buller Rep said: Given this years outstanding crop I think that they may have fluked the placement of years Levin Classic. Given that they get a good surface for the race, I think that it will be the race of the year, so long as the majority don't fall by the wayside. Can't agree 2 weeks after the Derby, same day as the Oaks and Rosehill Guineas The only horses it will attract are second tier horses, not good enough to take to Aus, or unlikely to stay the 2400m Any impressive Derby runners will go to Sydney for the Rosehill Guineas as a lead up to their Derby Staying 3 year old fillies with a good turn of foot will go to the Oaks Horses that are clearly good 1600m horses as Legarto may be, will have long gone to Aus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Here are most of the top 3 year olds, an outstanding crop as you say. Let's see how it all develops Legarto Wild Night Maven Belle Pier Sharp 'N' Smart Sacred Satono Dynastic Devastate Desert Lightning The Intimidator Prowess Wessex Cognito Waitak Best seller Polygon Lickety Spilt Cruz Missile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Other than Wessex and Devastate, all the horses above that raced today, pretty much to plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buller Rep Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 2:40 PM, Hesi said: Can't agree 2 weeks after the Derby, same day as the Oaks and Rosehill Guineas The only horses it will attract are second tier horses, not good enough to take to Aus, or unlikely to stay the 2400m Any impressive Derby runners will go to Sydney for the Rosehill Guineas as a lead up to their Derby Staying 3 year old fillies with a good turn of foot will go to the Oaks Horses that are clearly good 1600m horses as Legarto may be, will have long gone to Aus If I had a top class 3 year old, which is the way the breed has been developed lately and wasn't going for either the Oaks or Derby I don't think that I would be running off to Australia at that time, when the Levin Classic is worth $350,000. That's a damn good stake for a 3 year old miler in the Autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, Buller Rep said: If I had a top class 3 year old, which is the way the breed has been developed lately and wasn't going for either the Oaks or Derby I don't think that I would be running off to Australia at that time, when the Levin Classic is worth $350,000. That's a damn good stake for a 3 year old miler in the Autumn. Well good on you, I might have missed the boat somewhere, but racing was always about being able to watch the best horses race in NZ. At least quite a bit anyway, before they tried Aus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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