----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:03
AM
Subject: Fw: [racebase] Fw: Ellerslie -
final day weather report
Dave
Your religious education is obviously lacking . . . "here
endeth the lesson" is the time-honoured way for a minister of religion
to end a sermon. Or it is in the Presbyterian faith. Maybe you're a
Catholic and are used to a Latin phrase. I'm sorry, I can only go with what I
know.
My goodness, you are now getting very
personal.
Not only do you have this misguided perception that you
are the encyclopedia of all racing knowledge, but you have the audacity to
question my religious education
As to the "refresher course", you're welcome.
Most importantly though, there's no possibility that my
post was in any way, shape or form justifying today's racing
administration. How can that be if I contend that putting on
three 3200m all-aged handicaps per season results in three ordinary
races . . . for a total in stakemoney of somewhere around $800,000? Plain
stupidity in my book.
Incidentally, when I came into racing there were three
Derbies each season . . . the New Zealand Derby at the NZ Cup meeting, the
Great Northern Derby at the Auckland Cup meeting and the Wellington Derby at
Wellington's Cup meeting. The NZ Derby was won by some good horses (Dalray was
one) . . . but usually by ten or a dozen lengths as there'd be one good animal
and eight to ten ordinary ones. The Great Northern Derby was a good race each
year; the Wellington Derby generally a consolation prize for the second-tier
three-year-olds.
I doubt if there's one person in racing today who'd
want to return to the system of three Derbies. Put on one 3200m Cup and
within a year the reaction to that would be the same.
One day the administrators will wake up.
And also when you came into racing we did not
have 23 to 29 galloping meetings a month as we do now.
That is why racing in this country is finding it extreamly diffucult to
build good fields.
We do not have the horses to make this
happen.
I've been lucky enough to have the Friday Flash as a vessel
through which to make my views known. What kicked off as a punting column
evolved into a commentary on what I saw as maladministration . . . especially
as it affected punters. In my time I managed to get up the noses of
plenty of industry leaders; including, on one semi-famous occasion, Sir
Patrick Hogan, who failed to fully comprehend what I'd written, thought I was
having a dig at breeders and their betting habits, and opened his wallet for a
punt on his Auckland Cup winner. It was all good fun while it
lasted.
I bet it was fun,-------- but one also has to be
a little careful, as rudeness can be measured as a weak mans imitation of
strength.
I also wrote a column for a paper, for
approximately three years, would have loved to have had the information that
is available now.
Finally, I don't use a thesaurus . . . don't need to (apart
from solving crosswords).
Good man---sorry, I meant a
dictionary ![]()
Now for something completely
different
Do you and the other members think it would be
fun if we each put forward what we considered our top three bets and also our
best longshot for the galloping meetings each week.
Just a thought
"Elvis has left the building" ( not
a religious quote ) come on Gil,
smile.
Good punting everyone
Dave
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:55
AM
Subject: Re: [racebase] Fw: Ellerslie -
final day weather report
What lesson ?????
Just your point of view
And we are all entitled to that------right
????
As for "Background Info", well I don't think I
need that, ( smiling ), but thanks for the refresher
course.
Looking forward to Chapter 2 of your novel on
"How To Justify Today's Racing Administration"
Peace Gil----throw away the
thesaurus and lets get on with enjoying
the best sport of all, HORSE RACING.
Dave
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