Dont often comment on this forum but have had enough of reading some of the dribble that goes on in these pages. Some of you are whinging about Lukes success and how it is bad for the industry in NSW. Well i look at it another way. It is good for the NSW industry. Why, because it means the trainers and drivers down there are going to have to lift there game to be competitive, as simple as that. Luke is out training and out driving everyone at the moment. And with the quality of horse he is able to get his hands on, he would want to be winning. It is funny how people say how weak Qld racing is, well if that was the case then why dont the McCarthy's win every race they entered up here. I have always enjoyed racing against them as it gives me a good guide on how i am going as a trainer. Now i am no big name trainer, but i sure as hell am not scared to turn up and race against them or any of the other trainers in this state. I look at it, as a challenge to me, to improve myself not only as a person but as a trainer. I dont go home and sit in the corner of my room sucking my thumb, rocking myself to sleep when i get beaten. I go home and look at the ways i can continue to improve my training and management of my horses. If i have questions then i go to people like the McCarthys and ask for advise. Far to many people want to take the cheap option of attacking someone from behind a computer screen rather then getting out there and trying to improve themselves.

Now maybe it is the NSW industry that has had the weak racing for a number of years now and Lukes success is pointing that fact out to you all like a sledgehammer to the face. Now some of you are crying poor to what Luke is doing at the moment, well you better start getting use to it. It is only a matter of time before other big name stables start to have the pressure from their owners to make the move to NSW as well. If any of the other bigger trainers decide to make the move then dont worry about been only able to run seconds and thirds, because if you dont take up the challenge to improve yourselves then you will only be running to make up the numbers.

With the scandel that is currently rocking the industry in NSW, you should be thankful to have someone like Luke there to help promote the code. With the money that will be on offer in NSW now, it is only a matter of time before more big names arrive on your doorstep. This can only be good for the code and will help it grow from what is it darkest chapter in its history. Just remember, you can all jump up and down and say how much certain people in the industry have damaged the code with there actions over the last year or so, but you also have to realise that alot of the comments that are put up on public forums like this can also have just as big an impact on what people think about our code and can do just as much damage. Think about what you are saying before you start to make silly comments that are based on factless opinions.

It is all good to jump up and down and wave your arms about, screaming how hard done by you are. But unless you are willing to go out and make a difference for yourself, dont go whinging when others do.

Sorry about any spelling errors and please dont expect me to reply as this took far to long for me to type as it is.