Auckland Reactor sets out on Inters mission

[Old Frank]

Auckland Reactor has only raced in Australia four times in his life so why you make comments like those above are beyond me. He seems to be that kind of horse though, attracting more negative comment than a politician. Some horses just seem to get saddled with that their whole careers regardless of what they do on the track. Mr Feelgood attracts the same kind of response in NZ. His record says he is a great horse but his performances in NZ (11 starts, no wins ) means he is not regarded with the same respect he has in Australia or North America. Must make success for the trainers and owners of horses like Auckland Reactor and Mr Feelgood taste that much better when the knockers have to turn the volume down for a while when they win a race.

Shame your glamour horse has done diddly squat here, as you will say no doubt that Mr Feelgood has done there, but your bloke had his best years 'age racing' and winning the majority of 3yr/4yr old features.

Yes Reactor did win a NZ FFA and Auckland Cup on the Kiwi side of the ditch, but then if your going to compare, I'd rather have Mr Feelgood's record over here in Aust. with a Hunter Cup / Victoria Cup / Inter-Dominion and a couple of QLD Pacing Champs, not too mention recently a Cranbourne Cup also. I suppose the Kiwi's are far superior horseman than ours and don't rate those achievements when compared to NZ's finest. Must make the USA horseman look idiots then for rating him because he won some little insignificant race over there called The Little Brown Jug?

Over here, Reactor hasn't done squat for the boom you have Kiwi's have placed on him from the outset. He's a fine horse, but he stay's a 'gunna' with me over here until he wins a big one. Time will tell and as I said earlier I could be wrong.