The Rising Sun 2023 Carnival

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Would he have got him if not for being tireless - I wondered what was with Grant Dixon's skewiff position in the cart

[aussiebreno]

Mach Dan especially and Mag Storm couldn't have done much more of the beaten brigade.

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Would he have got him if not for being tireless - I wondered what was with Grant Dixon's skewiff position in the cart

Sky switched to a dog race, as they do, straight after the race so I switched back to the footy (best game for many long years).

I thought coming off the back straight Swayzee was running on empty but, as we know, Grimson's horses have an additional nitrous oxide booster switch. Even so, Leap To Fame was travelling beautifully and looked to have his measure entering the home turn. I thought Dixon's seat may have broken as he was hanging on too the sulky shaft and dropped his right leg to balance himself. I later saw the horse was dragging a flat tyre.

Watching the replay several times I think Hot And Treacherous contacted Dixon's inside wheel when Nathan Dawson decided he was coming out of the inside running. And to hell with anybody else.

Again, the sleepy stewards didn't see any interference as nothing has been reported in their post race comments. Apparently, pushing out and contacting wheels of othe runners is OK in Queensland. Even in the year's biggest race.

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Trev, they came to the same conclusion for the cause on Sky

You should have been watching on Sky's Thoroughbred Central as Albion Park had exclusive coverage on that Sky channel - they often do this for a feature meeting

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PP can be very observant
From last night's Stewards Report:

Supplementary Report:

Stable inspections were carried out at selected trainers with horses engaged to race at tonight’s race meeting. Jason Grimson was fined $200 under AHR rule 190B (4) for failing to produce a log book of horse treatments when requested.

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/st...l/?mc=AP220723

As PP says, nobody seems to care. A $200 fine - Why not scratch all his horses? That would be a bad look in their biggest week

He goes a little further and states the obvious - that nobody can understand how he can be getting such amazing form reversals when horses come to his stable

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Trev, the Stewards Report also had this

Stewards inquired into an incident which occurred at the 300 metres in which Leap To Fame sustained a near side flat tyre. After review Nathan Dawson (hot and treacherous NZ) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving under AHR rule 168 (1 (a). In assessing penalty Stewards took into account the racing behaviour of Hot And Treacherous NZ which was inclined to hang out, and also considered Nathan Dawson’s recent record under this rule. A fine of $500 was imposed.

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Trev, they came to the same conclusion for the cause on Sky

You should have been watching on Sky's Thoroughbred Central as Albion Park had exclusive coverage on that Sky channel - they often do this for a feature meeting

I was too enthralled by the AFL grand final preview. And I don't barrack for either. A great effort by the real champ to still run second with one wheel seized.