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Awful day today at Omakau with Ricky May just collapsing while in the lead.
Was surreal to watch live as he just fell backwards and lay limp in the sulky as the horse kept going.
This happened about 3 hours ago and they performed CPR as ambo right there and doctors on course as punters.
Even though reports say he was flown to Dunedin he was still on course as they tried to stabilize him for the flight.
@smudge may have better details from someone in the know?
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Rough tips and other bets...:
In case you missed, here’s the false start in yesterday’s Auckland Cup.
That was a looooong time to let the ponies run to recall them. Ouch!
City of Auckland Cup, not Auckland Cup. A lot of news outlets seem to be getting that wrong.
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Awful day today at Omakau with Ricky May just collapsing while in the lead.
Was surreal to watch live as he just fell backwards and lay limp in the sulky as the horse kept going.
This happened about 3 hours ago and they performed CPR as ambo right there and doctors on course as punters.
Even though reports say he was flown to Dunedin he was still on course as they tried to stabilize him for the flight.
@smudge may have better details from someone in the know?
Horrendous. I was there, sitting in the stand alongside a couple of mates. I happened to be looking down at my phone briefly (bloody Gen-Xer trying to be a millenial), and my mate said "oh no, this isn't good". Looked up and I couldn't see Ricky at first, but then realised he was flopping out the back of the sulky, Clerk of the course Graeme Mee did the exact right thing by grabbing the horse as a) it was heading towards the edge of the track and b) even if Ricky fell, it at least meant the ambos etc could get to him rather than chase poor Ricky & the horse. I talked to Graeme afterwards as he's a guy I always got on with when I was working in Otago and he was clearly shaken but I told him job well done in case no one else had told him.
I've heard many conflicting reports but the general consensus is he wasn't breathing shortly after people reached him. He may have been not breathing for a long time before he was revived (junior driver Ellie Barron is a champion who performed CPR on him), so that is the obvious concern.
One of the most humble blokes you'd ever meet and always happy for a chat. I recall giving him a call the day before the NZ Cup and where was he? Out on his tractor on his farm in Methven, just going about his farm work. No airs and graces yet the guy's won 7 NZ Trotting Cups. A freakishly patient driver. The industry needs him to pull through.
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Smudge wowsers. I didn’t realise you were there.
Here’s hoping for some sort of recovery.
Part of my southern sojourn - Kurow on the 30th, Omakau trots today, Omakau gallops tomorrow, and Roxburgh trots on the 4th. Just tough seeing so many people I knew and the stories they were sharing (one is harrowing but I'm not sharing it online).
Roxburgh is going to be a difficult day, I suspect.
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dont ya hate it when you chuck a few dollars at one of the 2 longshots in a race, and you choose the $34 one, and the $45 one wins!
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Another terrible day on the punt this holiday period is saved by loading right the fuck up on Conquerer
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On my way to Trentham. Open to any good bully from the Waikato, @Hooroo
The rest of you battlers are welcome to throw me some tips too.
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Magic Millions day on the Goldie. Stupid money for stupid young horses
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@mariner4life any you know that will likely run fastest
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Did my ass on the Goldie. Nothing. That track is too fucking tight for max fields!
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But Flemington was okay. Would have been brilliant if Sir Pippen didn't just miss out
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@JK said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:
On my way to Trentham. Open to any good bully from the Waikato, @Hooroo
The rest of you battlers are welcome to throw me some tips too.
Battlers pfffft
I got the quaddie for the 8-9 of us there. A $10 share got $93 back...
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Oh trust me, they were all very happy. I put in $30, so got $270 back. The winner of the last was actually the worst result of the 5 runners we had on our ticket for the last leg, but we didn't have 2nd, so quite happy with that outcome. We did have the 3rd-placed horse in our selections, which would have meant a $250 return for each $10 share, but more than comfortable with the result.
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@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:
On my way to Trentham. Open to any good bully from the Waikato, @Hooroo
The rest of you battlers are welcome to throw me some tips too.
I was too busy playing fabulous golf!!!
Looking forward to Ellerslie today. Battler @JK any tips?? 🤩
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:
On my way to Trentham. Open to any good bully from the Waikato, @Hooroo
The rest of you battlers are welcome to throw me some tips too.
I was too busy playing fabulous golf!!!
Sounded more like burglar golf! 🏌️♂️ 😁
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@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:
On my way to Trentham. Open to any good bully from the Waikato, @Hooroo
The rest of you battlers are welcome to throw me some tips too.
I was too busy playing fabulous golf!!!
Looking forward to Ellerslie today. Battler @JK any tips?? 🤩
Sorry mate just seen. Am still away at beach and weather, surf, fishing and golf all so good I may not ever come back!
