When the Trainers & Drivers National Council met recently, a number of the topics covered were duplicates of those recorded at the Greater Canterbury meeting which was reviewed here last week, so may not be covered here.

The Greater Canterbury branch recently hosted a meeting of invited license-holders to meet with HRNZ’s Gary Woodham and Catherine McDonald where a wide range of issues were discussed.

For old codgers like me, there is a satisfying sense of nostalgia when someone you either know, or that have a name you are familiar with from past years, win a race after a long time away from the victory dais.

Once again, we are faced with the dumb scenario where horse racing is not permitted on two days of a public holiday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.