Garry’s Corner: News
THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Attempting to make sense of our Thoroughbred Sport in little more than two paragraphs is more often than not going to require a little plagiarism. After all, even though the eleven of you accept my …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
So, the breeding season is upon us again. Not sure if it’s the spring air, but something stirs the brain of the breeding gurus, and why not, after all if you are committing to yet …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Having been cancelled, and accused of having a phantom writer, I approach today’s subject with trepidation. You see, the Corner is really just my tongue-in-cheek view of the racing world and its participants. So, politics …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
How about this, my credibility was questioned on the weekend, a newly confirmed eleventh reader suggested our corner is constructed by a phantom writer. Now if he wasn’t such a good bloke I would geo …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
How do we reignite the enthusiasm for our wonderful sport, it seems to be a universal problem that will have far-reaching consequences after all no next generation, no future. But we are not alone, all …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
So, we have had the opportunity to understand the aims and aspirations of our new wagering company, Entain. With three of the new innovators visiting Waikato Stud, do I feel inspired? Of course, I do. …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
This week deserves a report on the annual awards night for our thoroughbred breeders. Our industry supports two awards nights which, at times, causes some confusion. However, the night we have just been part of …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
I awoke in time to catch the the last 50 runs required by England to win the test at Headingly. I am not really a cricket watcher but any sporting contest where there was so much …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Well, lo and behold, one of my ten has seen fit to critique a previous corner. Not that he was able to dispute the content; his point was that there are years when the TJ …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
I awoke in time to catch the the last 50 runs required by England to win the test at Headingly. I am not really a cricket watcher but any sporting contest where there was so much …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Now you ten all know I have been breeding to sell for a long time. 1975 was my first sale of two yearlings at the Waikato Sale. I grossed $2200, not enough to retire on, …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
The only joy in being old is you are not dead, you yearn for the past when everything seemed so much easier. Well, it was. I happily rewarded my creditors with a monthly cheque, I …
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