Matt Smith

Like a punt, racing, rugby, cricket and a quiet beverage. #regularbloke. Views my own, but they're all pretty beige, to be fair.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

@AnnieLennox Just a warning, Annie: everybody's looking for something. Some of them want to use you, some of them want to get used by you.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

Not a North Auckland fan, but this - alongside the JK try against Italy and Michael Jones bursting through a gap against Aus in 1998 - is one of my enduring TV-watching rugby memories of the 1980s.

[APSM Rugby Channel 🏉 @ApsmRugby]

1988 Northern Auckland vs Wales
Huge Warren Johnston penalty crashes back off the post and Northern Auckland's F. Woodman scores the try

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

The second good horse our Own The Moment Syndicate has got the chance to race with Moa Creek (Central Otago) breeder Rusty Nevill. The Ultimate Sniper filly has understandably become a favourite with our 60-strong crew spread across NZ.

[Trackside NZ @TracksideNZ]

Clinic at Addington!

Matthew Williamson and Seeking Clarity were in a league of their own, putting the race to bed and leaving the rest chasing a memory in Race 7.

@AddingtonNZ | @HarnessRacingNZ | @WoodlandsStudNZ

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@fredfertang @cas_rasen I received a message from you. Should I be opening it...?

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@JimmyRob2110 Or 2.5 beers if it's a former school colleague of yours.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

@GuerinSports @AndrewNJHawkins Lovely bloke to have a yarn with in the rustic, draughty "media room" at Oamaru Racecourse and oppositethe winning post. Unfailingly polite and happy to lend a hand for someone like me who was no natural with a camera.

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@GuerinSports @oats_and @marshracing @GregORacingNZ I recall the standfirrst on the 12 Questions interview with you a decade or so where your preference for Michael seemed quite clear so I've stuck with Michael ever since. And occasionally MG.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

@brettcoffey The judges give it 1.47 out of 7.

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@shortflyslip I'm amazed my old school of Logan Park still has a first XI. Pretty sure they dipped out of genuinely competitive cricket for a while.

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@heyxie I (well, me or one of my sisters) used to have that on cassette. A great little compilation album.

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@JamieWall2 And after all that, he gave it the Izzy Dagg dead-ball line flirt.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

@SweatyJester That's incredible!

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@AidanRodley @HaydenMeikle I was at the Oamaru Mail when Allegro Agitato was winning Group 1s in Australia from the Williamson stable. Roni was unfailingly lovely to deal with.

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@bengrimstone Weirdly I was contemplating a Petone Kmart run last night. Glad I didn't go.

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Umm....

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@joshthomson116 @TTaylorTAB 60% at an absolute max.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

@JamieWall2 You joke, but I attended a wedding where someone wore an alternate white All Blacks jersey as their dress "shirt". He paired it with some black slacks, which was the tipping point for me deciding it was their "nice top".

And no, the ABs weren't playing that night.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

And then Afire's 3/4 sister in blood, Inflamed (by Ghibellines and out of Ortem Fire, a half-sister to Afire's dam Inferno) wins the open handicap at Wingatui, also over 1400m.

The drums are beating...

#MelbourneCup #MelbCupCarnival

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Smokin' Romans' full sister Afire wins easily over 1400m at Wingatui this afternoon.

Two wins for the dam in the space of two hours? Probably not, but you never know...

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

Smokin' Romans' full sister Afire wins easily over 1400m at Wingatui this afternoon.

Two wins for the dam in the space of two hours? Probably not, but you never know...

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

Big weekend for Proposition Joe, with his full brother Franco Motu winning a Group 2 in Perth on Friday and Joe remaining unbeaten with his win over Indulge Me today.

[Garrick Knight @GarrickRKnight]

Agents, ringing @turnitupnz after Proposition Joe made a winning debut today.

[Matt Smith @MataiGG]

Much respect for the people of Whanganui. Up here for my grandfather's funeral this morning. We had the funeral convoy from the funeral home to the crematorium, and so many cars heading in the opposite direction pulled over to the side of the road until our convoy passed.