New Zealand trainer Sheila Laxon is celebrating a second Melbourne Cup victory, 23 years after her first. 

Knight's Choice —who she works with alongside John Symons— won by a nose at Flemington. 

Laxon prepped Ethereal to the crown in 2001, the last New Zealand-owned and trained horse to triumph. 

She told Mike Hosking there was a touch of deja vu. 

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New Zealand trainer Sheila Laxon is celebrating a second Melbourne Cup victory, 23 years after her first.&nbsp;
Knight's Choice —who she works with alongside John Symons— won by a nose at Flemington.&nbsp;
Laxon prepped Ethereal to the crown in 2001, the last New Zealand-owned and trained horse to triumph.&nbsp;
She told Mike Hosking there was a touch of deja vu.&nbsp;
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Sheila Laxon: Knight's Choice trainer on their win at the Melbourne Cup

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If you forget the politics for a moment, a trait of Donald Trump I admire is his unrelenting persistence and unwavering belief. 

In a contest no one can confidently call based on fact, as opposed to feels, or gut, or hope, I think I can very confidently say if Biden had stayed in it, it wouldn't even be close. 

Age for age, just the sight of Trump stampeding across the landscape in the way he does would have left Biden gasping. 

Trump out-campaigned Hillary Clinton 10 years ago. He might well be doing the same thing in 2024. 

Biden was the antidote, and it worked, but they never thought past that. That will be a soul-searching exercise as to why not later tonight if things don’t go well. 

The sad bit about Trump for me is he isn't very good. He doesn’t represent high office well, which isn't to say he can't win, obviously, or indeed win twice. 

There is a combination of luck and genius in his recipe. He got lucky he faced Clinton, a Washington insider with a pile of shabby baggage. 

He got lucky he faced Biden, who was so bad they ejected him for another insider, not so much with baggage this time, just nothing your average American can get their head around. 

What I can't work out is whether it's luck, or genius he's been able to become impervious to scandal. 

Forget the fringe nutters - the simple truth is he is a convicted felon. He is a grubby, loudmouth with no sophistication. He's just a wannabe desperate for high office and power. 

Not that he wasn’t a half-decent president. Too many of the Liberals who hate him forget that the world didn’t end between 2016 and 2020. 

He's a conservative on economics and the economy was fine, if not healthy. He's an isolationist, which suits a lot of Americans because "America first" resonates. 

My international high point was his success with NATO. He embarrassed a record number of countries into paying their way. That's solid leadership. 

I dislike his dishonesty. 

When he was president, it wasn’t the greatest economy, as he claims. 

He wasn’t the greatest president. It wasn’t the cleanest air and the purest water 

Essentially, he's full of bullsh*t. But a lot of the BS is show and the Liberals don't see that. 

He doesn’t want the media literally shot. You can't take him literally. Why can't they see that? 

That’s why so many of them will combust if he wins, as they have no sense of humour, or at least of the absurd, which is what this race has been. 

I ask you this - is the bigger story Trump winning, or the Democrats not being able to win? 

Because if you want a gut call, I think that’s how it's going to play out. 

If you forget the politics for a moment, a trait of Donald Trump I admire is his unrelenting persistence and unwavering belief.&nbsp;
In a contest no one can confidently call based on fact, as opposed to feels, or gut, or hope, I think I can very confidently say if Biden had stayed in it, it wouldn't even be close.&nbsp;
Age for age, just the sight of Trump stampeding across the landscape in the way he does would have left Biden gasping.&nbsp;
Trump out-campaigned Hillary Clinton 10 years ago. He might well be doing the same thing in 2024.&nbsp;
Biden was the antidote, and it worked, but they never thought past that. That will be a soul-searching exercise as to why not later tonight if things don’t go well.&nbsp;
The sad bit about Trump for me is he isn't very good. He doesn’t represent high office well, which isn't to say he can't win, obviously, or indeed win twice.&nbsp;
There is a combination of luck and genius in his recipe. He got lucky he faced Clinton, a Washington insider with a pile of shabby baggage.&nbsp;
He got lucky he faced Biden, who was so bad they ejected him for another insider, not so much with baggage this time, just nothing your average American can get their head around.&nbsp;
What I can't work out is whether it's luck, or genius he's been able to become impervious to scandal.&nbsp;
Forget the fringe nutters - the simple truth is he is a convicted felon. He is a grubby, loudmouth with no sophistication. He's just a wannabe desperate for high office and power.&nbsp;
Not that he wasn’t a half-decent president. Too many of the Liberals who hate him forget that the world didn’t end between 2016 and 2020.&nbsp;
He's a conservative on economics and the economy was fine, if not healthy. He's an isolationist, which suits a lot of Americans because "America first" resonates.&nbsp;
My international high point was his success with NATO. He embarrassed a record number of countries into paying their way. That's solid leadership.&nbsp;
I dislike his dishonesty.&nbsp;
When he was president, it wasn’t the greatest economy, as he claims.&nbsp;
He wasn’t the greatest president. It wasn’t the cleanest air and the purest water&nbsp;
Essentially, he's full of bullsh*t. But a lot of the BS is show and the Liberals don't see that.&nbsp;
He doesn’t want the media literally shot. You can't take him literally. Why can't they see that?&nbsp;
That’s why so many of them will combust if he wins, as they have no sense of humour, or at least of the absurd, which is what this race has been.&nbsp;
I ask you this - is the bigger story Trump winning, or the Democrats not being able to win?&nbsp;
Because if you want a gut call, I think that’s how it's going to play out.&nbsp;

Mike's Minute: Trump is full of bullsh*t - but I think he'll win

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 6th of November, it is US Election Day! The Dem's Mark Gilbert and the GOP's Matt Terrill give their takes on the race and how tight it will be. 

Sheila Laxon is back in the winners circle at the Melbourne Cup after Knight's Choice won in a photo finish. The Kiwi trainer joins us after what was likely a big night of celebrating. 

Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell joined Mike for Politics Wednesday, talking about whether there was a 3-year-old left behind in the Ōpōtiki gang raids, how Labour works with the Māori Party, and gun reform. 

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 6th of November, it is US Election Day! The Dem's <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/mark-gilbert-former-us-ambassador-to-new-zealand-on-the-democrats-chances-in-the-us-election/">Mark Gilbert</a> and the GOP's <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/matt-terrill-marco-rubios-former-chief-of-staff-on-the-potential-outcomes-of-the-us-election/">Matt Terrill</a> give their takes on the race and how tight it will be.&nbsp;
Sheila Laxon is back in the winners circle at the Melbourne Cup after Knight's Choice won in a photo finish. The Kiwi trainer joins us after what was likely a big night of celebrating.&nbsp;
Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell joined Mike for Politics Wednesday, talking about whether there was a 3-year-old left behind in the Ōpōtiki gang raids, how Labour works with the Māori Party, and gun reform.&nbsp;
Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 06 November 2024 

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The Police Minister is rejecting claims a baby was left alone during last month's Bay of Plenty gang raids.   

Police carried out a series of raids targeting the Barbarian chapter of the Mongrel Mob, based in Ōpōtiki. 

Allegations have since emerged of Police leaving young children alone in homes after the operations.  

Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking the claims are baseless. 

He says Police have reassured him that no children were left alone afterwards. 

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The Police Minister is rejecting claims a baby was left alone during last month's Bay of Plenty gang raids. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Police carried out a series of raids targeting the Barbarian chapter of the Mongrel Mob, based in Ōpōtiki.&nbsp;
Allegations have since emerged of Police leaving young children alone in homes after the operations. &nbsp;
Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking the claims are baseless.&nbsp;
He says Police have reassured him that no children were left alone afterwards.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Pollies: Labour's Ginny Andersen and National's Mark Mitchell on the claims children were left alone during the Ōpōtiki gang raids, gun reform, Labour and the Māori Party

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Sheila Laxon: Knight's Choice trainer on their win at the Melbourne Cup

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