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Yes, of course they should be following the Premier Racing site. Pleased they have now advised us that there is technical issues that they are hopefully working on. Not sure why they can not come BOAY to answer our concerns?

Canadian Sovereign Award-winning 3-year-old male Dresden Row (Lord Nelson) (hip 1), sold for $575,000, topped the 2026 Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale which closed Tuesday evening. The sale, which opened Thursday, Jan. 15 and included horses of racing age, racing/broodmare prospects, racing/stallion prospects, short yearlings, and a stallion season, totaled gross sales of $4,514,500 for 160 horses sold. Dresden Row, Canada's leading 3-year-old colt in 2024, sold for $575,000 to MWG LLC from the consignment of Jeffrey Bloom, agent. In his most recent start, the 5-year-old captured the GIII Autumn Stakes at Woodbine Nov. 8. He has finished in the money in all of his 15 starts to date, which include three graded stakes victories, and has earned $448,803 to date. “The digital sales market that Fasig-Tipton has designed perfectly for our industry is second to none,” said Jeffrey Bloom, consignor of the sale topper. “It's pretty special to have the sales topper for my first time out of the gate as a consignor with a big assist to the crew at Fasig for their professionalism and skill at guiding me through every step in the process. Boyd Browning and his entire team are such a pleasure to work with. Dresden Row took us on a wonderful ride; I would like to thank his new connections and best of luck!” Other top hips included: Alisal (hip 22), a 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo, sold for $260,000 to Rafter C Ranch. Alisal was a two-time winner as a juvenile and finished second in her stakes debut in her most recent start. She is a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Secret Message. Alisal was consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Warrendale Sales, agent. Sugar Rocket (hip 18), a 4-year-old daughter of Twirling Candy, sold for $250,000 to MKW Racing & Breeding. A full sister to Grade I winner and millionaire Pinehurst, Sugar Rocket was consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by ELiTE, agent. Jacksmybrother (hip 9), in foal to Vekoma, sold for $220,000 to BF Sams, agent. A Mo Town half-sister to multiple Grade I-winning millionaire Jack Christopher, Jacksmybrother was consigned by Legacy Bloodstock, agent. “We started the year off with a bang,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Digital Sales Director. “Gross is up 45% from last January and demand for racehorses continues to exceed expectations. We had more than 1,000 registered bidders and offerings sold from Alberta, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. That kind of reach is truly impressive and a real credit to both our customers and our team.” Overall, 160 horses sold for $4,514,500. Twenty-two offerings sold for $50,000 or more. Full results are available online. The post Canadian Champion Dresden Row Tops Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hong Kong sensation Ka Ying Rising has been recognised as the world’s best sprinter, becoming the highest-rated Hong Kong horse in history (128) as he ranked joint-second in the 2025 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR), while Romantic Warrior, ranked joint-seventh, has been listed among the world’s top 10 horses for a second year in a row. David Hayes-trained Ka Ying Rising capped an extraordinary 2025, which saw him go the whole calendar year unbeaten on his way to victory in the AU$20 million (approx. HK$101 million) G1 The Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick in Sydney, Australia before defending his HK$28 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) crown at Sha Tin, two of five Group 1 victories during the rating period – from January, 2025 until the end of December, 2025. Partnered by Hong Kong Champion Jockey Zac Purton for all but one of his eight 2025 victories, he was awarded a higher end-of-year rating than a host of Hong Kong racing legends, including Able Friend (127), Beauty Generation (127) and Golden Sixty (126). Racing for the Ka Ying Syndicate, the New Zealand-bred speedster shared second place in the 2025 LONGINES WBRR rankings with Japanese duo Forever Young and Masquerade Ball, Britain’s Ombudsman and the United States of America’s Sovereignty, trailing only France’s Calandagan (130) at the top of the ratings. Trained out of Francis-Henri Graffard’s Chantilly base, five-year-old gelding Calandagan enjoyed a phenomenal 2025 with Group 1 victories in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (2400m), King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2392m), Champion Stakes (1993m) and the Japan Cup (2400m), seeing the Irish-bred gelding rise from joint-fifth in the 2024 standings. Romantic Warrior, the world’s highest-earning racehorse in history with record prize money of HK$240.11 million, won three times during an injury-hampered year, extending his HK$40 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m)-winning record with a fourth victory, as well as landing the G1 Jebel Hatta (1800m) at Meydan, UAE. His mark of 127, level with France’s Daryz and USA’s Sierra Leone, was the highest the eight-year-old has ever been assigned by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) panel. The rating makes Romantic Warrior the equal second highest-rated Hong Kong-trained horse in history, after Ka Ying Rising. Career-high year-end ratings for Ka Ying Rising, Romantic Warrior and Hong Kong Triple Crown champion Voyage Bubble (121) are emblematic of a banner year for Hong Kong racing. Those three are among 10 Hong Kong-trained horses to achieve an international rating of 115 or higher on this year’s list, a performance that underscores the quality and depth of Hong Kong’s racing industry, which has only 1,350 thoroughbreds yet consistently produces elite performers recognised on the global stage. Lucky Sweynesse (117), Beauty Joy, Red Lion and Helios Express (116), Galaxy Patch, Howdeepisyourlove and Straight Arron (115) round out the 10 Hong Kong-trained gallopers to achieve marks of 115 or higher in 2025. Chief Executive Officer, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, said: “Hong Kong horses have once again performed at an extraordinary level on the international stage and the 2025 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings reflect the strength, depth and quality of our elite horses. To have two Hong Kong-trained horses among the world’s top 10 is a remarkable achievement, particularly when it is considered that Hong Kong has approximately only 1,350 horses, representing well under one per cent of the world’s active thoroughbred population. “Ka Ying Rising’s elevation to a career-high rating of 128 is a historic milestone for Hong Kong racing and establishes him as the highest-rated Hong Kong-trained horse in the history of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. His performances this season have been outstanding, and his recognition as the world’s best sprinter underlines the global strength of Hong Kong’s sprint programme. “Romantic Warrior continues to be a tremendous standard-bearer for Hong Kong racing. His career-high mark of 127 further enhances his status as one of the world’s premier middle-distance horses, and his consistency at the highest level across multiple seasons is a testament to the dedication of his owner Peter Lau, trainer Danny Shum and all those involved in his care.” World’s Top 100 Group 1 Races Eleven of Hong Kong’s premier races have been included in the 2025 LONGINES World’s Top 100 Group 1 Races, up from eight in 2024, and six of Hong Kong’s elite races were rated among the top ten in their respective distance categories. All four Group 1 contests at December’s showpiece LONGINES Hong Kong International Races are ranked inside the World’s Top 100 Group 1 races for 2025. The 2025 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup, won by Romantic Warrior, returned a figure of 120.5 to rank 20th globally. Hong Kong secured three races in the top 40 with the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (26th, 120.0) and the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (35th, 119.0). The 2025 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint was rated the world’s seventh-best turf sprint contest. Each accredited Group 1 race is ranked based on the average rating of the first four finishers from that year’s race, as determined by a panel of international handicappers. The ratings reflect the extraordinary quality of Hong Kong’s top races, which attract international competitors and consistently deliver world-class contests. Hong Kong’s tally of 11 Group 1 races in the top 100 places it among the world’s leading racing jurisdictions alongside Australia, Great Britain, Japan, the USA and France. In addition to their overall Top 100 rankings, a number of Hong Kong’s flagship races were also rated among the very best in their respective divisions for older horses on turf, further underlining Hong Kong’s standing across all major distance categories. In the sprint division, the Chairman’s Sprint Prize was rated the second-highest turf sprint in the world, behind only Australia’s The Everest, while the Centenary Sprint Cup ranked third globally among turf sprint races for older horses. The LONGINES Hong Kong Mile was rated seventh in the turf mile category, confirming its status as one of the world’s premier mile contests. Over the intermediate distances, the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup ranked eight in the turf intermediate category for older horses, while the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase was rated the seventh-highest turf long-distance race in the world for older horses. These rankings reinforce Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s leading racing jurisdictions across all major divisions, from sprinting through to staying events. Executive Director, Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mr Andrew Harding, said: “The 2025 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings and World’s Top 100 Group 1 Races again highlight the outstanding quality of Hong Kong racing and its ability to compete with the very best in the world. The inclusion of 11 Hong Kong races in the Top 100 Group 1 ranking is a powerful endorsement of the international standard of our elite programme and the competitiveness of our major race meetings. “Hong Kong’s premier races continue to attract world-class horses and deliver exceptional contests. These races showcase the depth of our racing and the strength of our domestic performers against elite international opposition. “International competition remains a core priority for the Club and, alongside our world-class domestic racing, we are proud of what Hong Kong continues to deliver for racing fans both locally and globally.” View the full article

Seems they are doing quite well shooting themselves in the foot without having to throw them on the bonfire.

For the horse/jockey/trainer that generates the Most punting $$$  for the industry! Perhaps a special prize for the Punter who lost the most that season! bugger it! lets give everyone a prize!  

You would have to say that the fields for KM evening are very good.  

This week's list features a pair of Minnesota-breds and one 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' who is now on a two-race win streak. 4 (tie). THUNDERS ROCKNROLL, WRD, 1/12-5th, 6 furlongs Beyer Speed Figure-87 (m, 6, by Maclean's Music–Thunder and Honey, by Thunder Gulch) O/B-Bob Lindgren (Minn). T-Patrick Swan. J-David Cabrera. The Minnesota-bred dominated the Wilma Mankiller Stakes by 8 1/2 lengths at Will Rogers Downs for her fifth added-money win. This female line has been kind to prominent Minnesota owner Lindgren, who raced the six-times-stakes-placed dam and well as the dam's half-sister Honey's Sox Appeal, a member of Canterbury Park's Hall of Fame. 4 (tie). SENZA PAROLE, GP, 1/15-7th, 1 mile Beyer Speed Figure-87 (f, 4, by Gun Runner–Senza Te, by Street Cry) O-Don Alberto Stable. B-Don Alberto Corporation (Ky). T-Chad Brown. J-Irad Ortiz Jr. Circumstances have kept her from fulfilling the potential she showed in her impressive 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy Saratoga debut as a 2-year-old. After that sparkling 94 Beyer, a chipped knee sidelined her for a year, then she lost her two comeback starts. But she now has won two straight, and this seven-length romp was especially encouraging. Don Alberto paid $700,000 in 2013 at Keeneland November to acquire her Grade III-winning granddam Sacristy, and the book isn't closed yet on Senza Parole's career. 3. LUCKY SPEECH, FG, 1/17-9th, 1 1/16th (turf) Beyer Speed Figure-88 (3rd) (m, 5, by Audible–Luckyallmylife, by Lookin At Lucky O-Millennium Stable. B-Delia Nash & Jun Park (Ky). T-Steve Asmussen. J-James Graham. A rail trip helped her finish a well-beaten third in the Marie Krantz Stakes at 72-1 odds, but the race was fast enough that she still earned a career-best Beyer. Out of a Turfway Park stakes winner, owner Ro Parra took her for $105,000 in 2022 at Keeneland September. 2. CUPID'S CRUSH, FG, 1/17-9th, 1 1/16th (turf) Beyer Speed Figure-96 (2nd) (m, 6, by Cupid–Dazzlingsweetheart, by Dazzling Falls) O-Xtreme Racing Stables. B-Mary & Eric Von Seggern and Barry & Joni Butzow (Minn). T-Hugh Robertson. J-Martin Pedroza Jr. The second Minnesota-bred on this week's list, she's now been second in the Marie Krantz Stakes in back-to-back runnings. She controlled the pace at 27-1 odds, kicked home in :23.27 and would've won by 4 1/4 lengths had Medoro not been in the field. Owners Mike and Vicki McGowan paid just $40,000 for her at a 2021 Minnesota yearling sale even though her dam was a Canterbury Park stakes winner. Cupid's Crush has won five stakes at Canterbury. 1. MEDORO, FG, 1/17-9th, 1 1/16th (turf) Beyer Speed Figure-97 (m, 5, by Honor Code–Achira, by English Channel) O-C R K Stable. B-Parks Investment Group (Ky). T-Peter Eurton. J-Jose Ortiz. Off the board for the first time in her career thanks to a disastrous trip in the GI Matriarch Stakes, she made amends with a fast number at Fair Grounds in the ungraded Marie Krantz Memorial. Her owner-breeder Lee Searing spent $140,000 in 2019 to buy into one of the late Jerry Moss's best female families with the acquisition of dam Achira, out of a full sister to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo. The post Five Fleet Fillies: January 12-18 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hey Brodie they do look at this site after all lol.   Website updates - fixed odds and Harness 5000 Fixed odds prices have been temporarily removed from the HRNZ website due to a technical issue impacting functionality. Work is underway to make the necessary improvements and fixed odds are expected to return to the website once a solution is implemented. The fixed odds are still available on tab.co.nz.

When Greg Oconnor asked Peden about recent turnovers last night on the box seat Peden reacted like a man who had just opened a power bill he wasn't expecting. Out came the familiar “economic downward pressure” explanation for the disappointing numbers.  I suspect most punters were behaving much like I was. The bad turnover was in fact the result of smaller fields than usual probably due to bad programming, so I turned over barely a quarter of what I normally would over that period.