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Very common for lots of rain through the festive season, fouls up all the beaches in Auckland, only a few days ago I note a lot of no go zones, me old mate TAB always tried to talk the place up but I wasn't convinced lol.

It's a forecast for 48 hours' time. Keep an eye on it, the rain may not arrive till the end of the day Some of those fields a bit skinny though

Sigh, speaking wearing a punters hat! perhaps #1 pet  HATE,  Rain on the day...   "Cloudy, then a period of rain with heavy falls in the afternoon. Northerlies, turning westerly in the evening."

Three from Augustin Stables will vie in a field of 11 3-year-old fillies on the turf at Santa Anita.View the full article

One of Maryland's leading trainers, Claudio Gonzalez, has been expelled from Laurel Park according to a story from the Paulick Report Tuesday. A brief statement from the Maryland Jockey Club reads, “Claudio Gonzalez violated the rules of The Maryland Jockey Club and has been expelled from the grounds.” While the MJC provided no further information, the Paulick Report article links horses previously trained by Gonzalez to “questionable” homes, saying, “Bev Strauss, founder of MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, told the Paulick Report that a former Gonzalez trainee ended up at a kill pen in Kansas, but added that the filly was able to be pulled and is in a new home. Four other former Gonzalez trainees were re-routed from “questionable” homes to MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, she said.” “I have the bill of sale for myself, and I have the bill of sale for Laurel Park,” Gonzalez told the Paulick Report in response. “It's not like I sent them. I did nothing wrong.” The top trainer in Maryland from 2017-2022, Gonzalez has 41 winners from 311 starters this year but has not saddled a starter since Dec. 14. The post Leading Maryland Trainer Claudio Gonzalez Expelled From Laurel Park appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

West Point Thoroughbreds' Counting Stars hopes to up her win count as the 2-year-old filly leads the field of nine in the $150,000 End of Year Stakes at Oaklawn Park Dec. 27.View the full article

some great Grand Circuit Champion Winners from NZ. Horse after horse doing NZ proud.  The Champions of the Sport. don't forget em' boys.  Maybe Republican Party can take down the Aussies in 2026 ?. best of luck to him to push em' hard.  here's the quiz answers in some great action photo's !! 👍🏆. Remembering the Champs for Christmas. There you go Seven Amazing NZ bred horses in a row , being the Grand Circuit Champions.  Such amazing Gait and Action . no wonder they were All the Best in World during their years. n.b the Tasmanian was the double NZ Cup winner Flashing Red. the 2 Queensland Champs were Blacks A Fake ( 2 time Grand circuit Champion for Natalie Rasmussen ) and Be Good Johnny for John McCarthy . the McCarthy family being based in Queensland for many years where the champion drivers Luke and Todd (john's Son's) learned the craft to now be the Best on the Planet . (along with the Dunn and Purdon families) 👍  we are blessed to see such quality in our lifetimes. these horses and Horsemen that trained and drove them are the truly' 'Elite of the Sport' .  congrats to good bloke Grant Dixon , joining them as a QLD Grand Circuit champion with LEAP TO FAME past 3 years.  

Maiden Watch: Week of Dec. 15-21View the full article

TAB is even worse