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Yeah, this shit went on for quite awhile last night, its even slow and buggy today. Got mate to put bets on in Aus for me…. cant be arsed with NZ circus

Horses that win a California-bred first-level allowance race will enjoy expanded opportunities beginning with the Dec. 26 opening of the Classic Meet at Santa Anita, the track announced Friday. The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC), in collaboration with Santa Anita, Del Mar, Los Alamitos and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA), have reached an agreement to broaden the available options to include two wins over the same surface in Cal-bred first conditioned allowance races. Under the existing policy, Cal-breds are entitled to two wins in the first level allowance if the wins are recorded on different surfaces (dirt or turf). The new enhancement bolsters this program by permitting two wins on the same surface at two separate distance categories: one win at seven furlongs or less (short) and the other at one mile or longer (long). The agreement to expand the available options is on a one-year trial basis for 2026 with the understanding that the cap of a maximum two wins within the condition is unchanged. “These expanded opportunities in the Cal-bred first-level allowance races is the latest measure taken to further strengthen the state bred program,” said Bill Nader, President of the TOC. “This follows recent announcements where purse levels for maiden special weight and first-level allowance races have been significantly increased to $70,000 at Santa Anita for the Classic meet, of which half of the races are restricted to horses bred in California. The increase in the owner bonus from $10,000 to $12,500 in Cal-bred maiden special weight races run at Santa Anita also begins with immediate effect on Dec. 26. Much of this momentum is a direct result of the success of the single circuit which channels our resources more effectively.” “This is a great modification to the current policy, and it will be helpful to horses and horse owners,” said trainer Mark Glatt, a TOC board member. “It provides a secondary path by making horses eligible for a second win in the category on the racing surface of their choice. Horses that take this path will need to run both short and long. I would like to thank the racing offices at the southern California racetracks for their willingness to trial this in the coming year.” CTBA President Chief Stipe Burge applauded the new policy, saying “it is a great addition to the $30 million Cal-bred racing and incentive program that now offers even more opportunities to the California-breds, which currently make up roughly 50% of our field sizes. Through the support of TOC and the racing associations, we continue to reward those breeding and racing in the state. If you race in California, it now pays more than ever to have Cal-breds in your barn.” Santa Anita Park's 2025-26 Classic Meet kicks off Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. The post Cal-Breds To Enjoy Expanded Opportunities At Santa Anita’s Classic Meet appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

So i suppose its a little like the BGP boys here in NZ? Seem to hear less of them now….although i did see them selling tickets Magic Millions day for $165, with lunch and 4 free drinks in special room. Think thats ok, as entrance is $65, dont think many would complain.

The majority of youngsters betting on sport usually follow only certain sports, Basketball a favourite. Game goes for 2 hrs, so unless betting inplay, money tied up for awhile. Compare to punters on a Sat arvo, races going every 5mins, as well as having a punt on sports. This brigade is the one the spends the dosh….

He pops up in so many FB feeds….. really abusing Jacinda and Labour. I am not a labour supporter…. but the things he says is very nasty, he has his followers from his bar i suppose…. must be a few up there happy he pulled out as mayor candidate….

I did try all other Apps, they seemed to work ok, so your on the money.

Crikey..both The Mail Run and Big had Cammo on this morning...good book of rides but will they put the mocka on him yet again?

They didn't really underwrite NZ racing in my view. They bought a business which could benefit NZ racing but if they don't want to come on board, Entain will make the best of the business they have which they are doing now by growing the sports revenue.

You make some very valid points, but never understate the impact of the world class "GRAND TOUR!" Failing that @Chief Stipe & @hesi are confident asset theft and the under 35s crowd will have the sport hitting new heights

Speaking of FRAC ownership looking at the website of the FRAC Club a 0.03% share of a horse called NEODYMIUM is valued at $345 per share, that values the horse at $1.1m if my math is correct ?

You have to be realistic with Entains figures, of course they were going to see an increase in betting revenue with below windfalls… 1- NZ punters can no longer bet in Australia, Entain was always going to see natural revenue growth. 2- Entain introduced Betcha App, targeting mainly younger punters betting on mainly sport, all sorts of promos available to entice punters. So it is easy to see why an increase, you would have to be stupid if you thought revenue would go backwards, although with the BS leakage figures that were mentioned, nothing like those gains, which we knew was just a way of cementing a NZ monopoly… as well of course their Safer Gambling shit, which as i have mentioned earlier is just a box ticking exercise. But in the next year or two, Entain going to struggle in NZ, just like they have in Aussie after initial splurge…. below comments will be interesting. 1- Greyhound racing, this will cost Entain millions, and i would say when the greenies see imported Dog racing from Aus, push will be to stop it, as i think they should. Those involved in Dog will most likely leave the racing game also, or at least revenue will reduce, going to be huge. 2- Betcha sign ups have now stagnated, will see less active TAB & Betcha accounts in next 18 months. 3-Ageing population is going to be a big one, older generation mainly have more weekly spend racing loyalists still regularly bet. Compare this to younger type punters, more into sports betting, or major Cup days. Majority wont follow racing all year. Chiefs going to say i am being negative, but i am being realistic, it will be a huge struggle to see increased betting turnovers, in fact it will be impossible. Have a good day all, enjoy the racing.

Young and old meet on the dirt Dec. 7 at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan's Champions Cup.View the full article

Oaklawn Park kicks off its 2025-26 racing season Dec. 12 with the $150,000 Advent Stakes, the opening marker of a record 62 stakes worth more than a total of $18.3 million this winter and upcoming spring at the Hot Springs, Ark., track.View the full article

exactly . The Entain company (operating as Ladbrokes in Queensland ) allocates so much funding per year that is divvied-Up between the racing and harness codes at a rate that is compatable with the stakemoney being offered for the races. The Computer systems sort the funding and annual allocation in a way , to have the Best horses racing and some good feature racing as well as any lower class racing that needs the funding. this happens with other companies input as well . such as Garrards Horse and Hound that pour a significant amount of their annual profits back into all 3 codes , to sponsor bucketloads of races in both NZ and Aus. Unfortunately those like Brodie here , that forever accuse the powers that run the show of incompetent Business management ( when the racing has Never been better nor Raced for such great prizes in history) when it is all done on Computer that is smarter than them/him . just a doomsayer approach all the time instead of enjoying the racing.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stayed trainer Eusebio Juarez's two-year suspension and combined $18,000 fine (including arbitration costs) handed to him in October by a Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) arbitrator for possession of the banned substance diisopropylamine. As a consequence, a further evidentiary hearing will be held. During this, Juarez will have the chance to present a witness, not present at a prior hearing, who allegedly has evidence of “significant exculpatory potential” in the case, according to FTC administrative law judge Jay L. Himes in a written order dated Dec. 2. The case stems from a January 29 search by Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) investigators of Juarez's SUV stationed at Oaklawn Park racetrack. They found two hypodermic syringes filled with a substance later determined by laboratory analysis to contain the banned substance diisopropylamine. Diisopropylamine is a vasodilator, which is a substance that dilates the vessels to allow blood to flow more freely through them. Diisopropylamine is also found in several everyday items like tobacco and beauty products, and hand sanitizer. The day of the search, Juarez claimed ignorance on how the syringes got into the vehicle, positing that he had recently received the vehicle back from a repair shop and “alluded the syringes were left behind by the repair technician,” according to Himes's written order. The following April 25, Juarez's attorney responded to HIWU's official equine anti-doping notice by advising the agency that the “'substance was intended for administration to some injured roosters' owned by Mr. Luis Terrazas, who trainer Juarez claimed is his auto-mechanic,” according to Himes's order. At the same time, Juarez's attorney provided a “typed, unsigned, unnotarized, draft affidavit allegedly from Mr. Terrazas,” as well as “an alleged handwritten receipt for the auto repair,” according to the order. The following is a summary from Himes's written order of Terrazas's unsigned affidavit: “Mr. Terrazas serviced Mr. Juarez's SUV during the period January 13-28, 2025. Mr. Juarez brought his SUV to Mr. Terrazas because it 'had been repeatedly overheating.' In order to re-create and then repair the condition, Mr. Terrazas 'drove the SUV several times over the course of about one week.' During that time, he 'put the two syringes' into the console of Mr. Juarez's SUV.” “Mr. Terrazas had obtained the two filled syringes 'from a friend' in order 'to administer the substance in both syringes to several farm animals at [his] home later that day. These animals had been gravely injured by a predator.' The syringes, however, were not used, as Mr. Terrazas's wife suggested an alternative treatment, which was successful. Mr. Terrazas never removed the two syringes from Mr. Juarez's SUV and 'never told [Mr. Juarez he] had put the syringes in the SUV console.'” At the time of the January vehicle search, Juarez was working as an exercise rider. He has also held a trainer's license since 2023. This year, Juarez has saddled 27 winners from 126 starts, according to Equibase. HIWU determined that Juarez's initial explanation “lacked credibility,” according to Himes's written order. He also notes that in April of last year, HIWU discovered a single syringe filled with diisopropylamine during a search of a vehicle that Juarez's wife had driven to Oaklawn Park. In that instance, Juarez's wife had allegedly obtained the diisopropylamine to treat chickens that the couple raise, and HIWU declined to charge Juarez with any violation. Two days before the Sept. 11 arbitration hearing for the case in question, Juarez served a pre-hearing brief which identified Terrazas as a witness. The hearing arbitrator, however, declined to allow Terrazas's testimony, describing the brief as being submitted in an “untimely” manner. During the merits hearing, a HIWU witness testified that the syringes found “were the gauge size and needle length typically and traditionally used for intravenous injections on horses and that they were too large for use on roosters or other fowl. He further testified that the volume of diisopropylamine was inconsistent with the volume that could possibly be administered to roosters or other fowl,” according to Himes's written order. As his only defense witness, Juarez rebutted this argument, saying that in his experience treating chickens, a large hypodermic needle could be used. The basis of Juarez's petition for review of the arbitrator's decision was the exclusion of a “necessary defense witness” despite his prior identification of that person. Judge Himes ultimately agreed. “When Mr. Juarez sought, belatedly, to call Mr. Terrazas as a witness at the arbitration hearing, a fair and impartial resolution of the case would have been better assured not by excluding him,” Himes writes in his order. “Therefore, to the extent provided below, I will direct an evidentiary hearing at which Mr. Terrazas may testify.” No date has yet been scheduled for that evidentiary hearing. The post FTC Stays Trainer Eusebio Juarez’s Two-Year Suspension, Hearing Pending appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

I guess no one knows what goes on behind the scenes, but one would have thought if you had underwritten NZ Racing to the tune of almost a billion dollars, that you would have a lot to say via TABNZ, especially if after 5 years, if not done wisely, will affect your return and ultimately your future participation.

In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Portfolio Duration at Tampa Bay Downs. Night Of Thunder Filly Boasts Top Portfolio Klaravich Stables' Portfolio Duration romped in a Tampa Bay maiden for Chad Brown on December 3 (video). Bred by Michael E. Wates, CBE, the three-year-old filly cost 185,000gns as a Tattersalls December weanling, and was later picked up by Mike Ryan for Seth Klarman's operation for 150,000gns out of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2023. Second on debut at Tampa in August, the daughter of Shemya (Dansili) is a half-sister to G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial victor Cormorant (Kingman) and colts by Palace Pier and Modern Games born in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Second dam Shemima (Dalakhani) won twice in France at group level and is a relative of G1 Prix du Jockey Club second Shamkiyr (Sea The Stars). Champion sire elect Night Of Thunder has sired 16 winners from 25 runners in North America (64%). His five stakes winners there are led by Grade I winners Dynamic Pricing and Choisya. Repeat Winner Unconquerable Keen (Clodovil) was back in the winner's circle after the Stormy Liberal Stakes for the third year in a row at Del Mar on November 30 (video). The 2025 GII Twin Spires Turf Sprint third is owned by CYBT, Omar Aldabbagh and Michael Nentwig and trained by Phil D'Amato. The post Making Waves: Stellar Portfolio For Klaravich Filly appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Horses that win a California-bred first-level allowance race will enjoy expanded opportunities beginning with the Classic Meet at Santa Anita. A new policy now permits two wins on the same surface at two separate distance categories.View the full article

Oaklawn Park will host a pair of major live horseplayer contests to be held during Southwest Stakes Weekend in 2026, the track announced Friday. The new events, the Southwest Showdown on Saturday, Jan. 31, and the Oaklawn Horseplayer Championship on Sunday, Feb. 1, will bring together top horseplayers from across the country to Oaklawn for a high-stakes competition offering Last Chance/First Chance seats to the 2026 or 2027 National Horseplayers Championship (NHC), 2026 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC), and cash prizes. “We are excited to introduce a marquee horseplayer contest during one of Oaklawn's most thrilling weekends,” said Louis A. Cella, President of Oaklawn. “Our Southwest Stakes Weekend already attracts national attention, and adding an event that rewards skill, strategy, and passion for racing will elevate the entire experience.” Tom Rooney, President and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, added: “A visit to Oaklawn Park should be on the bucket list for any horseplayer. We are delighted that handicapping contests will be added to the promotional calendar at one of the pre-eminent racing destinations in America, if not the world,” Further information on the entry structure, rules, and prize distribution will be announced by Oaklawn in the coming weeks. The post Oaklawn To Host Pair Of Horseplayer Contests During 2026 Southwest Weekend appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

They don't have the major say in that do they? In fact they seem to have had little influence on what the codes do.

Yes there was. Provided you funded the clubs first and stakes second. Certainly not enough now since they have been trying to it the other way around.

By Mike Love Woodend Beach trainer Bob Butt takes a strong team of four to the Geraldine meeting at Orari racecourse today, looking to keep his successful weekend going after Donna’s Boy produced an impressive effort to win at Addington last night. Leading the charge at Orari today is The Lazarus Effect ($1.60FF) who lines up in the Placemakers Timaru/Twizel/Oamaru Geraldine Cup for $25,000 over the 2850m stand. The four-year-old Lazarus gelding has won seven from just 11 starts plus three placings including his last start when he took lengths off New Zealand Cup winner Kingman in the Group 1 Christian Cullen at Addington. “He keeps stepping up each time. He’s come through his last start really good,” said trainer/driver Bob Butt. “Hopefully he can make a good beginning. It’s a good wee field.” “Obviously his first start on the grass is always a bit of a query.” “He’s there for a bit more standing start practice before we go to the Invercargill Cup (December 19th).” Other chances in the event include the Robert and Jenna Dunn trained It’s Tough ($3.10FF), while the remainder has a case to fill minor placings. Butt also has a great chance in the trotters version of the Geraldine Cup in Race 10, the Fresh Choice Geraldine Trotters Cup over 2500m with Tactical Bid ($4.60FF). “I Dream Of Jeanie and Maui have been going super against the big guns. They get into the race good. Tactical Bid has the motor and a big future. He’s still learning and needs to get his head around things.” Butt’s chances for the day do not end there. One Eye Bandit ($5.00FF) lines up in Race 9, the Hobbs and Banks Transport Pace. The aptly named three-year-old Always B Miki gelding has shown enough to Butt to suggest his time will come, however for now still goes around with the ‘L’ plates on. “He just got a bit lost last week. I just thought now we’d go into some grass track races with bigger fields so he can learn how to race. He’s got his share of ability, and he’ll make a nice horse one day.” In the final race of the day, Race 11 the Ecolab Mobile Pace Butt lines up Crystal ($14.00FF). Despite being drawn in the car park, Butt still believes she is racing well enough to feature depending on the tempo of the race. “She’s been going good every week, but she can’t do work in the run. It’ll make it hard from that draw so hopefully if there’s speed on she might be able to track into it.” Butt will also put on the Paul Nairn colours earlier on in the card behind Wilma’s Boy ($3.00FF) in Race 6, the McMillan Equine Feeds Trot over 2500m. Fresh up today with a 10 metre handicap Butt believes the four-year-old gelding should be prepped for a bold return. “He should be pretty hard to beat.” Race one gets underway at 12:05pm. View the full article

That's simply not the case , if what you're saying is true then some of the biggest clubs in the country should be closed down. Unlike you I've been there down that and got the paintbrush to prove it, the game has always been rigged against certain clubs in NZ and still is. Get on a committee and find out, stop talking tattle and start doing!

FRAC ownership is a racing mans salvation?

Jockey Rajiv Maragh rides his 2,000th winner Dec. 5 in piloting Lazio to win the third race at Gulfstream Park.View the full article