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Yep and the fav is the standout. The Grp 3 Open Sprint is a better betting race.

Often a very competitive race, only 7 staters this year.

I recently donated some historical photos to a Club! From the last meeting I went to! I posted (gave away) some photos of that Day! 60,000+ views...

??? lol, did a big stable forget to nom? when was it meant to close?

Christophe Lemaire has identified Embroidery as his best chance of tasting a first Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) success since his win aboard Pride in the 2006 Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). One of the leading hopes in a jam-packed Group One Hong Kong Mile, three-year-old filly Embroidery is coming off a stunning year that featured victories in two of the three legs of the Japanese Triple Tiara – the Group One Oka Sho (1,600m) and Group One Shuka Sho (2,000m). “Embroidery is...View the full article

@JJ Flash you didn't start that Topic because YOU had a thought it was because someone PM'd you as stated in your firsr post. Do you have any original thoughts at all?

Ryan Moore is hoping Satono Reve can put his best foot forward once again and give the “exceptional” Ka Ying Rising something to think about in the Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Noriyuki Hori-trained star is a Group One winner in his own right, landing the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1,200m) at Chukyo in March. Either side of that run, he has felt the wrath of world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, finishing third in last year’s Hong Kong Sprint and second in...View the full article

It's all good @nomates , @JJ Flash, @Joe Bloggs and the @Comic Dog plus Ned Kelly and Bucky who are probably one of the above. I'm the most popular thread on the Premier Anti-Racing Forum!!!

Pensioner faces $20k vet bill after new puppy breaks both front legs www.nzherald.co.nz Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald· 10 Dec, 2025 06:00 PM3 mins to read The young pup broke his first leg after doing zoomies around the lounge. Photo / Givealittle A Whangaparāoa woman who recently lost her beloved dog was dealt another round of tragedy when the dog she bought to replace him broke two of his legs. Diane Woodhouse, 67, turned to Givealittle after surgery and vet bills for her puppy climbed beyond $20,000. Woodhouse was “distressed for six months” after her Italian greyhound of 14 years, Georgio, died of old age in January this year. “He’ll always be the first,” the semi-retiree said. “He’s on the mantle now, there’s pictures of him everywhere.” Heartbroken, she made arrangements to buy another Italian greyhound “to be the fun, cool friend I need as I age gracefully”. She travelled to Christchurch to collect new puppy Romeo from a breeder and brought him home to Army Bay. But within seven weeks, the “fearless” pup, whom she affectionately called a “lovable psycho”, broke one of his front legs while doing zoomies around the lounge. “He just jumped off the couch and it didn’t look like he landed badly, but he let out an almighty scream and I immediately knew what he’d done.” Romeo will require further corrective surgery on his bow leg. Photo / Givealittle Italian greyhounds are notorious for fragile legs between 0-18 months, Woodhouse said, “because they think they’re Superman”. The second break happened as Romeo was recovering from the first. Woodhouse was at work when she received a call from her housemate saying Romeo “must have got inquisitive”, and knocked over a large painting and taken another tumble. “He let out another almighty scream. “I just ran to the car and drove home as fast as I could,” she said. Romeo had broken his other front leg and required further surgery. Each surgery costs up to $8500, and X-rays alone are $1100. “There’s only so much a retiree can do. The well is dry,” Woodhouse said. Although pet insurance contributed $10,000, it didn’t fully cover even the first break. Romeo the Italian greyhound broke both front legs in separate accidents. Photo / Givealittle Through it all, Romeo remains “the love of my life”. Woodhouse takes the small pup to her part-time job so she can keep a close eye on him. “He’s tiny, and people instantly want to cuddle him. “He just wants to be with you, in the car, on the couch, at work, always.” Romeo still needs corrective surgery for his bow leg from the first fall, and another to remove “a couple of screws and a plate” from the other leg. “He’s doing well; it’s been a journey, but he’s a sweet little boy, and people just love him.” The Givealittle page has raised more than $2500 so far.

But thats ambiguous. How do you slap the fore shoulder without going in forward of it? As for the hits on the noggin between the ears it's how they carry the whip when they are goimg hands and heels. The whip is so flexible it bends without any effort. Doesn't hurt the horse (haven't seem one flinch)!

Promising filly Places To Be’s first two cracks at black-type didn’t go to plan, but trainer Kelly Van Dyk is hoping to get her preparation back on track in the Wentwood Grange 3YO (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The three-year-old daughter of Hello Youmzain was impressive when winning by four lengths on debut at Taupo in September but ran out on the turn when looking ominous in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie in October. She took up her customary front-running role in the Listed The O’Leary’s Fillies Stakes (1340m) last start but faded late to finish fifth. Van Dyk, who bred and races the filly in partnership with Ben Kwok, and bloodstock agent Bevan Smith, was happy enough with the run and expects to see plenty of improvement when dropping back to 1200m this weekend. “I am really happy with her. She came through her last run really well at Wanganui. I just think she peaked on her run there,” she said. “It was a few weeks between runs since Ellerslie, where we had a bit of a mishap there where she ran off (around the last bend). I just wanted to get her confidence back, back left-handed, and we were happy with her performance. I think back to the 1200m will be ideal on Saturday.” Places To Be has drawn the outside gate in the eight-horse field, but Van Dyk said they don’t intend to deviate from her racing pattern. “Matt Cameron will be riding her and he has been riding her in her trials,” Van Dyk said. “She does like to go forward, but we certainly won’t be going all out for the lead. If there are other horses that want to take her on, they can, we won’t be getting into a war for the front. “She jumps very well out of the gate and naturally she does want to go forward, and that is where she is happiest. We will be leaving it up to Matt, but ideally we won’t be changing tactics too much, but on the other hand, we won’t be fighting for the lead.” Van Dyk has yet to nail down a summer plan for Places To Be, but said depending on how her filly performs this weekend, she could even head to the paddock for a break. “We will see how she goes on Saturday before we make any firm plans. She could go to the paddock after that,” she said. Stablemate Hit ‘n’ Run will head to Tauranga a day prior, where she has also drawn the outside barrier in the Rob Pinny Maiden 1200. While disappointed in the barrier draw, Van Dyk is hoping a few gear changes will help her mare find some form. “We haven’t had a good few days with barrier draws,” she said. “We have made a few key gear changes with her and would like to see a big improvement. “We think we have sorted out her breathing issues in her races where we thought she was holding her breath a little bit. A tongue-tie and noseband go on, so that will be key to her hopefully improving off her poor form to date. “She is a very good trackworker and she certainly worked the house down on Tuesday. We will be expecting her to show us something this time.” Van Dyk is also busy preparing nine yearlings for next month’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, where she is hoping to build on the strong momentum of last month’s Ready to Run Sale, with the highlight being selling a Written Tycoon colt to James Cummings for $775,000. “We are excited to present another yearling draft off the back of a very successful Ready to Run Sale,” she said. “We have got a really nice draft of nine horses. We have got some beautiful fillies in there. We have got a Per Incanto filly (lot 366) that we will sell on behalf of Duncan Fell, who I think is top-class. “We have also got a Satono Aladdin filly (lot 321) that we pinhooked, and she is a very nice filly as well. “We have got some very nice horses, and I think they should be popular.” View the full article

Wexford Stables partners Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott have plenty to look forward to this weekend with a mix of proven and fresh talent engaged on the Waikato Cup programme at Te Rapa. After finishing a luckless second in last year’s Gr. 3 SKYCITY Waikato Cup (2400m), Sassy Lass is primed to go one better despite a formline that on the surface might not suggest as much. “Her Counties Cup run this year was actually better than last year, she only got going late and finished less than a length and a half from the winner,” Scott said. “We’re well pleased with her work since and she’s had a better build-up than last year, when she was coming out of a winter campaign. “This time in we’ve been able to space her races as we’ve wanted to and she’s peaking at the right time, so we’ll be looking for a strong effort from her.” The Staphanos mare, who gets into Saturday’s staying feature on the 53kg minimum, will have a change of rider with Masa Hashizume back in the saddle for the first time since last year’s Counties Cup. Checkmate will contest the Gr. 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) The Okaharau Station colours will also be carried on Saturday by Checkmate, one of three Wexford Stables runners in the Gr. 3 J Swap Sprint (1400m). The talented four-year-old will be resuming from a short break, stablemate Lux Libertas will be having her first start since June, while Smart Love brings an impeccable formline after winning her only three starts this campaign as well as her last start as a three-year-old. “After his run in the Gr.1 Proisir Plate (1400m) we decided spring was coming a bit too soon for Checkmate, so we put him aside and he’s come back looking much better,” Scott said. “He had a lovely trial at Taupo last month, he’s been working well since and he’s there now with a good bit of condition hopefully ready for a big campaign. “Lux Libertas has had the one trial where we didn’t ask her to do a lot and she’s coming into this nice and fresh. She loves Te Rapa and while most of form has been on deeper tracks, we expect that at least to begin with she’ll cope with this better ground. “Smart Love has worked up to this level with some impressive form coming through the grades, so she deserves her chance at a good race. “Her Tuesday work indicated she’s as well as she has been heading into her earlier races and we expect another good run from her.” Smart Love requires one scratching to gain a start in the J Swap Sprint, while she is also an acceptor for the Rating 75 1500m on the Te Rapa undercard. Balancing Wexford’s proven contingent are two juvenile debutants in Saturday’s DJ Bloodstock 2YO, Noverre filly Firebird and Alabama Express filly Dashing Dixie. “We haven’t raced many of our two-year-olds over the past couple of years, but these two fillies have shown us enough to say they should be given the opportunity,” Scott said. “Firebird put in a beautiful trial at Te Awamutu and impresses us as a filly with early speed. “Her mother is a half-sister to (star two-year-old) Ruud Awakening, so we’re thinking the family genetics may have come through to her. “We bought Dashing Dixie to look to race at two and so far she’s lived up to those hopes. She has looked natural and willing in her two trials and going by her training she’s also ready to run well.” The Wexford contingent also includes Tristar, having her first start since finishing fourth in stakes company during the winter and primed to run well in Saturday’s Rating 75 1200m. “She’s a young mare with her share of ability and should sprint well fresh after two lead-up trials,” Scott said. “In the same race I’munstoppable is dropping back in grade and it will be good to see her back left-handed on a track she likes, plus she’ll be helped by a claim with Hayley Hassman engaged.” View the full article

Electron returned to winning form over a mile at Otaki last-start, and owner-trainer Sam Mynott is hoping she can repeat that result at Te Rapa on Saturday in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m). The five-year-old daughter of Turn Me Loose had been struggling to find form this preparation, but Mynott put her first few subpar runs down to the wet spring. “We didn’t get the preparation we wanted with the weather over the spring, and she was probably running in races quite unsuitable for her,” Mynott said. “She finally got a suitable race, and she was fit from those other runs and it was great to see her get back on top.” Mynott has been pleased with the way she has progressed since that win and is hopeful of adding more black-type to her record, with Electron having already placed in the Gr.3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) and Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) earlier this year. “She came through that run really well, she seems to love a trip away,” Mynott said. “She is a very good eater, so that is never an issue. She has just ticked over and she should improve off that run last time. “She has got a beautiful draw (4), it is nice to get that for a change. It is quite a small field, so I would say she will probably land somewhere near the front and hopefully she is there in the finish.” Following Saturday, Mynott is looking at a couple of Trentham miles with her charge. “We could follow the same path with the Cuddle Stakes and the Easter, and she does hold a nomination for the Group Two mile (Thorndon) at Trentham,” she said. “There are plenty of options around for her.” Mynott will also be represented at Te Rapa by a fresh Joejoeccini in the Dunstan Horsefeeeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (2200m), while Miss Madridista will need the assistance of a few scratchings to make the final field for the Pathways – The Immigration Specialists 1200. “Joejoeccini went to the paddock for a couple of weeks and had a little freshen-up and he has come back a happier, stronger horse,” Mynott said. “He is going really well and hopefully he puts in a good showing. “It is quite frustrating (with Miss Madridista). She is at an awkward rating (68) that makes it quite hard getting a start somewhere. I am really happy with her, she is going super, and if she does make the field, that one draw should be perfect for her.” A day prior at Tauranga, Linkin Park will tackle the Icon Security 1300, while promising three-year-old Sicarius is set to make his debut in the Commerce Lane Chambers Maiden 1400, however, he could be saved for another day after drawing barrier 11. “Linkin Park is going really well, he is due a win,” Mynott said. “It looks a fair enough field and we have freshened him up a little bit. He ran well at Tauranga last start, so hopefully he can keep his nose in front this time. “Sicarius is a lovely gelding, he has shown enough in his trials. He will probably get up over a bit of ground, maybe up to the mile. He tries really hard and he wants to do it, and that is the main thing. “He has drawn a bit sticky so we will just see what happens and we may save him for another day.” Meanwhile, Mynott will head to Ellerslie on Thursday with Classic Champagne and Adlerian, who will both contest the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series (1400m). “I am happy with both of them,” Mynott said. “Classic Champagne will kick back off. I thought her trial at Waipa was super. We expect to see her settling back and running home strong. She has improved a lot since last season. “Adlerian just blew out a bit and needed the run at Taranaki (last start). It is a nice draw (3) for her, so she will probably go forward, and the 1400m should suit tomorrow.” View the full article

You are sounding more like @Reefton every post!! When was the last time you did anything for a Club?

None of them. For example the so called favoured Club - Auckland Thoroughbred Racing had an operational loss of $10m for the last two years.

Then you should read the rules before you claim they are a mess, though I agree that they are. No use forward of the horse’s shoulder or near its head.

I thought you couldnt hit forward.

There's nothing wrong with it is there?

I think the whip rules are a mess and I find it hypocritical that some ex-jockeys have had a sudden epiphany of conscience. For example what the hell is wrong with giving a horse a slap on the foreleg/shoulder? More effective than the rump and all the top horsemen know when to use it.

What race?

Can you have an open mind and view the video I've provided Yay or neigh No cheating riding within the rules or.. ....head/neck contact (illegal) supplementing the total allowable whip strikes with an audio battering activating the flight response This is a screenshot directly from the NZTR website that shows what's really happening... From a vertical position pointing skywards then a powerful strike wrapping under the ear and into the corner of the eye Beware...GRAPHIC CONTENT

Kingman has sat outside Leap To Fame and beat him twice. I don't think Don Hugo could do that but time will tell.

Which clubs, you keep making reference to clubs but you never back it up with any names. So which clubs can't maintain their assets? If they went with you they'd have to sit on seats covered in bird poop cause you'd be too busy telling everyone what needs to be done without lifting a finger to make things better, I'm sure they'd love listening to another one of your lectures about what should be done while you do nothing.