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gee, that ozzy fella???? who works at the pickle factory would have got excited with that result! I recall he was big of nz sires and their ability to throw some nice jumpers!

You prove yourself right, stop saying things and assuming its correct. You provide some backing to the generalisations you spray all over the forum.

Now you're just lying , you have Tangerine blinker on permanently. There is no need to , you never post anything of substance you just disagree with the poster and pretend you know everything. I'm still waiting for you to fulfil your potential and get on a committee you can tell them everything you know and make it alright , @Chief Stipe you're all hat and no cattle!

Docklands is “very happy” to be back in Hong Kong as he looks to cause a stir in Sunday’s Group One Hong Kong Mile for British trainer Harry Eustace. The globetrotter has raced in five different countries, including Hong Kong last year when he finished down the field in the Hong Kong Mile. This year has seen him hit some career-best form, however, including a win by the barest of margins in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes (1,600m) at Royal Ascot under Mark Zahra. Most recently, he made the trip...View the full article

Zac Purton believes Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress) has taken another crucial step forward on Tuesday in his preparation for Sunday’s HK$28 million Gr.1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. Successful in his past 15 races, Ka Ying Rising is aiming to join Golden Sixty by securing a 16th consecutive win, one shy of Silent Witness’ all-time Hong Kong record of 17. Emerging at sunrise, Ka Ying Rising – under the hands of Purton – trotted a few laps in the sand ring before making his way to the main dirt course. In front of a scrum of local and international media huddled at the trainers’ stand, Ka Ying Rising was his usual unproblematic self, untested by Purton; he coasted along in a manner that highlighted the 2024/25 Hong Kong Horse of the Year’s readiness. “He was a lot more relaxed this morning. He came out into the trotting ring and, for once in a long time, he actually did trot around there. Normally, you can’t get him to trot, he wants to hack around and play up a little bit, but he went around there nicely and did the same thing on the track,” Purton said. “He was a little bit aggressive in his grass gallop the other week, but now that he’s had the blow-out, he’s chilled and he’s a different horse this week, which is good.” The Shamexpress gelding, who also captured last season’s three-race HK$5 million Hong Kong Speed Series bonus as part of his undefeated campaign, clocked 23.2s for 400m. Australian Racing Hall of Famer Purton has the most wins for a jockey in Hong Kong racing history (1,923), and the 42-year-old has been associated with some of its greatest champions before Ka Ying Rising, including juggernaut miler Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock). “I’ve been very lucky and to think that the best one (Ka Ying Rising) of the lot has come along now. I certainly appreciate it, and he’s such a lovely horse to work with as well, which makes it even more enjoyable. You’ve got to pinch yourself, really,” Purton said. “Beauty Generation was hard to handle. He knew he was big; he knew he was strong, and he was aggressive. He injured his mafoos, I think that tells you what type of horse he was, but he put that aggression into his racing, which is what I liked about him.” The bull-headed Beauty Generation regularly took swipes at his mafoo and work rider, who were on guard at all times, as opposed to Ka Ying Rising, who has sometimes been nervous pre-race, but generally holds his composure until it’s time for competition. Purton said: “He’s just a gem, this guy. It’s just another race and we’re trying to win it, whatever happens beyond that happens. He’s built up a good record and hopefully we can keep it that way.” Ka Ying Rising broke from barrier 11 in last year’s Longines Hong Kong Sprint, while recently he stepped from gate 10 when winning the HK$5.35 million Gr.2 Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) on 23 November by close to three lengths. “It depends what the other speed horses around me draw. I’d like to draw lower than higher. He hasn’t had the best run with barriers in some of these races, so he’s due to get a nice good one,” Purton said. View the full article

Cranbourne trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have swooped on a pair of progressive three-year-olds from their native New Zealand. Two-win filly Rising Star and last-start Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) third-placegetter Shoma are welcome additions to the stable. The Tim and Margaret Carter-trained Rising Star (NZ) (Complacent) was an impressive winner at Tauranga in mid-November and will sport the colours of Seymour Bloodstock, with the filly’s original trainers also remaining in the ownership. “I thought she had a really nice turn of foot,” Busuttin said. Morgan Carter alluded to the fact she could possibly be bought. I know Tim and Margaret from when we trained out of Cambridge. “She was very impressive at Tauranga and she put them away very quickly in that race.” Rising Star defeated Yamato Satona, who was a solid sixth in the Gr.3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) last weekend and looks a Classic prospect. “Rising Star is a three-year-old, so there are plenty of options for her,” Busutiin said of the daughter of Complacent. “She is in the stable now so we will spend a couple of weeks getting to know her. We might even give her a little freshen up and look towards a nice Adelaide three-year-old fillies race. “As a two-win horse, she can go through the grades and obviously when you buy a filly you are hoping she turns into a black-type horse. “She has been bought for Seymour Bloodstock and Darren Thomas and Mark Pilkington have been big supporters of us since we arrived in Melbourne. They buy a lot of horses out of New Zealand and they have had a lot of success, so hopefully this can be another one.” Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas placegetter Shoma Photo: Trish Dunell Also en route is Shoma (NZ) (Complacent), a son of Contributer, who filled the minor placing behind Romanoff and Affirmative Action in the New Zealand 2000 Guineas, which was run on a Heavy track after a freak hail storm on the day. Despite being a ten-start maiden, Shoma had previously caught the eye when placed behind impressive winner Quantum Legend at Te Rapa, with that horse subsequently exported to Hong Kong. “He’s run third in a Group One and while he is still a maiden, he’s got reasonable form and any Group One form is good form,” Busuttin said. “He raced on a very wet track and we certainly have plenty of wet tracks in Melbourne over the winter and he wasn’t a super expensive horse. “He’s a horse that could progress through the grades and if there are some wet tracks in some of the three-year-old races later in autumn or winter that could suit him. “Obviously the New Zealand bred horses continue to bat well above their average percentage wise, so it made sense, he was a nice horse on the market.” New Zealand bred horses have won seven of the 33 Group One races run in Australia this season, or 21 percent, yet account for just 7.9 percent of runners. View the full article

It’s part two of Michael’s chat with Zac Purton. They chat racing in Hong Kong, Zac’s thoughts and approach to the craft, the planning that goes into each week, his future, and his bests. Plus, Michael has some news for punters and pays tribute to the retiring Orchestral. Guerin Report – S2 Ep.14 Ft. Zac Purton Pt.2 View the full article

While everyone is sinking the boot in on NZ racing forums (is the weather Cold there or something? ) one good thing to remember is this never before achieved achievement by a great stable to Trifecta one of the major races on the Annual Calender. This goes down to All his great staff too. The love and dedication to get these majestic horses over the jumps is a true credit to them . And Te Akau this year . here's an article on it > Te Akau trainer Mark Walker made history at Ballarat on Sunday with an unprecedented trifecta in the A$400,000 Ecycle Solutions Grand National Steeplechase (4500m). Walker saddled Leaderboard (Street Cry) for a 25-length win in the showpiece steeplechase, with The Mighty Spar (NZ) (Savabeel) second and Prismatic (NZ) (Savabeel) third. It capped an enormously special Sunday for Walker and the Te Akau Racing team, who also took three runners to Taupo and came away with three winners – Carsolio, To Bravery Born and In Haste. Former Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) and Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m) winner Leaderboard settled in second spot on Sunday for jockey Will Gordon before taking command when topweight Stern Idol began to tire. Leaderboard and the favourite Noonday Gun seemed set to fight out a tight battle to the finish, but Noonday Gun fell at the final fence and left Leaderboard to cruise to a runaway win. “I can’t really believe it,” Gordon said. “I went out there without any pressure, just riding my race, riding the horse. Going down the back the last time, I thought, ‘I’ve still got a bit of horse here and might be in the finish.’ “He’s a legend of a horse. Everyone that rides him, or has anything to do with him, just loves and adores him.

Set to be crowned the Longines World’s Best Jockey for the third time in four years, James McDonald is keen to add a breakthrough success in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) to his glittering CV at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Kiwi superstar will receive the World’s Best Jockey award at Friday night’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) gala dinner after claiming 12 of the world’s top 100 Group Ones in 2025. But first his focus is on the IJC, which has so far proven...View the full article

The Group One Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) is down to just eight runners after Japanese raider Lord Del Rey was withdrawn from the race on Tuesday. A $31 outsider for the HK$40 million contest, Lord Del Rey was found to be lame in his right foreleg and he joins Calandagan and Shanwah as withdrawals from the race. Supposed to be ridden by Australian Damian Lane, Lord Del Rey’s scratching reduces Japan’s Cup presence to two runners – Bellagio Opera and Rousham Park. Local hero Romantic Warrior...View the full article

Abit roughhouse, now there is a name from the past. I recall you did indeed run a lot of competitions. That was in the days when comps were not deemed important to chat sites, so you usually got the bum's rush from his nibs if things went wrong lol I think these days they add a bit of light relief to the sterner world of vigorous debate. I recall when I was helping Chief Stipe (CS) with the site when it was first set up, we ran a comp and within 2 weeks of starting the site, we got 38 entrants. I recall it vividly, as someone commented on it.

We have one loss of traction and it usually means the meeting is called off, not that I am saying that is wrong. How often in the past have slips, loss of traction etc etc been undetected or overlooked.

You have to remember the bar has been raised substantially with the H&S legislation and the improved video coverage on social media. Everyone is an expert on tracks now

I don't YOU do. That's what makes your posts so pathetic. Anyone with an ounce of intellect can tell you have a snitch for some daft reason. @Huey get this in your thick skull - I'm a fan of anyone who has skin in the game and is enjoying themselves. Take you blood red sun glasses off and read my posts! WHERE HAVEN'T I BEEN OBJECTIVE? (PS: you are still to post some comparative analysis).

It's not Fake News @Huey . Prove me wrong.

Before I reply to this post and before you go answer this question. WHY do you breed thoroughbred racehorses?

Stop trying to sidestep the issue in an attempt to defend your idols, I don't care what you call me it is of no relevance to me. Why do you apply a certain criteria to TA but another to others? Youre a fanboy @Chief Stipe nothing more, your inability to be subjective is costing you dearly.

Realistic about what exactly? Who really gives a Flying F what you think. You are so negative and miserable about most things that even Beezlebub doesn't want you! FFS go find another sport to moan about. All your posts are full of innuendo, inference and supposition - very rarely any facts if at all. You struck me as the person who blame there lack of success in the sport of racing blame everyone else instead of your own decisions. A bit like @Joe Bloggs buying a Roc De Cambes and then spending the rest of his life justiying the decision! Move on! I know lots of people who are having fantastic fun for a small investment and not just with Te Akau! BTW don't tell them but I'm a fan of Go Racing (have quite a few friends in horses with them), Wexford (the younger generation really knows how to market and get young people involved and a few other syndicators. Not so keen on the FRAC'ers! I suggest @Huey you spend your first pay packet and buy a small share in a few horses and enjoy the fun!

so the nsw minister for gaming and racing has just released a range of measures and requirements to address concerns raised in the drake report. poeple should read the drake report findings. Its now available for reading just some of the key recommendations from the drake report included a cap on the number of greyhounds bred in nsw to levels that allow greyhounds numbers being bred to come closer into line with numbers that can be adopted. the changing of the definition of rehoming...In other words,rehomed onto a couch,not kennelling. ending exports to the usa. lots about track safety and reporting of injuries. anyways,lots,lots more in there. Now at this point it seems unclear of the specifics of how far the nsw government has gone to implement drakes recommendations. i haven't had time to read the full rteport just yet,but from what i have read,it sets out the way the industry can continue into the future over there. if greyhound new zealand was to adapt all the recommendations in that report then they would snuff out a major oart of the anti greyhound racings ammunition. why don't they try and buy a bit more time from the nz government,on the understanding that they would be willing to do so. remember this is an election year so they need to use any lever they can pull to hang in there. personally i think part of new zealands problem is greyhound people think too much about trying to retain whats best for themselves,not whats best for the nz greyhound industry long term. Greyhound people aren't alone in putting their self interests first,it applies in all the racing codes in nz and to people in general.But theres always a cost to be paid in the end for that type of thinking. maybe its all too late and people within new zealand greyhound racing industry don't want to change anyway,as theres things in there they happens in new zealand which people could have changed already,but they chose not to. But personally i think had new zealand been using something like the drake report as a blueprint for how they operate,they wouldn't be where they are today. one thing i personally have found sad about the greyhound industry is what some submitted in the nsw hearings,were the number of greyhounds who were never going to be suitable for rehoming.It seemed to vary based on who was saying what,but it was very significant either way and that is going to be one of the saddest things about what will happen to the greyhounds who are around today in nz.

Former French champion jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot, who was indicted on a rape charge in the spring of 2021 has been referred to a criminal court, according to Jour De Galop. The jockey's lawyers are appealing that decision. After the requisitions of the Senlis public prosecutor's office approximately five months earlier, the presiding judges issued an order to dismiss the first complaint related to alleged events in Deauville in 2015. The dismissal comes due to insufficient evidence to justify a referral to a criminal court. In Boudot's second case, the jockey has been referred to a criminal court regarding allegations made in 2017 in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The decision was made by one of the two investigating judges. Boudot's lawyers said in a statement, “Pierre-Charles Boudot is very satisfied with the dismissal of the case in which he has maintained his innocence for several years. However, he will appeal the committal to trial before the criminal court, ordered by only one of the two investigating judges. This committal decision clearly reflects the doubts surrounding his guilt and does not comply with the requirement to establish the elements of threat, coercion, or surprise stipulated by law.” The case will now be moved to an appeals court, which will rule on the committal's validity no sooner than four months from now. Since his licence was withdrawn indefinitely in France in November of 2022, Boudot has ridden elsewhere, including with success at Doha, Qatar earlier this year. The post Pierre-Charles Boudot Referred To Criminal Court, Will Appeal Decision appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

You don't make excuses for those trialling in their wake in NZ ,so why are you always looking for an excuse when they don't meet expectations? Any fan boys have to be realistic at some point. Happy for them.

Ricky Ludwig has never been out of Australia – not even for a holiday. But this week, the 72-year-old from Far North Queensland will venture to Hong Kong to witness first-hand if another chapter will be added to the remarkable story of his former galloper, Tomodachi Kokoroe. “I watch him on TV when he’s racing,” Ludwig said. “The horse has come a long way.” Ludwig will complete the same journey as Tomodachi Kokoroe – from the small rural town of Tolga to Sha Tin racecourse, where the David...View the full article

A son of Walk In The Park sold for a session-topping €100,000 during the first day of the Goffs December NH Sale on Monday. Sold as lot 37, the bay son of Annie G (Getaway) was purchased by Gerry Aherne from Ballincurrig House Stud. His listed hurdle-winning dam is a half-sister to multiple graded-winning chaser Westerner Point (Westerner). Yorton picked up a son of Doctor Dino and Daring Rose (Al Namix) for €90,000 later in the day. Consigned by Yeo Barton Bloodstock, lot 181 is related to stakes winners Guerrier Rose (Rail Link) and Histoire Rose (Saddex). The highest-priced filly was a daughter of Jukebox Jury at €52,000 who went the way of Gerry Hogan Bloodstock from the Mountain View Stud draft. Lot 196 is out of Dinaria Des Obeaux (Saddler Maker), who is a multiple graded winner in the NH sphere and also third in the G1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle. During Monday's session, 202 lots sold from 259 offered (78%) for a gross of €3,263,750 (+49%). The average rose 3% to €16,158 and the median dropped 8% to €11,000. The post Walk In The Park Leads The Way At Goffs December appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Jacob Dunn looks like the one to follow at Manawatu today. The Auckland-based junior driver has seven drives on the eight-race programme. All look set to be well supported, headlined by hot favourite Twista in the Osborne Group Chartered Accountant Wairarapa Cup (6.47pm). “It’s a great book of drives … I’d say Twista is the best of mine.” His last start was a 10th in the Thames Country Cup at Cambridge nearly a month ago. “This is a big drop back and he had no favours last start when he was three wide the trip.” A six-race winner, Twista is currently at $1.90. Four of his runners, including Twista, are for the premiership leaders Stonewall Stud and co-trainers Steve and Amanda Telfer. Still in his first year of driving Dunn has 16 wins in 2025, half of which have come with Telfer-trained horses. “They have been a big help and been so great to me.” The Telfers have 164 wins for the year, just four shy of Roy and Barry Purdon’s record haul of 168 set in 1993-94. “We have talked about it a bit and hopefully we can get closer to the tally today.” Among his better chances in the blue and white checkers is SS Guppy ($3.50) in Race 1. “He’s a wee bit funny in his gait but he found the line well last start and as long as he gets the track looks a great chance.” Then there’s the likes of Cyamate in Race 5 – “He’s been racing good and comes up with a nice draw.” His first experience of driving at Manawatu was the two-day meeting there during NZ Cup week on November 10 and 13. “It’s good I’m going in there with a bit of experience because it’s a lot different from driving at Cambridge and Auckland.” “At Palmy you want to be on speed and we should be handy enough.” His other two drives are Lincoln Downs ($5.50) in Race 3 for Ray Green and Nathan Delany and Matai Harry for Michael House ($2.40) in the last. Both have second row draws. “This a drop back for her (Lincoln Downs), she’s been racing some nice 2YOs … with luck she looks a top three chance.” “He (Matai Harry) drops out of Addington racing … just another chance in a great book of drives.” Jacob Dunn’s Drives : R1 SS Guppy ($2.05) R3 Lincoln Downs ($5.50) R4 Princess Lisa ($2.20) R5 Cyamate ($3) R6 Elizabeth Hill ($6.50) R7 Twista ($1.90) R8 Matai Harry ($2.35) Racing starts at 4.17pm View the full article

Sam Sangster's gathering of smart mares with which to launch the new National Stud stallion Diego Velazquez continued on the third day of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in Deauville, where he bought the session-topper, Invaluable (Invincible Spirit), in foal to first-season sire Vandeek for €121,000 from the Fairway Consignment. The unraced Invaluable (lot 774), now nine, is a sister to the Listed winner Emmaus, while their dam Prima Luce (Galileo) won the G3 Athasi Stakes. Recent G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern winner Bay City Roller (New Bay) features under the second dam Ramona as a son of Prima Luce's half-sister Bloomfield (Teofilo), while Ramona is herself a Desert King half-sister to the influential broodmare and top sprinter Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge). Another smartly-bred member of the same family, Joie De Vivre, who is also by Invincible Spirit, joined the leader board when sold in foal to sought-after young stallion Study Of Man for €105,000 to Blandford Bloodstock. The nine-year-old (lot 697) was unraced herself but is out of Just Gorgeous (Galileo), a winning sister to Magical and Rhododendron, the latter being the dam of six-time Group 1 winner Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact). Joie De Vivre's second dam is the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Sun Chariot winner Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal), while the aforementioned Cassandra Go features as her third dam. Joie De Vivre, who was sold by Haras d'Etreham, is already responsible for the winners Spycraft (Siyouni) and Winding Stream (Almanzor) and has a yearling colt by Saxon Warrior plus a filly foal by Mishriff on the way through. The latter was sold in the same session for €57,000 to Riviera Equine and Haras d'Etreham. Also making €105,000 was the Wootton Bassett mare Siylheta (lot 824). Consigned by Aga Khan Studs, the three-year-old filly counts stakes winner and multiple group-placed Siyenica (Azamour) as her second dam. Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock purchased the relative of multiple French champion sire Siyouni. The leading weanling of the session was a filly by Mehmas (lot 751), who was sold by Haras de Castillon for €90,000 to JRSA. Out of the winning Olympic Glory mare Nouvelle Voie, she is a half-sister to the five-time winner New Way Baby (Wooded). During Monday's session, 187 lots sold from 261 offered (72%), down 9% from last year's clearance rate. However, there were 36 more horses sent through the ring for this year's session, resulting in an 12% increase in gross to €3,300,500. The average edged up 9% to €17,650 and the median was static at €12,000. The sale's final session takes place beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The post Invaluable Proves Invaluable At Arqana appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article