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I know the Chief won't do it, because he doesn't really go for that warm fuzzy stuff, but best New Year wishes to all those that read and contribute to BOAY.  It is after all what makes a chat site, a chat site. Personally, I have found this to be the best of the social media chat sites about racing. Why? I think a lot of it is to do with the Chiefs knowledge of racing and intelligence, something which I think appeals to a lot of people who read this site. Yes, he may give you a serve if you post stuff that in his mind does not stack up, but that should not deter people from having a say. There is a big difference between rampant negativity that seems to be the hallmark for social media, and rigorous, fact based, critical appraisal of the issues in racing

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Hours before the new year, Santa Anita Park hosts the final graded stakes race of 2025: the $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3T). Trainer Phil D'Amato runs Public Assembly and Sun Of Hill.View the full article

Maybe a sign of what you are talking about, but no horse racing people in the 2026 Honours list and only one last year, Terry Campbell, long time president at the Taupo RC

Beholder's Grade I-winning daughter Tamara (Bolt d'Oro) has been retired to Spendthrift Farm following an injury that occurred after training Saturday. The news, first reported by the Daily Racing Form, comes as the latest blow for the soon to be 5-year-old whose career has been a progression of starts and stops dating back through her 2-year-old campaign. Trainer Richard Mandella told the DRF's Steve Anderson that Tamara's post-workout X-rays were “clean, but she is off a little in her right front. They're planning to retire her, and I'm all for that.” The injury occurred Saturday after the 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' worked five furlongs in :57.80. Tamara had been prepping for a start in Sunday's GIII Las Flores Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Named a 'Rising Star' for her debut win at Del Mar in Aug. 2023, Tamara showed immediate class with a next-out win in the GI FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes that September. Sent off as the favorite in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, she faded from the lead to finish seventh and exited the race with an injury which would keep her from the track nearly the entirety of 2024. She did return to get second in allowance company at Del Mar in late November last year but another long layoff followed as Tamara would not race again until her win in this year's GIII Chillingworth Stakes at Santa Anita Oct. 4. She has since been disqualified from that win due to a medication overage. An expected next start in this year's GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint also failed to happen as Tamara was scratched by the track veterinarians for unsoundness the morning of the race. She underwent several tests before returning to training for Mandella. A homebred for Spendthrift Farm, who purchased her illustrious dam as a yearling for $180,000, Tamara retires with five total starts. The post Tamara Retired To Spendthrift After Injury Setback appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article