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16 more professuonal NRL teams in Australia.  The point which seems to have gone through to keeper with you is that Rugby had to go professional in order to survive.   The question should be asked why it is dying in Auckland?  The issue there is Rugby is dominated by Secondary School Rugby which can attract thousands.  But that's where it seems to stop. 

Rugby league is so small in terms of participation it can hardly be used as any example. There are many towns that cannot field a team and in Wellington there is a total of 16 senior Rugby league teams. That is about the same as a medium sized Football club in Wellington Rugby is all but dying in Auckland and Wellington and they are still operating an NPC which attracts only a handful of spectators in most provinces, and it is costing a fortune. Their model is totally screwed.

What Australian Cup Day 2025 Where Flemington Racecourse – Melbourne, Victoria When Saturday, March 29, 2025 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble For the final time this autumn, Group 1 racing heads to Flemington Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, where the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) headlines the 10-race program. Despite the slight chance of a shower forecast for race day, the surface is expected to remain a Good 4 throughout the meeting, with the rail returning to its true position the entire circuit. The first race is set to jump at 12:15pm AEDT. Race 1: TAB We’re On (1100m) Nunthorpe is set to resume from a six-month spell, and despite resuming at a distance short of her best, the mare’s brilliance will have her in this for a long way. The five-year-old mare will need a genuine tempo over the 1100m down the Flemington straight, but with Written Blight and Lovero set to run this at a genuine clip, the race sets up perfectly for Nunthorpe to unleash a strong turn of foot down the grandstand side of the straight. Selections: 4 NUNTHORPE 1 A LITTLE DEEP 2 BOSSY NIC 7 WRITTEN BLIGH Best Value Race 1 – #4 Nunthorpe (10) 5yo Mare | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Linda Meech (54kg) Race 2: VOBIS Gold Plate (1400m) Prestige Ole was a strong Ballarat 1200m winner on March 7, and as the Ole Kirk juvenile steps up to the 1400m, he looks just as hard to hold out. The David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins-trained colt settled in the second half of the field on that day, but with a strong turn of foot, was able to overhail his rivals in the shadows of the winning post. He’s drawn perfectly in barrier two under Ben Allen, and with the run of the race and with a similar finish, Prestige Ole should prove too good once more. Selections: 1 PRESTIGE OLE 2 ZORB 7 POLISH PLAYGIRL 6 GRINZINGER TUNDRA Race 3: Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (1200m) Befuddle was only run down in the shadows of the winning post during The Showdown (1200m) last time out and looms as the one to beat in the 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. The two-year-old colt has drawn perfectly for a juvenile race down the straight, with most of these youngsters looking to find the inside rail in run as a bit of a guiding stick. Jye McNeil will have him bounding along out in front, and with race experience on his side, Befuddle will take some catching. Selections: 1 BEFUDDLE 3 EETEEDEE 2 EDEN ROSE 5 ENCHANTED BY Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Race 3 – #1 Befuddle (1) 2yo Filly | T: John Sadler | J: Jye McNeil (56kg) Race 4: VOBIS Gold Reef (1600m) Storm Season could not have been any more impressive when breaking her maiden first-up from a spell at Pakenham on March 13 over 1400m. The three-year-old filly produced a stunning turn of foot inside the final 250m and made up plenty of ground when nabbing Comanche Miss on the line. The step up to the mile second-up looks ideal, and with the length of the Flemington straight to build through her gears, Storm Seaosn has the finishing burst to overhaul her rivals again. Selections: 9 STORM SEASON 1 NDOLA 2 ATHANATOS 4 CAVITY BAY Race 5: Curragh Handicap (1600m) In a race full of non-winners, Enxuto brings winning form to this 1600m affair, which could prove to be the difference. The five-year-old gelding launched late to run down Capper Thirtynine over 1400m last time out, with the win even more impressive considering he did not see clear air in the home straight until the 300m mark. Luke Currie will have the son of Lean Mean Machine midfield with cover once again, and with a similar finish, there is no reason why Enxuto cannot bring up a fourth straight win. Selections: 10 ENXUTO 11 HELLSING 2 NUGGET 1 MUNHAMEK Race 6: Listed ATA/Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) Oak Hill was breathtaking when winning the 55 Second Challenge Final (955m) at Moonee Valley on March 7, and based on his campaign so far, he only needs to handle the straight to be winning again. The son of Per Incanto didn’t see clear air until the final 50m last time out but launched late to grab Shirshov right on the line. With four wins from five starts to his name at the 1000m, he is clearly a distance specialist, and with plenty of speed engaged, Oak Hill will be flashing down the outside late and hopefully salute at a nice price with . Selections: 12 OAK HILL 9 MIDWEST 8 PISANELLO 1 OSCAR’S FORTUNE ATA/Bob Hoysted Handicap Race 6 – #12 Oak Hill (12) 4yo Gelding | T: Glen Thompson | J: Daniel Stackhouse (54kg) Race 7: Listed HKJC World Pool Sprint Classic (1100m) Alabama Lass will make her Australian debut in the $500,000 Listed HKJC World Pool Sprint Classic, and if she brings anything close to what she has produced in New Zealand, she will take some catching. With five wins and three second through eight career starts, the three-year-old filly comes to Flemington on the back of a 5.3 lengths romp in the Group 3 Kings Plate (1200m) when beating home Group 1 winner Crocetti. She will be doing as she pleases out in front, and as long as she handles the Flemington straight, her high-cruising speed should bring plenty of these undone. Selections: 6 ALABAMA LASS 13 AMELITA 1 FIRST SETTLER 15 VESTAS Next Best Race 7 – #6 Alabama Lass (4) 3yo Filly | T: Ken & Bev Kelso | J: Craig Williams (57kg) Race 8: Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) Seven Group 1 winners are amongst the field for the 2025 Australian Cup, where Pride Of Jenni dominates the market with horse racing bookmakers. Can the front-running marvel add another win at the highest level? Or should punters be looking elsewhere in Saturday’s feature? Click here for our full preview of the 2025 Group 1 Australian Cup Race 9: Listed Roy Higgins (2600m) Win and you are in to the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) later in the year, that is what Deakin will be chasing when he looks add a third win from his last two starts. The five-year-old gelding spaced his rivals by 5.5 lengths in the Listed Torney Night Cup (2500m) at Moonee Valley on February 21, and despite being five weeks between runs, he simply looks a class above his rivals in the staying feature of the day. Drawn in barrier three, Daniel Stackhouse will have the son of Australia settled up on speed, and when asked to quicken on the home turn, Deakin should be kicking clear of his rivals and booking a spot in the big race on the first Tuesday in November. Selections: 3 DEAKIN 7 GARACHICO 9 BERKSHIRE BREEZE 11 WALTHAM Best Bet Race 9 – #3 Deakin (3) 5yo Gelding | T: Phillip Stokes | J: Daniel Stackhouse (57kg) Race 10: Glorious Goodwood Handicap (1100m) The last event of the day is a “dartboard job” where a winning case could be made for five or six and runners and you could still be wrong. Sunset Dreaming gets the verdict first-up from a six-month spell following a nice trial in preperation for this when finishing a head off the classy Globe. The four-year-old mare has a win and a second from two fresh runs and brings some strong form lines to the closer from last spring. Jamie Melham with have her stalking the speed throughout, and as long as a gap appears at the right time, Sunset Dreaming will be fighting out the finish. Selections: 13 SUNSET DREAMING 8 WALLENDA 1 MYTEMPTATION 9 WOLFY Saturday quaddie tips for Flemington Flemington quadrella selections Saturday, March 29, 2025 1-6-13-15 4-6-7-8 3-7-9 1-8-9-12-13 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article

Would this be the worst case of programming so far this year? I think all it will do is spread the normal amount of money spent at one or two meetings on a Sunday between the three meetings and therefore lower the pools at each venue. It will be interesting to see the tote figures in few weeks and see if this is indeed the case.

Pacific Breeze will contest Saturday’s Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Pacific Breeze has already shown he has the talent to match both his pedigree and his looks. The colt will bid to build on the encouraging start he has made to his career when he takes aim at Saturday’s Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Trentham. Trained by Steven Cole at Byerley Park, the well-related son of North Pacific finished fourth at Te Aroha on debut before he ventured south to Waverley to open his wining account over 1200m. “He’s a well-bred horse who has shown plenty of ability so far, so it’s quite exciting for us,” Cole said. “In his first start he was pretty unlucky when he struck interference and then, after picking himself up, flashed late to be in a photo for third. “Sam (Spratt, jockey) said if she had got the split, she was probably the winner.” Jonathan Riddell took the reins next time out, and Pacific Breeze duly accounted for his stablemate, Odds And Ends. “It was a good win, and he obviously went away for the night and had a go left-handed, which was the reason for going down there, and the horse of mine that ran second finished third the other day, so there’s a bit of form there,” Cole said. Cole is also confident that Pacific Breeze will have no trouble mastering the step up in trip at Trentham. “When I spoke to Jonathan after the win, he definitely thought he would run the 1400m out strongly,” he said. “Obviously, with two-year-olds, you never know how many will get it, but we are confident he will see the distance out and Jonathan will ride him again.” Pacific Breeze was originally passed in for $150,000 at Karaka when offered by Woburn Fam at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. “We liked him and ended up making a deal with Woburn, so it’s a good result,” said Cole, whose father, David, races the colt. Pacific Breeze is the third winner for the Redoute’s Choice mare Auckland Beauty, whose dam, Fritz’s Princess, won the Group 2 Shorts Handicap (1100m) and finished runner-up in the Group 1 Winter Stakes (1400m) and third in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m). “He’s a big, dark black horse with plenty of size and scope about him, so he has the looks to match the pedigree,” Cole said. “He’s going to be a better three-year-old, but he’s going the right way at the moment and definitely deserves his place there on Saturday.” Cole also has high hopes for consistent stablemate Chicago Jack in the Oaks Stud Handicap (1200m). “He’s going really well and has been plagued by bad barriers when he’s had to go back or do a bit of work to cross,” he said. “Het gets the one barrier on Saturday and has a very good rider with Michael McNab on, so it looks like a nice race for him.” Horse racing news View the full article