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You miss the point as always.  If you win backing winners on NZ races (a remote possibility) with overseas book makers then your conscious will force you to put some of your winnings back into NZ Racing.

Karis Teetan has a quality book of rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, spearheaded by Young Champion in the feature Class Two Daisy Handicap (1,200m). A drop back in trip to 1,200m for his last two starts has seen a return to form for John Size’s Zoustar galloper, recording seconds both times – most recently by a nose to Group performer Beauty Waves with Teetan on board. “It’s pretty good to see him doing what he’s been doing lately because he was a bit disappointing, but it’s nice that...View the full article

Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) has taken a step closer to her second-up assignment with a gallop at Caulfield. Ciaron Maher took advantage of taking a small team of horses away from Cranbourne for gallops at Caulfield on Tuesday morning. One of those horses was evergreen Trelawney Stud bred mare Pride Of Jenni who is building towards a start on Saturday week. Maher indicated the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington was the likely next assignment for Pride Of Jenni while the Gr.1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick next month is also under consideration. Pride Of Jenni resumed her autumn campaign finishing third to Tom Kitten in the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 7. Maher said Pride Of Jenni had taken natural improvement from the run and galloped strongly on her own at Caulfield. “Dec (Declan Bates) said she was wanting to pull him in half early in the gallop, so that’s always good to see,” Maher said. “She had a nice blow after her first-up run where she ran pretty quick time, fresh up, so she will take natural improvement and she wasn’t here (this morning) to bring her on or anything, it was just a tick over gallop. “I’m quite happy with how she came through her first-up run. Her weight is good, her action is good and she just had an easy time this morning. “The Australian Cup or the Queen Of The Turf, is next, but at this stage the Australian Cup. “You would think Flemington is more chance of being drier than Sydney, but the main thing is she came through it well and we’ll track towards the Australian Cup.” View the full article

Trainer Jamie Richards hopes Karaka graduate Storming Dragon (Star Turn) can turn his consistency into a hard-earned win when he tackles the Class 3 Hydrangea Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. “He’s running really well,” Richards said. “He just costs himself at the start and he doesn’t travel very well for the first half of the race. “It looks like he wants to go further, but when you step him up in trip, he lets you down a little bit. He just needs everything to go perfectly for him – he’s getting down in the ratings now.” A three time winner in Hong Kong Storming Dragon was sold by Kilgravin Lodge at the Ready To Run Sale for $330,000 to Jamie Richards and Andrew Williams Bloodstock and was placed in a trial in New Zealand before being exported to Hong Kong. Richards, who surpassed 100 Hong Kong career wins in February, saddles five runners on Wednesday with Regrowth Winner (Hellbent), Happy United (NZ) (Sweynesse), Trendy Rush (Star Turn) and Swagger Bro (Capitalist) his other entries. View the full article

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has confirmed that it will recognise and support the enforcement of key traceability provisions within the Australian Rules of Racing relating to broodmare returns and foal ownership declarations. Some time ago, Racing Australia amended its Rules of Racing to prohibit any horse from racing unless both a Mare Return and a Foal Ownership Declaration have been lodged in accordance with the Australian Rules. These rules are now being actively enforced, and horses that have not complied with the requirements are being prohibited from being registered to race in Australia. Under Australian Rules of Racing AR 285 and AR 286, the following requirements apply: ·       A Mare Return must be lodged with the Australian Stud Book by the manager of a broodmare, or their authorised agent, within 30 days of the broodmare giving birth to a live foal. ·       A Foal Ownership Declaration must be lodged with Racing Australia by the manager of the foal, or their authorised agent, within 30 days of the foal’s birth. These provisions form part of the traceability section of the Rules of Racing and are designed to protect the integrity and image of horseracing while enhancing the welfare and lifetime traceability of Thoroughbred horses. Importantly, horses affected by this prohibition remain fully recognised as Thoroughbreds. In cases where the required returns were lodged late, the horses have still been accepted and registered within the Australian Stud Book. As such, they are recognised as Thoroughbred horses and are eligible for breeding purposes. From a stud book perspective, these horses may still enter the New Zealand Thoroughbred Stud Book through the standard export and import process. They may be named and used for breeding purposes in the usual way. The restriction imposed in Australia applies only to racing eligibility within that jurisdiction. The NZTR Racing and Integrity Committee recently considered whether New Zealand should recognise the Australian embargo when such horses are imported. The Committee determined that New Zealand should not provide a pathway that would allow participants to avoid the consequences of non-compliance with the Australian Rules of Racing. Accordingly, under Rule 408(4), NZTR resolved that any horse prohibited from being registered to race in Australia due to non-compliance with AR 285 and AR 286 will not be approved for racing registration in New Zealand. As a result, while a horse prohibited from racing in Australia under AR 287(1) may still be imported into New Zealand and recorded in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Stud Book, it will not be eligible to be registered for racing in New Zealand. NZTR said the decision reinforces the importance of industry traceability requirements and supports the broader international framework designed to maintain confidence in Thoroughbred racing and breeding. View the full article