Really pleased to see 2 good blokes with small teams have a day out at Riccarton yesterday.
Jamie Bullard, who i would say had his whole team in yesterday and ended up with 3 wins and a placing and Danny Crozier has 1 in for a win.
They were both top riders and are doing an excellent job with their small teams.
I watched Danny getting a post-race interview with Brittany, and you would have believed he was back in Ballarat with his Aussie accent, and I am not sure why he was licking his lips throughout the interview.
Interesting that Murray Hamilton has shares in 2 of Jamie's winners. He was the person that 2 RIU investigators, when hiding in trees, observed him either putting a saddle or a rug on a horse, when he was disqualified.
Good to see him having some luck and long may it continue
Does anyone know whether there is any interest in the sale of Franklin track?
If not what is going to happen with the ATC, as without that sale then ATC will end up in liquidation you would think?
Not sure of exact figures of amount of their debt but was it approx $80million?
If so then the debt will be increasing by approx 5 million per year from interest costs which is crippling.
How is going to be able to continue like this as costs escalating with interest on interest?
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Good to see some big selling lots to the normal big spenders!
A lot of yearlings passed in, seemed like more than normal?
Was advised by a trainer that there was next to no young ones at the sales, unless they were employed in the preparations?
We do need to have younger owners buying but are they able to afford to buy and race horses with the costs and also the cost of living?