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You are falling into the modern trap of commenting before all the facts are out popeye. Apprentice was fined (minor) for using sub standard gear as opposed to poor riding. As usual it is the punter who loses the most. -
By Special Agent · Posted
Well done and good luck to anyone who is trying to do something. Why should any of the greyhound participants go down without a fight? We certainly are a country that crumbles under any pressure from minorities. Has anyone found out when, why and who stopped exports to Oz? -
By BitofaLegend · Posted
I know most trainers I still talk to regularly, training fees tend to cover all of the necessities for them regarding dog food, transport, utilities etc and the winnings tend to be bonuses (obviously the stake split tends to be 70-80% to the owner). They also own 1 or 2 dogs outright to get bonuses. Most trainers with more then 15 to 20 dogs, it would be there main source of income. A limit on racing greyhound numbers would really only impact probably the top 7, although people like fahey and cole probably have enough quality dogs to breed and sell the ones that are not c5/his best. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Stakes assignments await promising filly Miss Madridista following her impressive 5-1/4 length victory in the Norwegian Park 1200 at Te Rapa on Friday. The three-year-old daughter of Shamexpress won her maiden at her second attempt two starts back before running fifth in a quality field behind NZB Kiwi contender Sought After and subsequent Group Three winner Ardalio. She was well supported by punters, closing into a $2.70 second favourite for Friday’s contest, where she was ridden positively from the outset by Craig Grylls and led throughout, carrying the colours of her owner-breeder Ben Kwok to a comfortable victory. “We have thought a lot of her all the way through, so it was nice to see her do that again today,” trainer Sam Mynott said. “She is going to go to the paddock now for a little break and then we will try and get some black-type while she is a three-year-old filly and try and make the most of that, I think she is up to it.” The addition of black-type would further enhance her burgeoning pedigree, with Miss Madridista being a half-sister to Group One performer Chambord and a full-sister to promising four-year-old December. “She has got it all on her side,” Mynott said. “She is still six months to a year away from being her best, I think, but at the moment she is doing a job. “We have just been taking our time with her and making sure she is going the right way, and she seems to be doing that.” Mynott was rapt to get the result for Kwok, who has been instrumental in the formative years of her training career. “He has been so supportive, even over the last week at the sales taking shares,” she said. “He has got a cool team of horses and it is good to get these wins for him.” Mynott purchased six yearlings at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales at Karaka and is looking forward to the future with them. “We had a go on a couple and missed out on some, but we have picked up some nice fillies and colts to take home,” she said. “Most of them have been bought by clients and syndicated, but I have got a nice War Decree colt (lot 469) for the Ready to Runs.” Meanwhile, Mynott is looking forward to heading to Ellerslie on Saturday where she will line-up Heart Of Gold in the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m). “He went to the paddock for a freshen-up after his last run,” Mynott said. “Back to 1500m should be ideal. He looks really good, and he is running well. He gets in at a nice weight (53kg) tomorrow, which will be a big help for him.” View the full article -
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With a pair of highly promising winners, a milestone for the season and a perfect exhibition gallop by a Group One-bound star, the Wexford Stables team had plenty of reasons to leave Te Rapa on Friday with a spring in their step. Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott went into Friday’s race meeting with 49 wins to their name this season, and they lifted that total to 51 with victories by Sabrina Hall in the NZB Kiwi Preview Evening 6/3 (1400m) and Peerless in the Fairview Motors Mile (1600m). O’Sullivan and Scott have trained in partnership since the 2013-14 season, and this is the second time that they have brought up a half-century of wins in a season. They trained a career-best 66 winners in 2023-24 – a total they are on pace to comfortably surpass with six months still remaining this term. “It’s a nice wee milestone for the season and good reward for a lot of hard work put in by all of our team,” Scott said. “We’re lucky to have some fantastic horses around us at the moment, but also such committed and dedicated staff. All of their combined efforts have really paid off with the results we’ve been enjoying on raceday.” Sabrina Hall opened her winning account in style on Friday, outclassing her opposition by four and a half lengths. The breakthrough performance came in her fourth career start, having produced strong finishes in all of her three previous appearances. Bred and raced by Windsor Park Stud, Sabrina Hall is a four-year-old daughter of Mongolian Khan and the stakes-placed Guillotine mare Angelica Hall. She comes from a quality family that has produced quality black-type performers such as Greta Hall, Royal Descent, Madam Valeta, Falkirk and Golden Sword. Notably, Falkirk was himself trained at Wexford by Paul O’Sullivan through the early stages of his high-class racing career. “We’ve always had a very good opinion of Sabrina Hall,” Scott said. “She’s just been quite physically immature and a bit that way mentally too. She’s starting to make very good progress in both of those areas. “She loves firm ground and really quickens on it. Windsor Park’s ‘Hall’ family has produced a number of quality horses over the years, and our Wexford team has had some luck with them in the past. Generally if you have one from that family that can quicken, they get to a good level. With a bit more experience and time, we believe she’ll be no exception to that. “We’re very pleased for the Windsor Park team. They’ve had to be pretty patient with this mare, but I think that patience will be rewarded in time.” Three-year-old gelding Peerless, meanwhile, cleared maiden ranks at his third attempt when he launched a big finish from the back of the field to win Friday’s maiden mile. The son of Wrote is now rated a $31 chance for the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 8. “We think he’s a really promising staying type of horse,” Scott said. “He ran two encouraging races before today, but just needed that bit more confidence. He might be on his way now, and Rory (Hutchings, jockey) said he still felt like he wants to go further. “We’ll carry on towards some of those three-year-old staying races that are coming up. Hopefully he’ll continue to progress.” Meanwhile, Grail Seeker galloped between races at Te Rapa on Friday as she builds towards next Saturday’s Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at the same venue. The four-year-old daughter of Iffraaj has been one of New Zealand racing’s brightest stars this season, winning the Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) and Gr.1 Telegraph (1200m) in her only two starts. Grail Seeker heads the TAB’s BCD Group Sprint market at $2.40. “We got what we wanted out of her gallop today,” Scott said. “She was only out there for a quiet piece of work. We think she looks forward enough in her condition for next Saturday. “Kevin (Stott, jockey) reported that she felt comfortable on the firmer ground today, so it was good to tick that box. She’s pulled up really well too. We’re very pleased with how she’s shaping up.” Friday’s pleasing afternoon came at the end of a busy week at Karaka for the Wexford team, who bought 13 horses from the Book 1 sale and one from Book 2. “We had a really good week there,” Scott said. “We bought some lovely horses. We have a wee way to go with the syndication of some of them, but we stayed within our budget and we couldn’t be more pleased with the quality that we’ve got. “We’ve been lucky enough to secure some great horses at the sale over the years, and we believe the ones we’ve brought home this week could be right up there in terms of quality.” View the full article
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