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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Why would you be told the commercial arrangements of a private corporation? For that matter why is it important to you? -
By Withadream2 · Posted
I certainly hope so Chief but if that was the case I would have thought we would know about it by now. I have my doubts but I hope I’m wrong. -
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Well I think the 2 year old bonus is a waste of money. I don’t believe it is contributing to significantly more 2 year olds racing. It essentially makes for $27k races for 5 & 6 horse fields. I think with some of the money they have come into HRNZ should be putting some aside to build a nest egg for when the 5 years is up. -
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Gemma Flitz (NZ) (Telperion) has been a model of consistency on Riccarton’s synthetic track and she capped off that form when it counted, claiming the major spoils in Wednesday’s $100,000 Polytrack Championship (1200m). The mare joined Ross Beckett’s Yaldhurst stable just under two years ago and swiftly announced herself on the synthetic circuit, winning or placing on the surface at each of her six attempts. On that form, Beckett eyed the six-figure feature for Gemma Flitz this year, and she produced a stunning dress rehearsal last start to come into the race as a $6.20 hope. As expected, the pace was fierce early as Holdem and Spartan contended for the early lead, while Gemma Flitz was forced to remain three-wide in the hands of apprentice jockey Donovan Cooper, but she found a comfortable rhythm in midfield. Spartan edged clear on the corner but the challengers were coming across the track, including Gemma Flitz, who found the perfect split down the centre alongside one of her main rivals in Tumuch. The pair came away from the field in the last 200m, and despite a late dive at the line from her higher-weighted rival, Gemma Flitz got the better of Tumuch to claim the top spot by nose. Beckett had been impressed by the mare’s progress since her last success and was rapt to collect the big prize on his local course. “She needed the run the other day and she’d done nothing but improve since then,” he said. “It’s a great result. “I said (to Cooper) to hop out, be positive and hopefully end up about fifth or sixth. I’d rather he be wide then too far back, so it worked out very well. “I’m a big supporter of the synthetic track and for the Riccarton track itself, there is a lot of good work going on here.” Gemma Flitz had plenty of support in the crowd from her syndicate, which includes her former trainer Karen Fursdon. She broke maiden status for the Matamata horsewoman before heading south, where she has now boosted her earnings to more than $145,000. “The owners called me up one day and asked if I would take her, so I did, and we’ve taken our time with her since then,” Beckett said. “She’s only had around 20 starts and she’s matured right out into a really nice mare. “We put her on the polytrack and she loved it, she goes well on the turf too, but she just doesn’t like a wet track. If we didn’t have the poly, she wouldn’t even be in work at the moment. “She’s not just a 1200m horse, I think she’ll get a mile easy enough as she can settle. We’ll get her ready for Cup Week now.” Out of a Postponed mare Lady Gaga, Gemma Flitz has won five of her 23 appearances and placed in a further seven. View the full article -
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Joe Waldron made the perfect start to his New Zealand return, with his first runner back collecting a winning cheque at Riccarton’s synthetic meeting on Wednesday. Waldron commenced his training career in the Waikato and has spent the last six years plying his trade in Victoria, and he has recently returned to his home region of Otago, where he trains out of Wingatui. He brought half a dozen horses back with him to New Zealand, including Secret Beau (I Am Invincible), who broke through for his maiden win in convincing fashion when taking out the Stallion Tenders Now Open Maiden (1200m). In the hands of Matt Cartwright, the son of I Am Invincible was taken straight to the front, where he was never headed, and he showed his class down the home straight when opening up a significant margin on his rivals, eventually running out a 4-1/2 length victor. Waldron was duly rapt to score with his first runner back, and he was able to celebrate the victory trackside with his partner, Sarah Fannin. “It was really cool,” Waldron said. “I thought he would improve with the run as he has had a couple of quiet weeks after he got here. “It didn’t surprise me that he was able to win, but he surprised me how he did it because he should still have good improvement coming out of the win.” Waldron purchased Secret Beau online in Australia for A$4,000 and he has proven to be an astute buy, finishing runner-up in both of his Australian starts prior to heading across the Tasman. “He has been a great wee pick-up for us,” he said. “We found him on Inglis Digital for A$4,000 after he had trialled at Hawkesbury. It was the right place at the right time.” Cartwright had ridden Secret Beau to his debut runner-up result on Pakenham’s synthetic track in June and Waldron was delighted to renew their association at Riccarton on Wednesday. “We feel very lucky to have someone of his ability riding for us down here,” Waldron said. Waldron is loving his time back in New Zealand and said the climate hasn’t been too dissimilar to his former Australian base of Pakenham. “It has been fantastic,” he said. “The horses have settled in great and the people are fantastic, they have been really helpful and really welcoming. Fingers-crossed we can keep things going. “It reminded me of Pakenham (at Riccarton) – it was cold and windy. We have been blessed with the weather, there have been some cold, frosty mornings, but lovely days. No complaints, it’s no colder than it was over there.” Waldron said many of his stable are still in the infancy of their spring preparations and Secret Beau will likely be his sole representative until spring. “Secret Beau will line-up in a couple of weeks’ time, depending how he comes through the run,” Waldron said. “A few of the other horses are early into their preps, so they are still six to eight weeks away.” While his stable is mostly made up of his own runners at the moment, Waldron has received strong interest from outside owners, and he is looking forward to building his team in the coming months. “We have had a few people get in touch, so hopefully things fall into place, which means there are a couple of more horses in the stable, which will be cool,” he said. “Hopefully we can keep the ball rolling.” View the full article
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