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So, the Wairoa Cup still ends up a 5 hour drive from the clubs home base and most of their members who are still subsiding the stake. -
It's not a lack of rules in either case that I'm talking about. Sure, the rules could be tightened in both cases. They both are significant integrity and welfare matters. What I'm saying is that the enforcement could be improved and should be for both. They have plenty of resourcing and technology to do that. It shouldn't be a question of choosing to police any one thing ahead of another.
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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Meeting News Wairarapa RC Sunday 16 February - Race Meeting Cancelled Tauherenikau Racemeeting Cancelled The Racemeeting scheduled for Tauherenikau on Sunday 16 February has been cancelled due to a lack of entries. An Open 2040m race for $35,000 has been added to the Whanganui meeting on Friday 21 February as a 9th race. This race was originally The Wairoa Cup (with club added money). NZTR will look to divide a race(s) at Wanganui and/or Otaki if numbers permit. -
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Things are starting to heat up on the trail to the GI Kentucky Oaks, and this weekend will feature the most important race run so far this year. The GII Fasig-Tipton Rachel Alexandra Stakes at the Fair Grounds drew just six horses, but the race does not lack quality. Good Cheer (Medaglia d'Oro) was undefeated last year in four starts and will be the favorite. But Ballerina d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro) and Simply Joking (Practical Joke) are not horses you can throw out. It will be a big test for Simply Joking, who has run only twice and has yet to contest a graded stakes race, but has looked very good in both starts. Since our last edition of the Kentucky Oaks Top 10, Bob Baffert solidified his group of 3-year-old fillies. He won the GIII Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes S. with Tenma (Nyquist) and unleashed a dazzling debut winner in 'TDN Rising Star' Maysam (Game Winner). Here's a look at the second installment of our Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for 2025: 1) MUHIMMA (Munnings–Princesa Carolina, by Tapit) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Shadwell Stable; B-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC (Ky); T-Brad Cox. Sales history: $700,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-3-0-0, $279,460. Last Start: Won Dec. 7 GII Demoiselle Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 10. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 22. Muhimma is getting close to making her 3-year-old debut as trainer Brad Cox has picked out the GIII Honeybee S. for her first race of 2025. The race will be run at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 22. She didn't debut until Sept. 22 last year, which is why she didn't run in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. But she wasted little time showing that she has a ton of quality, winning an allowance at Churchill and then the GII Demoiselle Stakes at Aqueduct. “She's doing really well,” Cox said. “She's a very good work horse. She's been good since day one and she's continued to be very good. We're hoping she can transfer her 2-year-old form over to her 3-year-old season. We're looking at the Honeybee at Oaklawn with her. I'm super happy with the way she's moving and breezing and if she returns to form she will be in good shape because she's a very good filly.” Cox has been getting her ready at Payson Park, where she's had five workouts this year. She worked five furlongs in 1:02 on Saturday. A good filly but the main thing standing in her way is her stablemate Good Cheer. Who's better? We shall soon find out. 2) GOOD CHEER (Medaglia d'Oro–Wedding Toast, by Street Sense) O/B-Godolphin (Ky); T-Brad Cox. Lifetime Record: GSW, 4-4-0-0, $457,630. Last Start: Won Nov. 30 GII Golden Rod Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points 20. Next Start: GII Rachel Alexandra Stakes, FG, Feb. 15. After his GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Immersive (Nyquist) came down with an injury that took her off the trail to the Kentucky Oaks, Cox didn't have to look far for reinforcements. It's not just Muhimma. Good Cheer looks like a potential star, as no one has come close to her in her four career starts. That includes a 17-length win in an allowance race at Churchill Downs. She will kick off her 2025 campaign Saturday in the Rachel Alexandra, a race that should show how well she has made the transition from two to three. “I really love how she's doing,” Cox said. Beyer-wise, she was very consistent last year, running three straight 86's. She'll probably need to improve a few points to win the Oaks, but there's nothing about her to suggest that she won't improve and make the all important transition from two to three. 3) TENMA (Nyquist–Amagansett, by Tapit) O-Baoma Corp.; B-B Flay Thoroughbreds (Ky); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $200,000 yrl '23 KEESEP; $850,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GISW, 4-3-0-1, $369,000. Last Start: Won Feb. 2 GIII Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 13. Next Start: GII Santa Anita Oaks, SA, Apr. 5. That Bob Baffert is so dominant in preps at Santa Anita for the Kentucky Oaks and the GI Kentucky Derby can make it hard to get a good read on his horses. His top 3-year-old filly Tenma made her sophomore debut on Feb. 2 in the GIII Fasig-Tipton Las Virgenes Stakes. The good news is that she dominated, winning by 6 1/2 lengths. The bad news is that there were only three horses in the race, two of which were trained by Baffert. He also had the runner-up Cipriani (Bernardini). It's impossible to prove anything in a race like that. That said, the 92 Beyer she earned puts her at the head of the pack and she's obviously consistent and talented. She's won four of five career starts, including three graded stakes. “She has been maturing,” Baffert said after the Las Virgenes. “Her worst race was in the Oak Leaf before the Breeders' Cup. I didn't feel like she was mature enough to run in the Breeders' Cup, but now she has come a long way.” 4) SIMPLY JOKING (Practical Joke–Imply, by E Dubai) O-Grantley Acres, Ryan Conner and Berkels0813; B-Barlar, LLC (PA); T-D. Whitworth Beckman. Sales history: $65,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: MSW, 2-2-0-0, $153,000. Last Start: Won Jan. 18 Fasig-Tipton Silverbulletday Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: GII Rachel Alexandra Stakes, FG, Feb. 15. For Simply Joking, the Rachel Alexandra should answer a lot of questions. She's two-for-two and has run in only stakes races. But she hasn't yet faced a top quality filly like Good Cheer. She drew the six post in the six-horse field. Even from the outside post, she's got the speed to control the early pace. Purchased for just $65,000 at Keeneland September, she's been a huge bargain. “She's been training very well since the Silverbulletday,” trainer Whit Beckman said. “There's a chance of storms Saturday, which could leave us with a wet track, which she's run well over before. I don't see the race setting up with much pace, so this race could look a lot like her last start, but, ultimately, we'll play the break and see how things develop. I'd prefer that we don't end up on the front end.” Simply Joking | Hodges Photography 5) TAKE CHARGE MILADY (Take Charge Indy–Price Too High, by Scat Daddy) O-James Ball, Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) & Kenneth Rhodes; B-Merriebelle Stable, LLC (Ky); T-Kenneth McPeek. Sales history: $60,000 yrl '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 4-2-1-0, $259,594. Last Start: Won Jan. 25 Martha Washington Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: GIII Honeybee S, OP, Feb. 22. Kenny McPeek sure can find a bargain. A year after he paid just $40,000 for Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling sale, he purchased Take Charge Milady for just $60,000 at Keeneland September. Is she the next Thorpedo Anna? That's too much to ask. But her 5 3/4-length win in the Martha Washington S. in her most recent start showed that she has the talent to compete with the best in the division. For her, the Honeybee should be a good test as she'll be facing a much better field than the one she met in the Martha Washington. 6) LA CARA (Street Sense–Cara Caterina, by Bernardini) O/B-Tracy Farmer (KY); T-Mark Casse. Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-3-1-0, $378,520. Last Start: Won Feb. 8 Suncoast Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 33. Next Start: GII Fasig-Tipton Davona Dale Stakes, GP, Mar. 1. This Mark Casse-trained filly was flying under the radar entering her start last weekend in the Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. She won the GIII Pocahontas S. last year and then was trounced in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, finishing fifth, beaten 16 1/4 lengths. In the Suncoast, which was her first start this year, she proved that she's a lot better than what she showed in the Breeders' Cup. Sent off at 7-2, she went right to lead and drew off to win by 6 1/4 lengths. Casse said the GII Fasig-Tipton Davona Dale S. on Mar. 1 will be next, followed by the GI Ashland S. on April 4 at Keenland. “I'm planning to run her in the Davona Dale,” he said. “That's a little quick but it gives us five weeks to the Ashland.” After winning the Suncoast, she'll be stepping up in company in both the Davona Dale and the Ashland. Those will be big tests, but this filly might just surprise a lot of people.” 7) QUIETSIDE (Malibu Moon–Benner Island, by Speightstown) 'TDN Rising Star' O/B-Shortleaf Stable (Ky); T-John Ortiz. Lifetime Record: MGISP, 5-1-3-1, $312,200. Last Start: Second in Jan. 25 Martha Washington Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 18. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 22 or GII Fantasy Stakes, OP, Mar. 29. We're getting to the point where it's put up or shut up time for this daughter of Malibu Moon. She never runs a bad race, but hasn't won since breaking her maiden in her debut on Aug. 4 at Saratoga. Since then, she's had four starts, all of them in stakes, and during that run finished second three times and third once. She missed a work after breezing on Jan. 18, but trainer John Ortiz seems to have her on track, as she drilled five furlongs in 1:01 last Saturday at Oaklawn. Maybe she will improve off recent form or maybe she's no better than the fifth or sixth best filly in her division. 8) MAYSAM (Game Winner–Sefani, by American Pharoah) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-Seclusive Farm LLC, Chester & Anne Prince (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $140,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $500,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Last Start: Won Santa Anita MdSpWy Jan. 24. Kentucky Oaks Points: 0. Next Start: Sunland Park Oaks, Sun, Feb. 16. Maysam has run only once but it was some debut for the Bob Baffert-trained filly. She debuted on Jan. 24 and rolled to a six-length win in a maiden at Santa Anita. Baffert said she will run next in Sunday's Sunland Park Oaks. That may be an unusual route to the Oaks, but it has worked for Baffert before. In 2011, he won the Sunland race with Plum Pretty (Medaglia d'Oro), who galloped to a 25-length win. In her next start she won the Kentucky Oaks by a neck. Baffert has won the Sunland Park Oaks eight times. She's got a lot to prove, including whether or not she can go a distance and two turns. But this is not one you want to count out. Maysam | Benoit photo 9) LOOK FORWARD (Bolt d'Oro–Troublesome, by Into Mischief) O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Woods Edge Farm LLC & Ballyfair Bloodstock (KY); T-Michael McCarthy. Sales history: $285,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP, $132,400. Last Start: Won Santa Ynez Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 15. Next Start: GIII Honeybee Stakes, OP, Feb. 22. The main question with Look Forward is whether or not she can handle the Oaks distance of nine furlongs. She's only run three times and won each time she sprinted. That includes a win in the Fasig-Tipton Santa Ynez S. In her lone try around two turns she put in a good effort when finishing second behind Tenma in the GII Starlet S. at Los Alamitos going a mile and a sixteenth. Maybe she didn't like the distance or maybe Tenma was just too good for her. “She continues to train with plenty of energy,” said trainer Michael McCarthy. “She seems to be in a groove at the moment. We're looking forward to seeing how she travels and handles the elements. It's a lot to ask of any horse when you ship, but she's always acted like she has plenty of quality.” 10) RUNNING AWAY (Gun Runner–Allez Marie, by Unbridled's Song) O/B-Stud TNT; T-Wesley Ward. Lifetime Record: SW, 4-2-1-1, $166,875. Last Start: Won the Jan. 18 Busanda Stakes. Kentucky Oaks Points: 20. Next Start: GI Ashland Stakes, Kee, April 4. Underestimate Wesley Ward at your own peril. As good as he is and as many races as he has won, many probably don't believe his program is a good fit for the Kentucky Oaks. He specializes in sprinters and precocious horses and that's not Running Away. But give him the right kind of horse and there's no reason why he can't win an important two-turn stakes. In Running Away, he appears to have the right type of horse. By Gun Runner, Running Away has plenty of speed, but she's shown that she can carry that speed and win in longer races. She's never even run in a sprint race and in her last start she won the nine-furlong Busanda S. at Aqueduct. She may be a need-the-lead type horse. The Ashland will answer a lot of questions, mainly if she's good enough. The post The TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 For February 13 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
According to a posting on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) website, trainer Todd Pletcher has had a horse test positive for the banned substance betamethasone. The infraction occurred with the horse Vassimo (Nyquist), who tested positive after breaking his maiden on Dec. 14 at Gulfstream. He subsequently came back and won an allowance at Tampa Bay Downs and is entered to run in Saturday's GII Risen Star S. at Gulfstream. The positive will not affect his status for the Fair Grounds race. Betamethasone, a long-acting corticosteroid with immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties, is the same substance that caused so many problems for trainer Bob Baffert. The Baffert-trained Medina Spirit (Protonico) tested positive for the substance after crossing the wire first in the 2021 GI Kentucky Derby. That was among the reasons Baffert was banned by Churchill Downs and was not permitted to enter horses in the Kentucky Derbies of 2022, 2023 and 2024. Churchill lifted the ban in July. Baffert said that the betamethasone used on Medina Spirt was merely an ointment to help heal a skin rash. If the betamethasone positive holds up, the penalty levied against Pletcher will likely be a light one. In November, 2023, trainer Marcus Vitali was fined $500 by HIWU for a betamethasone positive. “We have not been formally charged yet,” said attorney Drew Mollica, who is representing Pletcher. “We are going to consider our options but we deny any violation.” The post Pletcher Horse Tests Positive for Betamethasone appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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