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By TAB For Ever · Posted
Obviously this current years /two years calendars are have been pencilled in for a while and after the scratchy start to the new tack they erred on side of caution PLUS other tracks who are in OK shape [ eg your fav Ruakaka ] regularly have meetings at this time of year. Plus all tracks are planned to have a 'rest period' of at least 6 x weeks ....surely you know all this ? And Avondale race surface obviously OK again and the tie-ups for trial still OK for trials....and trails even !😀 Q...when was last time you attended Avondale trials or races ? Some of their committee still attend AGM's etc and they do run their main races at ATR. -
Well dont all paths lead to Ellerslie now? Except in the winter on the "best winter track in NZ"? -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
2025 Stradbroke Handicap: Cejay Graham to ride The Inflictor www.racenet.com.au Pressure is your friend. Young jockey Cejay Graham has those words ringing in her ears as she prepares for the "pinch myself moment" of riding in her first Stradbroke Handicap. The words were delivered by Graham's mentor, trainer Kelly Schweida, after the young jockey came from Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-coast to be Schweida's apprentice in the big smoke in Brisbane a couple of years ago. And never have they been more fitting as Graham, 26, prepares to ride Queensland fairytale horse The Inflictor in Saturday's $3m Stradbroke at Eagle Farm. "The best bit of advice Kelly has given me was that pressure is your friend," Graham said. "You've got to absorb the pressure and embrace it. "That's one thing he said to me that really stuck, because coming from a few knock-backs early in my riding career I wasn't initially too confident with some things and he just said ‘don't let the pressure get to you'. "If you don't have pressure, you probably aren't going really good, are you? "So when you put it like that, you want the pressure, don't you? "It is a pretty cool saying that is stuck in my head." The Inflictor winning The Gateway at Eagle Farm to collect a golden ticket into the Stradbroke Handicap. Picture: Trackside Photography Graham might hail from New South Wales, but she now considers herself as Queensland as the Great Barrier Reef. And that's just as well because a lot of Queensland will be supporting her – and the remarkable story of The Inflictor and his 60-year-old truck driving hobby trainer Craig Cousins – in the Stradbroke. The Inflictor is the home-bred hero who qualified for the Stradbroke by winning the ballot exempt race of The Gateway at Eagle Farm last December. Graham rode the four-year-old gelding to win that day and a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. She is pinching herself that she has a chance to ride him to glory in the Stradbroke, in a race which will be her fourth career Group 1 ride. "Craig was pretty adamant he wanted to stick with me straight after The Gateway, so it's great that he has done that and its fantastic to be given the opportunity," Graham said. "It's real pinch myself kind of stuff. "I think there will be a lot of Queenslanders cheering for us on the day. "I've done a lot of work with him behind the scenes, I definitely know the horse inside and out. "He is tough when he leads, but he doesn't have to lead. "I think he's got a great chance. "And I've really got to thank Kelly (Schweida) for his support as I wouldn't have got the gig riding up in Brisbane without him. "And if it wasn't for his continued support coming out of my apprenticeship, I might have struggled a bit. "He has backed me 100 per cent and I owe him everything." -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
You a funny man Trojan.....pleased I squeezed your 274 th post from you. Chief will be pleased someone other than the 'tight five' plus cave boy from the deep south is bothering to post ! -
https://paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/veteran-bloodstock-agent-michael-wallace-dies?fbclid=IwY2xjawK0nstleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBOTU56ek5wekc5NXlPMEEzAR4ekgs-MLyoJkKLY6eLRUPQ1e38S7i1jFzfeKEleNQhJACanxRTIORUghtLXQ_aem_oZXGg3d_eLW502XKw20kWQ Veteran Bloodstock Agent Michael Wallace Dies from BOAY New Zealand native Michael Wallace was part of the team that selected Triple Crown winner Justify at auction Michael Wallace, a bloodstock agent who was part of the group that secured Triple Crown winner Justify at auction, died on the evening of June 7. His death was confirmed Sunday on the social media accounts of Ardsley Stud in New Zealand, owned by his parents, Jim and Mary Wallace. A New Zealand native, Wallace grew up on Ardsley Stud, which was purchased by his grandfather in 1971. He was a graduate of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Sunline Scholarship, an immersive Thoroughbred industry training program, and he served his externship at Rich Hill Farm in his home country. Wallace is best known for his eight-year run as chief operating officer of China Horse Club, where he played a major part in the group's acquisitions during its early years. Dale Romans Applauds 'Turning Point' Thanks To StrideSafe SensorDale Romans Applauds 'Turning Point' Thanks To StrideSafe Sensor Read More Chief among those acquisitions was the purchase of a $500,000 Scat Daddy colt in partnership with Maverick Racing, the nom-de-sales ticket of WinStar Farm CEO Elliott Walden, at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Later named Justify, the colt would go on to sweep the 2018 Triple Crown and sell to the Coolmore partnership on a stud deal worth a reported $75 million. Justify highlighted the more than Grade or Group 1 victories and five Eclipse Awards earned by China Horse Club during his time with the company. After leaving China Horse Club in 2021, Wallace became an independent bloodstock agent for clients around the globe, including Vincent and Teresa Viola's St. Elias Stable, where he was on the team that landed Grade 1 winner Mindframe. He also worked for Kuldeep Singh Rajput’s Gandharvi Racing Stables, where his domestic successes Grade 3 winner Hall of Fame, owned in tandem with the Coolmore partnership. Wallace is survived by his wife Kristi and five children.
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