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    • Murray Fish
      Female Jockeys Past and Present at Oamaru

      By Murray Fish · Posted

      3 with kids who are riding nowadays  
    • Chief Stipe
      Female Jockeys Past and Present at Oamaru

      By Chief Stipe · Posted

      Female Jockeys past and present  Female Jockey Tribute Day at Oamaru.  From left Nichola Yuen, Kylie Williams, Stephanie Faulkner (formerly Clark), Debbie Kennedy (Anderton), Joanne Watt (Lamond), Donna Clark (Wilson), Gabriel Campbell (Foote), Gina Tomlinson, Jan Cameron, Tina Comignaghi, Floor Moerman  Front row, Tanya Jonker, Leah Hemi, Nicci Johnson, Debbie Henderson, Jackie Jamieson. https://bitofayarn.com/ Photo supplied from Tayler Strong
    • Wandering Eyes
      9-15 June 2025

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Rider Penalties  F Moerman | Taranaki 10 June; use of whip; fined $300.  S Mxothwa | Taranaki 10 June; use of whip; suspended 15-22 June inclusive.  S Toolooa | Waimate 10 June; careless riding; suspended 11-18 June inclusive.  N Yuen | Waimate 10 June; use of whip; suspended 16-26 June inclusive.  A Najib | Waimate 10 June; use of whip; suspended 16-28 June inclusive.  L Hemi | Waimate 10 June; use of whip; fined $250.  B Queiroz | Riccarton 11 June; use of whip; fined $500.  N Downs | Waikato 14 June; use of whip; fined $325.  L Satherley | Waikato 14 June; use of whip; fined $300.  M McNab | Matamata 15 June; failed to make weight; fined $100.  Trainer Penalties  L Stewart | Waimate 10 June; late rider declaration; fined $100.  S & E Clotworthy | Matamata 15 June; late rider declaration; fined $50.  Horse Penalties  MAGGIE MCMUFFIN | Riccarton 11 June; late scratching when found to be lame; veterinary clearance required.  PLAYINASANDPIT | Matamata 15 June; late scratching after failing to load; must complete trial.  ROSES N’ BEAUS | Matamata 15 June; epistaxis; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required.  IN DISGUISE | Oamaru 15 June; late scratching after failing to load; must complete trial.  NO BOUQUET | Oamaru 15 June; late scratching when found to be lame; veterinary clearance required.  The post 9-15 June 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
    • Wandering Eyes
      9-15 June 2025

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Dog Penalties  XISCO BALE | Waikato 12 June; marring; stood down for 28 days and must complete trial.  WENDY PEFFERCORN | Auckland 15 June; unsatisfactory performance; veterinary clearance required and must complete trial.  The post 9-15 June 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
    • Wandering Eyes
      The Entertainer shines in winter cameo

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Former Central Districts mare The Entertainer (NZ) (Staphanos) made a brief winter cameo at Oamaru on Sunday, headlining a winning double for Anna Furlong. Successful twice over New Zealand Cup Week in the care of Bill Thurlow, the mare is now based in Christchurch with Furlong, who presented her first-up in track conditions that weren’t entirely to suit the daughter of Staphanos. The market was mindful of her previous heavy track form, closing her at $8.50, but her class prevailed in the Rating 75 contest. Jumping well in the hands of Leah Hemi, The Entertainer settled off the fence outside of race-favourite Sir Sterling and was travelling boldly into the home straight. She hit the lead over Natural Momentum and the pair fought out a tight finish, but The Entertainer had the edge late to score by three-quarters of a length. Furlong was rapt with the mare’s performance but won’t be pressing on through the winter months, instead turning her focus to the spring. “Bill and Grant (Thurlow) had said that she didn’t love a heavy track, she goes pretty well on a soft, but we had her ready and it’s just been wet everywhere,” Furlong said. “We thought she may get away with it, being on the fresher side. “Leah was really pleased with her. She said that she’s a beautiful horse, travelled into the race super, then just plugged up the straight and didn’t enjoy the surface. “We thought we may just spell her for three or four weeks and bring her back for the spring. We’ve been thrown straight into winter tracks and it’s not going to be getting much drier from here on in. “I think she’ll be a really nice horse in the spring, back on top of the ground a bit more.” The Riccarton horsewoman had watched on during Cup Week and was swift to accept Thurlow’s offer to have The Entertainer join her stable. “She’s been with us for about six or seven weeks, Bill had given me a call and asked whether we would be interested in taking her for his brother Grant, who owns her,” she said. “I spoke with Grant and here she is, she’s settled in very well and is a lovely horse to have in the stable. “We’d watched her over Cup Week and she’d been up to use the walker with Bill during that time, so we had a bit of a background on her.” Bred by Erana Shattock, The Entertainer is out of a Stravinsky mare Wahaha, a half-sister to four-time Group One winner Wall Street. Thurlow purchased her for $13,500 through gavelhouse.com, and in 19 starts, she has won four races and over $124,000 in stakes. He also purchased her full-sister Movin Out, who, after placing in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) in his brother’s care, was sold to Yulong. The filly has since won the Mornington Guineas (1600m), placed in the Gr.2 The Roses (2000m), and was fourth in the Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) for Chris Waller. Furlong was back in the winner’s circle later in the day, with another former northerner in Irish Miss (Savabeel) saluting second-up in the Lisa Allpress (1600m). The daughter of Savabeel had failed to handle the testing ground when resuming at Wingatui, but she stripped a fit horse over the mile and was able to run down a game Gangsta Granny to score by a head under Akshay Balloo. It was a second career success for the four-year-old, who is raced by Jim Bruford. For Furlong, Sunday’s result capped off an outstanding first season training in a solo capacity, more than doubling her tally from last year with 31 winners. “It’s been brilliant – a little bit of a relief really,” she said. “I’m very lucky to have incredible staff and very good horses that have been sent our way. I’ve got great owners, I wouldn’t be able to do it without them and I think everything’s just come together nicely. “I haven’t got a lot of wet trackers, maybe three or four that will push through the winter, but we’ve got a lot of young horses getting educated in the stable and the main racehorses are starting to come back in for their spring campaigns.” View the full article

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