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It’s started already…. For the first time that I can remember, the Tab didn’t offer bet returns on first 2 races today at Riccarton….dont need to when your control nz -
Really .what ? Do you not know anything about horse training or don't believe that horses prefer to eat grass ? . A favourite pass-time of theirs it is actually. Because you and some may be struggling with concepts once again lets get back to basics. Horse's only compete in races because People ask them too. The saddle being put on a cue for them. Horses only perform well in races (by running as fast they can ) because People ask them too . The jockeys body action and Implements such as Whips are a SURE FIRE Cue to race hard. Without these Cue's , the horse would stop. It would NOT go flat out and would probably Look for an exit from the race-course ( as ultimately any riderless horse does, when it no longer has cues from the rider/driver ) It doesn't want to be there. some would indeed stop and eat the grass . that's their favourite past-time. A horse would go fast on it's own accord if fleeing from danger. A Horse can see the whip as a danger . Also a rider or driver YELLING and Screeching at them , along with whip slapping , arm waving and that . like happens virtually Every race. These are the Human 'Cues" provided from the rider/driver to Get the horse 'moving forward at the rate you want it too or hope it can reach. The more DESPARATEly the CUE's are Applied , e. like louder the noise or whip action, the more Response and hopefully the near WIN is achieved by the Animal under them responding to the cue's .ask Tom Prebble last Sat. No Cue's ? No horse racing then . they're not all stupid. they'll look to leave the course or eat grass lol 😆 There you go for you and anyone wanting to use terms like ignamarmus to insult people. A BASIC lesson in what a Cue Is, designed to make horses pick up and go faster. BASIC 101. my pleasure to help you (and others) out that don't seem up to pace on horse behaviours. e.g sheepdogs use a whistle cue to perform their tasks . Did you know that? we're not allowed to use that cue during the race unfortunately , (a shame as as would of been effective and we do use it in training a fair bit ) because it's used as a cue for the horse to pee before (or after ) a race for swabbing and that. 🤣. -
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Harness Racing New Zealand has today released the official list of stallion service fees to assist breeders, owners, and trainers in determining eligibility for the Harness 5000 Series. Eligibility for the series is based on stallions that stood for a published service fee of $5,000 or less in the year of conception. The published list provides clarity around which progeny qualify under this criteria. Click here to see the stallion service fees list. In addition, HRNZ has released a list of horses exported since 1 August 2023. These horses may still be eligible for the Harness 5000 Series, provided they return and meet the requirement of a minimum of five raceday starts in New Zealand between 3 July and 9 December 2025. Click here to see the list of exported horses that may be eligible. These releases are part of HRNZ’s ongoing commitment to transparency and supporting participants in planning for this exciting new series. For any queries or clarification, please contact cameron@hrnz.co.nz. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The crossover between New Zealand’s two equine codes will go to a whole new level with a rare dual-code weanling sale at Karaka today. Participants in either thoroughbred or harness racing investing in what used to be seen as the rival code is nothing new, with plenty of owners having shares in both gallopers and harness horses. The crossover goes right to the top of the two codes too, with one of our most decorated thoroughbred trainers Graeme Rogerson having a long-term, successful standardbred training operation which he has dragged plenty of his galloping mates into. Most recently champion harness trainer Mark Purdon has been seen training gallops winners at Ellerslie, Waikato Stud boss Mark Chittick bought a trotting yearling this year, while numerous harness trainers like Mark Jones, Todd Mitchell and, with a winner last week, Jason Teaz also train at least a few gallopers. But while the crossover in investment is nothing new, selling both breeds of horse on the same day at Karaka, as will happen on Thursday, is. The radical move is made far more seamless now New Zealand Bloodstock runs both the thoroughbred and standardbred sales and by the fact Thursday’s sales are for weanlings – horses born last spring. While thoroughbred yearlings on the whole look more refined and bigger than a standardbred yearling, most weanlings of either code still look very babyish – equine kids rather than teenagers. So the physical disparity won’t be anywhere near as pronounced as it would be selling yearlings on the same day, which would be a step too far by thoroughbred purists. Weanling sales give breeders the chance for a winter cash flow boost as well as an opportunity to reduce the numbers they will prepare for next year’s yearling sales, which is a more expensive process. For buyers it is a chance to purchase horses far cheaper than they could next January or February, while there are obvious opportunities for pinhooking – meaning a weanling purchased this week could be given time to mature and head back to the yearling sales in summer and make many times its purchase price tomorrow. Regardless of the motivations or opportunities a weanling sale provides, it will still be a worldwide rarity to see babies from both breeds being sold on the same complex just hours apart – thoroughbreds in the morning and the standardbreds in the afternoon. New Zealand Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook says while there are economic benefits in the two numerically smaller sales being combined, tomorrow’s test case goes further than that. “We are seeing a lot more cross investment between the two codes which can only be good for racing in New Zealand,” says Seabrook. “Racing is strongest when both codes are strong and we have so many owners, breeders and trainers in both codes who are investing in the other. We expect that to continue this week. There will be a lot of good judges from both codes on the sales ground at the same time and it is only natural they will be talking to each other.” The thoroughbred weanling sale market across the Tasman has been strong in recent months and while buyers, particularly pinhookers, can afford to be selective at a weanling sale, there is still money to be made. Last year’s top price at the Karaka weanling sale was a $170,000 Satono Aladdin filly sold by Brighthill Farm and there is plenty of stallion power in tomorrow’s thoroughbred catalogue, with most of New Zealand’s elite stallions represented. The standardbred weanling sales tend to be cheaper but are well supported by two of the industry’s biggest studs in Woodlands and Alabar because they simply can’t take all the horses they breed through to the yearling sales. Respected Australian breeding operation Yabby Dam Farms will also be selling at tomorrow’s sale. All weanlings purchased today will also be eligible for each code’s sales series races – the Karaka Millions for the thoroughbreds and Harness Millions for the standardbreds. The standardbred weanlings (and yearlings) will also be Next Gen eligible. The thoroughbred sale starts at 10am while the first standardbred will go under the hammer at 2.30pm. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Stacey White can’t wait to get to Brisbane. The “trip of redemption” as she calls it is about to hit top gear. Not only is star trotter Bet N Win right on target for the Inter Dominion trotting series, but stable newcomer Betterthancash has emerged as a genuine contender for the $350,000 Group 1 Rising Sun. Both will be in action Saturday week and White, along with young sons Lachlan and William, will land in Brisbane the day before that to join husband and co-trainer, David. “After so many years working on the media and marketing side of the sport, it’s weird being on the other side for something as big as an Inter Dominion,” White said. “I grew up watching great horses win the big races and to have one of our own is pretty hard to believe, really. It’s very exciting. It’s the sort of thing you dream of but never think will actually happen.” Bet N Win, who booked his Queensland raid with a timely return to winning form in the Group 1 Rowe Cup on May 2, effortlessly won his only start since with a “stopover” victory in a 2300m Menangle free-for-all last Saturday night. Earlier in the night, Betterthancash ran a slashing second to fellow Kiwi pacer Pinseeker, in the opening race. Betterthancash’s run thrilled the Whites and driver Bob Butt after he spent early petrol to lead and stuck on so well. “They head to Brisbane Friday and David said he couldn’t be happier,” White said. “Bet N Win looks one of the best hopes in a fascinating trotting series. It’s a bit hard to line them up because the key runners are coming from different places and formlines. I’m just thrilled David is so happy with him.” It’s a trip of redemption because 12 months ago Bet N Win brilliantly won the Stellar Square at his first Albion Park run and looked to have the Group 1 Great Square at his mercy the following week. That’s until he developed a hoof abscess which eventually forced him out of the Great Square and ended his Brisbane hopes. “I’ve been saying to people at home, we’re going back to finish what we started,” White said. Betterthancash, who won seven of 25 NZ runs for Regan Todd, will face a star-studded mix of three and four-year-olds in the Rising Sun, headed by the likes of Bay Of Biscay, The Janitor, Rubira and Fate Awaits. “His gate speed was the exciting part the other night, hopefully he draws to use it next week,” White said. “Even though things went wrong in Brisbane last year, David and I still rate that Stellar Square win as one of our greatest moments when we travelled a horse for the first time. It’ll be great to get back and be part of what looks like a terrific few weeks of racing.” The Whites did salvage something last year, picking up three-year-old Major Hot to train before he went on to upset Bay Of Biscay in the Group 1 Queensland Derby. View the full article
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