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    • Packed out Canterbury Court did King "Brodie" Curtis & Mark "Galah" Lewin  
    • Shanwah will set out on what trainer Douglas Whyte hopes is a path to the Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) when he has his first start in the city at Sha Tin this Sunday. Third behind Aeliana and Firm Agreement in April’s Group One Australian Derby (2,400m) at Randwick when trained by Ciaron Maher, Shanwah makes his Hong Kong debut in the Class Two Santa Monica Handicap (1,400m). “He raised the flag with his third in the Australian Derby and we persevered and fortunately enough we got him,” said Whyte...View the full article
    • WOW indeed.....$577 Tri and $4800 F4 ! I kept going back for the Trifecta bet...maxed my bet then doubled it ! Cup week taken care of by Oaks day ! R9...Nothing rash here , a warm favourite but only one horse paying over $20 to win. The race has a hottie Ray Magneiro , should win. So its Ray with 5, 8 ,12 ,13 ,14 15. Second bet on both totes the 7 horses boxed ! Gotta know when to hold it , know when to fold it........ [ don't be rude ,its money I'm holding ! ]  
    • i would characterise the above post as  being realistic. but what brodie and i and others are saying is we don't believe industry leadership is being realistic. when brodie and i and others comment along similar lines you sometimes call that appraoch as negative.its all because its a negative reality. Money is always such a significant factor,whether it be now or in the future. currently hrnz leaderships thinking is to do what they can to retain the bigger players in the industry by,at this point in time, providing them money rewards via bigger stakes and bonuses. So whats hrnz's strategy when they run out of money to provide the current  level of money in the future. Will those decision makers even be around to deal with the consequences of their current decision making? The industry  still has a lot of positives going foward. Its just,if we have future administration who come up with a workable plan to maximise those positives, they will be hamstrung by being  strapped for cash because of what many believe is the current unsustainable business plan. anyways,we all want to see the indutsry prosper,but we just  differ on how that is achieved.
    • Talented mare First Chorus (NZ) (Ghibellines) ran out a strong winner of the TCL Trophy (1700m) for trainer Lindsay Smith under a perfect ride from a wide draw (15) by Jamie Mott. Sporting the colours of Spicer Thoroughbreds, First Chorus powered away from her opposition to score by a length and a half to record her third victory from seven starts. The four-year-old daughter of Ghibellines had previously been runner up at Geelong off a month between runs and had come on in fitness on Thursday. “The speed was on and Jamie did slot in, it was a great ride,” Smith said. “I told him before the race if he won it, it would be a great ride and take all the accolades, but it wasn’t a bad training effort either! “No doubt she’ll get to 2000m at some stage. Maybe this time next year, she might be in a Matriarch (Gr.2, 2000m)  or something like that.” Mott said earlier in the mare’s career he thought she was somewhat limited in ability but she has continued to raise the bar and improve. “Lindsey has done a great job with her. She’s built through the grades slowly and each run she’s got better and better,” he said. “We took her to Geelong last time off a bit of a break and knew she needed a run. She knocked up late. “She had a nice tick over trial. Fred Kersley gave her a little trial in between and topped her fitness up. “I got a beautiful spot from the barrier and travelled great and was going to be hard to beat from there. “She’s had a massive preparation and she’ll continue to get better and better, too. “She’s a horse who will have a nice future.” First Chorus was bred by Dean Lawrence with his mother-in-law, Diana Duff-Staniland and Paul Duffus. First Chorus is a full sister to seven-time winner Bellini Miss (NZ) (Ghibellines), with the pair out of the winning O’Reilly mare Broadway Miss. She was purchased privately by Brad Spicer of Spicer Thoroughbreds, who has a long-standing relationship with Mott. “We were really confident until the barrier came out but to Jamie’s credit, it was a huge ride,” Spicer said. “She can go to the paddock now and come back bigger and better next time around. “I’m a bit of a fan of the stock of Ghibellines. We had the full sister, Bellini Miss, and when she started showing a bit I went and sourced a full sister, and she looks like she is going to be better.” View the full article
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