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    • Ok Chief, you defend GRNZ for their stellar performance on fixing the 24/25 Q1 seasons most dangerous track, only to return yesterday for the first race meet of the current quarter and realize twice as bad results as were occurring prior to them fixing it. If GRNZ hadn't been proactive & fixed it, the results would have been even worse. Maybe you should explain to John McInerney Jr how he got it wrong, because he felt that the track wasn't safe and pulled all his starters out of the last two races on the card. He's been around a long time & should have been able to look past his dog that had to be put down after blowing out its radius/ulna in race 4. Then after that having a second dog ruptured a ligament in race 6. Race 10 saw the brand-new lure system fail, where another of John's dogs injured a right sartorius muscle & received a 21-day stand-down. My failure to apply a variance estimate & his flawed decision to scratch all his dog from the last two races were the cause of all the problems. https://www.grnz.co.nz/catch-the-action/16118/stewards-report.aspx
    • Top UK trainer Jamie Osborne talks through his team for the 2024-25 Dubai Racing Carnival, including Ouzo, Sean and 2-year-olds Heart of Honor and Secret Combination.View the full article
    • The nominees for the ROA Epsom Awards, sponsored by the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA), have been revealed. The awards will take place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday, Nov. 30, and will celebrate the achievements of Epsom's NH and Flat horses, trainers, and industry staff over the past year. The awards ceremony and dinner will be hosted by Frankie Foster and Mattie Batchelor. The nominees for the awards are as follows: Best 2yo – Beautiful Things (M Attwater), Many Men (J Boyle) Best 3yo -Carnival (J Boyle), Hello Cotai (A West), Mc Loven (S Dow) Best Older Horse – Epsom Faithful (P Phelan), Hodler (J Boyle), Live In The Dream (A West) Best National Hunt Horse – Blue Universe (M Attwater), Classic Anthem (J Boyle), Martin Spirit (A West) Most Improved Horse/Handicapper – Carnival Day (J Boyle), Thursday (S Dow), Tronido (S Dow) Horse of the Year – Cabeza De Llave (M Attwater), Rabinal (S Dow), Smasher (M Attwater) There will also be a 'Horse with the most wins' award presented on the evening. Three human awards will also be given: the Stanley Wootton Award (incorporating the Racing Welfare Dedication to Racing Award) and sponsored by Epsom Downs Racecourse, which will recognise outstanding merit on behalf of Epsom as a racing and training centre; the Howard Wright Special Recognition Award, sponsored by RaceTech, will recognise a person, horse or special achievement that might otherwise slip under the radar of the conventional awards; and the Sir David Prosser Trophy, sponsored by Lady Rosemary Prosser and Orbital Veterinary Services, will be given to the Epsom trainer with the most winners in a calendar year (Nov. 5 2022 to Nov. 4 2023). The judging panel will be Epsom Downs and Sandown Park's  Andrew Cooper, the Racing Post's Lee Mottershead, Rishi Persad, and the ROA's Sarah Holton. Dawn Goodfellow, Racing Welfare chief executive, said, “We're delighted to once again be staging the ROA Epsom Awards, and we'd like to wish all of the nominees the very best of luck. We look forward to finding out who the judges have chosen as winners, at what promises to be a wonderful evening of entertainment and celebration and would like to thank our sponsors, hosts and judges for their support.” The post Nominees For ROA Epsom Awards In Aid Of Racing Welfare Announced appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • By Adam Hamilton  There are short priced  favourites and then there is Keayang Zahara. The unbeaten Australian filly is at $1.04 to win Friday’s $140,000 Group 1 New Zealand Trotting Oaks at Addington Raceway (9.02pm) with Princess Sadie, Empire City and High Step all joint second favourite at $12. That she’s considered unbeatable won’t be a surprise to anyone after her eight length demolition of the field in her New Zealand debut, the Majestic Horse Floats LP THE ASCENT on Show Day, November 15. Driver Jason Lee is back in Christchurch and will consult with foreman and caretaker trainer Antti Ruokonen on the star filly’s final touches before she goes for a 13th successive win. “Antti says she’s been great since the last win. Yes, she was a bit tired after it and a bit stiff, too, but the track was quite heavy through Cup Week and you saw that with slower times they were running,” Lee said. “She bounced back quickly and Antti said everything points to her being as good as ever. “The one thing I’m keen to see myself is how fresh she seems. On the Tuesday before the slot race, she was bouncing around and double barrelling, if she’s like that again I’ll give her a hit out the day before the race (Thursday).” “It wouldn’t be ideal if she was too fresh behind the starting gate.” Lee, who surrendered two key drives on Inter Dominion opening night at Newcastle to partner Keayang Zahara, was pleased with barrier seven for the daughter of Volstead. “It’s about where you’d like and takes the pressure out of potentially having to really use her early,” he said. “I’m sure she’ll have plenty of early speed when we want to use it, and maybe we’ll use some this week, but we’ve spent a lot of time training to settle and relax. “The other top filly (Empire City) is drawn outside us and I’m sure we’ve got the speed to keep them all outside of us as we float forward. “It’s only short (1980m), so we’re best working forward to stay away from any traffic.” Keayang Zahara brilliantly won all 11 Aussie runs, including five at Group 1 level, before becoming the talk of NZ Cup Week. Connections immediately opted to stay in NZ for the Oaks, but will delay a decision on staying another week for the $200,000 Group 1 NZ Trotting Derby. “It really is one race at a time,” Lee said. “It makes sense to stay because we’re here and it’s only another week, but we’re mindful of how far she’s come so quickly and it’s still her first campaign. “Let’s just see how she gets through this week and we’ll make the Derby call by Sunday, I’d think.” View the full article
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