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Some of the Best racing ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere will be on the next 3 Saturdays at Albion Park. well , some of the fastest anyway 😂 , so some 'best and fast' BOAY racers can race for the BOAY Interdominion Title with a stable of 5 horses to race against each other. Have drawn 5 playing cards Per PLAYER that represented 3 of the 'better' Pacers and 2 Trotters each competing. This took only a few minutes so am giving tomorrow night and Friday night Draft the flick and Drawing All your FIVE horses right now. lets hope you're Happy with your Stable team !! remember it's 3 Pacers and 2 Trotters each. Your stable will score points based on the horses finishing position for it's 3 starts across the 3 race nights. The Points score-table is the Interdominion Official one seen in the rules at the beginning of thread . I will give a Points Up-date here after each race. Feel happy to join in and Chat about your horse (or any horses prospects/ performances as we go along !!!! with no further Ado here are the Seven Stables in Contention . in no particular order. TEAM BRODIE : Beach Ball (NZ), Cya Art (NZ/NSW) , Max Delight (Vic) plus trotters Eurokash (NZ) , Zealous Spur (QLD) TEAM RANGATIRA : Bettor Eclipse (Vic), Aroda (QLD), Pinseeker (NZ) plus trotters Taylad To Use (NZ), Arcee Phoenix (Vic) TEAM GALAH : Speak The Truth (QLD), Don Hugo (NSW), Turn It Up (QLD) plus trotters Gus (QLD), Masterly (NZ) TEAM MIKEY : Tango Tara (Vic), Blacks A Dance (QLD), Break The Line (NSW) plus trotters Oscar Bonavena (NZ), MAjestic Lavros (QLD) TEAM GAMMAlite : Sure Thing Captain (QLD), Nyak (TAS/NSW) , Pete's Said So (NSW) plus trotters Aldebaran Acrux (Vic) , Harold Smith (Vic) TEAM CHIEF STIPE: Rakero Rocket (Vic), Captains Knock (NSW), Mossdale Terry (NZ/Qld) plus trotters London To A Brick (NSW) , Harry Stamper (NZ/Vic) TEAM TAB4Ever : Catch A Wave (Vic), Jimartee (QLD), Wisper A Secret (QLD) plus trotters Parisian Artiste (Vic) and BET N WIN (NZ) (a nice one there Tabman ?😊 ) TEAM Leap To Fame : Leap To Fame Feel free to discuss horse prospects here anytime , or anything about the runners. Points Up-date here after each race as well . A Happy InTerdominion to ALL -
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Emma Thompson was stepping into the unknown when taking on the role as Programme Lead for the NZB Kiwi, and after executing an outstanding inaugural running in March, she was recognised at Entain’s Industry Excellence Awards. For the duration of 2024 through to Champions Day, Thompson was immersed in promoting the $3.5 million slot race, the first of its kind in thoroughbred racing on Kiwi soil. She brought a modern, innovative approach to the event, whilst maintaining the history and culture of New Zealand and our racing industry. Thompson’s effort and dedication to the concept were rewarded on Sunday night, where she was humbled to be announced the winner of the Administration and Innovation Excellence category. “I was a bit shocked honestly, I was stoked to even be nominated among an elite calibre of young people,” she said. “To win, it was quite surreal. “Thank you very much to the team at Entain for putting on the awards, what they are doing for our industry is incredible. They were instrumental in establishing the NZB Kiwi, which I’m very grateful for. “It was very special to be recognised for organising something that, in my opinion, has a really special place in the industry and hopefully will have a lasting impact for many years to come. “I couldn’t have done it without an incredible team, and I’d like to thank my steering committee, Cameron George and Petrea Vela. They really helped me professionally and gave me confidence to make smart decisions around the race. “I’m very grateful to them, and the entire team at NZTR.” As a daughter of Rich Hill Stud proprietors John and Colleen Thompson, thoroughbreds were the centre of Thompson’s upbringing, and after university, an opportunity at New Zealand Bloodstock sparked her love for marketing and administration. “I graduated with a marketing and communications degree, then landed a marketing internship at NZB,” she said. “I started a week before the Ready to Run Sale in 2018, and within a week, I realised how much I loved being a part of the industry. “I’ve watched my parents build their business from the ground-up, and what they’ve achieved in the past few years with their own stallions has been amazing to watch. I’m very proud of them, and that has a flow-on to how I want to be in my life, and the impact I want to make on the industry. “Starting at NZB gave me great knowledge at the grassroots level, the people were amazing, and I loved the marketing and advertising side of things. That really sparked my interest and then I moved to NZTR about two-and-a-half years ago, which was a bit of a career jump for me.” Thompson took on a new position as New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s Communication and Public Relations Lead, which led to her role in promoting the NZB Kiwi. “I really found my passion for writing and communicating and I’ve been very lucky to be given opportunities along the way, as well as some amazing role models,” she said. “I knew very early on that the new race was going to be something special, so I took the bull by the horns and tried to do my part in getting that off the ground. We contracted Andrew Gourdie, who was our Head of Content and Media, and the Kiwi would not have got anywhere near the cut-through that it did without him. “It was very cool to be able to set something up from scratch, but that did make it challenging at times because there was no blueprint to follow. That presented an opportunity for us to be really bold and innovative, and something I really leaned into was the New Zealand industry, which was really well-received internationally.” In the lead-up to March 8, Thompson targeted mainstream media coverage with her own unique flare. “One of my favourite memories was the barrier draw, where I came up with the idea of smashing Kiwi eggs,” she said. “I really wanted to incorporate something that had never been done before, that would get mainstream cut-through. “I’m a Gen Z, so if someone’s talking about it, whether it’s bad or good, it’s all publicity for the race. I worked with an amazing event manager who helped us pull that off, and I think that was definitely a special moment, bringing an idea to reality.” Over 12 months of work finally came together in a two-minute display of elite three-year-old racing, when Thompson admitted she felt a sense of relief. “It was a very hectic day, but it was quite a relief when the race was run,” she said. “I think the narrative that we were able to build throughout the racing season, to create a moment that people wanted to be a part of, was really special to see. “One of my priorities was to ensure the slot holders had an experience unlike any other day they’ve attended before, and it was amazing to see every piece of the puzzle come together. “We worked with the iwi to have a haka powhiri, and we were able to show our beautiful culture on the world stage, with the World Pool meeting involved. “In a race that is so highly publicised, people tend to look for negative attention, but all of the horses got home safely, in such an elite calibre of field too. It was the highest-rated three-year-old race of the season, so to get that in its inaugural year and get the buy-in from stakeholders, we’re really only scratching the surface.” Having started her career at New Zealand Bloodstock, their sponsorship of such a new concept was particularly special for Thompson. “I’d like to acknowledge and thank NZB as well, for coming on board and sponsoring the inaugural running of the race,” she said. “To have Sir Peter Vela, the Vela family and the team at NZB support the concept was amazing, and it was a nice fit considering they had nine graduates from all three of their sales in the race. “It had a special part in my heart, because that is where I started my career, so I was very proud to work with their team, who I’m very close with.” View the full article -
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Buyers can currently bid on 11 stakes-performed mares in the National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, including one that brings South American bloodlines and Singaporean racetrack performance. The Argentinian-bred Istataba is by the Galileo stallion Treasure Beach, who won the Irish Derby (2400m) and is the sire of nine Group One winners among a total of 21 stakes-winning progeny. He has already racked up 15 winners as a broodmare sire including Group Three winner Candlelit (Equal Stripes). Istataba’s dam is Coordenada (Equal Stripes), who was a standout two-year-old in Argentina and won the Group One Gran Premio Estrellas Juvenile Fillies (1600m). Coordenado’s full-brother Cooptado (Equal Stripes) was Champion 3YO Colt in Argentina in 2013-14 and won the Group One Gran Premio Nacional (2500m). Fellow elite-level winners Cool Day (John F Kennedy), Coquelize (Equalize) and Punk (Ringaro) all feature on the pedigree page. Istataba had 29 starts for five wins, 10 placings and over S$536,000 in stakes. Her wins came over distances ranging from 1200 to 2000 metres, and she was runner-up in the Singapore 3YO Classic (1400m) and finished third in two editions of the prestigious Singapore Gold Cup (2000m). “She’s a lovely mare and a very athletic type of horse,” said Donna Logan, who trained Istataba in Singapore. “She showed so much ability on the track, winning five times over a range of distances and placing in the Singapore Gold Cup two years in a row. “One of the best things about her is how easy she is to handle and ride. She’s just great to do anything with. She obviously travelled well, handling the big trip from to Singapore to New Zealand. She could easily have raced here, but I think the owners were just finding the distance between them and the horse a bit difficult, so they’re putting her on the market. “She brings some bloodlines that we don’t see too much of in our part of the world, and I think she’s going to make an absolutely beautiful broodmare. She has such an outstanding temperament and I’m sure she’ll leave lovely foals and pass on her great attributes.” Bidding is open in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus with the first lot closing from 7pm (NZT) on Wednesday 9th July. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Cambridge gelding Cleese (NZ) (Sweet Orange) will make his first appearance at the races in more than nine months when he heads to Arawa Park on Wednesday to contest the Arawa Park Hotel Rotorua 1560. The seven-year-old son of Sweet Orange was last sighted on raceday when runner-up behind Group Three performer Nest Egg at Ellerslie last September, with trainer John Bell nursing a couple of niggly issues with the gelding. Bell reported he is now in full fettle, and he is looking forward to his gelding resuming on Wednesday, albeit at a distance further than intended. “He has been away for a while, but he is probably one of the most improved horses in the stable,” Bell said. “We had to put him in that race because there was nothing else around for him. I would have liked to have gone to a 1400m, but he will run a nice race over 1560m. “He will be a bit fresh of course, but he hasn’t run a bad race in his life, and I am very pleased to have him back.” Cleese was set to lumber 61.5kg but will get some weight relief courtesy of apprentice jockey Sam McNab’s four-kilogram claim. Bell has yet to map out the rest of Cleese’s preparation and said Wednesday’s performance will dictate his next target. “We will get through this one and assess his fitness as to where we head,” he said. “We will take it race by race.” Looking ahead to the weekend, Bell will have just the one runner at Te Rapa on Saturday but has yet to decide which race they will target. Ata Rangi (NZ) (Haradasun) is dual nominated for the OTL Group LTD Hurdle (2800m) and John Young Family 2400, but he said retirement is looming for the nine-year-old gelding with the lack of jumping opportunities available to him now that he has won his maiden hurdle. “I have him in the hurdle, but he is going to come up against horses that have won five or six races, so that doesn’t thrill me at all,” Bell said. “I am looking for a 0-1 or 0-2 hurdle, which they don’t have anymore. “I have got him in the 2400m as well. If we can’t get suitable races for jumping, he will probably be retired.” View the full article
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