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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Where does David Ellis suggest "breaking away from the APC"? -
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This is just another naive comment by another whale wanting to sustain black type racing which only really benefits breeders, sales companies and catalogue pages. Similar to adding stake money to them to maintain their status as @Chief Stipe says. Doesn't help racing one bit. Be better to get rid of them altogether. Why he would think breaking away from the APC and giving them black type labels ourselves could help, beggars belief when they still won't appear as black type on catalogue pages or those delivered by Arion pedigrees anyway, and it would surely do nothing for the credibility of NZ racing or its quality. That has already been diluted enough by the high stake restricted entry slot races.
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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Richard Stomper will take his place in Saturday’s North Canterbury Cup (2000m) at Riccarton. (Photo: Race Images South) A trip north to Auckland next month is in the offing for Richard Stomper when he heads to Riccarton on Saturday to contest the North Canterbury Cup (2000m). The five-win gelding holds a nomination for the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Ellerslie on October 18, and his connections are keen to see him contest the $550,000 feature if he performs well this weekend. “If he runs in the top four, we would still be keen to go to the Livamol,” trainer Stephanie Faulkner said. “It would be very tough in the Livamol, but everyone is keen to give it a crack, he has a few owners that are keen to head up there.” The six-year-old son of El Roca kicked-off his preparation with a bang when winning first-up over a mile at his home track of Phar Lap Raceway earlier this month, however, he sustained an injury shortly after which led to a few quiet days in the interim. “He got a bit of an injury that night when he got home,” Faulkner said. “He was playing around in the yard and he cut his knee. It wasn’t a serious injury, more of a cosmetic thing, but he did require stitches. “He had three or four days a bit easier than he needed to have. He is probably a gallop short, but you never know in these races.” While his connections are keen to head north, if he performs below expectations, Faulkner has a plan b in mind. “Failing that (Livamol), he will probably freshen-up and we will put a late nomination for the mile on the middle day of Cup Week.” That mile race is the Group 3 Join TAB Racing Club Mile (1600m), which he was unplaced in last year. Faulkner said he has matured a lot since that run and she was buoyed by his first-up performance. “The penny hasn’t totally dropped with him, but it is looking a bit better this time in,” she said. “I like his bravery. When that other horse eyeballed him the other day and he fought back, it’s usually the sign of a good horse.” Richard Stomper will be joined in his race this weekend by stablemate Smooth Operator, who will back up from his sixth placed performance over a mile at Timaru on Wednesday. “He ate all of his tea and he was bouncing this morning out to the paddock,” Faulkner said. “He is a tough customer and yesterday, had it been 2000m, I think he would have been over the top of them because Tina (Comignaghi, jockey) couldn’t pull him up. He was looking for that bit more. She gave him a nice run and he just couldn’t sprint with those light weights.” Meanwhile, Faulkner was rapt with Shaking Stevens’ nine-length victory in the Night ‘N’ Day Dairy Temuka & Parkside 1600 at the mid-week meeting. “I thought he would go well, we have just ironed a few problems out that we noticed the week before. I just didn’t think he would win that easily,” she said. “In my opinion he won in from the start. He jumped a length clear of anyone and could just make his own rules. “He is a lovely, big horse and is quite strong and he is pretty relaxed. “We are probably looking at some bigger things with him, we’ll just get him through the grades. I haven’t made a big plan for him, but he will probably go Sunday-week to Timaru.” Horse racing news View the full article -
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Navy Dreams (outside) will contest Saturday’s Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Te Rapa. (Photo: Kenton Wright/Race Images) Navy Dreams all but won at stakes level last season and the in-form colt will have an opportunity to go one better at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Barry Donoghue-prepared son of Merchant Navy will attempt to break his maiden status in the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m). Like his young charge, Donoghue will be chasing his first victory with his main focus as a successful Ready to Run Sale vendor under his BMD Bloodstock banner, selling unraced stock out of trials and tried horses. “I had to get a trainer’s licence to have horses at the trials and have done alright,” the former jumps jockey said. “I got him (Navy Dreams) to trial, but the offers didn’t come, he ran second at Taupo to Tajana and that form looks brilliant now.” Navy Dreams’ best performance came at his final appearance as a two-year-old when he finished a close second in the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa. The Raptors Thoroughbreds-owned colt returned at Ellerslie earlier this month against older opposition to finish runner-up to Have A Crack, who is unbeaten in two New Zealand starts. “His first-up run was very good, so he deserves his chance and he’s trained on well,” Donoghue said. He is expecting another strong performance from Navy Dreams, who will again be partnered by Masa Hashizume, to confirm his spring path toward the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). Donoghue will also be busy with an 18-strong draft heading toward New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale off the back of selling the fifth top lot in 2024 when his Toronado colt made $625,000. Among his consignment is Lot 70, a well-related son of Wootton Bassett, whose outstanding stud career was tragically cut short this week when he passed away due to illness at Coolmore. “The buyers will definitely be coming to look at him, he’s a beautiful type of horse,” Donoghue said. The colt is the first foal of the Fastnet Rock mare Raptures and the family of the multiple Group One-winners More Joyous and Tuesday Joy. Another form favourite in the consignment is Lot 283, a youngster by champion first season sire Hello Youmzain. “He’s very fast and the stallion is doing a really good job, I really like this colt,” Donoghue said. Horse racing news View the full article
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