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Sounds like it's only 12-18 months away. Interesting they have the markers out and didn't work on the inside. Sounds a bit like Ellerslie with the sand profile needing a lot of water and verti-draining. Presumably will leave it a slower surface than it was? -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Horses Return to RACE Awapuni Course Proper This week marked an important step at RACE Awapuni, with horses returning to the course proper following it’s reconstruction. Australian track experts, Flemington Track Manager Liam O’Keeffe and On Track’s Callum Brown, visited RACE Awapuni this week for a final inspection. Following their evaluation, it was agreed the track was ready for horses to return to it. The first group of horses worked on the surface on Monday afternoon, followed by another session on Tuesday morning. Feedback from trainers and riders has been positive, and with just over seven weeks until the first scheduled race meeting on Friday, April 25, further improvements are expected as the track continues to settle. In preparation for racing, gallops will be held in the coming weeks, followed by a set of jump outs on April 1 and official trials on April 8. RACE CEO Tim Savell acknowledged the collective effort behind the track’s return, stating, “It’s great to see that all the hard work from so many people over the last 18 months is coming to fruition. “While we are particularly grateful to Callum Brown and Liam O’Keeffe for coming on course earlier this week, the dedicated efforts of our track manager Daniel Amies over the past 18 months and the assistance of Regional Track Advisor Bryce Mildon have ensured the revised return to racing timelines have been met.” “While there is still plenty to achieve over the next few weeks, the team and everyone within the wider RACE Group is looking forward to the resumption of racing at Awapuni when the track is ready.” NZTR COO Darin Balcombe applauded those involved in bringing the course to this stage. “While there is still work to be done, it is pleasing to hear the positive feedback from senior riders and trainers after the gallops this week. We were lucky to have the expert advice of Liam O Keefe and Callum Brown to ensure everything was on the right track and the Club has worked hard to get to this point. We are excited to see the surface continue to improve in the coming weeks prior to their return to racing in April” Jayne Ivil also visited RACE Awapuni to gather insights from Liam O’Keeffe, Callum Brown, and RACE Awapuni Track Manager Daniel Amies. -
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Horse racing - I Wish I Win retires: New Zealand sprinter’s remarkable career ends By Michael Guerin NZ Herald· 12 Mar, 2025 04:00 PM4 mins to read Save Share I Wish I Win winning Golden Eagle (2022). Photo / Supplied I Wish I Win has come to the end of a road he probably had no right ever to be on. The brave New Zealand sprinter was retired on Wednesday, ending a remarkable career that very nearly wasn’t. Born with the worst legs imaginable, I Wish I Win went on to win over $12.8 million in stakes and become the most surprising sprinting star of his generation after transferring from New Zealand to Victorian trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman. The one-time Group 1-placed miler won the A$10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) before downing the reigning Everest champion Giga Kick in the TJ Smith over 1200m at Randwick. He almost went one better in the richest race of them all, The Everest itself, when in 2023, representing New Zealand in the Entain/TAB slot, he finished a close second to Think About It. But now one of racing’s fairytales has ended. Not the way owners Mark Chittick and Moody would have chosen, but without one regret. “Moods and Katherine were getting him ready [for the] Ryder Stakes in Sydney, and he galloped well enough on Tuesday, but they thought he was a bit off after,” Waikato Stud boss Chittick said. “They brought him out of his box around 4pm on Tuesday, and he wasn’t right. Moods termed it 3 out of 5 lame, so the decision was made straight away. “He has been too special, too brave, for us to take any risks with. “He will come home and have a paddock right outside our house for the rest of his days. He will be looked after like a king, because he is one.” Everybody who loves racehorses has marvelled at the pictures of I Wish I Win as a foal, the son of Waikato Stud’s other king in Savabeel looking more like a kid’s drawing of a horse than one who would become one of the best sprinters in the world. Chittick and his staff deal with hundreds of horses a year and the hardened horseman believes, with a slight quiver in his voice, what I Wish I Win was as a foal helped him become I Wish I Win the superstar. “When a foal is born like that, it is a big effort just to survive, and that is when we knew he had heart. “I think that is what made him special later. That will to live became will to win. “Before the race, he would give you that look like he was going to go out there and give it his best. “You end up loving horses like that. It is not about the money they win, it is because they are brave.” But the mega-money races are also occasions, and I Wish I Win has taken Chittick and his family on the journey of a lifetime. “Races like the Golden Eagle and the Everest haven’t been around for that long, so to be part of them, it is a real privilege. “For the Golden Eagle, we were partnered with the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of NSW, which was incredibly special. “Then, when he won the TJ Smith, plenty of my family were there and Savabeel sired the ATC Derby winner [Major Beel] the same day. “They are the days people like us dream of, and he made them come true. “To represent your country and the New Zealand industry with him in the Everest, to know so many people here were behind him, that was amazing and hard to put into words.” Now the career of one of the greats has come to an end, Chittick’s gratitude overflows. “You don’t have a horse like this, an experience like this without so many people helping,” he says. “It wouldn’t have happened without our staff here, Jamie and Chanel Beatson who broke him in, Jamie Richards [first trainer], of course Moods and Katherine and all the jockeys who looked after him so well. “We have loved it, and I wish I could go on, but the horse comes first. So he is coming home.” I WISH I WIN Breeding: Savabeel-Make A Wish Age: 6-year-old gelding. Breeder: Mark Chittick. Owners: Mark Chittick, Peter Moody. Trainers: Jamie Richards (NZ), Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman (Australia). Career record: 25 starts, 7 wins, 14 placings. Stake earnings: $12,844,300. Career highlights: Major wins: Golden Eagle, T J Smith (2023), Kingsford Smith Cup. Placings: 2nd in Everest, Doomben 10,000, Lightning Stakes; 3rd in Newmarket Hcp, Memsie, T J Smith (2024), Manikato Stakes, Futurity Stakes. -
Just watching rfk jnr. interestingly he was saying all the heads of his agencies have said the chickens should not be vaccinated,because if you use a vaccine that is not sure to protect the birds against the disease, you turn those flocks into possible mutation factories which may end up with something that is much more likely to jump to other species. He said most of his scientiests are against the culling of flocks that suffer infections,saying instead the best strategy is to isolate the sick flocks,treat them with theraputics and let the disease go through the flocks and the birds that survive,identify their gentetics and in the future those birds with those genetics should be the ones that are bred from.. He said the reason bird flu doesn't have the same effect on the wild population of birds is because the wild birds have evolved to being the ones that have the genetics to not be effected by the virus. He also went on to say,as far as the theraputics being given to sick birds,if they could identify the theraputics that worked on the chickens that would be a good starting point to identifying the theraputics which work best on humans who get infected. also he said chicken farns should be trying to avoid allowing wild birds to drop in and mingle with chicken flocks. Apparently you can get just one duck swooping in for a quick feed and it possible that one bird could lead to a whole chicken flock being infected. he said 166 million chickens have been culled in the usa since the latest outbreak about 18 months ago. nothing to do with harness racing,but nonetheless, i thought it interesting and seems such a logical approach. -
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Lady Shenandoah. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au A classy field of 15 fillies and mares are set to do battle in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, with the Chris Waller barn represented by a possible five-pronged attack. The $1 million feature is headlined by Lady Shenandoah, with the two-time Group 1 winning filly installed as the $2.50 favourite with horse racing bookmakers after a stunning victory in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on March 1. The daughter of The Autumn Sun may have some work to do, however, with James McDonald booked to navigate the Rosehill circuit from barrier 13. Amelia’s Jewel is searching for back-to-back wins after claiming the Group 2 Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) on the same day and is on the second line of betting at $5.00 with Neds. Lady Of Camelot ($7.50) was gallant in defeat behind Lady Shenandoah in the Surround Stakes and has plenty of respect as the only other runner in single figures, while Melbourne raiders Coeur Volante and Marble Arch have been marked at $13.00 apiece with Dabble. The chances don’t end there, however, with the likes of Alesphina ($18.00), Olentia ($23.00) and Scarlet Oak ($31.00) representing terrific each-way value in a wide-open edition of the Coolmore. The 2025 Coolmore Classic is the eighth event on the Rosehill program and is scheduled to get underway at 4:35pm AEDT. 2025 Coolmore Classic Final Field 1. Amelia’s Jewel (6) T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald J: Joshua Parr W: 58kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Siyouni (FR) Dam: Bumbasina (IRE) +400 -105.26 2. Olentia (3) T: Chris Waller J: Jason Collett W: 55kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay/Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Zoustar Dam: Mabkhara +3000 +600 3. Alsephina (5) T: Grant & Alana Williams J: Blake Shinn W: 55kg Age: 6YO Colour: Chestnut Sex: Mare Sire: Star Turn Dam: Delta Gee +1600 +320 4. Lady Shenandoah (13) T: Chris Waller J: James McDonald W: 54.5kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Snitzel Dam: Star Pupil +150 -250 5. Marble Arch (9) T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes J: Tommy Berry W: 54.5kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Per Incanto Dam: Jonquil +1200 +250 6. Lady Of Camelot (14) T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott J: Tim Clark W: 54kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Written Tycoon Dam: Miss Debutante +650 +140 7. Coeur Volante (1) T: Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson J: Kerrin McEvoy W: 54kg Age: 4YO Colour: Brown Sex: Mare Sire: Proisir Dam: Shanina +1100 +230 8. Grinzinger Belle (12) T: Danny O’Brien J: Regan Bayliss W: 53kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Shamexpress Dam: Ripsomemore +1600 +320 9. Firestorm (15) T: Chris Waller J: Tyler Schiller W: 51.5kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Satono Aladdin Dam: Dancing Embers +3000 +600 10. Manaal (11) T: Michael Freedman J: Rachel King W: 51kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay or Brown Sex: Filly Sire: Tassort Dam: Red Lodge (USA) +1600 +320 11. Sounds of Heaven (4) T: Joseph Pride J: Reece Jones W: 51kg Age: 5YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Kingman (GB) Dam: Ring the Bell (IRE) +6000 +1100 12. Elettrica (7) T: Richard & Will Freedman J: Bailey Wheeler W: 51kg Age: 6YO Colour: Brown or Black Sex: Mare Sire: Vespa (NZ) Dam: On The Move +6000 +1100 13. Scarlet Oak (2) T: Chris Waller J: Zac Lloyd W: 51kg Age: 4YO Colour: Bay Sex: Mare Sire: Kermadec (NZ) Dam: Tactless +3000 +600 14. Our Gold Hope (10) T: Robert & Luke Price J: Ashley Morgan W: 51kg Age: 4YO Colour: Grey Sex: Mare Sire: Lope de Vega (IRE) Dam: Grey Queen (USA) +12500 +2100 15. Lazzura (8) T: Chris Waller J: Jay Ford W: 50kg Age: 3YO Colour: Bay Sex: Filly Sire: Snitzel Dam: Laguna Azzurra (JPN) +3000 +600 Horse racing news View the full article
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