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Not to mention there are more Polynesians in Auckland than Maori and many other cultures in significant numbers. -
Irrespective of what TAB says regarding my comments Ellerslie couldn't do any more to promote the meeting and the fields were excellent, but reality 10000 while still a good crowd, if it was, is still in the context of the population of Auckland rather modest and puts into perspective where horse racing fits in the community, a bit hard to get a line on the turnover with the world pool but the Derby was way more supported than the slot race. -
Seems Maori culture is a one trick pony. How does "Maori Culture" align with horse racing at Ellerslie? A haka is war cry or war challenge so essentially Ngati Whatu on the biggest racing day of the year are making a statement of war? The original peoples of Australia seem more civilised in offering remembrance and a blessing before a sporting event. BTW is it Maori Culture to start name calling?
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By TAB For Ever · Posted
That level is not open....I would need to check but I assume it cos it not upgraded /renovated with the other levels a few years ago ,AND maybe leased to outside firms as office workspace. The few there have some how accessed it thru those areas or found a path down from the very nice and spectacular viewing Members area on higher level. I heard it was chokka on Saturday The most popular viewing area is the first level which has rooms on two levels running on to it...it was chokka during races .All the rooms leading into it are very comfortable rooms with nice facilities , betting ,bars and toilets. Some are for 'private' functions . I watched many of the races from that area......as well as 3 x from Public stand which in my opinion is great viewing tho a lot can happen in that last 150m of the race. The club needs a 'huge' screen to assist here ...IMO the 3 x smaller screens should be better ,ditto the sound system down along the straight. To cope with the bigger numbers there are marquees on the hill past the post for larger groups like the TAB and the slot owners on Saturday. I usually check out all the facilities on big race days...out of interest ...but on Saturday it was harder to get around...comfortably in excess of 10,000 which is a good crowd these days and rarely reached.Another room I didnt visit was the old Tote facility a great room by the saddling stalls and area where horses can be viewed pre-race. In the public stand , virtually every seat was taken during Cup. BGP are on the higher level. I can confidently say it was the biggest crowd...easily...since covid. Members car park was FULL one hour before first race.The place looked great ,the gardens etc and a lot of extra little features for the observant....shoeshine , free Caps ,coloured jelly beans ,An informative racebook , a civilised crowd ! If Wingatui crowd matched the above the previous week I will eat my hat and run around the Wingatui block....Factory ,Wingatui and Gladstone Roads in my 'g - string'. Negative comments are welcome re this post , but please remember....its just one persons opinion and pessimism is for liteweights ! -
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The reigning Horse of the Year 'TDN Rising Star' MGISW Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) has emerged from her tour de force in Saturday's GII Azeri Stakes, and is on track for an anticipated start in the GI Apple Blossom Apr. 12 at Oaklawn Park. Having emerged from her seasonal bow in said local prep for the Grade I marquee race for older fillies and mares, she will return to Fair Grounds early this week where trainer Kenny McPeek said she will train this month and 'maybe' into April before returning to Oaklawn for the Apple Blossom. “She came out of it perfect–absolutely perfect. She'll leave Monday or Tuesday,” reported Ray Bryner, who oversees McPeek's Oaklawn division. McPeek and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. both said they were impressed with how Thorpedo Anna handled herself before the race, include the delay at the starting gate. The only other time she had ever broken from the rail was the 2024 GI Travers Stakes, where she lost by a diminishing head after “brushing with the near-side stall”, according to the official race chart. “I think the biggest thing is, we were worried about how she left the gate,” McPeek said. “She left it clean. We've done some extra gate schooling. I think the most impressive thing is that she seems so much more composed the older she's gotten.” “If you recall last year, she was kind of nervous in the post parade, a little washy, got wet. She seems to have left that behind and I think that's a good thing, right, although it was much cooler [on Saturday]. But any time a horse gets washed out, too nervous, then you concern yourself. But she doesn't seem to be doing it anymore.” “She's an amazing filly,” Hernandez said after contributing his own praise to the newest dimension the Horse of the Year offered. Coal Battle's Plans Remain Pending Fan-favorite GSW Coal Battle (Coal Front) is under consideration for the $1.5-million GI Arkansas Derby Mar. 29 as well as the $1.25-million GI Blue Grass Stakes Apr. 5, but the plans remaining pending, his trainer Lonnie Briley said Sunday morning. “I'm going to leave it up to him,” Briley said. “If he's ready to run, we'll probably run here [at Oaklawn]. If he's not, I'll wait for the Derby. I mean, they've got some tough horses out there right now, making all these preps and stuff.” Coal Battle has secured his spot with a victory Feb. 23 in the GII Rebel Stakes and the Listed Smarty Jones Stakes, and currently sits atop the Derby leaderboard with 70 points. The post Thorpedo Anna in Good Order, On Track for Apple Blossom Showcase appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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