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By Chief Stipe · Posted
It may not be the only video evidence. There can be additional Stewards video and even the video you have seen in the replay will be at a higher definition than the public get to see. It should improve the Stewards image. They disqualified a horse under the rules of racing because the driver was caught hocking. Whether deliberate or accidental or careless is irrelevant. Now will there be an appeal against the disqualification? I don't know if the rules allow it but there could be. However it is clear that the rule was broken and the horses leg was touched by the boot of the driver. That is illegal. What would it have done for the image of racing if there had been an outcry from all and sundry about how a driver in a race kicked a horse and nothing was done about it!!!! In saying that, not that I have read everything you have written on the subject, I think you don't disagree with some action being taken just think that the disqualification was over the top. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The remaining finalists have now been decided for the NZB Standardbred Harness Racing New Zealand Awards which will be held at Addington Raceway on Saturday, February 8. Last week the “Top Horse Contenders” were released. Today it is the “Other Awards” featuring Breeder of the Year, Owner of the Year, Pacing and Trotting Stallion and Broodmare of the year as well as this year’s Newcomer to Training and Stablehand of the Year. To see the “Other Awards” contenders please click here To see the “Top Horse contenders” please click here The HRNZ awards will be held in the Christian Cullen Lounge at Addington Raceway. Tickets are on sale now. They are $130 each (complete with food and beverage package). Tickets can be bought here Doors open at 5.15pm with the awards getting underway at 6 pm. For more information contact courtney@hrnz.co.nz View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
With an additional $600,000 in bonuses annually for the next three years and funded by the TAB, the Harness Racing New Zealand’s Next Gen ownership initiative is gaining serious momentum, ahead of next month’s NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales in Auckland and Christchurch. Next Gen is all about getting more and new people into “Owning The Thrill” of racing pacers and trotters. “It’s important to emphasise that everyone is eligible to get involved, it is for newcomers to racing as well as those who have owned and raced horses for decades,” says HRNZ Chief Executive Brad Steele, “as long as you meet certain criteria.” Since announcing the new scheme last month HRNZ has been busy explaining its new ownership model through updates on the hrnz website, its social media channels and by having on-course information booths at summer race days. “Next Gen is a triple whammy really – we want to encourage people, especially new people, into horse ownership and at the same time promote the Yearling Sales and our emerging trainers,” says Steele. There are three ways to become a Next Gen-er. 1. Buy a Next Gen eligible yearling at the Sales, at either Karaka (Auckland) on Saturday, February 15 and at Christchurch on Tuesday, February 18. Or 2. Buy any yearling from the Sales and have it trained by a Next Gen trainer. That is any trainer who has not trained a Group 1 winner, as of January 1, 2025. Or 3. Buy any yearling from the Sales and race with an ownership group of at least four people, where the horse is owned 30% or more by people who are born after 1984 or have never previously been registered HRNZ owners. “We are especially keen to engage with trainers and syndicate managers,” says Steele, “they are the best people to spread the word to potential new owners through their existing owners and connections.” The incentive to be part of Next Gen is that there are bonuses of up to $600,000 per year available to the connections of Next Gen horses during their 2YO season. All yearlings bought at the sales are eligible for the Harness Million races for the Colts and Geldings, Fillies and Trotters. A $50,000 bonus ($35,000 will go to the owner, $10,000 to the trainer and $5000 to the breeder) will be awarded to the first Next Gen eligible horse across the line in each of those three races. A $5000 2YO Second Start bonus ($4000 to the owner, $1000 to the trainer) will also be awarded to any Next Gen eligible horses that have two race day starts during their 2YO season. To be eligible for the Second Start bonus the yearling must be purchased at the NZB Sales and meet the Next Gen Sire, Trainer or Owner criteria. This will be capped at 90 horses, with a total payout of $450,000 per year. In 2025 the Next-Gen eligible yearlings must be sired by : Bettor’s Wish King Of Swing Bird Parker On A Streak Zenith Stride McWicked Tall Dark Stranger Bold Eagle Elite Stride Propulsion Timoko Captain Crunch Lather Up Stay Hungry Face Time Bourbon Ultimate Sniper Village Mystic There will be around 70 Next Gen eligible yearlings at the Sales, headlined by the stock of Captain Crunch with 26 – seven in Auckland and 19 in Christchurch. To see the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales catalogue click here In conjunction with the launch of Gen Next everyone who registers their interest in the scheme goes into the draw to win a share in a Racehorse. It is free to enter and there are no costs involved. All you need to do is scan the QR code (below). The winner will get a $5000 credit to purchase a share in a Next Gen eligible standardbred horse from either the Auckland or Christchurch sales. There will also be a $7200 contribution towards training and ownership costs over the first two years For more details on Next Gen click here View the full article -
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By Dave Di Somma, Harness News Desk Jess Murphy wasn’t really expecting to be the new President of the Waikouaiti Trotting Club but now that she is, she is all in. “I’m really keen to get into it,” the 34-year-old says. She took over the job after being on the committee for the past “five or so” years. “I thought I’d be vice-president for a bit but when the president’s job came up my name was mentioned and it went from there.” As a Next Gen administrator she’s keen to see positive change. “I really want to see a lift in energy in what we do.” There are 10 members on the committee, with the club operating under umbrella organisation, Southern Harness Racing. The club runs one meeting a year, on the grass at Oamaru, an hour’s drive north of Waikouaiti, in February. “Omakau (Central Otago) in the New Year is the gold standard with the way it runs its races. Being later and after the holiday break we can’t get to that level but we do want to see a meeting with big crowds, a lot of younger people at the races and just a successful day where everyone’s enjoying themselves.” Murphy has been around horses all her life. Her roles have included being a breeder, a clerk of the course, and a ranch worker in Canada while she also worked for Trackside for six years as a director and now works full-time as a key account manager with FMG Insurance, based in Oamaru. “Growing up here (in Waikouaiti) there used to be six to eight trainers, now Amber Hoffman’s the only professional one if you like and there are hobby trainers like my dad Eddie and Denis O’Connell.” In 2021 she and her father helped prepare Mach O’Melley to win at Winton. It was his first win at start number 56. Just two months later Jess Murphy and her pacer completed the country’s most famous trek, The Cavalcade. Recently she acquired a share in maiden pacer Lottie’s Luck and hopes to get her trials drivers’ licence. “I’m also getting married in March – so it’s all happening.” But there’s the annual meeting to get through first, and there is still plenty to do. “Race sponsorship is a key priority for us. We need to get cracking on that and also organise the venue and sort out the food and bar staff on the day.” Financially she says the club is in good shape, thanks in no small way to some old school fund-raising. “We sell meat raffles at the Waihemo Lodge at Palmerston every Friday night, that’s a big earner for us!” And that’s part of Murphy’s challenge in her new job – to maintain the things that work but also get new people and engage new ideas as they plan for their future. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Fast-improving mare Acquarello produced the perfect dress rehearsal for her Karaka Millions Night assignment at Ellerslie on Sunday, putting away a compact field of class horses in the Auckland Co-Op Taxis (1400m). The daughter of Written Tycoon has scarcely put a foot wrong throughout her five-year-old term, finishing in the first three at every start including a victory in the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) and a second placing to subsequent Group One winner Provence in the Royal Descent Stakes (1400m). With a focus on the $500,000 Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) on January 25, Acquarello needed Sunday’s race which fortunately went ahead despite just four nominations, which included last year’s champion three-year-old Orchestral. Orchestral had opened an odds-on favourite with TAB bookmakers, but punters were hesitant to back the star mare at a distance short of her best, instead putting their faith in Acquarello, with the pair both jumping at $2.10. Unsurprisingly, the race was immediately a tactical affair, with Ace Lawson-Carroll taking Shamus up to lead at a sedate tempo ahead of Acquarello, while Orchestral was slow to jump and settled last inside of Pour The Wine. After such a slow pace, it was always going to be a sprint home and Shamus gave a sight for a long way, but Acquarello got the better of him late under Michael McNab, powering over the top to score comfortably by a half-length. Pour The Wine was a further three-quarters of a length back in third, while Orchestral had picked up late, but was unable to catch the first pair and remained in the same position she had been in throughout. McNab has been Acquarello’s regular rider since her Riccarton success and the top hoop was pleased with the performance. “She was good, she was really sharp and has made good improvement from first-up to today,” he said. “Hopefully she can improve off that again into the Westbury, so I’m really happy with her. “The competition is obviously going to be a lot stiffer, but she had a good hit-out today and she gave me a really good feel. She’s going to be competitive.” Pike shared a similar opinion, indicating the mare’s solid stature was always going to benefit from another lead-in run. “That was nice heading forward into the Westbury Classic,” he said. “She’s a very big mare, obviously fresh-up the other day she probably needed that run and had a big blow afterwards, and she probably needed this run today to top her off. “Shamus is a pretty handy horse in his own right and she took a while to get him, but she was good through the line and won it quite comfortably in the end. “Thank you to NZTR and Auckland for putting the race on for us, it mapped out perfectly for her. She was good through the line and I’m looking forward to Karaka Millions Night now.” Racing in the colours of owners Trelawney Stud, Acquarello was bred by Rifa Mustang and purchased for A$400,000 at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale out of Sledmere Stud’s draft. Having had just the 14 starts, she has recorded five wins, four minor placings and $243,667 in stakes earnings. View the full article
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