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    • Well the rules apply to a way wider population than just licence holders don't they? Owners, breeders, anyone on course on a raceday, club committees etc. etc.
    • John Oxley's Silent Tactic (Tacitus) will likely make his next start in the Mar. 1 GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park following his upset victory in the GIII Southwest Stakes Friday in Arkansas, trainer Mark Casse confirmed. The Southwest was Casse's third consecutive victory in a Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Oaklawn, following last season's GI Arkansas Derby with Sandman (Tapit) and the Jan. 3 Smarty Jones Stakes with Strategic Risk (Noble Bird). Silent Tactic closed to finish second in the 1 1/16-mile Smarty Jones. “The thing, too, it wasn't like when Sandman won the Arkansas Derby,” Casse said. “There was a pace meltdown. There wasn't a pace meltdown [Friday]. I think the impressive thing about Silent Tactic is he ran down an average pace.” Casse said he also plans to run Strategic Risk in the 1 1/16-mile Rebel. A sparkling 4 1/2-length winner of the Smarty Jones, Strategic Risk spun his wheels late in the Southwest and finished 10th, beaten 10 1/2 lengths. Casse said Strategic Risk's performance may have been impacted by a winter storm late last month that delayed the Southwest six days and closed the track for training for nine days. “I really don't know what happened with him,” Casse said. “If you're watching, he looks like he's struggling. Maybe that little time off bothered him more than the others. I'm going to run back in the Rebel as long as he's fine.” Casse reported Eclipse champion Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) came out of her victory in the GIII Bayakoa Stakes Saturday in fine shape and is on target for the Mar. 7 GII Azeri Stakes. “I almost think yesterday was the best race she's ever run,” Casse said Sunday morning. “When I flew out here, I was 50-50 whether we were going to run her or not. When we came out, I'd always said we were going to run in the Azeri. I told the Greens she's doing so well that if everything goes right, we'll run in the Bayakoa. Well, nothing went right there.” After arriving Jan. 11 from Florida, Nitrogen posted a five-furlong bullet work (1:00) Jan. 17. But a winter storm subsequently closed the track for training for nine days (Jan. 24-Feb. 1). “We got the one good work in her and then we sat in the barn for 10 days,” Casse said. “I struggled with that, big time, because you've got a champion. She's my girl and I don't want to do anything to tarnish her record. So, I did a lot of talking to myself. But when I saw her and I saw her fitness, I was good.” Casse said he also plans to start multiple Grade I winner La Cara (Street Sense) in the Azeri. The post On to Rebel for Southwest Winner Silent Tactic appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures's Intrepido (Maximus Mischief), a game second in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita, could make his next start in the Mar. 7 GII San Felipe Stakes or could wait for the Apr. 4 GI Santa Anita Derby if he looks to have earned enough points to make the field for the GI Kentucky Derby without the extra start. “If we could have won [the Robert Lewis], then we could have coasted and wait for the Santa Anita Derby,” trainer Jeff Mullins said. “The question is, are you going to dance every dance before you really get down to business [in the Triple Crown]? You don't want to chase, chase chase, those points. Then you get to the Derby and you're done.” Intrepido earned 10 Derby points with his win in last year's GI American Pharoah Stakes and three points for his fifth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He added an additional 10 points with his runner-up effort Saturday. Ridden by Hector Berrios, Intrepido dueled Plutarch (Into Mischief) for most of the one-mile Robert Lewis and came up just 3/4 lengths short of that rival after a stirring stretch duel. “Hector said if he was on the outside, he probably could have gone by him,” Mullins said. Trainer Bob Baffert reported both Plutarch and Splendora (Audible), winner of Saturday's GII D. Wayne Lukas Stakes, were “doing great” Sunday morning. Also possible for the San Felipe is Harris Farms' homebred Start the Ride (Upstart), who broke his maiden second-time out in the Jan. 17 California Cup Derby. “We're looking at the San Felipe,” trainer Dan Blacker said of Start the Ride. “He's still eligible for a non-winners of one, but we could try something a little more ambitious.” So Happy (Runhappy) tuned up for a possible start in the San Felipe with a four-furlong work in :47.80 (2/55) at Santa Anita Sunday. The Mark Glatt-trained colt, two-for-two in his career so far, was most recently a two-length winner of the Jan. 10 GII San Vicente Stakes. The post Lewis Runner-Up Intrepido Possible for San Felipe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • You might have to elaborate further, unless you are somehow tied to the Rules of Racing, NZTR has no jurisdiction over you
    • Only half in the win pool for the main race at Methven, about the same for Amberley cup as opposed from Waikouiti Cup last week,  stuff all the main race at Wairio, 5 runner fields don't generate turnover, not sure if 2 Sunday meetings does either, but we never get the turnover figures to make a more informed accesment,  be nice if we could so then comments from the hierachy also have validation, 
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