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By TAB For Ever · Posted
No dreamland from where I sit Brodie......you tend to go on and on and on and on ,along with your tag-mate Galah who doubles up with more on and on and on looking for flawed statements which will give you the urge to go on and on and on . Harness racing in NZ had been in serious decline for a some time before the flawed and near fatal attempt by ATC to future proof the club and Industry in North. It was historically one of the standout clubs so was rewarded with Group racing ,good dates , Interdoms etc etc and lights for night racing . Obviously things turned to custard with their 'development plans ' but that didn't and doesn't change the fact that it still has many of the best horses ,best breeders , best horse people and cos of its position in middle of city , with humid mild climate to operate all year ,it is still in good position to reap the benefits of any lift in Harness interest in NZ should that ever occur. Scrubb em cos of a few pennies expense and cut em loose and the ship could sink faster than it already is. Even you tag repeat-offending negaholics often turn to completely irrelevant and unproven 'facts' to put the boot in...comments like the racing is boring ,the odd learner driver made a bad move or the commentator calls too many nick-names. Now Brodie mentions people only go there for a feed. That funny ! Q...Have you guys even been to ATC ? Seriously. Have you ? I suggest you do. You will find it easy to get to , free parking ,free book ,close to horses , great people and the best trainers , horses and horse people. The TAB is clearly the numero uno in NZ . Last night the place was buzzing , a trumpeter playing the best of Herb Albert and the females wanted to dance. Why would anyone want to close the busiest TAB in NZ along with a pokies room which nets $2 million a year .And when the Sunday grass meetings in south...now they really are boring as bat shit...have a betting boost musch of that booking comes from the Harness Northern region ,the one you want shut off ! All these profitable clubs in the South ,aren't really that profitable and as reminded last week many are only one sandhill away from the South Pole .Many cant race between May and september and most no good at night . What Northern Harness needs is you two 'ideas' folk to at least visit the North and take over the Administration in north. Put your ideas to use ! HRNZ and the Southern Clubs obviously want the North to be great again so the whole industry can survive. You two can do it ! I'll be driving past there tomorrow as a few thousand folk drive miles to swarm Kaikoura trots..I'll be among 10 x times the Kaikoura crowd at a Rugby league match [40,000 expected] , then on Tuesday its across road to NZ's wealthiest racecourse , which is #1 in NZ betting numbers on horses and overall attendance. And the city is growing ! -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
With those same tearaway tactics that have made her one of Australian racing’s fan favourites in recent years, Trelawney Stud-bred mare Pride Of Jenni ran her rivals off their feet again at Flemington on Saturday and became the first two-time winner of the Gr.1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m). The daughter of Pride Of Dubai produced a similarly spectacular front-running performance to win the fillies and mares’ feature in 2023. That was a first win at Group One level for Pride Of Jenni, who went on to add the Cantala Stakes (1600m) the following weekend, and then a stunning six-length demolition in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in the autumn after opening up a 30-length lead through the middle stages. Pride Of Jenni was beaten in all of her seven appearances at Group One level as a seven-year-old last season, throwing her racing future into uncertainty. But on Saturday she stepped out at Flemington and produced a performance that emphatically silenced the doubters. Regular rider Declan Bates again allowed her to power clear of the field through the middle stages, opening up a 10-length advantage. Pride Of Jenni put herself well out of the chasers’ reach and never looked like being caught. Despite tiring in the last 200m, she still crossed the finish line with four and a half lengths up her sleeve. Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Leica Lucy produced a strong finish to fill the runner-up spot and add valuable Australian Group One form to her CV. “I’m ecstatic and just so appreciative and respectful,” Pride Of Jenni’s trainer Ciaron Maher said. “She’s an amazing horse. For her to continually do what she does never ceases to amaze me. “I can’t thank the team enough, and Dec, who rides her fantastic. “Fair play to Tony (Ottobre, owner). I know he’s got some stick for not retiring her and racing on, but the mare’s happy and sound and she loves doing what she does. There’s nothing better than winning a Group One. I just want to give the horse a pat and a hug, and slap Dec on the back.” Bates has been in the saddle for all of Pride Of Jenni’s four Group One victories. “She is amazing,” Bates said. “She cantered around to the gates so relaxed, which is actually a bit unlike her, so I was a bit unsure coming around. But after 100m in the race, I knew we were winning. She got to her top nicely and kept extending every time I asked. I just knew there was nothing that could run us down. “She did get tired late, but the job was done. She’s an absolute warrior of a horse. “You can do things on her that you just can’t do on other horses. Her ability to sustain a gallop is freakish. For her to keep coming back and doing it year after year, it’s such a credit to everyone involved. Ciaron’s done an amazing job to keep getting her back. Tony and Lynn, wonderful owners who absolutely adore her. To be a part of this horse, it’s amazing. “It’s a movie I would be happy to watch over and over. She’s something special – a horse with her style to keep coming back and reproducing these performances. Everyone involved with this horse, it’s clear they’re doing a magnificent job to keep getting her back. “You can’t ride any other horse like you ride her, but the feeling she gives on these days is something else.” Pride Of Jenni has now had 42 starts for 12 wins, 12 placings and more than A$11.4 million in prize-money. She was bred by Trelawney Stud and is out of the O’Reilly mare Sancerre, who was prepared by Cambridge trainer Tony Pike to win on four occasions for the stud. The star mare stems from a family fashioned over generations at the famed Kiwi nursery, which has been in the Taylor family’s ownership since 1993, having been established by Seton Otway in the 1930s. Group Two winner Real Success, the taproot of star Trelawney Stud graduates Vouvray, Loire, A Touch Of Ruby and Pride Of Jenni and many others around them, was one of the first families the Taylors bought into upon taking ownership of Trelawney. Pride Of Jenni was sold at the Sydney Classic Sale for A$100,000 through the Segenhoe Stud draft, where she was purchased by Tony and Lynn Ottobre’s Cape Schanck Stud. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Two weeks on from a luckless third in the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m), Jimmysstar had a well-deserved moment in the spotlight with a dominant victory in Saturday’s A$3 million Russell Balding Stakes (1300m) at Randwick. The New Zealand-bred son of Per Incanto burst on to the big sprint stage in Australia last season with explosive Group One victories in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) and All Aged Stakes (1400m). All roads led to The Everest this spring, but until Saturday, Jimmysstar had to settle for a series of strong-finishing minor placings. He ran fifth from gate nine in the Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1000m), second from the extreme outside gate in the Gr.2 Premiere Stakes (1200m), and then produced one of the standout performances of the race to be third and only a length and a half from Ka Ying Rising after jumping from gate 11 in The Everest. Saturday was finally Jimmysstar’s day. The six-year-old had a good draw at last in gate four, and regular rider Ethan Brown gave him a perfect and ground-saving run in midfield along the rail. Brown saw a gap when he needed one early in the home straight, and he angled Jimmysstar into it and pressed the button. Jimmysstar produced his customary blistering turn of foot, bursting into a clear lead and quickly putting the result beyond any doubt. Jimmysstar went on to win by two and a half lengths from the late-finishing Lady Shenandoah. It was the biggest winning margin in the Russell Balding Stakes, which was added to the Sydney spring calendar in 2019. “He was due,” Brown said. “I love this horse so much. He’s a beauty, and he’s matured now and he knows what it’s about. “I spoke to him behind the gates and said, ‘You’ve got to jump better.’ He did jump better, but he was still a bit sluggish there, and that’s just him. “But the beauty of a good draw, we were able to overcome that and get him into gear. Once we found our spot, he had a beautiful resting run on a good speed and I just had to trust his finish. “That’s what I said to the team and everyone was aware of that. That’s what he can do, and he certainly showed his true colours today. “We just needed room, and when we got that, jeez he let go.” The winner of two of his three starts in New Zealand for Hastings trainer Guy Lowry, a majority share in Jimmysstar was sold to clients of leading Australian trainer Ciaron Maher following a Rating 65 win at Hawke’s Bay, and the chestnut has now gone on to amass more than A$6 million in stakes. He has recorded 10 wins and seven placings in a 22-race career. “This was obviously well deserved,” Maher’s assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord said. “He has been running big races all prep. His run in The Everest was huge. To back it up two weeks later, after such a big run, it was not easy to do. He is such a tough horse and it was a very good ride from Ethan. “It’s well deserved for the horse, because he was winless in this prep until today but could have won both of his last two with better luck. He keeps getting better. “Obviously his biggest asset is his turn of foot. We tried to use that this prep and we found out in The Everest that he is able to do it even doing work early. An extra 100m today, with a beautiful ride, he was very impressive. “He comes back better every prep and I think he will just keep improving. Plenty more good wins coming up.” Jimmysstar was bred by Wairarapa couple Pete and Chrissy Algie in partnership with Masterton’s Little Avondale Stud. Stud proprietors Sam and Catriona Williams along with the Algies remain in the ownership of the star galloper. The chestnut gelding is by Little Avondale Stud’s outstanding stallion Per Incanto out of Anniesstar. The Zed mare won five races including the Listed Feilding Gold Cup (2100m), while her full-brother Jacksstar was a seven-time winner up to Group Two level and also placed in the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) and her half-brother Bourbonaire was runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m). Anniesstar is the dam of three named foals, all of them have been winners, including Charms Star, winner of the Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m), and she was also runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and Queensland Oaks (2200m) as a three-year-old. View the full article -
By TAB For Ever · Posted
Probably to give them the best possible chance to get a full field of 24 starters as they unable to list emergencies. They used to wait till after Derby day to see if Hotham/Saab/Lexus winner qualified alongv with the Derby winner ! Yes the race was Hotham Handicap for over 100 years and then had several name changes ,the best known being the Dalgety ,The Saab and more recently the Lexus ,run over 2500m and the winner was exempt from ballot in Melbourne Cup . Two well known winners since 2000 who took that route were Brew and Shocking . Kiwi horse Sculptor [Lisa Cropp] won the race while in 1950's Wingatui horse Ark Royal featured in a triple dead-heat in the race. The year Shocking won the race ,then won the big one 3 days later , the Derby was won by Monaco Consul and the jockey was Corey Brown. i remember this as my boyfriend and I sat with CB at dinner for a Chinese meal...The Flower Drum , very nice too ! -
Good old Waverley, Trentham and Otaki taking up the slack again until new year, at least.
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