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As a result of the Becs podcast - and a few other matters brought to my attention recently- I made some enquiries with some re-homers of horses. Gallopers, not the harnessed variety. Seems that some owners and/or trainers had the delightful habit of sending broken-down or temperamentally unsuitable horses to these people and expecting them to deal with the problems. You'd be horrified if you knew some of the names but we won't go there. That has brought about a necessary shake-up of procedure. Every horse placed at a rehoming facility has a complete vet overhaul, paid for by NZTR. Those deemed unsuitable for pleasure riding for ANY reason gets returned to the owner or trainer. NZTR has no problem with horses being euthanised, contrary to what may be thought. However, they expect owners/ trainers to take that responsibility. My beef is that the Welfare arm of NZTR doesn't get off its backside and front foot the concerns of the public. The greyhound folk now spend thousands in operations and general rehab to ensure as many dogs as possible are able to be passed on as pets. But they allowed the few arseholes who gave the industry such a bad name to carry on with impunity. And the rehabbing work was never made public knowledge. What happened to them is an unfortunate result of sitting on their hands for too long. You may dismiss Bec's stance as that of a nutter, that's your choice. But if a nice publicity video/ podcast about the welfare requirements was made available on mainstream TV, it may go a long way to shutting up the vocal naysayers. -
Take a chill pill, Chief. No one on here is anti-racing. Least of all Malted Milkshake, that I can guarantee. There are bad eggs in the sport-horse and pony club world as well, and the 1000's of dogs destroyed every year is sickening. Humans aren't a very nice lot. All we can do is insist that animals reared and slaughtered for food are treated ethically, and that sporting and pet animals are given the best care possible. Obviously not all horses - or dogs- are suitable for rehoming, and that's another bucket that needs the leaks stopped.
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Snow Face Princess (Midshipman), Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton August Digital sales topper for Winchell Thoroughbreds, will head to Kentucky Downs, trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed to the TDN Wednesday. The recent winner of the 5 1/2 furlong Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 17 will stretch out just a bit and target the $1,000,000 Untapable Stakes Sept. 7 going 6 1/2 furlongs for her new connections. Winchell Thoroughbreds, whose Ron Winchell co-owns the unique track in Franklin, KY, bought the 2-year-old daughter of Crusin Alone (Honor Code) for $775,000 Tuesday. Snow Face Princess, who is undefeated since switching to the grass, already has career earnings of over $140,000 in three starts for trainer Todd Pletcher. The family already has proven form over the Kentucky Downs track as Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro), by Crusin Alone's half-sister A.P. Sonata (A.P. Indy), set a course record last year in the GII FanDuel TV Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes. “She's a stakes winner on the turf so that made her attractive to us,” said Winchell's racing manager David Fiske. “We've had good luck with a previous Bolton Landing Stakes winner [Winchell homebred Simple Surprise, the dam of MGISW and young sire Gunite].” And though Winchell Thoroughbreds has previously sold horses through the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform, Snow Face Princess is the group's first digital acquisition. “I told Steve [Asmussen], I called him yesterday and said we bought that filly and I'm not sure what the next step is now,” Fiske said laughing. “So that's our entry into the digital world.” And while Snow Face Princess is set for the Untapable, Fiske acknowledged that, should she stay on track through that start, they'd have to take a look at something like the Breeders' Cup in November. “That's a long way off,” he said. “She's already made three starts and Kentucky Downs would be four with a ship [from Saratoga]. But I think if she ran well, we'd have to take a look at it.” Ascot Walk To Join Erdenheim Farm Broodmare Band The top-selling broodmare through the August Digital Sale, Ascot Walk (Daaher), will join the Erdenheim Farm broodmare band on a final bid of $550,000. The 10-year-old mare has produced three stakes runners from as many foals, leading things off with GSP Regaled (Mohaymen) and following up with Drexel Hill (Bolt d'Oro) who is back on the work tab after suffering a minor injury when running second in the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks. Most recently, her 2-year-old daughter Grazie (Modernist) ran third in the Seeking the Ante Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 22 for trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Repole Stable. “She's a proven broodmare,” said Erdenhiem owner Peter McCausland. “And we're looking for a few really good, different broodmares. Physically she's a great individual and we're glad to have her. [The price] was within the range that we were expecting.” Ascot Walk sold in foal to Horse of the Year Cody's Wish whose first foals hit the ground earlier this year. “Cody's Wish is unproven,” McCausland said, “but we had someone look at a few of his foals and they're very attractive so that was a minor factor [in the purchase].” Future mating plans for Ascot Walk, whose youngest foal is a yearling Redesdale filly, are still to be determined. Erdenheim Farm has been active across the Fasig-Tipton platforms recently, going to $1.475m to acquire a filly by Gun Runner (hip 200) out of GI Kentucky Oaks winner Shedaresthedevil (Daredevil) at the Saratoga Sale earlier this month. The post Fasig-Tipton August Digital Sale Topper Heads For Kentucky Downs 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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Ag Bullet returns to 6 1/2 furlongs and will try to keep her record perfect at that distance against a loaded field in the $2 million Ladies Turf Sprint (G2T) at Kentucky Downs Aug. 30. View the full article -
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Five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown eyes back-to-back victories in the Aug. 28 With Anticipation Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga Race Course when he saddles Klaravich Stables' Capital Partner, an impressive debut winner at the Spa Aug. 2. View the full article
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