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It's all in how you present it, it's called "The Race" now and they can't stop talking about it, never heard more PR for a race in my entire life. Don't worry about the Derby or other races this plagiarized event is the be all end all of NZ racing. Drop the 3yo thing it won't work in this country not enough depth, make it for Open horses and at least there might get to be some stars involved . -
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How did NZ decide which driver to send? Personally I would have thought Dr Luk Chin would have got an invite. -
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There are always mutterings and grumblings among the breeding community about the cost of stallion nominations, so how about using a stallion for free? That is exactly what Phil Cunningham and the National Stud are offering breeders with a certain quality of mare in regard to the 10-year-old Rajasinghe (Ire) as he embarks on his seventh covering season in Newmarket. The son of dual Royal Ascot winner Choisir (Aus) became a winner at that prestigious meeting himself back in 2017 when landing the Coventry Stakes in record time. By the time his first two-year-olds emerged in 2022, he made ripples when, from only 11 runners, he notched eight winners. On the back of that he covered his biggest book in 2023, but that still only numbered 42 mares, up from eight in 2022, 36 in 2021, 25 in 2020 and 33 in his debut season. Last year the number dipped again to 31, and Cunningham wants to do all he can to persuade his fellow breeders to give his horse a chance. Yes, Rajasinghe could do with some stakes horses coming through, but what he has routinely posted since his runners started emerging is a solid winners-to-runners strike-rate in excess of 50 per cent from his first three crops of runners. “Rajasinghe we've always felt had serious potential as a stallion,” says the National Stud's bloodstock manager Joe Bradley. “When his first crop came out, we were all aware that the numbers just weren't quite where the industry would expect them to be to have a successful start in his stallion career. But we were so impressed with the way his progeny came out – they were winning races routinely and slowly the strike-rate just climbed up, and as the years have progressed, the strike-rate has been maintained.” Cunningham's offer is not open to all and sundry. In a bid to encourage a certain level of quality for his 2025 book, to qualify for a free nomination to Rajasinghe the mare must have been rated at least 70 during her racing career or to have produced a runner rated 70 or above. “Phil has always supported Rajasinghe through the years and has always been a big believer in the horse, and that is because when he put them into training with his trainer Richard Spencer at Rebel Racing they were routinely performing week on week. So he has seen firsthand how his progeny could run and supported him accordingly,” says Bradley. “We're in a position now where we feel he deserves better numbers so we sat down and said, 'what can we do?' It wasn't only about making sure people were booking their mares in who meet the criteria, but they are likely to be breeders at a lower level so it was nice to have these conversations about where people are at and what we can do to help. “We're trying to encourage people with that sort of mare to give us a call and we'll have a chat. Breeders at those levels perhaps encounter challenges more regularly so we are always looking at what we can do to help and we are not afraid to try things.” The Listed-placed Waiting All Night (GB) led the way in Cunningham's colours from Rajasinghe's first crop, and Run Boy Run (GB), who won four times last year and ran Marshman (GB) to a neck when second recently at Newcastle, hails from his second crop and has a rating of 92. Two Tribes (GB) is another to have achieved a 90-plus rating. It is clear that that the team at the National Stud has a genuine fondness for the horse, who is reputed to have an unflappable temperament – a disposition of great value not only to his potential offspring but also at a stud which doubles as a teaching establishment. “Rajasinghe is renowned here at the stud for the way he is so relaxed,” Bradley says. “He goes about things in such a professional way. He's a legendary character around here for the way he is around the staff and the students, and I have noticed with his foals that they are very straightforward, with very good conformation and built like himself, a strong, sprinting type.” He adds that the decision to offer free nominations to a tier of mares was only arrived at after careful thought and with certain caveats attached. “We review each stallion individually as to where they are at and what they need. There are certain criteria which must be met and we hope that people recognise that. Phil is a very innovative person – you can see that in his business life. He's a huge supporter of British racing. He has own training establishment, his breeding establishment, he's a regular buyer of bloodstock both in England and now farther afield, so to have someone like Phil who gives us that support, we're lucky to be in that position and hopefully we can repay him with some more mares for Rajasinghe this season.” The post Cunningham’s Enticing Deal to Help Fellow Breeders Back Rajasinghe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Ethan West has spent years quietly building his training career. On Feb. 15, the 32-year-old horseman found himself on the national stage for the first time as Chunk of Gold finished a hard-fought second in the $500,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2).View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Mahoning Valley Race Course and Parx joined Aqueduct in cancelling live racing as winter weather continued to wreak havoc on the schedule Monday. Mahoning Valley in Ohio also canceled its Tuesday card, while Parx is scheduled to resume racing Tuesday with a first post time of 12:05 p.m. With strong winds and wintry precipitation, Aqueduct was forced to cancel racing both Sunday and Monday. Live racing is expected to resume at the New York oval Friday. The post Winter Weather Continues to Cause Cancellations 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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