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I see Prof. Jay Bhattacharya has been appointed by Trump to lead the National Institutes of Health in the USA. The Professor who promoted targeted interventions and lockdowns limited to those at high risk only. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
What Hawkesbury Races Where Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 When Thursday, November 28, 2024 First Race 1:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble Provincial racing heads to Hawkesbury on Thursday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program set to get underway at 1:15pm local time. The rail is out +3m between the 1100m to 450m markers, while the remainder is in the true position. The track is rated a Good 4 at the time acceptances, but with plenty of rain forecast on race-day, punters can expect a downgrade into the Soft range at some point throughout the afternoon. Check out our best bets and quaddie selections down below. Best Bet at Hawkesbury: Froebel Star The Ciaron Maher-trained Froebel Star returns after a 200-day spell and looks perfectly placed in this BM64 for the fillies & mares. The daughter of Zousain comes through quality formlines last preparation, breaking her maiden status before coming undone on heavy ground in the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast on May 11. Her trial at this course on November 14 suggests she’s ready to fire first-up, and with Mollie Fitzgerald taking 3kg off her back, Froebel Star should have issues taking care of this lot. Best Bet Race 6 – #2 Froebel Star (6) 3yo Filly | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Mollie Fitzgerald (a3kg) (60.5kg) Bet with Neds Next Best at Hawkesbury: Shambretta Shambretta debuts on the back of a barrier trial victory at Randwick on November 11 and should get every chance to make an impression first-up. Kerrin McEvoy will be looking to dictate terms from barrier two, and with a lack of early speed, the son of Shamexpress should have no issues crossing to the front. He lacks race-day experience compared to some key rivals, but provided he can tick over a soft sectional in the middle stages, Shambretta should give a bold sight at a good price with BlondeBet. Next Best Race 3 – #2 Shambretta (2) 4yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Kerrin McEvoy (59kg) Bet with BlondeBet Best Value at Hawkesbury: Miss Jones The Richard & Will Freedman-trained Miss Jones has caught the eye in two recent barrier trials at Rosehill and appears primed for a first-up assault. The unraced three-year-old cruised through the wire in her latest piece of work, getting to within a nose of Burj under a tight grip by Jason Collett. She could have above-average ability, and with Collett likely to lob into the ideal stalking position from stall one, punters can expect Miss Jones to be right in the finish. Best Value Race 4 – #13 Miss Jones (1) 3yo Filly | T: Richard & Will Freedman | J: Jason Collett (55kg) Bet with Picklebet Thursday quaddie tips for Hawkesbury Hawkesbury quadrella selections November 28, 2024 2-5-6 2-9 1-2-3-4 1-4-5-6-7-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article -
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Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray’s stayer Nereus(NZ) (Savabeel) carried the colours of Waikato Stud to win last Saturday’s Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m), and at Te Aroha on Wednesday, their exciting three-year-old Tycoon Prince(NZ) (Written Tycoon) put Cambridge Stud’s name to the forefront with an impressive maiden success. A gelding by Written Tycoon, Tycoon Prince debuted as a juvenile in mid-February before going for a spell, and since returning, his talent has been evident with a runner-up finish to Osteria at Pukekohe on November 7. Starting an equal favourite with Para Para in Wednesday’s December Final Hurrah Of 2024 3YO (1150m), Tycoon Prince flew from the gates, but Ryan Elliot had no intention of leading and allowed a trio of runners to duel for the pace in front. Para Para hit the lead early in the straight with Tycoon Prince in pursuit, and his big, bounding strides were too powerful late to score by a neck, with the third placegetter a further three lengths adrift in Mulan Ardeche. Ritchie couldn’t have been happier with the performance, crediting his training partner and Elliot from an educational point of view. “He’s a big horse and he’s been a little bit claustrophobic in the barriers, so Colm has spent a lot of time teaching him to relax and getting that nervousness out of him,” he said. “It’s paid dividends today. “He’s a lovely big horse and we’re very keen to get him to 1400m, but we just feel he’s over-racing a bit at the moment and sitting outside the leader. “I thought it was a great educational ride by Ryan, just to take that sit on him. He clearly could’ve crossed and led, but it will greatly benefit the horse in the future by letting those three go and sitting in behind them, then coming out on the corner. “Teaching him to follow, I believe, is the key to getting him to 1400m and a mile later on in life, if he can retain that turn of foot over a mile he’s going to be awfully hard to beat in those later three-year-old races, and as a four and five-year-old.” Tycoon Prince was bred by Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who entrusted the gelding in Ritchie and Murray’s care after he was withdrawn from the 2023 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. “My understanding is that he went to a sale and unfortunately he didn’t meet what they expected for him, so wisely they decided to keep him,” Ritchie said. “If you’re not going to get the right price, it’s to our benefit if they’re going to retain horses of his quality. “We’re very lucky as trainers though, we are in the situation where we are getting to train for the likes of Cambridge Stud today and we won a Counties Cup for Waikato Stud last Saturday. These are guys that have been in the game and breeding horses from properties that have been around for years and years, and that makes it a privilege to train for them. “It gives you the quality animal you are wanting to work with and it’s so much easier to do the job we do.” Going forward, Ritchie intends to spend as much time in the bright lights of Ellerslie as possible with Tycoon Prince, with the ultimate goal of contesting the lucrative age-group races being staged there in the new year. “He’s good on top of the ground, so we’ll start having a look at Ellerslie as much as we can, given that the better three-year-old money is there,” he said. “We will have a programme to race him there as much as we can on their nice firm track and hopefully that will give the horse his best chance to win the maximum amount while he’s at that prime age. “We’re well aware of how important it is for a three-year-old to get black-type, because once they turn four, it’s not always the easiest year for them. We will try to take advantage of that. “We have spaced his races to this point, so it’ll be interesting to step him up and see how good we are against those better three-year-olds.” Another promising thee-year-old in the stable, Tuxedo, will make his stakes-level debut at Otaki on Thursday, lining up in the Gr.3 Elsdon Park Wellington Stakes (1600m). The Tivaci gelding won on debut at Te Aroha on October 30 over 1400m, narrowly defeating Withallmyfaith, who went on to win in Premier Rating 65 company at Pukekohe last Saturday. Joe Doyle will retain the ride in the feature where Tuxedo is rated a $6.50 hope in a condensed market topped by He’s Lucid ($5). “I really like this horse, the horse he beat last time has gone on to win two in a row so the form around him is very good,” Ritchie said. “He is a bit green, he gets things a bit wrong and he wanted to over-race early at his first start, and then when he got to the front he wanted to wait a little bit, which he’s mimicking in training. “He’s got a bit to learn so he will be vulnerable, but we see him as a Derby type of a colt and that awkward gate (9) is probably the best thing for him, because we’ll allow him to find his feet tomorrow and I don’t think he’s the sort of horse that we want getting to the front too soon. “It’s a big step, for a horse coming out of a maiden race straight into a Group Three, but having said that, it’s basically a Rating 65 race in his age group. “That little bit of cut in the ground is why we’ve elected to go here instead of the two Ellerslie races in the next couple of weeks, because he’s quite a big horse and we want him to gradually get used to the firmer tracks. A Soft 5 and the rain forecasted tomorrow, it should set up nicely for the firmer tracks over the summer where he hopes he excels over further.” View the full article -
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Waikato hoop Darren Danis is on the sidelines once more after sustaining a fractured neck following an incident at the Waipa trials last Monday. Danis was about to ride Beau Miller in his first trial for trainer Janenne Dalley, but the three-year-old gelding showed his greenness when entering the gates and took fright, dislodging Danis, who suffered whiplash in the process, resulting in his injuries. “I was riding a first time trialler who got scared going into the gates,” Danis said. “I (fractured) my C4 and C5 (vertebrae), which is right in the middle of the neck, and I have torn some ligaments there. The doctors reckon it is from whiplash.” Danis is now forced to wear a body suit brace for the next six weeks while his injuries heal, which is proving to be a frustrating process for the active horseman. “I am in a body suit, which is like a neck brace but continues down to the chest,” he said. “If someone comes from the side to say hello, I have to turn my entire body to see them, and I can’t drive because I can’t check my blind spots. “Sleeping is the worst. It feels a bit claustrophobic with this thing on 24 hours a day. “Luckily, I have got Hayley (Hassman), my partner, she has been helping me out a lot.” Major injuries are nothing new to the 32-year-old Singapore native, having broken his back several years ago in another riding incident, and he said last week’s pain was nearly identical. “In the ambulance, I was telling the lady (paramedic) that my neck hurt and it was the exact pain as when I broke my back,” Danis said. “I could pinpoint which vertebrae and which spot, it was a similar sharp pain, so I knew it was broken. “But I could feel my fingers and toes, and all the sensations, so that was a good sign.” With multiple injuries over his riding career, Danis said he has built up a high pain threshold, and it’s the limiting ability of the body brace that is the major frustration at the moment. “They were asking me if I wanted more pain killers in the hospital, but I told them it was okay. I have got a high pain threshold as I have been there and done that,” he said. “It is only the brace that is annoying because even when I broke my back, I didn’t have to wear this, I was back up and walking within two weeks.” Danis has recently returned from a riding stint in Singapore and was working hard to reestablish himself in New Zealand’s riding ranks, something he has been forced to do on several occasions. While he still has a passion for horses and riding, he said it will be another test of his tenacity to break into the competitive Waikato riding scene once more after he has healed. “I have been unlucky, it happened just as I started to get on a roll again,” he said. “It was a bit quiet when I came back from Singapore and as I just start to get more rides this happens at the trials. “It has been quite a rough ride with these injuries. There is a lot of competition nowadays and you have to get a roll on and the moment you step out of the scene you lose your spot. That is the difficult part about it. “I still love the game, and I still love the horses. I just have to keep my spirits high and keep my options open.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Kelvin Tyler’s annual working holiday rolls around like clockwork with the Cromwell Racing Carnival, a weekend he is looking forward to with nearly a dozen horses engaged across the two days later this week. Based at Riverton, Tyler has endured plenty of inclement weather over the past couple of months and will be greeted by a much firmer racing surface on Friday than experienced in the south of late. “It’s really good to get away from the weather we’ve had down here, the track is always in really good condition and it’s a nice change of environment for horses and humans,” Tyler said. “We normally go up for the weekend, get a house and have a good time away. We’re taking a few of the staff up and enjoy ourselves, with a bit of racing in the meantime.” Tyler will bring a mix of experience and up-and-coming talent to the Central Otago meeting on Friday, headed by Albatross(NZ) (Sacred Falls) in the Girl On The Ground and Urban Fencing (2030m). The daughter of Sacred Falls won three in a row through the spring period and finished third to Spot On Time over Cup Week, and after finishing back in last Sunday’s Winton Cup (1400m), Tyler is happy to test her over the middle distance. “It’s always hard to judge a run at Invercargill because there is a frontrunner’s bias normally, but maybe she’s lost a bit of her freshness and looking for some more ground,” he said. “It looks not an overly strong field, so she has a good chance.” Albatross will be joined by stablemate Vamos(NZ) (Vadamos) in the contest, who was a dominant victor two starts back at Wingatui, before working hard early to finish midfield in a strong Rating 75 at Riccarton. “He probably did a much too much early in that race, getting out of the gates quick and setting it up for the back runners,” Tyler said. “It’s hard to find a race for these 75 staying horses, so this was the only suitable one around. He seems good and he’ll be a runner’s chance.” Tyler is looking forward to the return of consistent mare Go Lotte(NZ) (Telperion) across the weekend, but he is unsure whether she will be seen in Friday’s Catalyst Performance Clare Memorial Cup (1220m), or the KB Contractors Open (1400m). A winner of eight races, Go Lotte has been most dangerous in the 1335-1400m range, which may sway Tyler’s decision. “We’ll definitely only start the one day with her, I’m not sure which one yet and 1200 is probably a bit sharp,” he said. “I’ll see what the track’s like when I get up there and make a decision, but she’s doing really well and always goes well fresh. I think she’ll be in for another good season.” Vadamos mare Radiant Reach(NZ) (Vadamos) actually jumped really well, and beat a tidy field of horses. If she can do everything right, she’ll take a bit of beating I believe.” Tyler’s younger contingent will include the well-related More Sass(NZ) (Mongolian Falcon) in the Jackson Smart Roofing and Omakau Auto Centre (1220m) and Indie Ardie(NZ) (Ardrossan) in the Fowler Decorators and Versatile Cromwell (1400m), with the former coming out of an open three-year-old contest won by stakes performer Lil Zena. “She (More Sass) got really lost up there at Riccarton, she just got back on the inside and panicked,” Tyler said. “We’ve changed some gear on her so hopefully that will help, she should take a bit of beating as well.” Earlier in the week, Tyler will be keeping a close watch on the Otaki meeting on Thursday, where his talented galloper Lightning Jack(NZ) (Per Incanto) will make his final Group One preparations in the Bobby Foundations Backing Kiwi Legends Mile (1600m). The eight-year-old gelding was an impressive fourth in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Matamata in early October, and finished in the same position in the Gr.3 Thompson Handicap (1600m) last-start. “He’s just the same every week old Jack, he’s just a darling of a horse,” Tyler said. “He’s pretty hardened to the travel now, but he just loves it up there. Lorraine and Howie (Mathews) spoil him rotten, they do a really good job and I’m very appreciative of that. He’s a no-hassle horse, nothing bothers him and he’s the kindest horse you’ll get. “He’s got a bit of weight off his back tomorrow and he’ll go around with 58 which isn’t a bad weight for him. “It’s a nice hit-out for him, his next race will be the TAB Mufhasa Classic (Gr.1, 1600m) next Saturday and this fitted in well. He was meant to run there (Trentham) last week when the races were called off, so this was our back-up plan. “He’s working really well during the last wee while and by the sounds, he’s on track.” View the full article
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