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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Yes and it seems that HRNZ were OK to have the Sunday monopoly ended. Wasn't that a concession they got for some other NZTR deal regarding stakes? -
One bit I don't quite understand is that the trots are still running $8,000 and $10,000 races, and they are about to introduce heaps of unsustainable new meetings in areas where there are no horses and no interest. Other than things like $100,000 Invercargill Cups and a few other high staked group races with six horse fields the trots don't seem to have benefited from Entain's largesse. The gallops meanwhile run $50,000 open races with six horse fields which in no way can be self funding. So the gallops apparently are getting heaps more from Entain than the trots. I have no idea about the dogs. Is this because Entain sees the gallops as providing product for their overseas markets? The whole thing seems hard to analyse at the moment. Certainly nothing like the 80s and 90s when stakes were directly related to turnovers. -
Last start form. At the latest run 4th of 12 at Ellerslie on April 10 over 2100m, 2 len behind The Storyteller carrying 56kg at $16. The race before that 6th of 9 at New Plymouth Raceway on March 22 over 1600m, on a slow track; 10 len behind Xrated carrying 54kg at $20.10. Good run at last start. Can pay a first dividend today. -
Brodie I certainly abhor corporate bullying. Like you I fear we will lose total control of N. Z. Racing (all codes). Gonna be a huge shambles when Entain pull away from deals in a few years time. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
LOUISVILLE, KY–Having not attended the Kentucky Derby since American Pharoah won in 2015, I was reminded of why it's really worth the trip. Yes, one has to deal with the logistics. Limited parking, long walks to get to your destination, excessively priced hotels and car rentals, in addition to the singular hope that a Kentucky Derby Day ticket might miraculously have fallen into your hands. It's probably hard for some to understand just how many people converge in Louisville at the same time, creating something of a controlled chaos. The bustle, which gradually increases before reaching a fever pitch Saturday, is something that has always gone hand-in-hand with the Derby. That's nothing new. But when you decide to come to the Derby, be prepared to play (and pay!). While the overnight rain may have kept some of the crowd at bay Tuesday morning, enough turned up to offer some early morning action on the backstretch at Churchill Downs. It appeared that most of that activity, however, was reserved for the Todd Pletcher barn, where morning line favorite Fierceness (City of Light) drew the largest crowd of the morning following his easy maintenance exertions during the Derby/Oaks training session at 7:30 a.m. Surrounded by the eager media and general public hoping to get a close-up look at the early favorite, Fierceness was soon joined by his owner, Mike Repole, who looked far more interested in the photo opportunity than his horse was. The D. Wayne Lukas barn also enjoyed a fair bit of activity, too. Lukas saddles his 50th lifetime Derby starter with Just Steel (Justify). Interestingly, and somewhat unusual for the backstretch of a racetrack, several babies ended up outside the Hall of Famer's barn offering a poetic counterpoint to the legend's manicured shedrow. Full disclosure, one of said babies was actually a Lukas grandbaby, little Johnny, accompanied by mom Kelly (Jeff Lukas's daughter) and his dad, David Roy. Secured from the converging crowds, Lukas had his pony strategically placed, thus barring the way into his office. Having determined that was a surmountable obstacle, I was undeterred, scooting through to grab a few comments before heading on my way. Johnny Roy, great-grandson of Wayne Lukas, and his parents, David and Kelly Roy | Christina Bossinakis While much of the activity appeared to be revolving around the Pletcher barn and his former boss, a barn that appeared to be oddly sedate considering one of the Derby favorites is stabled there was that of Chad Brown. Both on the track and back at the barn, GI Blue Grass S. winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) looked every bit the $2.3-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga purchase that he is–a bonafide Adonis. Looking at the two Derby favorites back-to-back, it's like comparing Muhammad Ali and Prince (yes, the singer). Not in the least comparable, physically at least, but definitely both oozing class. Given the lack of frenzy at the Brown barn, I decided to take a moment and stop for a chat, and the conversation invariably turned to Brown's former boss and mentor, Bobby Frankel. Still clearly emotionally affected by the departed Hall of Famer, Brown recounted stories about Frankel and Empire Maker, a horse that Brown was blessed to have observed up close through the 2003 Triple Crown. While a Derby win would elude the Juddmonte homebred (Brown recalls that Frankel thought the colt was more than capable of winning that year's Triple Crown), he would go on to win the GI Belmont S. after finishing second to Funny Cide in Kentucky. It's clear that a Derby win for Brown would fulfill a long-cherished dream as a horseman, however, winning it in honor of a remarkable trainer would seemingly be life-altering for the Mechanicville, New York native. Bath time for Sierra Leone | Christina Bossinakis News of the defection of GIII Lexington S. winner Encino (Nyquist) also broke Tuesday, offering a fortuitous berth in the starting gate for Epic Ride (Blame). The winner in Turfway's Leonatus S. in February and most recently third in the GI Blue Grass S., the John Ennis-trained colt looked the picture of health, showing up many of his contemporaries during Tuesday's Derby training session. Definitely a longshot come race day, but maybe a nice exotics addition. With most of the final major works already in the bag, the Japanese were out in force Tuesday to watch Forever Young (Jpn) (Reel Steel {Jpn}) and T O Password (Jpn) (Copano Rickey {Jpn}) put in their final pieces of work ahead of a Derby tilt. The pair hit the track, which had been sealed earlier in the morning, following the first harrow break. Working on his own under training assistant Yusaku Oka, Forever Young worked five furlongs in 1:03, carving out internal splits of :14, :27, :39.60, galloping out six furlongs in 1:16.80. T O Password, working in tandem with GII Alysheba S. entrant T O Saint Denis (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), worked a half-mile in :46.80 under jockey Kazushi Kimura with internal fractions of :23.80 followed by a five-furlong gallop out in :59.60. “[Forever Young] handled it well and moved well over the track,” Oka said through a translator. “I think we did a good for job for the final breeze.” Both colts seemed to take everything in stride, and those making up their entourage had some pretty happy faces afterward to suggest that they thought the colts did exactly what they had to do heading into Saturday's big dance. The post The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. 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