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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Multiple grade 1 winner Raging Bull recorded his first winner as a sire July 3 when Jutland scored as the 9-5 favorite in a turf maiden special weight at Horseshoe Indianapolis.View the full article -
Have enjoyed a quick reflection on the the development of the Sport as far as the Horse Speed is concerned. so hope you enjoy too and spend 3.50 minutes of your time to read. Sir John Walker pace lol 😅. Some great names are mentioned here , and you can see where and why the sport increased in Speed over the years. Have tried hard to give many Champions a plug here , so do hope you enjoy my Summary of Progression of the Mile Rate in our great Sport.😊 HERE you GO . Space> A long time ago when Roger Bannister ran the Athletic mile in under 4 minutes it was a huge deal. (in the 1950's) Then Sir John Walker from New Zealand put the country on the world Map being the First man to break 3.50 for the mile in the 1970's. ( WR is currently about 3.43 for a human mile) Like-wise a Standardbred Pacer has evolved at a similar rate over time going from 2.00 mins in the 50'60's to a fast 1.49-1.50 mile they run in the 2020's. These horses being about twice as quick as the best human athletes at that distance, generally . This Evolution for the horse came with switching from Handicap Standing Start racing in the early 80's , to High Ball sprint racing like USA always has/had from the mobile. New Zealand history littered with stars like Lordship, Jonny Globe ,Cardigan Bay, False Step ,Robin Dundee and others who often came off LONG Handicap marks like 48yards behind the front markers to win . So impressive these performances they became Household names. They were the early 2.00 min mile pioneers. Robin Dundee in Fact winning the Very first Miracle Mile ever run (Australia's Biggest race) in 1.59 in Sydney for NZ and Robert Cameron in 1967. But in the 1980's the 2 min horses had to Step it up a Notch. The NZ bred Champions VILLAGE KID ( first horse to win $$2 million in prizemoney Australasia) and Preux Chevalier were smashing out Interdominion Wins and Huge sequences of wins at a 1.55 rate. Village Kid winning the Interdominion in devastating effect 1986 in Brisbane clean Sweeping the Series , with no one getting near him. The Bar was raised to 'John Walker ' Level !! incredible. Could Anyone respond ? yes . Step up WESTBURN GRANT for Vic Frost around 1990. Blowing top quality fields away with huge winning margins. Even had 3 NZ starts that he won easily. 1990's saw some greats trying to copy the SPEED of Village Kid and Westburn Grant with a mix of Staying Prowess. to win the features. So Chokin, Holmes DG, Christian Cullen and Iraklis emerged from the ruck for NZ , to not only use their now 1.54 mile speed to win but could hold it over a mile and half , so became Superstars of the track. Can we beat these horses ? How could we do it ? Occasionally the Brilliant Staying Ability of NZ standing start horses would WIN the DAY. Our biggest staying race in Australia is the prestigious standing start long distance A G HUNTER CUP run at Melton, and has been won no less than 15 of the last 30 runnings by the NZ superstar 'STAYERS '. like Master Musician, Elsu, Blossom Lady, and Yulestar (plus about 10 others) . these horses with great NZ Cup and Interdominion records. STEP UP the early 2000's . A new type of horse. Solid tough as nail horses Like Monkey King , Blacks A Fake , Smokin Up, Sokyola dropping the mile rate from the 1.54 down to a now commonplace 1.52 for these Top horses in the TOP races. Just Incredible speed and staying ability , they often achieved racing 'Without cover ' . Extremely hard to beat. Now the 2010's Who could beat these Superstars. A new method ? yes !!! 1.52 horses that can Sprint fast the last bit as well . Here comes Im ThemightyQuinn and Christen Me , Beautide and LennyTheSHark. we now Have Interdominons and Miracle Miles going to this next Generation in 1.50 MileRates. Can anyone beat that ? yes !! up steps ALLSTARS with 20 devastating horses over a few years. Mark Purdon proving to be the Best trainer in the HISTORY of the Sport. headed by LAZARUS winning everything to be the BEST ever. His stable-mates Have Faith in Me and Smolda both winning the Miracle Mile in a sizzling 1.47.5. holy moly . that's just airborne🙄. With the great man Mark semi -retired now , and partner in crime Natalie Rasmussen retired , the Aussies have caught up again ! . Leap To Fame and Don Hugo Smashing fields of horses like Pumpkins the past 2 years winning the last 2 Miracle Miles ( at 1.48.3 each rating ) and the last 2 Interdominion Grand Finals between them in World Class fashion. ** Tomorrow night in Brisbane LEAP To Fame and Don Hugo begin their Quest to be a double Interdominion Champion. No NZers will beat them this time round. maybe next year. They are the Current SuperStars of the Track , pushing for the 'Best Horse Ever' Title. ( but was great to mention the previous 27 Best horses ever in this article ) hope you enjoyed. -
Michael Roustaby posted an explanation, where he states that the 'map' shown to the riders had only one gap shown. A total dereliction of responsibility by track staff/officials and a disgrace. Probably to void the race altogether and refund all bets and entry fees would have been fairer. -
By MaltedMilkshake · Posted
Of course racings dirty little secret ''did the TAB trade whilst insolvent '' will never ever be addressed will it? ENTAIN saved many from possible/probable prosecution and now are enjoying the fruits of their labours, but for how long? They have an escape clause, if the trajectory is maintained they will need it, sooner rather than later. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a son of Justify in the Godolphin blue. 2.25 Sandown, Novice, £40,000, 2yo, 7fT KEY OF MAGIC (Justify) is the pick of Charlie Appleby's duo for this race he has won in two of the last three years at the track where Ruling Court debuted in 2024. A $950,000 Keeneland September purchase, the bay is a son of the Graded-Stakes-placed More Fun Again (Arch) whose half-sister is the GII Lake Placid Stakes winner Speaktomeofsummer (Summer Front). Four of the five belong to Appleby and the Gosdens, with the Clarehaven duo headed by Publish (GB) (Kingman {GB}), the first foal out of Juddmonte's $1.7-million 2021 Fasig-Tipton November Sale purchase Nay Lady Nay (No Nay Never), the GII Mrs Revere Stakes winner and GI Flower Bowl Stakes third. The post Justify’s Keeneland September Sensation Key Of Magic Debuts at Sandown 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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