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    • the galah
      Palmerston North Meeting- Money loser for industry!

      By the galah · Posted

      i see on the other channel they have someone giving a breakdown of stakes paid/turnover/funding. thats always been interesting to read and of course is relevant and that person is saying tonights manawatu races will most likely run at a loss. well thats all true and good. But Manawatu seems to be an easy target and is cherry picked while giving other areas of the industry a free pass. to me there is a double standards being applied by many. (not referring to brodie there,even though he did start this topic, as hes pretty consistent). but to give an example of what i mean by double standards. where's the analysis of the data,for what must surely be the most uneconomic,special interest/ preferential treatment driven sector of the industry,  stakes /returns for 2 year old racing. come on,for the first 8 months of the year we had 2 year old races with mostly 5 or 6 starters running for stakes in excess of other graded races with another $12,000 industry funded bonuses on top of that, paid out.Whats the data for the first 8 months time frame? Like i said earlier,manawatu needs to be compared with other areas returns whether it be geographical or whether it be to 2 year old racing. i agree with those that highlight the importance of financially underperforming areas of the industry.On the face of it,those on social media sites like this, seem far more willing to discuss the significance and the consequences thereof. personally i believe there are workable,province specific business models which could ensure each areas continued participation.I ,along with others have discussed that before. But the way i see it is this. Industry leaders are just dumb. simple as that.Just not very clever. The best example of that was the way they treated the horse utilisation report that many people from different areas of the industry poured time and energy into providing possible solutions/improvements to industry problems. I thought it was full of common sense and from people in touch with reality. But,seemingly because of that,HRNZ have not enacted most of the report. You know i was talking to someone nopt that long ago. He was telling me he was talking to someone in power and the topic of the handicapping rating system came up. He was told by this person that if he wasn't happy with it,to sell his horse to australia. Basically give the game away. I was also told about another part of this persons conversation,which i laughed at because i thought he wasn't being serious,as it seemed such a dumb thing to say. But when i laughed the bloke i was talking to me said,i'm telling you,this is what was said.  
    • Shad
      Positive results for the Ready-to-Run Sale 2024.

      By Shad · Posted

      Deep pockets required, be interesting to see how it runs in the future, no guarantees. 
    • Wandering Eyes
      International Jockeys’ Championship next stop for Rachel King

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Rachel King will return to Hong Kong next month. Photo: HKJC Much-travelled Australian-based jockey Rachel King will add Hong Kong as another of her racing destinations for 2024 when she returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday, December 4 for the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC). After already riding in England, Japan, the United States of America and Australia this year, King is hoping to improve on last year’s Hong Kong performance when she finished third in the LONGINES IJC after riding Oversubscribed to victory in the first of the four-race competition. Always open for a challenge against the world’s best jockeys, King said she was looking forward to competing against the likes of top internationals including Ryan Moore (Great Britain), William Buick (Great Britain), Colin Keane (Ireland), Mickael Barzalona (France), Yuga Kawada (Japan) and James McDonald (New Zealand). Leading British rider Hollie Doyle will join King as the other female in the championship. Top local riders, including Zac Purton and last year’s IJC winner Vincent Ho, will again represent Hong Kong, China. King said she was hoping to improve on last year’s third. “It was good, I guess, to get that winner straight away and it was probably a big positive,” she said. “It was a good fun experience but also a good learning experience and I’m pleased to be going back again. “You look at the list of jockeys who are going and they are sort of from all around the world and all are very competitive, so it’s a tough competition but I’m pleased to be part of it.” Riding in so many countries this year, the 34-year-old said she had been busy by competing in so many different regions but said riding abroad can only improve her riding. “And I’ve enjoyed the travelling,” King said. “I started off at Japan at the start of the year, then the UK twice, then the Breeders’ Cup in America. “Going to different tracks and having to adapt and ride at different places always helps to further yourself.” And along the way she achieved some memorable achievements. She became the first Australian-based jockey to ride in the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar in America, where she rode Japan’s Satono Carnaval for trainer Noriyuki Hori. She was also the first foreign female to win a Group race on the flat in Japan during her stint there earlier this year when she rode Chuck Nate to victory in the Group 2 American Jockey Club Cup (2200m). “Japan was super,” King said. “It was certainly challenging. I had great support from Noriyuki Hori while I was there and he was super and threw everything at me. “We got some good winners together.” And after riding in the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar, King returned to Australian to ride The Map in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) earlier this month. “It was a busy few days getting back from America for the Melbourne Cup and I suppose both results could have been a little bit better,” she said. “But both were good experiences and I always enjoy going down for the Cup and it’s always one that I don’t want to miss.” The British-born King, who began her riding career in England but was later apprenticed to Australia’s ‘First Lady of Racing’ Gai Waterhouse in Sydney, also got married to partner Luke Hilton on her first trip back to England in June, where she rode Strutting to second in the Sandringham Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot. Now on her second trip to Hong Kong, King is hoping to pick up a few more rides at Happy Valley and would stay on for the Sunday, December 8 Hong Kong International Races if she was offered a suitable ride. King will return to Japan next January for another two-month riding stint and has gained a solid following after riding 16 winners and 29 minor places there earlier this year in her 139 rides. Horse racing news View the full article
    • Wandering Eyes
      Hong Kong’s 12 Group 1s added to World Pool schedule

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      All Hong Kong’s 12 Group 1s, including December’s Group 1 quartet of Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), will be run under World Pool banner. Photo: HKJC The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), which operates World Pool, has confirmed all 12 Group 1 contests in Hong Kong’s 2024/25 season, including this December’s Group 1 quartet of Hong Kong International Races (HKIR), will be run for the first time under the World Pool banner. Since the inaugural World Pool race at Royal Ascot in 2019, only races from outside Hong Kong have been run as World Pool events, but the HKJC has now moved to consolidate its top-level races, which have all been ranked within the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities’ (IFHA) LONGINES World’s Top 100 Group 1 races in the last three years, under the same banner. Though commingled pools for Hong Kong races started in the 2013/14 season, and all Hong Kong races are technically HKJC-hosted commingled pools in the same way as World Pool, this will be the first time races in Hong Kong have been incorporated into the World Pool schedule. Hong Kong will become the ninth jurisdiction to host World Pool races, joining the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Argentina. Over 25 jurisdictions and 70 partners bet into both the Hong Kong pools and World Pool and, in season 2024/25, 84 of the IFHA Top 100 Group 1 races will be part of World Pool. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer at the HKJC, said: “World Pool has provided many benefits to the global horse racing industry including deep and liquid parimutuel markets, increased value opportunities, greater certainty of odds and enhanced returns. World Pool is also a key weapon in the fight against illegal gambling operators and has delivered increased returns to the sport allowing authorities to invest into prizemoney and the broader sustainability of horse racing. “Additionally, World Pool drives promotion of our sport with a heavy focus on the best international events, horses, jockeys and trainers, drawing predominantly from the IFHA’s LONGINES Top 100 Group 1 races. As such, it is timely to add Hong Kong’s best races to the World Pool brand commencing with the four Group 1 races on HKIR Day. Hong Kong has only 0.7% of the global total of racehorses in training, yet in 2023 had 14 horses featured in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings and 12 races in the IFHA LONGINES Top 100 Group 1 races. “We are proud of the HKJC’s world-class racing and the development of World Pool and look forward to the two of them sitting side by side in the future.” Michael Fitzsimons, Executive Director, Wagering Products at the HKJC, said: “The move to bring a further 12 of the IFHA’s LONGINES Top 100 Group 1 races to a global betting audience of over 25 jurisdictions via World Pool marks the HKJC’s intent to promote premium racing. “Branding the top Hong Kong races as World Pool makes strategic sense, as it is not just a wagering brand and the aim is to bring the best international races under the World Pool banner. “With the growing popularity of World Pool, we aim to keep increasing our contribution to racing which benefits the entire ecosystem. So far in the UK, where World Pool has been in operation since 2019, and Ireland the money that World Pool has generated for racecourses there has surpassed HK$500 million. This will go from strength-to-strength globally as we grow the World Pool offering.” Horse racing news View the full article
    • Wandering Eyes
      Move to add Hong Kong’s 12 Group Ones to World Pool schedule ‘makes strategic sense’

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Next month’s four international day features at Sha Tin will feature under the banner of the global tote for the first time.View the full article

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