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Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci) firmly advanced his credentials for the remainder of the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series with a commanding victory in Sunday’s Gr.3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin.   The Frankie Lor-trained galloper dominated his six rivals, each with a Group-level winning profile, as he led from start-to-finish on his way to a two-length victory in the HK$4.2 million contest.   The Tivaci gelding went off a strong $1.7 favourite on the strength of an eye-catching front-running victory in December, his first in Hong Kong. The handicapper gave him eight points for that, but Numbers (117lb) still went off from the foot of the weights against a more experienced field.   From barrier two, he was worked to the head of the field by Derek Leung and enjoyed a rail-hugging passage half a length in front of Andrea Atzeni on Ensued (125lb) to the bend. As they entered the straight, a group headed by Chancheng Glory under Zac Purton moved to his shoulder to briefly offer resistance, before Leung shook up the four-year-old and opened a gap on his pursuers. Speed Dragon (126lb), ridden by Lyle Hewitson, improved to take second, with Karis Teetan and Encountered (126lb) finishing third.   “He was still a bit nervous in the gates, but he did a good job,” Leung said. “He handled himself pretty good. After he relaxed, I started to pick up at the 800m. He listened to me, and he made my job pretty easy.”   Leung said his tactical versatility makes Numbers a major threat for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on 22 March.   “He can lead, or if someone’s going faster than him, he can be second or third – just whatever he wants to be,” Leung said. “He loves to chase a horse. So, it doesn’t matter … he loves the challenge.”   The second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series is the Hong Kong Classic Cup on 1 March, and on this evidence, Numbers will take some beating as the Series extends to 1800 metres and beyond. His last act in Australia pre-import was a spirited second in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby over 2400m. Trainer Lor said he was confident.   “I have a lot of hope. You can see in Australia he already has form over 2400m, so I don’t think there will be any problems and we’ll just go for it,” he said.   Mark Newnham’s Lucky Ranger (NZ) (Vanbrugh) maintained his upward trajectory with a fine win in the first section of the Class 4 On Ting Handicap (1400m). In both of his first two starts, the three-year-old was forced to overcome the widest draw, but did so comfortably, delivering a 22nd win of the season for Luke Ferraris, and maintaining a one-win lead (35) for Newnham in the trainers’ standings.   Atzeni’s treble was completed when he piloted John Size’s four-year-old Flow Water Flow (NZ) (Proisir) to victory in his first Class 3 run in the Yau Oi Handicap (1800m). The Proisir gelding has now recorded two wins after three seconds in his debut campaign.     Cody Mo secured a win courtesy of the Riversley Park Ready To Run graduate Emblazon (Zoustar). The Hong Kong Derby-nominated son of Zoustar made it three wins in a row and four for the season – all under two pound-claiming Jerry Chau – when he took out the Class 3 Yan Tin Handicap (1400m). View the full article

So, there are a number of posters, many anonymous on social media who are renowned for their personal attacks on people.  How would they be encompassed by the application of the rules

Thanks, that pretty much clarifies it

Page 34 of 204 RULES OF RACING PART I APPLICATION, INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS APPLICATION 101 (1) These Rules shall apply to all Races, Race Meetings and all matters connected with racing, and shall apply to and be binding on: (a) NZTR; (b) all Clubs and Club committees; and agents, employees and officers of every such Club; (c) all Licensed Persons; (d) any other person working: (i) in or about any racing stable, Trainer’s Premises, Training Facility or Racecourse; (ii) in connection with the care, control, transportation or management of a horse or horses; or (iii) otherwise in connection with horses, races or racing; [Amended 1 September 2020] (e) all Owners, lessees and any persons comprising or having a legal or beneficial interest (either directly or indirectly) in an Owner, lessee or Legal Ownership Entity that is an Owner or lessee, or in a Legal Ownership Entity that has a legal or beneficial interest (either directly or indirectly) in an Owner or lessee under these Rules, and the Racing Manager, as applicable, thereof, and all Accountable Persons [Amended 1 September 2020]; (f) all persons seeking admission to or attending any Racecourse on which any Race Meeting is held; (g) all Horse Breeders; (h) every person who in any manner directly or indirectly, by himself or any other person on their own behalf or on behalf of any other person, does or attempts to do any act or thing for the purpose of securing any right, benefit or privilege which they or any such other person is not entitled to receive under these Rules, or to evade any disability of any kind imposed on him or any such other person by or under these Rules; (i) every person who aids, abets, counsels or procures a breach of these Rules (and such person shall be liable to the same penalty as is provided for the actual breach); (j) every person who so acts as to bring himself within the purview of these Rules; and (k) all Adjudicative Committees and Appeals Tribunals and Training Disputes Tribunals. [Amended 1 September 2020]

It use to be, that by being of course! you have agreed to the rules!  back in a  day it all that stuff used  to be written somewhere in most racebooks! But as usual!  one needs to steep back and ask why to they focus on this sort of thing! what is the Kaupapa behind it!  In whose interest? At a guess, its to show that they are doing something! The odds of them pacifying a few that they are concerned about is $1.01.  for a couple it would be BADGE OF HONNOUR!  if they are challenged!!!   Odds on it would turn into a shit storm! and the old "Streisand Effect" would kick in! If would fall off the 'racing media' into the main media....  The Streisand effect is a phenomenon where attempts to suppress, censor, or hide information backfire, resulting in the unintentional, widespread publicization of that information, typically via the internet. 

This is exactly the point I am trying to make. The same thing applies to the Rules of Racing which is why I think the proposed rule change won't make any difference. Licenceholders have to adhere to a higher standard via the code of conduct that they have agreed toAbuse (legally) has a meaning. That has a way different threshold to how it is bandied about here. It has to be harmful and persistent to be abuse, not just someone claiming their feelings are hurt. It's thankfully rare in racing social media.

I don't know, perhaps someone else will know how far the net extends, and what jurisdiction NZTR has over them

A daughter of Gun Runner won the $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes at Santa Anita going one mile on the dirt Sunday, but it wasn't the one everyone expected. Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners maiden winner Meaning (f, 3, Gun Runner–Figure of Speech, by Into Mischief), fourth behind Eclipse champion 2-year-old filly Super Corredora (Gun Runner) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, bested not only Super Corredora, but also GII Oak Leaf Stakes winner and Juvenile Fillies runner-up Explora (Blame), the lone 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' in the field, Sunday. “This is a filly we thought highly of from day one,” said Eclipse Thoroughbred's Aron Wellman after the Las Virgenes. When the gates flew, Super Corredora was ridden hard from the outside to secure the front as Explora found herself in tight along the rail. Both wanted the lead, but it was Explora who got her neck in front at the :22.57 first split while Meaning bided her time serving as caboose of the four-horse field. Meaning joined the top two on the outside after the :45.98 half, with Super Corredora the first to throw in the towel as the trio exited the turn. Meaning and Explora laid it down in the lane in a heated battle, but it was Meaning, despite slow to swap to her proper lead, who got up in the final strides to win by a length. She got the mile in 1:39.39. Explora held for second, while maiden winner Bank Shot (Game Winner) finished third. O-Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Stonehaven Steadings (Ky.); T-Micahel McCarthy; J-Flavien Prat.     The post Gun Runner’s Meaning Upsets Super Corredora and Explora in Las Virgenes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Rolling like an express train late, Yellow Card (Lost Treasure {Ire}) gave his connections an emotional victory to kick off his 2026 campaign in the Clocker's Corner Stakes. A runner-up in the GII Eddie D Stakes three back Sept. 27 at this venue, the Michael McCarthy trainee missed the board in his last two jumps for that season–namely, the Stormy Liberal Stakes at Del Mar where he ran fifth and last out Dec. 29 when he finished sixth in the GII Joe Hernandez Stakes. Sent off here at 3-1 odds, he caboosed the field as the frontrunners posted an opening split in :21.71 and four furlongs in :44.03 under constant pressure. Yellow Card, who had been crowded to the back earlier, took the overland route coming into the bend and was asked to close from widest of all as they swung into the lane. In front of him, Virat (Bayern) was trying to fend off challengers, but the pack overtook him by midstretch with Yellow Card and Sorrento Sky (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) coming best of all. Inhaling that competition, the eventual winner cleared off from the runner-up to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Virat managed to hold on to third.     CLOCKER'S CORNER S., $101,000, Santa Anita, 2-8, (C), 4yo/up, 6fT, 1:08.05, fm. 1–YELLOW CARD, 122, h, 5, Lost Treasure (Ire)–Paris Girl, by Pulpit. ($19,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $87,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-James M. Daniell; B-Tiffiney K. Veloudis (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy; J-Emisael Jaramillo. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 12-4-3-1, $671,745. 2–Sorrento Sky (Ire), 122, h, 5, Prince of Lir (Ire)–Briarfield Lady (Ire), by Battle of Marengo (Ire). O-Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing Stables, Gevertz, Saul, Lantzman, Marc and Nentwig, Michael; B-Miss Colleen Dwyer (IRE); T-Philip D'Amato. $20,000. 3–Virat, 122, g, 7, Bayern–Nice Meidel, by Bernstein. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Sareen Family Trust (KY); T-Dan Blacker. $12,000. Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, NO. Odds: 3.20, 7.10, 22.70. Also Ran: Sumter, Flyover, Speed Boat Beach, Irish Royalty. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post No Slowing Down Here: Yellow Card Rolls Home to Take Clocker’s Corner appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article