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https://nztr.co.nz/sites/nztrindustry/files/2023-05/July2022_RaceMeetingTrackInformation.pdf

Some tracks report everything well beyond requirements, often with additional reports, say on a Thursday for a Saturday meeting. Others like the CJC seem to be a law unto themselves, and their track reports are late more often than not.

So they report what God told @Huey to send down but not what they do themselves.  No wonder it is pointless trying to correlate moisture readings.  Yet aren't they required to run a water budget?  Of course if they aren't then there is no way of managing the track to be optimum.

Godolphin's Tornado Alert (Too Darn Hot) has sustained a setback and will not contest the G2 Bahrain International Trophy on November 14, according to trainer Saeed bin Suroor. A winner of the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen in July, the three-year-old colt will instead point toward Dubai targets. He ran fourth in the G1 2000 Guineas, sixth in the G1 Derby and was runner-up in the G3 Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot prior to his German tally. Bin Suroor said, “He has had a small setback, no real problem, but we will keep him for Dubai. “The ground was going to be good to firm in Bahrain and he prefers easy ground and when he won in Germany it was soft ground. I think the ground in Dubai would suit him better. “He's done well over the summer and was in good form and even last week he was working well, so we will keep him for Dubai which I think will be a nice idea for him. “He's a nice colt and is improving all the time. This season in March when he started to work he showed his class. With time and age he has got better and I'm looking forward to bringing him back to the UK and European racing next season after Dubai as a four-year-old next season.” The royal blue will still be represented in the Bahraini prize with Charlie Appleby's Military Order (Frankel). The post Setback Reroutes Tornado Alert From Bahrain To Dubai appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

We're discussing the 2025 Cup on its own merits.  I'm sorry I don't have the time to educate you on  the nuances of horse racing.  You just keep backing 7 horses to win in tbe same race.  The industry is very greatful for your contribution. Well thats one concession I suppose as you were bagging the horse before the race even when the same nameless racing journalists you elude to weren't. However let's leave the description of her ride to one of the greatest Australian Jockeys Glenn Boss. Specifically, he said: "what a magnificent ride. You have got the accolades of the greatest of riders, all the owners here, the trainers, you just rode it beautifully". His comments praised her patience, poise, courage, and confidence in securing the rare Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double, a feat that etched her name alongside other legends of the sport, including Boss himself.

Rainfall is the same. They are only required to report the previous 24 hours at the time of the report but with rainfall they are also supposed to report the last 7 days' total.

The catalogue for the Goffs December National Hunt Sale from December 8-10 is now online. Featuring a larger catalogue of 814 lots, there are 745 foals, 58 breeding stock and 11 yearlings and store horses. Graduates that shone this past season include Cheltenham Grade 1 winner Lecky Watson. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. each day. Grade 1 winners with foals selling include Shattered Love (Yeats), who will be represented by a Blue Bresil colt as lot 633; Glens Melody (King's Theatre) has a colt by Poet's Word entered as lot 283; and there is also a Blue Bresil filly out of Cabaret Queen (King's Theatre) (lot 106). All the major National Hunt sires are well represented, with substantial numbers of foals by Authorized, Blue Bresil, Crystal Ocean, Doctor Dino, Galiway, Golden Horn, Goliath Du Berlais, Harzand, Jukebox Jury, Kapgarde, Karaktar, Nirvana Du Berlais, No Risk At All, and Walk In The Park. Among the breeding stock set to sell are Grade 1 winner Brandy Love (Jet Away) (lot 768) in foal to Jukebox Jury; Deuce Again (Dubawi) (lot 774), the dam of 2026 Champion Hurdler Golden Ace (Golden Horn) carrying a full-sibling to that Cheltenham Festival heroine; as well as a full-sister to G3 Grand National hero Nick Rockett (Walk In The Park) as lot 792, Music Of Life. Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said, “The success of the Goffs December National Hunt Sale is one of our proudest achievements as a team, and it is all thanks to the support of so many vendors who have made Goffs their first choice for NH foals and mares of quality, and for that we are enormously grateful.  Indeed, the sale has bucked the trend this year by attracting a significantly larger number of entries than 12 months ago, particularly the foals which have grown from 678 in 2024 to 745. “The catalogue boasts strength and depth throughout, and our proven format sees the foals placed alphabetically by dam across the three days. Goffs December is also now firmly established as the premier destination for elite NH breeding stock, and we have another mouthwatering selection to offer this year. “We look forward to welcoming everyone to Kildare Paddocks for a festive finale to another strong year of National Hunt at Goffs, and in the meantime, we have five weekends of quality jump racing to look forward to which is sure to produce some more exciting updates to the catalogue.” The post ‘Strength And Depth Throughout’: Goffs December NH Catalogue Released appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

If they don't have to report the irrigation amounts why bother reporting the rainfall?    

Wagering on U.S. races during the month of October experienced nearly a nine percent uptick and purses also saw significant growth compared to a year ago, according to information released by Equibase on Wednesday. Total wagering of $867,928,259 on races during the month represented a 8.99% increase over the same period from 2024, while available purses of over $115 million were higher by 8.13%. The figure of over $109 million for paid purses in October was also up by 7.59%. As for the total number of race days, they decreased slightly from 312 to 304 (-2.56%) and the number of U.S. races was lower from 2,569 in October 2024 to last month's tally of 2,495 (-2.88%). Average field size in October was down a touch from over a year ago when it was 7.73, and checked in at an average of 7.69 runners, a decrease of 0.53%. However, average daily wagering increased by 11.86% to $2,855,024, and the average available purse number per race day was up 10.98% to $379,899 from the figure of $342,326 in 2024. When it comes to the year-to-date figures, through October of 2024 wagering on U.S. races came in at $9.662-billion, while this year the amount is $9.547-billion (-1.19%). Those numbers include worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races. The post October Year-Over Wagering Numbers Along With Purses Look Strong appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article