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Sparkling work on the training track has translated to a first-up win for Faatinah at Moonee Valley … (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Charlie Studd will miss next month’s Great Northern meeting after incurring a five-week suspension a… (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article

Chautauqua jumps, but still a long way behind them Chautauqua works home strongly down the outside in his trial on Saturday. Photo: Steve Hart. Article Author Clinton Payne 25 August 2018 0 Comments An anxious crowd at Rosehill watched intently, waiting to see if Chautauqua would jump in his barrier trial on Saturday and he did – the problem was it was a couple of seconds after the rest of the field left the barriers. The champion sprinter ventured to the races on Saturday with his career on a knife’s edge, after failing to jump on terms with his opponents “to stewards’ satisfaction” in seven of his last eight barrier trials or jumpouts. Reports came out of the Hawkes Racing stable during the week, the popular grey had been jumping in barrier practice which brought renewed optimism that Chautauqua’s phobia could be a thing of the past but those hopes were quickly dashed. Loaded into the inside gate, jockey Tommy Berry patting Chautauqua’s near side flank until grabbing the reins when the starter mounted his rostrum. The gates opened - seven of the eight starters left the barriers while Chautauqua resisted Berry’s urgings until eventually jumping, giving his opponents “five or six lengths” start. "His last six times (In unofficial Rosehill jumpouts) he'd jumped," Berry said. "I came here thinking he'd jump for sure today. "They'd gone a fair few strides when he jumped out and when he did jump out he cruised around behind them and then picked them up in the straight with plenty left if the tank. "Still not ideal, not good enough but he felt incredible." Chief steward Marc Van Gestel said stewards would have discussions with the stable before making a decision on Chautauqua's future. “We did say if the horse refused to jump that would be it but he hasn’t refused to jump,” Van Gestel said. “Obviously in our mind it wasn’t a satisfactory trial. “Whether or not it leaves the door open or not is something for us to consider.” Chautauqua tacked onto the field as they entered the straight in the 1000m trial, working home strongly to finish second to Zousain, actions which Van Gestel said creates something of “a grey area now”. “If he refused to jump it would have been black and white as to what the decision would have been,” he said. “We have to consider now if we give the horse another opportunity.”

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Timing is perfect.....Winston announces new AWT for Te Rapa! Yeah na! The track has been off for years and they will look for a scapegoat.

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At the end of the day is swap you Winx for Kingston Town.

I went to a Catholic school and was educated by the Sister's of Mercy. Now there's an oxymoron in there somewhere.

Bollocks. Why not be the World's best at all three? We used to be for at least one of the three codes.