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Promising Zacinto filly Secret Allure will attempt to go one-up on her Group One-performed ownership… View the full article

Te Akau Racing is celebrating a Group Three win with Torcedor in the Sagarao Stakes at Ascot to fuel… View the full article

I lean towards unbanning it.

Do you mean "unbanned"?

I tend to agree with unbanning it. Studies have shown that the majority of horses racing bleed everytime they race. It is only in some that it is visible and life threatening. My understanding of Lasix is that it is very good at preventing this from occurring.

The new-look Cambridge Stud under the ownership of Brendan and Jo Lindsay has landed a big catch wit… View the full article

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Went to the NZRB website to check their "News".....and got this message -

One of the greats of the Australian turf has made a dashing impact in New Zealand. View the full article

Famous race series will make a triumphant return at Melton later this year following more than six y… View the full article

If everything goes to plan in the next month, an Australian superstar will be the headline act at th… View the full article

Trainer Aaron Purcell has slipped back into life in his home town of Warrnambool claiming one of the… View the full article

After failing to get in foal in the summer, connections raced her on for a few more months. View the full article

Group performer Flamingo is likely to have one more black-type outing before the end of her campaign… View the full article

Actually reminds me of a story about some mates of mine. They were members of a punting syndicate and would bet every week with the winnings going towards a trip away. Trips to the Auckland Cup or Cup week in Christchurch. They never made enough to get to the Melbourne Cup or the Hong Kong Cup even though that was always the goal for the year. Anyway one year they all head to Christchurch for Cup week starting with the Trotting Cup. They set themselves up on the day on a leaner in the public stand. Get on the piss from the get go as you do on a boys trip. They still have betting money in the syndicate account as it had been a good year on the punt so they put their collective heads together early in the day (before anyone went missing) and picked the pick six. It took the team mathematician to work out the cost of all the combinations but they got there. The first race of the Pick 6 duly arrives midway through the programme and they gather together in eager anticipation to watch the first leg. They were all working on remembering numbers by this stage as long names were a struggle. Alas they were out in the first. They trudge back to their table acknowledging that Cup week was a Marathon not a Sprint. Throw their expensive ticket amongst the rubbish on the table and "onto the next." Just before start time in the next, one of club wanders up to put a bet on and sees an old mate in the queue. Anyway they start talking and the old mate asks "What did the crew pick in the Pick six?" "Doesn't matter mate we were out in the first." "WHAT do you mean 'out in the first'? It hasn't run yet it's the next." "SHIT!!!" says the club member and off he runs back to the table to find the discarded ticket. Now running is no mean feat for this guy as he has cerebral palsy and is known to fall over once or twice during a session. Anyway he got to the table and retrieved the ticket just before the cleaner did. What happened next? You've probably guessed by now they duly won a share of the Pick Six and collected $20,000. The week took on a new dimension. Of course they didn't take a TAB cheque! The catch phrase amongst themselves was "can anyone break a hundy?" The mini-van driver "can you break a hundy?" (They hired him for the rest of the week). The kebab shop "can you break a hundy?" That BOAY friends is a true story. Boooo-aaaaay!!!!

In those days you could leave your kit on the table and it would still be there when you got back from watching the race.

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One troublemaker isn't here yet!

Kentucky Derby favourite Justify will jump from barrier seven of 20 in the 144th Run for the Roses, … View the full article

Talented stayer Sacred Master will head Tony Pike’s travelling party to the Queensland winter carniv… View the full article

Roger James is on the trail of further Group success in Adelaide. View the full article

Nice looking galloper - Surrey. Apparently not bad at dressage either!

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Sorry to disagree with you Hesi but BOAY members can use whatever name and avatar they wish.