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Hypocrite.

What date was this suspension? For all we know you made this up. Hypocrite. One minute you are criticsing the stipes for inaccuracy then when it suits you quote something out of context. Why the focus on Opie Bosson. Work through this list as well. Suspended Riders: Matt Cartwright | From close of racing Saturday 14 December to close of racing on Friday 20 December (Suspended @ Te Aroha R6 08-12) Rihaan Goyaram | From close of racing Friday 13 December to close of racing on Sunday 22 December (Suspended @ Te Aroha R6 08-12) Lynsey Satherley | From close of racing Saturday 14 December to close of racing on Friday 20 December (Suspended @ Ellerslie R6 07-12) Brandon May | From close of racing Saturday 7 December to close of racing on Saturday 14 December (Suspended @ Cromwell R3 01-12) George Rooke | From close of racing Saturday 7 December to close of racing Friday 13 December (Suspended ATR @ Ellerslie R6 30-11-2024) Michael McNab | From close of racing Saturday 7 December to close of racing Friday 13 December (Suspended ATR @ Ellerslie R2 30-11-2024) Harry Grace | From close of racing Saturday 7 December to close of racing Sunday 15 December (Suspended Wanganui JC R6 30-11-2024) Ruvanesh Muniandy | From the close of racing Monday 2 December until the close of racing Wednesday 11 December (Suspended @ Winton R2 24-11) Kavish Chowdhoory | From the close of racing Friday 29 November until the close of racing Thursday 19 December (Suspended @ Wanganui R1 23-11) Sam Wynne | From the close of racing Friday 22 November until the close of racing Thursday 12 December (Suspended @ Riccarton R9 & R10 16-11) Kevin Stott | From the close of racing Saturday 23 November until the close of racing Saturday 14 December (Suspended @ Te Aroha R7 12-11) Kelly Myers | From the close of racing Saturday 23 November until the close of racing Wednesday 11 December (Suspended @ Riccarton R9 13-11 & Riccarton R10 16-11 ) Matthew Cameron | From close of racing 14 August 2024 to close of racing 13 May 2025 (Disqualified)

@Thomass I see you don't post any of this crap on your X account. How many have signed up to Downes Tips? 2? You and your dog?

Hopefully Hudson watches Jaylegh Kennedy’s ride where she bullied Craig Williams who was exposed three wide. Yeah Na that wouldn't fit your perversion.

F#@k off. You talk some crap. It's a weight issue pure and simple. But you keep up your BS hypocrisy. BTW are you that desperate for attention that you make things up?

More fiction and now it contradicts your original fiction. The biggest factor is Opie can't get the lower weights. He'll still be riding Track Work for T's Akau tomorrow and Thursday.

$40m a year? Optimistic?

There is still a TAB NZ board (junket) type organisation.

The Everest and The All Star Mile? Are they not restricted?

Well if they did gallop before Race 1 why was it still rated a S5? Retrospectively they upgrade to a G4 AFTER race 1! If we can't get this simple stuff right who the F cares about a NZB Kiwi slot race? I guess she'll be right!

If it's impossible why bother with the rules and policies? Even if it is impossible that isn't any excuse to post BS track ratings nor not gallop a couple of horses on the track before the meeting. Trentham was hard enough for Craig Grylls to land his Cessna on presumably before race one.

This Slot race concept is flawed for a number of reasons but one of the biggest is its timing and the restricted age group. Why have a race that directly competes with your Karaka Millions night? The irony is they have the CJC supporting it because they think it will help the Guineas but once the KM and the NZB Kiwi get Grp status...

Domain Ace looks useful but in my opinion over further than 1500m. There may have been another influence. One of the owners.

Racing Act changes to boost racing industry sustainability www.beehive.govt.nz Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced the introduction of legislation to amend the Racing Industry Act 2020 which will extend TAB NZ’s current land-based monopoly for sports and racing betting to online. The Racing Industry Act established TAB NZ for the purposes of funding the racing industry. It provides 90 percent of the racing industry’s revenue, which generates billions of dollars for the New Zealand economy and employs over 13,500 people. “This legislation will enhance the long-term sustainability of New Zealand’s racing industry by making TAB NZ New Zealand’s sole provider for sports and race betting both on land and online. “Growing competition from offshore online betting operators poses a significant threat to the TAB NZ model. “This change brings the model up-to-date with the current sports betting climate and will ensure the financial sustainability of the racing industry, as established in the Coalition Government’s Q4 Action Plan for New Zealand,” Mr Peters says. The Bill makes a number of other changes to support the success of TAB NZ, including new oversight powers for the Minister to seek information from TAB NZ, and regulatory oversight of the prohibition on other operators. “These oversight tools will ensure that TAB NZ can continue to deliver value for consumers and the racing industry, and to ensure that the ongoing viability of the industry,” Mr Peters says. Other changes to the legislation include regulation-making powers for harm prevention and minimisation, and consumer protection, and removing the Point of Consumption Charge. The Bill will be referred to the Governance and Administration Committee for a select committee process.

So the punter isn't getting ripped off in the Futures market. Helps Entains interest on their bank account.

As I inferred above the CJC have backed themselves into a corner by linking their slot to the Guineas races. Most of the Guineas field were ineligible, many didn't get the distance, the best are headed to OZ and some have been sold for big money. Don't be surprised if an OZ trained horse just below elite level does a smash and grab.

Smart girl kept Craig Williams out on a limb on the favourite. Smart thinking and confidence.

Kennedy makes most of Cup chance www.racing.com There is an undeniable element of a fairy tale about Jaylah Kennedy’s Listed Ballarat Cup win aboard Berkeley Square. A late call-up, victory in her hometown Cup, and her first Stakes success coinciding with her 100th career win, on her favourite horse, trained by her master –could you script it? “Honestly, I can't believe it,” Kennedy said post-race. “Condolences to Luke; he was meant to be aboard today and I'm just so thankful that I was given the opportunity to get on him today. “I'm just so lucky to be in the position that I am, and this horse. This horse has taken me on such a journey over the spring.” "I can't believe it!" Jaylah Kennedy only received the ride on Berkeley Square overnight & she was beyond proud to win her hometown Cup 🏆@stowaustralia pic.twitter.com/XkzxT9pcKy https://x.com/Racing/status/1865278234075504932?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1865278234075504932|twgr^e9f256cd7c27c6b5571400cc4c8d5944d0d44246|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racing.com%2Fnews%2F2024-12-07%2Fnews-review-ballarat-cup-jaylah-kennedy-071224 — Racing.com (@Racing) December 7, 2024 Indeed, he has – the apprentice has been aboard Dan O’Sullivan’s tough-as-nails galloper for all but one run this campaign (last Saturday’s Group 2 Sandown Classic), and the pair clocked up two metro victories along with three other placings. Michael Dee was booked to ride last weekend, but was injured and Luke Nolen took his place, riding Berkeley Square to a gallant third placing from a long way back. It was actually Nolen’s suggestion to back-up into the Ballarat, but after a horrific fall at Geelong on Thursday left him indisposed, Kennedy was next in line. She only received this news on Friday – not long before O’Sullivan confirmed it on TV, in fact – but far from triggering any nerves, she was simply thrilled to reunite with Berkeley Square. “Once I found he (Luke) wasn’t in such a great way, I thought there might be a chance I’d be able to get on him,” she said. “It was a full-field and there weren’t too many options of jockeys, and obviously I’d ridden him all preparation. “To tell the truth, I got the phone call saying I was on him about 10 minutes before Dan went on racing.com last night and told everybody. “It was some pretty nice news, and I slept pretty well last night knowing I was on the right horse for today.” The race itself worked out perfectly – though strung up between runners on the bend, Kennedy had Berkeley Square working through his gears, and took a narrow gap right at the top of the straight. Globe ($10) and Lady In Pink ($12) looked to have stolen the $500,000 feature from the front, but Berkeley Square and Kennedy were sailing down the outside. There was still plenty of work to do at the 150-metre mark, but the pair seemed almost destined to make up the ground required and did so with half a length to spare. The Ballarat local has done it! 🏆 Berkeley Square storms home to win the Ballarat Cup on the line! 😤@DOSullivanRace pic.twitter.com/BpfxvMIRPO — Racing.com (@Racing) December 7, 2024 But the finish belies some of the work Berkeley Square did earlier in the race, as Kennedy explained when dissecting her ride. “I just wanted to begin as good as I could. I didn't want to be giving them any sort of ground from the gates,” she said. “He jumped well, there was obviously good speed, which I anticipated. I was happy enough with how things were unfolding, sort of in the first furlong. “I saw the favourite there out on a limb, three wide… I probably was a little bit of a pest I would say, to him, and I really made him work and stay out there. “I just knew I had the horse underneath me to be able to give him a squeeze and dig up there.” “When I wanted him to come back, he’d come straight back to me, and that's what he did, and from then on, we followed the right horses, the gap opened up, and God, he's just so good over 2,000.” It was a just reward for the 23-year-old, who had been shedding weight to ride last start city winner Bellinger again (allotted just 51kgs after Kennedy’s two-kilogram claim), only to see him scratched. A natural lightweight, the Kiwi expat didn’t have to do too much work to reach her goal – and it’s a good thing too, with her requiring every ounce of her strength to lift Berkeley Square late. “I’m pretty lucky, I didn’t have to do too much work, I just cut back on the exercise and cut back on a few sugary treats,” she said. “But I had plenty of energy today, and we needed it.” From nearly leaving Australia several years ago, to finally getting her jockey licence, and now winning her hometown Cup – even without getting into details, it has been a whirlwind period for Kennedy. And somewhat lost in the celebrations, was the fact that the triumph was her 100th in the saddle. “I forgot all about that, until I was standing there (in the trophy presentation), and I thought, ‘shit, that was win 100’,” she said. “What a race to do it in. I’m so proud of the horse, and the whole team – honestly, I’m pretty speechless.” https://x.com/Racing/status/1865276698201039297?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1865276698201039297|twgr^e9f256cd7c27c6b5571400cc4c8d5944d0d44246|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racing.com%2Fnews%2F2024-12-07%2Fnews-review-ballarat-cup-jaylah-kennedy-071224

Correct. There may be some stars emerging December/January but the current top 3yr olds will likely head to OZ seeking Grp form. Especially the colts and fillies. Some ineligible 3yr olds may stay in NZ and target some of the Grp 1 races here especially the Sprint ones. Alabama Lass is in that category. The sweepstake and slot race have well and truly rogered the pattern. Ironically we may see some slightly below the elite level OZ horses mount raids on the big dosh. I can't really understand why the CJC has fired their shot so early. Perhaps they were Rogered. But not by Rogie but by their own promotional marketing strategy of promoting the Guineas races. Which ironically are getting hammered by the disastrous pattern.

I thought it was money back in the Futures market if your selection wasn't nominated?

Theoretically but rarely do the TAB price favourites at value to compensate for the risk.

Gem of a ride from Opie Bosson on Ladies Man! 99 Group 1 wins!

Not even under the new cradle to the grave policy?

Right so you want official times to be recorde to 1000th/sec? So Aladdin Sane recorded 1:39.124 and Sinhaman recorded 1:39.125. There fixed it for you. Judge's decision final. I've told this story before but one of my primary school mates Dad in Hokitika was the Judge for the Westland Racing Club. Over a few rums at his Dad's wake late in the evening the subject of an old framed photo finish picture in the hallway came up. My mate didn't have a clue why it was there. My own father had told me the story at the time when the photo was taken - he and I were both on course. Dad being a Committee Member. The Judge had called the 4th horse 1st! Even when it was clear on the old style grainy brownish coloured photo finish that the horse was 4th! Placings stood. Judges decision final.

How many NZ Jockeys walk over their place of work each raceday? I haven't seen many but to be fair most of them are riding trackwork in the morning to make ends meet. Recently Josh Parr rode at the last day of the Riccarton Cup meeting - first thing he did after getting off the plane and arriving oncourse was to walk the track with sharp stick. In today's The Form interview with Luke Currie who is riding at Trentham - he said as soon as he gets to the track he will be walking it.