Chief Stipe

Yet in another post you said there was 12,000+ on course.

30 wins in front on the Premiership Strike rate of 5.5 and $3m in stakes. Not tracking to badly with the big days still to come and some very good cattle on the comeback from injury.

Surely it would be on the list of Stewards raceday jobs to check the camera BEFORE racing starts? Perhaps when they watch the horses galloping on the track prior to racing commencing?

Even if the Jockey is an apprentice? There is just as much variance in the speaking ability of Jockeys as there is any other participant. Having others such as Trainers and Stewards speaking actually evens things up.

Following this race, connections of the first equal runner YALDI lodged a protest alleging interference in the final straight against the first equal placed horse MIDNIGHT EDITION. After considering submissions the Adjudicative Committee upheld the protest with amended placings being 1 st YALDI, 2nd MIDNIGHT EDITION, 3rd CHECKMATE, 4th SUIT YOURSELF. In post-race Trackside coverage, the photo finish footage shown included coverage from the inside camera which was not correctly aligned. The result of the race was judged off the outside camera which is located in a permanent mount inside the Judge’s box. Steward’s concerns regarding the inside camera not being correctly aligned were raised with Club Officials for follow up.

Nothing won drawn further out than 8.

Nothing won drawn further out than 8.

Well then they need to work together and negotiate a better deal. It's irrelevant now. As you said most of the attendees at Flemington Melbourne Cup Day don't bet!! Not that I believe that.

Who cares on course? Old school metric of success. Enjoy the racing. Obviously you're not on course.

But they didn't INVENT the slot race.

Therefore you don't understand the nuances of the rules. Let alone the precedents. You talk in terms of grey when you say "I wouldn’t necessarily say"...what would you say?

Who? The trainers I've talked to have zero influence. Hell @Pitman and @Reefton bailed when I asked them what were they doing. One of them was the chair of a regional programming committee. So WHO is determing the programme? It's not a conspiracy it's a cockup.

That should be the focus of every stakeholder. Rather than being distracted by the woke issues the focus should be on the industry being financially viable and strong. That is the biggest reason Greyhounds succumbed - they didn't have enough revenue to fix ANY issues nor fight the fight against an obsessed minority who want to end ALL RACING. Whether whips are used or strikes are counted correctly is not at the forefront in the minds of stakeholders that have significant skin in the game. The issues are getting a start for their horse, having a safe track to train and race on and generally protecting their investment. If the industry can maintain financial strength at an individual and national level then other issues can be fought for or against.

The difference is it was apparent to the Stewards that Bosson didn't act deliberately to interfere with the other horses. For example he didn't bowl over a horse outside him when looking to get a winning run. He corrected his mount once from running in and was CARELESS in not doing so again AFTER the winning post. There was no advantage to him in deliberately running in. There are numerous examples of where Jockeys after the winnning post don't take reasonable care.

Eh? 10 days vs 4 and a half months? I look forward to your seeing analysis.

That's your interpretation of a "like" however it doesn't hide the fact that your statistics and the inferences you draw from them are BS. If GRNZ give them any credence then that highlights another problem. You compared 4 and half months to 10 days! That is absolute bullshit.

The rating in my opinion is often a finger in the air measurement. In the absence of any other measure the moisture reading is worthless. Supplying the penetrometer readings alongside the moisture readings would provide some measureable correlation. As you mentioned in a post a wee while ago there is no point in using them in any form analysis. The Trentham meeting a couple of meetings ago was a classic. Allegedly a Soft 5 but more like a Good 2!

High injury rates in relation to what? That is a completely bogus analysis. Why don't you compare the worst day to the whole season to date? Really ramp up your mis- and disinformation. If you continue to post anymore of this shyte you will be put on moderation. Your analysis is crap and isn't helping.

There were two more versions after that. However I think grammar checking is a minor issue.

Race 2 ENTAIN/NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES MAIDEN (1200m) VANDERDONK (R Mudhoo) - Slow to begin. Blundered passing the 300 metres dislodging rider R Mudhoo who was examined by the St John Ambulance personnel and cleared of any injury. Mr Mudhoo reported the gelding was having its first start in visor blinkers and had overreacted when in restricted room. Race 3 IDEAL RACING GYPSY DAY (1200m) STIMULANT (T Comignaghi) - Lost its footing passing the 700 metres. Following the race a number of riders expressed concern with a section of the track near the 700 metres, with one rider advising their mount had slipped which was verified by Steward’s films. A track inspection team of Stewards, riders and a club official inspected the area concerned. Riders conducted a meeting after which their representative advised Stewards it was a unanimous decision not to continue racing due to the unsafe nature of today’s track conditions. Accordingly, Stewards abandoned the remainder of the meeting. Report attached. Report 2024-12-22 Gore V3.pdf

Do you really consider that is the black type that anyone with a serious horse would choose to go after when there Grp race options elsewhere?

I don't see what you see. I think your obscure browser has a cache problem. Refresh.

And yesterday was Sunday.

The only positive of The Everest is every horse is eligible to race it even though the best are both selected due to Slot Holder bias. The Kiwi B eligibility rules and timing and the lack of black type eliminates the best horses from racing. Many of those have a big following.

Why?