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None of that matters if you don't have a fair and safe track to race on, a fair Handicap system, jockeys capable of riding your horse to its merits and of course enough horses to race for these new glorious Stakes. I'm picking we will be running a fair few low in number races next season. Happening now in the South and CD.

Perhaps but his run wasn't out of his range of performances. Get over it. Nothing to see here. If there was he would have paid $15 to 1 not $150.

Why?

Imperatriz to go under hammer with $5 million record in sights Star mare Imperatriz will go up for public auction at the Gold Coast, Magic Millions has confirmed. The hammer will be raised for rights on the 10-time Group 1-winner on Tuesday, May 28 as part of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. She is set to break the record for the most expensive mare sold in Australia, which is $5 million for Milanova in 2008. "There is no doubt Imperatriz will attract global interest and will be the headline act of the auction calendar internationally," Te Akau principal David Ellis said. "Currently rated the world's best mare, her outstanding achievements speak volumes about her exceptional talent and tenacity on the track. "She won more Group 1 races than any other horse world-wide in 2023, solidifying her status as one of the greatest race mares of recent decades. READ | ‘No words': J-Mac in awe of Romantic Warrior after QEII Cup win "Imperatriz will go under the hammer where her fairytale career began. I remember when I first inspected her in the Bhima Thoroughbreds' draft. I was instantly taken with her, so in many ways, this is a fitting finale to a stellar career. There is no doubt that she is a rare and valuable gem." READ | Monday Racebook: Horses to follow from Caulfield Saturday Having already earned her connections close to $7m in prizemoney on the track, Imperatriz is set to fetch another fat cheque for Te Akau. But if you're hoping to catch a glimpse of her in the Sunshine State, Imperatriz herself won't be in attendance. She'll be back home at Te Akau Stud while the bidding kicks off on the Gold Coast.

That's nice Tyra.

About time they talked to their customers. But I guess you need to educate them on who they are. The CJC must be either bleeding money on AWT maintenance or neglecting something else.

No race time for Race 1 at Ruakaka on Wednesday.

It's a dumb promotuon and a waste of Stake money. I'll send you some rye grass and brown top seed to sow on the AWT.

Worked it out. The update doesn't update your existing installation it creates a new one.

Geez went to stop and start the app and now it says I need to update. Click update and it's in a continual loop.

Well I was forced to upgrade the mobile app today. Does anyone else have an issue with the viewport? That is the screen moves left and you end up with white bar on the right. You can't refresh the screen to get rid of it. I hope the changes include fixing the Trackside graphics so they at least scroll through to include very horse. If you wanted to back Mach Shard at the Trots on Friday you wouldn't have known it was at over $150-1.

Only 13 noms. These Synthetic Track Innovation races will be easy for you @Freda.

Yep that's how I got introduced. Dad and I at the Westland Racing Club meetings in Hokitika. Not to mention the complicated math he got me to do at the fund raising Calcutta's! Or going up to the course on a Saturday morning to watch Johnny Hurren and Cathy Wildbore gallop their charges. Sometimes a working bee to follow.

With 13 entries the Synthetic Track Innovation races might be a bit light!

MEETING NEWS Riccarton Park Synthetic Trials Cancelled The Riccarton Park Synthetic trials scheduled for tomorrow (30/04) have been cancelled due to insufficient entries. (13 entries)

It's a nonsense. Especially when the CEO says it is essentially a synthetic track! Perhaps they should sow seed on the AWT's? That's basically what they have done at Ellerslie. My understanding of what a Strathayr is has been totally upturned. I didn't know the top layer was largely sand with a plastic mesh. What happens to that mesh with all the mechanical intervention?

He's no slouch but getting on a bit in age. There are countless examples over the years where a horse of his ability snaps a race out of the blue. Just because he was paying $150-1 doesn't mean he had zero chance.

You obviously can't read a race at all. "20 lengths" - you're surely kidding?!! No - why would I? It was value in that race because of the skew towards the large amounts on the two favourites. The fact is instead of you objectively looking at the race you immediately start making inferences around swabing and something nefarious occurring. The horse isn't a slouch, has won at Group level before and a 1:53 mile and a quick final 400m isn't beyond its ability IF everything goes its way. Move on - nothing to see here.

You don't have to imagine it - it happened. Not exactly a mug horse as it's won over $750k and broken 1:50 for a mile. Including a Grp 1 in OZ. As I said it got a very soft run early, got a drag into the race and they ran home in 29.

If you had read the Stewards Report you would have seen there was pre-race blood and hair testing as well as the the three place getters in the Taylor Mile were swabbed.

Why wouldn't a Grp 1 winner be swabbed? Or are you trying to find reasons why your bet lost?

It means they all appealed. Seven different trainers in Delaware. 3 different trainers in Maryland including Wagner. Don't you think it is odd that an easily detectable substance has been found?

Sunshine Coast to host Hollindale Stakes 26 April 2024 SHARE Racing Queensland and the Gold Coast Turf Club have advised that the up-coming TAB Hollindale Stakes Raceday on May 11 will be transferred to the Sunshine Coast. Staged as part of the Queensland Racing Carnival, the Hollindale Stakes was successfully run at the Sunshine Coast last year, establishing a new wagering record for the meeting while the Gold Coast course proper was being rebuilt. Having conducted planned drainage works and sand grooving immediately following The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions in January, significant rain and humidity has impacted the return to racing at Aquis Park, with stakeholders committed to undertaking a cautious maintenance programme. “The decision to transfer the Hollindale Stakes from the Gold Coast to the Sunshine Coast is in the best interests of the course proper for the long term,” Racing Queensland CEO Jason Scott said. “Whilst we had every intention of returning the Hollindale to the Gold Coast this year, the climatic conditions have conspired against us. “At the same time, it’s important that we provide certainty to our participants who can now target their horses towards the Sunshine Coast.” As part of the Queensland Racing Carnival, the GCTC is also scheduled to host a night meeting for the first time on Friday, May 24. A decision on whether the night meeting will proceed will be determined in the coming weeks. “We’re obviously disappointed in losing our second biggest raceday on the calendar,” GCTC CEO Steve Lines said. “However, having successfully worked hand-in-glove with the Sunshine Coast Turf Club last year, we’re confident that another highly successful Hollindale Stakes can be run at Corbould Park. “We will reassess the course proper in a fortnight’s time mindful of the first ever Night Racing meeting on May 24 but given the significant investment that has been made on the course proper redevelopment, we will continue to do what is best for it in the long term.” Further information in relation to ticketing and hospitality for the TAB Hollindale Stakes Raceday will be made in the coming days.

Hollindale Stakes meeting moved again www.justhorseracing.com.au The featured Hollindale Stakes meeting … and integral part of the Queensland Winter Carnival will not take place at the Gold Coast … its traditional home … and will now instead be run at the Sunshine Coast for the second year in a row. Last year the switch was due to the fact that the Gold Coast Turf Club was in the middle of the construction of a new grass track. This year the reason is that, in its current state, the condition of the new track surface has been deemed to be not good enough to host the meeting. A switch to the Gold Coast Poly Track, which has been the go-to back-up for Gold Coast racing since the flaws in the grass surface were so blatantly, and sadly, exposed in a sandstorm of excessive sand kickback at The Jewel race meeting back on March 9 was never an option for a feature race-day. The Sunshine Coast, who have recently had troubles of their own with their track, have stepped in the rescue the Hollindale meeting, which will be run on its scheduled date of May 11. This development did not surprise anybody but, at the same time, it has reinforced a feeling of all around concern with the general state of racetracks in South-East Queensland. *The Gold Coast track curator Nevesh Ramdhani resigned on Wednesday. He will return to Sydney to take up a position with the Australian Turf Club.