Chief Stipe

Running 1:12 for a 1200m Grp1. What's that tell you about the track and or tempo.

Only 2 of the winners ran home in under 34 seconds.

I'm not sure what races you were watching but it wasn't Ellerslie. Many races dictated by slow early tempos and sprint home. I suspect the Jockey's were psyched out by the rail being out 5m from the 1000m resulting in a poorly cambered 600m+ sweeping bend with variable surface conditions.

I hope the others learn from the mistakes Ellerslie has made with their $50m effort.

Your anti-Kah bias clouds your judgement. Her strike rate is currently better than JMac.

I disagree. The biggest issue is the fact most races are slow early tempo and sprint home. That has very little to do with the track That said the track surface isn't holding up as well as it should and there are definitely good and bad lanes.

Why anyone would bother responding to Chazza online I have no idea.

Have you given Kingston a call yet?

So Cameron George kicks off an IT project which is very quickly in trouble and hires a CEO that openly says he knows very little about IT.

You just contradicted yourself.

So it's the trainer's merit when the horse wins but the Jockey's fault when it loses? Given that Kah rides for some of most successful trainers in Australia I find it hard to believe they get it wrong that often.

Another good day at the Office for Kah yesterday. Another Grp 1. Getting back to top form eh @Newmarket ?

Excuses for beaten Imperatriz | RACING.COM www.racing.com Star mare Imperatriz will need a vet certificate to race again after being beaten but far from disgraced when runner-up in Saturday’s G1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m). A post-race scope revealed the five-year-old suffered EIPH, an explainer for the recently perfect sprinter’s first defeat in more than a year after she went down to Cylinder by 1.25 lengths. Immediately after the race and prior to the vet’s report of EIPH, Te Akau head trainer Mark Walker said the team plan to press on as hoped with the beaten nine-time Group 1-winner’s Autumn campaign should she come through the run. “You never make decisions on race day, most likely she’d go to the William Reid and then onto the TJ Smith,” Walker said. “She had her chance, full credit to the winner he was just too good on the day. She ran well and we’re happy with her.” Imperatriz carried 58kgs and would’ve been the third mare in history to carry that weight or more and win the time-honoured Handicap. Pendant won the race with 60.5kg in 1906, and Peter Moody’s unbeaten legend Black Caviar shouldered 58kg to win in 2011.

There is more than one type of abuse.

Quite frankly I haven't seen any difference in the level of arrogance in road users throughout the country. The point I was making is that many of our racecourses would be affected by a serious road accident on a main road to them. It isn't a city vs country thing.

Have you given Kingston a call yet?

Then don't. Doesn't um.

Really? Normally there is only one road in to most of our provincial tracks with no alternative routes.

Races put back one race due to accident on southern motor. Horses and Jockeys stuck in traffic.

So who benefited?

Well the writer did contradict himself. It causes very little harm.

Actually that isn't entirely correct. Alcohol has been shown to improve kinesthestic memory in some studies.

Being pedantic.

You must admit though @billy connolly he uses some big words that I've never heard before! proprioception! Proprioception is the body awareness sense. It tells us where our body parts are without having to look for them. This helps to know where body parts are relative to each other, which strengthens our coordination skills. It also tells us how much force to use when we're holding, pushing, pulling, or lifting objects.

Rodney Schick Appointed as NZTR Director The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Members’ Council has appointed Mr Rodney Schick as a Director of NZTR’s Board, effective immediately. Schick’s position fills the vacancy left by current TAB NZ General Manager Commercial, Jason Fleming, who left NZTR’s Board in July 2023. Schick brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Board of Directors, having run his own large-scale Stud Farm operation, Windsor Park Stud, for more than 20 years with his wife Gina. The Stud Master is looking forward to commencing duties for NZTR. “What really drew me to take up this position is that it’s my life's work and I’m incredibly passionate about it.” “I understand all aspects of the industry, I’ve done most things in this world other than being a horse Trainer or Jockey. I have spent a long time both racing and breeding horses and I understand the fundamentals of what makes this industry tick,” he said. When thinking about the future of the industry, Schick reflected on the journey New Zealand racing has been on over the last 12 months and beyond. “Now really is the time to be involved. With the entry of Entain, we have the opportunity to make a difference and this, coupled with some of the legislation that was brought in through Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, enables us to be able to make some significant changes, working collaboratively with them and New Zealand’s racing Clubs.” “I’m thoroughly looking forward to beginning my tenure, working alongside the current NZTR Board and Management to make a significant impact on our industry,” Schick said. NZTR Members’ Council Chair Jeff McCall welcomed Schick’s addition to the Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to appoint Rodney to the Board and believe his business experience, coupled with strong industry knowledge makes him a great fit.” “He is a passionate member of our industry and we are looking forward to his contribution moving forward,” McCall said. As a result of NZTR Chair Cameron George’s recently announced departure, the Members’ Council will be advertising for a further NZTR Board Director in due course. Corporate Communications New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Contact: Emma Thompson +64 21 071 2929 nztrcommunications@nztr.co.nz