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But isn't the fix just another quick fix?

Well the report wasn't easy to find on the NZTR website. What triggered me to look at it again was the recent abandonment of the Rangiora Harness Meeting. Abandoned-Meeting-Rangiora-HRC-050323-v2.pdf

Has Rangiora been targeted by Thoroughbred management for an asset grab?

First filly at Inglis $1m plus.

So where would you rank collectively the Jockeys for a Premier Saturday Open race at Riccarton vs an Aussie venue? Certainly not metro surely.

In the coming months it could be timely.

Doesn't this all reek of a scene of a crime investigation? Looks like some templates fell off the back of a Police van. Witness Statement #TAB12 - Joeline Operator: I arrived on the course at 12:05 and witnessed it was raining sufficiently to get my umbrella wet. My heels sunk 25mm into the carpark grass. I saw a dozen people standing in the middle of the track having a team meeting. I hope I get paid my 3 hours minimum.

Cambridge Stud dam line for the $1.1m filly. Eight Carat.

Yearling Sales Filly breaks million-dollar mark for first time at Inglis sales a half-sister to 2022 Blue Diamond Prelude winner Miss Roseiano sold for $1.1m at the Inglis Sales. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images By Racenet 03:33pm • 07 March 2023 0 Comments Story by DARCY COSGRIFF I Am Invincible continues to dominate Australian bloodstock, with one of his offspring fetching $1.1m at Oaklands Junction on Sunday. The son of Invincible Spirit, who stands for $247,500 at Yarraman Park, has sired 13 Group 1 winners and 144 stakes horses so far. His progeny make up three of the six most expensive lots at this year's Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. Tony Fung Investments will be hoping these trends continue, after the Hong Kong based consortium parted with $1.1m in a fierce bidding war for Noorilim Stud's Lot 159. The bay filly, out of Pins mare Special Lover, is a half-sister to 2022 Blue Diamond Prelude winner Miss Roseiano and boasts a page filled with black-type performers. TFI's Sally Williams told inglis.com the yearling is "the kind of filly you dream of having in your colours". "Mr Fung thinks it's very important to buy fillies like this with serious pedigrees to add to the racing team," Williams said. "We're having a great season with our 2YO fillies, and the Fung family are getting a lot of fun out of it." She is the first filly to break the million-dollar mark in the sale's history. Tony Fung bought the first million-dollar filly at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. Picture: Richard Gosling I Am Invincible also sired Lot 210, a bay filly who joined Seamus Mills Bloodstock for $650,000, and Lot 27, a bay colt bought by Peter Moody and Rosemont Stud for $500,000. Of the first-season sires, Vinery Stud's Exceedance, son of Exceed and Excel, made a strong impression on buyers. Lot 256, an Exceedance colt out of Pierro mare Absolemm, was purchased for $350,000 by Griffiths de Kock Racing and Peter Ford Thoroughbreds. The progeny of Darley Stud's newcomer Blue Point also presented well, with just under half of his offspring reaching six figures in the auction ring. The Premier portion of the sale ended at midday today, to be followed by the traditionally cheaper Showcase Session this afternoon. It has been another successful Premier Sale for Inglis, who recorded an average selling price of over $130,000 for the third year running. And with 129 lots failing to meet their reserve in the ring, there is plenty of business still to be done for buyers and vendors.

Date: 5 March 2023 Time: 12:30pm Venue and Location: Rangiora Racecourse Venue Contact Person: Glen Hames Activity being engaged in: Harness Racing Background leading up to the incident: Significant amount of rain overnight prior to the race meeting. Details of the Incident: Track Inspection undertaken by Stipendiary Stewards S Renault and N McIntyre commenced just over 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of Race 1 at 12:59pm. Stewards inspected the track by vehicle and stopped at a number of areas on the track to examine the surface. Stewards also drove in the middle of the track on both bends to determine what traction the mobile barrier would have when commencing the score up of a race. It was noted that it was difficult for the vehicle to maintain traction at speed and concern was raised if the mobile would be able to be in operation. The surface itself appeared to have quite a hard base and overall whilst the track was very wet, it was decided that it was best to wait and assess the conditions again within the next hour. Stewards spoke with Club President G Wright and advised him of what was identified at the initial track inspection once arriving in the Stewards Room a short time later. The rain gauge at the racecourse showed there had been approximately 32mm of rain overnight and another 12mm from 11:00am this morning. Stewards again looked at the track approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes prior to the first race being scheduled to run. Mr McIntyre walked the track whilst Stewards S Renault and M Sole went to the stables in search of any Senior or experienced drivers. Stewards were able to have K Cox, K Cameron, P Davis, R Cameron and B Hope meet on the track and have them express their opinion. All drivers were unsure of how safe the track would be as it appeared to be inconsistent in areas. The track was safe in parts however very soft in other areas of the track. Stewards had concerns with how much the track had deteriorated within an hour of the first inspection. Stewards and Drivers met with the HRNZ Track and Venue Inspector J Denton, Horse Ambulance Driver L Hanrahan and Starter D Gaffaney on the final bend of the track where the vehicle had driven earlier. It was concerning that the base of the track appeared to be coming up to the surface of the track and was very soft in that area. Every person present expressed concern about the impact of all the horses racing on the track and how the animals would handle the inconsistent nature of the surface. Visibility for drivers was very much at the forefront of everyone’s thinking as well. Discussion was held whether any remedial work on the track could be undertaken however with the continued rain forecast, it was decided that it was not a viable option. It was unanimously decided by all people present at the inspection of the track that the safety of horses and drivers could not be guaranteed with the current state of the track and having another 15mm of rain forecast in the next few hours meant that track conditions were only going to deteriorate further. Stewards met with Club President G Wright and Club Secretary G Hames in the Stewards room a short time later and advised them the opinion of all parties present on the track who both agreed it was the only outcome available in the circumstances. The race meeting was formally abandoned at approximately 12:30pm. What could have caused the incident? (Reason / Identify Hazard) Not applicable Recommendations to prevent reoccurrence: (include time frame and follow up person if necessary) The Club should meet with Mr Denton to discuss the track preparation prior to the meeting and consider whether any changes to the preparation of the track can be made when rain is forecast. Track Inspection Team: Nigel McIntyre Shane Renault Matt Sole Katie Cox Peter Davis Ben Hope Kyle Cameron Ross Cameron John Denton Laurence Hanrahan Dave Gaffaney Witnesses available: (record names and contact details) Club President, Secretary of the Club and early arrivals of TAB staff. Injured Person Details: NOT APPLICABLE Name: Phone Number: Address: Date of Birth:

Industry Release - Awapuni and Riccarton Abandonments Nov 22 FINAL(8).pdf

I assume you mean in OZ only? How many are in the Top 10 in OZ? I think Legarto could have carried anyone and won.

Horse racing: Aussie rematch for pair of top Kiwi mares www.nzherald.co.nz Two of the speed queens of New Zealand racing are to continue their Group 1 rivalry but over 2600km from their recent clashes. Railway and BCD Sprint winner Imperatriz is likely heading from Sydney to Melbourne to target the A$1 million William Reid Stakes at The Valley on March 24 and waiting for her there will be Babylon Berlin. The Cambridge mare was second to Imperatriz in both of her great sprint victories at Te Rapa over the summer before obliterating depleted opposition back to Group 3 level at Te Rapa on Saturday, winning by over a full second from Packing Rockstar in her seven-length romp. Now the two mares are taking their summer rivalry to what used to be Moonee Valley for the Friday night feature over 1200m, both chasing the Australian Group 1 that could add at least $1 million to their future broodmare worth. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Imperatriz went within inches of getting that at Randwick on Saturday before being sling-shotted by Artorius in the Canterbury Stakes. There is no shame in that, as the fresh-up four-year-old has world class sprint form and divebombed the Kiwi mare before she saw him coming. Trainer Mark Walker says while Imperatriz will need to do everything right in the next few days, the Melbourne race is her new target. “Obviously we would love to get a Group 1 with her over there and we are still pretty gutted we didn’t pull it off on Saturday,” says Walker. “We want to stick to sprints with her and another reason we are looking at the William Reid is, all going well, we would like to target the Manikato back at The Valley in the spring with her and this could give her experience at The Valley. So this race fits for a lot of reasons.” Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Babylon Berlin’s jump-and-don’t-wait racing style looks ideally suited to 1200m around The Valley and trainer Ben Foote jokes she has to beat Imperatriz one day, or in this case, one night. While both mares will be up against it, taking on the Australian sprint stars in the William Reid, the form of Roch ‘N’ Horse, Levante and now Imperatriz in the last 12 months has proven as imposing and hyped as the Australian sprinters are, they are not unbeatable. Imperatriz may have her next major target all but confirmed but Walker is experiencing plenty of comings and goings from other huge names in his mega stable with big implications for futures betting markets. Last season’s champion juvenile Mavem Belle is out of next week’s Levin Classic, for which she was favourite, after pulling up lame when fourth at Te Rapa on Saturday. “I don’t think it is anything serious but we will know more after she has had a week off, so she is definitely out of the Trentham race,” Walker told the Herald. Wild Night, who at one time shared Levin Classic favouritism with his stablemate, likely won’t be seen until next season, as he had bone chip surgery after failing at Otaki last week, while Cognito, who was also in the Levin Classic market, is another heading to the paddock. Leaving the stable but on a permanent basis are last season’s New Zealand Oaks quinella-mates of Belle En Rouge and Self Obsession, both of whom have been retired to guaranteed commercial broodmare careers. “They are both lovely mares and it has been a real pleasure to train them,” says Walker. Even with a float load of stars leaving the stable, Walker still has some serious equine firepower to aim at Auckland Cup day at Pukekohe this Saturday. Unbeaten juvenile Tokyo Tycoon returns to the track where he so dramatically won the Karaka Million for the Sistema Stakes, with his KM runner-up Ethereal Star his greatest danger in the first juvenile Group 1 of the season. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Opie Bosson will ride Tokyo Tycoon, as his Karaka Million-winning jockey Craig Zackey has returned to South Africa. Walker will also have Campionessa in the Bonecrusher NZ Stakes, backing up from her second to Sharp ‘N’ Smart in the Herbie Dyke at Te Rapa on February 11. This time, she meets another outstanding three-year-old in Prowess, while Matamata mare La Crique is also confirmed for the Bonecrusher.

Wild Night out for bone chip surgery.

Anamoe's dam line is NZ bred too.

You're kidding? Proisir has had only 1 Grp1 winner in Australia. Legarto!

We've debated this at length and of course you don't mention the trainers efforts with those two horses. Anyway back to the marvellous effort by Legarto which you have yet to really comment on.

Nor would I.

Since when have I "bashed" JMac? I've always said he is one of the best jockeys ever. However there is a chink in his armour. There are better jockeys that you would put on your horse if it was a leader or right on the pace type. With Impertriz I felt he could have waited a length or two more before going for her.

Au contraire!! Just a bit busy elsewhere. Back on board now.

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First Grp1 winner in Australia sired by Proisir.

I knew some good horses have won the Guineas but when you see them all on one page it just highlights what the Filly achieved yesterday.

She joins an elite group. Year Winner Colour Sex Age Weight Time SP 2023 Legarto Bay Filly 3 years 55 kg 1:36.34 $6.50 2022 Hitotsu Brown Colt 3 years 57 kg 1:36.88 $8 2021 Lunar Fox Brown Colt 3 years 57 kg 1:35.86 $301 2020 Alligator Blood Bay Gelding 3 years 57.5 kg 1:34.92 $2.70 2019 Mystic Journey Brown/Black Filly 3 years 54.5 kg 1:35.79 $4 2018 Grunt Bay/Brown Colt 3 years 56.5 kg 1:34.99 $5.50 2017 Hey Doc Bay Gelding 3 years 56.5 kg 1:34.01 $3.40 2016 Palentino Chestnut Colt 3 years 56.5 kg 1:35.28 $10.00 2015 Wandjina Bay Colt 3 years 56.5 kg 1:35.14 $8.00 2014 Shamus Award Bay Colt 3 years 56.5 kg 1:36.41 $4.00 2013 Ferlax Bay/Brown Colt 3 years 56.5 kg 1:35.90 $17.00 2012 Mosheen Bay Filly 3 years 54.5 kg 1:37.60 $5.00 2011 Shamrocker Bay Gelding 3 years 53.5 kg 1:35.33 $31.00 2010 Rock Classic Bay Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:36.80 $17.00 2009 Heart Of Dreams Bay Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.88 $3.80 2008 Light Fantastic Grey/Brown Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:36.41 $2.60 2007 Miss Finland Bay Filly 3 years 53 kg 1:36.09 6-4 2006 Apache Cat Chestnut Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.00 7-1 2005 Al Maher Bay Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.45 7-1 2004 Reset Bay Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.57 9-4 2003 Delago Brom Bay Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.93 5-2 2002 Dash For Cash Grey Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.39 13-4 2001 Mr. Murphy Bay Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.43 9-4 2000 Pins Bay Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 2:02.31 2-1 1999 Dignity Dancer Bay Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:59.00 8-13 1998 Gold Guru Chestnut Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 2:00.54 9-2 1997 Mouawad Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:36.50 10-9 1996 Flying Spur Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.90 9-2 1995 Baryshnikov Grey Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.60 7-1 1994 Mahogany Brown Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.90 8-11 1993 Kenny’s Best Pal Chestnut Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.00 10-1 1992 Jolly Old Mac Brown Gelding 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.0 13-2 1991 Triscay Chestnut Filly 3 years 54 kg 1:35.80 6-4 1990 Zabeel Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:37.30 5-2 1989 King’s High Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.90 11-2 1988 Flotilla Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:35.20 9-10 1987 Military Plume Brown Colt 3 years 55.5 kg 1:34.70 3-1 1986 True Version Brown Colt