Chief Stipe

Heaps of room at Ruakaka.

Well give you more credit than @Thomass unlike him you've actually put something up BEFORE the race!

TAB NZ 132%

TABCORP 18's.

TAB NZ has her at 15's which isn't good value at all.

So on that basis you'll be having a lick?

Well I reckon might be able to get more.

Just a little bit more value.

Hilarious comedy though. Did you hear his rant on mRNA vaccines and Darwinism? Obviously has no idea about either!

Wait until the day might get more than the current $19's.

Very Often.

Must be a bugger @Joe Bloggs and @Gammalite having the Qland suffix?!! Gai Waterhouse says race favourite Incentivise will have to defy history if he is to win next Tuesday’s Lexus Melbourne Cup. Waterhouse, who hopes to saddle up two runners in the Melbourne Cup herself, has driven down to Victora to be part of the Cup Carnival festivities and spoke at the VRC’s launch on Monday. “He’s got a suffix which is unusual, which is Queensland,” Waterhouse said. “And I don’t mean that in any way rudely, but I think there’s only been one winner of the Cup from Queensland. “And my father had Gunsynd one of the greatest horses to race in Queensland and he couldn’t win the Cup. “I hope he does win the Cup, he’s Aussie, Aussie, Aussie I’d love to see him win the Cup, but it doesn’t happen very often. “That suffix is so important in this race – I don’t think people realise.” Gai Waterhouse and training partner Adrian Bott’s leading fancy in the Melbourne Cup comes in the form of Sir Lucan, the lightly raced full-brother to 2020 Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet. Owned in similar interests to Sir Dragonet, the veteran of just eight starts sits 24th in Monday’s latest order of entry and still risks being jumped by Saturday’s Hotham Handicap winner. “He’s down at Weribee and I was there yesterday supervising him and he’s a very young horse,” Waterhouse explained. “He’s probably a preparation away but he comes in with 50 kilograms on his back and he is proven over the distance.” Sir Lucan won the Listed Yeats Stakes in May and last raced in September when eighth in the Group 1 St Ledger. Sportsbet have the son of Camelot marked a $19 chance for the Melbourne Cup. Sir Lucan (IRE) Trainer G.M.Waterhouse AO Age 4YO Sex Horse Colour Bay Prize Money $152,926 Last 5 -248- Career 8-2-1-0 The Waterhouse and Bott team's second runner sits firmly in the final field of 24 in Knights Order, who finished ninth in last Wednesday’s Geelong Cup. “Already in the Cup is the Queensland Cup winner in Knights Order,” she said. “He will run in the Lexus on Saturday which is 2600 metres and then hopefully back up in the Cup. “Not done a lot these days but it’s certainly a tried and true way, old fashioned a bit.” Knights Order (IRE) Trainer G.M.Waterhouse AO Age 7YO Sex Gelding Colour Bay or Brown Prize Money $467,501 Last 5 -9119 Career 20-7-0-2 Waterhouse said the stringent pre-race veterinary requirements that has seen less than normal international participation this year was an opportunity for local trainers to claim back the Cup, just as Waterhouse did in 2013 with Fiorente. “It’s certainly harsh but it does keep a lot of the overseas horses away and it gives the locals a bit more of a chance,” Waterhouse said. “They’ve had a pretty good bite of the cherry for the last 35 years so it’s nice to see the local horses being able to represented. “Horses who are being trained in Australia, it’s nice to see the money stay in Australia. “I’m not saying don’t have imports - but it’s nice to see a few more of our own here – it is our race.” The Victoria Racing Club officially launched the Melbourne Cup Carnival on Monday with tickets going on sale for 5500 patrons for Derby Day on Monday afternoon.

HarnessNSW Inter Dominion to be shown live on Sky Thoroughbred Central Harness racing’s premier event, the Inter Dominion series, will be shown on Sky Thoroughbred Central. By Ray Thomas 07:29pm • 26 October 2021 Comments Harness racing’s showpiece event, the $1.1 million TAB Inter Dominion Pacing and Trotting Championships series, will be shown live for the first time on Sky Thoroughbred Central. Sky’s flagship channel will show full coverage of the three Inter Dominion rounds of heats at Tabcorp Park Menangle, Gold Crown Paceway Bathurst and Newcastle International Paceway from Saturday, November 27, culminating with the Grand Finals on Saturday night, December 11 at Menangle. Harness Racing NSW chief executive John Dumesny said broadcasting the Inter Dominion to a wider audience was the key element in securing the partnership with Tabcorp and Sky. King Of Swing is favourite for the 2021 Inter Dominion Final to be held at Menangle. Picture: Ashlea Brennan Photography “We’re indebted to David Attenborough and Adam Rytenskild for the Tabcorp sponsorship, John Vellis and the Sky management team for continuing to support harness racing in NSW and, importantly, Peter V’landys and Racing NSW, which exclusively provides the thoroughbred content for Sky Thoroughbred Central allowing this never-before broadcast opportunity for harness racing,” Dumesny said. “The broadcast will allow harness racing to be showcased on a channel watched and appreciated by racing followers around the world, hosted by the best talent available, many of whom have a true affinity for harness racing having begun their stellar careers at the trots.” The return of crowds to the track will be complemented by the broadcast of all Inter Dominion events on Sky’s Thoroughbred Central.

Remember this horse? 2006 – Efficient You wouldn’t see a better ride and it was also some win by Efficient in the 2006 Victoria Derby. One of the greatest Victoria Derby winners of all time, the grey son of Zabeel was in a different league to his opponents and relished the strong gallop set up by Spring Champion Stakes winner Teranaba. Efficient ran his final 400m in almost a second faster than any of his rivals, winning by a widening 2-1/4 lengths from Gorky Park and Teranaba. “He was electric, just a different grade,” Rodd said. “This horse can really level out, he makes them look second rate. “It's just unbelievable what this horse has done.” Efficient was trained by Kiwi trainer Graeme Rogerson and trained on to win the Melbourne Cup the following year and a Turnbull Stakes in 2009.

Victoria Derby ‘Little battling Kiwi trainer’ finally lands J-Mac for Derby Tony Pike says Tutukaka is a big chance in the Victoria Derby. Picture: AAP By Ben Dorries 01:42pm • 27 October 2021 Comments Tony Pike has been stirring up his former Kiwi countryman James McDonald for years about hardly ever riding for him, but the great mates are combining for a gilt-edged chance to win Saturday’s Group 1 Victoria Derby. Damian Lane rode Pike’s charge Tutukaka to an impressive win in the recent Geelong Classic but Pike has turned to “J-Mac’’ for the Derby as Lane will miss the bumper day due to a whip suspension. Surprisingly, New Zealander Pike and former Kiwi McDonald have only teamed up on rare occasions. But after narrowly missing snaring a Group 1 together when The Bostonian got pipped in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill in March last year, the duo are determined to make it count in Saturday’s Derby. And some good-natured ribbing is just the way to prepare for a Derby tilt on Tutukaka who is rated a $9 chance by TAB fixed odds. “James has hardly ever ridden for me, he’s too bloody hard to get,” Pike quipped. “He is far too high profile for a little battling Kiwi trainer like myself. “He is actually one of my best mates, he comes on a Queenstown golf tour pretty regularly and I give it to him all the time about hardly ever riding for me. “We got close with The Bostonian in the George Ryder, so hopefully we can go one better on Saturday.” James McDonald will ride Tutukaka in the Derby. Picture: NCA Newswire. A Derby win would be a pick-me-up for Cambridge-based Pike who due to Covid-19 restrictions in New Zealand has unable to go to all but one local racetrack in his homeland in recent times. It would also be a great tonic for McDonald who had his Cox Plate favourite Zaaki scratched on race morning last Saturday and on Wednesday the British Melbourne Cup challenger he was booked for, Away He Goes, was ruled out with a tendon injury. As for Pike, the astute Kiwi horseman has won five Australian Group 1s – four of which have come in Queensland, which has been a happy hunting ground for him in the last five years. He has never won a Victorian Group 1 but thinks that can change with Tutukaka who he said matured considerably during a three-run campaign during the Queensland winter carnival. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Tutukaka missed a trial before going to Victoria for the spring and was a run short in his first two Victorian hit-outs before he showed what he is capable of when surging home to win the Classic over 2200m at Geelong. Pike said the 2500m Derby trip will be even more in his sweet spot. “He came to Australia short of a run but I really do think he is now peaking at exactly the right time,” Pike said. “We got some work into him going into the Geelong Classic and he relaxed beautifully and did pretty much everything right. “The Derby trip should be no problem at all. “If he can get a soft run midfield with cover he will be a genuine chance, he will run the trip out better than most.” Tutukaka winning the Geelong Classic last week. Picture: Getty Images While Pike is convinced Tutukaka will love every metre of the 2500m Derby test, he feels there are question marks around some others who are well regarded in the betting market. Last Saturday’s Moonee Valley Vase winner Forgot You is likely to start Derby favourite but Pike said “that horse still has to get to 2500m and last Saturday he had a tough run on a wet track”. Pike feels Ciaron Maher and Dave Eustace’s Derby runner Hitotsu “looks a smart horse off his Caulfield Guineas run but now has to jump from a mile to 2500m”. “There are a few question marks about a heap of Derby runners,” Pike said. “We are in there with a good a chance and I am confident he will run the trip out better than most. “The trip away to Queensland during the winter helped him grow up. “If I hadn’t taken him to Queensland I would have had no chance of getting him to a Derby as he wouldn’t have had enough prizemoney and he wouldn’t have had enough mileage under his belt.”

Group 1 RacingVictoria Derby Pros and cons for every Victoria Derby runner MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 16: Jye McNeil riding Gunstock winning race 5, the Neds Classic, during Caulfield Cup Day at Caulfield Racecourse on October 16, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) By Stephen Brassel 04:09pm • 27 October 2021 Comments Following Tuesday’s barrier draw, National Racing Editor Stephen Brassel makes a case for and against each runner in the $2m Victoria Derby at Flemington. While Forgot You and Gunstock hold sway at the top of the markets it’s a wide open edition of the 2500m classic and barriers have made it even more intriguing. 1 – FORGOT YOU (8) $3 Daniel Moor, 57kg, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young HIT: He’s a winner even though he never gets home by far and should run the 2500m right out. MISS: Sixth run of his preparation? 2 – TUTUKAKA (12) $11 James McDonald 57kg, Tony Pike HIT: Change of tactics and hit the line strongly to win the Geelong Classic and looks a genuine stayer and superstar hoop James McDonald taking the reins another plus. MISS: Never beat much last start. 3 – ALEGRON (9) $9 Brett Prebble 57kg, James Cummings HIT: Ran the best last 800m of the Spring Champion Stakes to finish third. MISS: Just one win from eight starts. 4 – GUNSTOCK (19) $4 Jye McNeil 57kg, Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr HIT: Impressive winning the Caulfield Classic and the stable and jockey are firing and Gunstock is improving every time he goes to the races. MISS: Wide draw and short run to first turn. 5 – AKIHIRO (2) $26 Rachel King (57kg), Gary Portelli HIT: Most experienced having had 10 starts and raced handy and fought on well enough in Moonee Valley Vase for fifth. MISS: Question over a tough 2500m. 6 – CHARACTER (10) $26 Fred Kersley, James Cummings HIT: Run down late after being there to win in the Geelong Classic and that followed solid fourth at Flemington. MISS: Been up a long time. 7 – JUNGLE MAGNATE (5) $21 Luke Currie, Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr HIT: Solid effort at only his fourth start when home strongly behind Forgot You at Moonee Valley and perfectly drawn. MISS: Not as experienced as some of the others. 8 – COMMANDER HARRY (15) $21 Linda Meech 57kg, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young HIT: Tremendous effort off a tough run when down narrowly to stablemate Forgot You at Moonee Valley last week. MISS: Was last week a fluke as he started $91? Forgot You runs down Commander Harry in last week’s Vase. Picture: Michael Klein 9 – HITOTSU (7) $9 John Allen 57kg, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace HIT: Came off an impressive Donald maiden for great 5th behind Anamoe in the Caulfield Guineas and gets Cox Plate-winning hoop on top. MISS: Having just his third start of the preparation and 1600m to 2500m? 10 – CERBERUS (20) $34 Damien Thornton 57kg, Anthony & Sam Freedman HIT: Was having only his third start when getting home strongly in Listed company at Morphettville last time out. MISS: Won in a blanket finished last time and draws the outside gate. 11 – GUNDEC (3) $51 Craig Williams 57kg, Symon Wilde HIT: Gets Craig Williams in the saddle and drawn beautifully for an on-pacer. MISS: Well beaten last time. 12 – CLYDE (6) $101 Dean Yendall 57kg, Gary Portelli HIT: Winner two of his last four starts in NSW and rock hard fit. MISS: Been winning in much lower grade. 13 – EL ROCKO (16) $101 Jamie Mott 57kg, John McArdle HIT: Run had some merit when just over three lengths from Forgot You at Moonee Valley last week. MISS: Still a maiden after eight starts and drawn wide. 14 – RAGING BULL (17) $34 TBD 57kg, David Payne HIT: Astute trainer and easily won his maiden at Wyong two runs back. MISS: Only battled when 6th in the Champion Stakes. 15 – CHEERFUL MOMENT (14) $51 Blaike McDougall 57kg, Lindsey Smith HIT: Looked a likely staying type after a couple of tough efforts when down narrowly at Flemington and Caulfield before failing last Saturday. MISS: Has covered more ground than Burke and Wills from NZ to WA and now Victoria. Cheerful Moment ran a close third at Caulfield two starts ago. Picture: Michael Klein 16 – TEEWATERS (4) $17 Declan Bates 57kg, Archie Alexander HIT: Putting together a nice record with a win and three placings past four starts and solid at Caulfield last time. MISS: Clearly outstayed by Gunstock last time. 17(e) – ZOUMON (13) $51 Glen Boss 57kg, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott HIT: Winner two from three and gets proven Group 1 winners Glen Boss and Waterhouse/Bott. Has the speed to get out of any trouble early. MISS: Only won a Moe benchmark 70 last time. 18(e) – SEBASTIAN THE FOX (1) $67 Jarrod Fry 57kg, Shay Keating HIT: Battled away when fourth behind Gunstock last time after solid third at Flemington. MISS: One win was on Ballarat synthetic. 19(e) – KING OF PHARAOHS (18) $101 Will Gordon 57kg, Lindsey Smith HIT: Bolted in with his maiden at Coleraine three runs back winning by nine lengths and two runs since have been solid. MISS: This is much harder and drawn wide out. 20(e) – SPIRIT OF GAYLARD (11) $26 Jordan Childs 57kg, Mitchell Freedman HIT: Held up for a run and good effort when fifth behind Forgot You in the Moonee Valley Vase last week. MISS: As fourth emergency doubt he’ll get a run.

R5 Empire Rose Stakes 1600m 17:00 Bookie Offers (2) Fields & Form Speedmap Odds Sort: Runner Number Odds: Best Odds 1. Colette (8) 5yoM dsh 😄 19: 7-3-0 L10: x12454x651 T: J Cummings J: D Oliver (57kg) 6.50 2. Mystic Journey (3) 6yoM tds 😄 27: 12-4-1 L10: 017x225x23 T: A Trinder J: L Nolen (57kg) 6 3. Tofane (NZL) (2) 6yoM ts 😄 25: 7-4-3 L10: 7x7211x342 T: M Moroney J: C Williams (57kg) 3.80 4. Sierra Sue (NZL) (1) 5yoM ts 😄 19: 8-1-0 L10: x060411710 T: T Busuttin & N Young J: D Moor (57kg) 31 5. Still A Star (5) 5yoM tds 😄 18: 10-6-1 L10: 11x1021x31 T: B Ryan J: L Currie (57kg) 11 6. Nimalee (9) 5yoM ds 😄 17: 6-4-1 L10: 5x1194x424 T: M Smith J: R King (57kg) 41 7. Mirra Vision (10) 5yoM ds 😄 18: 7-2-0 L10: 84x1414121 T: P & P Snowden J: M Dee (57kg) 26 8. Hungry Heart (12) 4yoM 😄 15: 4-4-0 L10: x78111x848 T: C Waller J: J Allen (56.5kg) 16 9. Amarelinha (NZL) (4) 4yoM ds 😄 10: 5-2-0 L10: 1121114x86 T: J Richards J: J M Donald (56.5kg) 16 10. Sirileo Miss (15) 4yoM ds 😄 9: 5-2-1 L10: 2x1235x111 T: S Wilde J: L Meech (56.5kg) 17 11. Harmony Rose (13) 4yoM ds 😄 10: 3-2-2 L10: 2x1327x603 T: M Newnham J: G Boss (56.5kg) 51 12. Kiku (11) 4yoM dsh(D/A) 😄 11: 4-2-3 L10: 13x1116x63 T: C Waller J: B Prebble (56.5kg) 41 13. Flying Mascot (NZL) (7) 4yoM ds 😄 9: 4-2-1 L10: 1x1280x121 T: T Dabernig J: B McDougall (56.5kg) 10 14. Pride Of Jenni (6) 4yoM sh 😄 10: 2-3-2 L10: 112x26x525 T: S Wilde J: D Bates (56.5kg) 61 15. Steinem (GBR) (14) 4yoM d 😄 6: 2-1-0 L10: 1149x62 T: C Maher & D Eustace J: J McNeil (56.5kg) 41 Gear Changes: 8. Hungry Heart Tongue Tie FIRST TIME

R7 GOLDEN EAGLE 1500m 18:50 Racenet Tips & Race Analysis Fields & Form Speedmap Odds Sort: Runner Number Odds: Best Odds 1. Private Eye (17) 4yoG tsh 😄 13: 8-1-0 L10: 1x821x1741 T: J Pride J: N Rawiller (57.5kg) 7 2. I'm Thunderstruck (NZL) (10) 4yoG dsh 😄 8: 5-0-2 L10: 15x131131 T: M Price & M K (Jnr) J: H Bowman (57.5kg) 4.20 3. Aegon (NZL) (20) 4yoG ts 😄 9: 5-0-0 L10: 11x1160x40 T: M Baker & A Forsman J: J Collett (57.5kg) 34 4. Apache Chase (6) 4yoG d 😄 16: 7-1-1 L10: 4041210x11 T: D Forster J: J Byrne (57.5kg) 9 5. Aysar (15) 4yoH sb 😄 13: 2-4-1 L10: 2x229x0446 T: B & J Hayes J: J Ford (57.5kg) 151 6. Aim (14) 4yoG t 😄 16: 4-0-1 L10: 7x61x967x1 T: P & P Snowden J: A Adkins (57.5kg) 41 7. Amish Boy (11) 4yoH 😄 19: 1-5-4 L10: 234734x297 T: C Maher & D Eustace J: K O'Hara (57.5kg) 41 8. Exoboom (12) 4yoG dh 😄 12: 4-4-1 L10: 1x2130x891 T: P & P Snowden J: L Magorrian (57.5kg) 27 9. Ellsberg (1) 4yoH tdb 😄 11: 4-4-2 L10: 13x1422x12 T: G Ryan & S Alexiou J: J Parr (57.5kg) 11 10. Love Tap (3) 4yoG tdsh 😄 9: 5-0-0 L10: 1114x7x014 T: R & M Freedman J: R Dolan (57.5kg) 41 11. Count De Rupee (4) 4yoG ts 😄 13: 5-3-3 L10: 31x2183x13 T: R & L Price J: B Ryan (57.5kg) 15 12. Laws Of Indices (IRL) (19) 4yoC s 😄 11: 3-0-1 L10: 473x54518x T: A Neasham J: T Berry (56.5kg) 23 13. Maximal (GBR) (22) 4yoC 😄 8: 1-5-0 L10: 2218x2242x T: J O'Shea J: A Collett (56.5kg) 15 14. Reve De Vol (IRL) (7) 4yoG s 😄 8: 2-1-1 L10: 18354x162x T: A Neasham J: B Loy (56.5kg) 41 15. Forbidden Love (16) 4yoM sh 😄 17: 5-0-5 L10: 19107x4783 T: R & M Freedman J: J V Overmeire (55.5kg) 31 16. Vangelic (5) 4yoM t 😄 16: 2-3-2 L10: x8245x4105 T: G Waterhouse & A Bott J: T Clark (55.5kg) 26 17. Media Award (9) 4yoM ds 😄 7: 3-1-1 L10: 823x111x8 T: C Calthorpe J: J Martin (55.5kg) 41 18. Atishu (NZL) (18) 4yoM s 😄 13: 6-2-2 L10: 31111x1416 T: C Waller J: G Schofield (55.5kg) 23 19e. Kiku (21) 4yoM tsh(D/A) 😄 11: 4-2-3 L10: 13x1116x63 T: C Waller J: (55.5kg) 61 20e. Our Playboy (2) 4yoG sh 😄 15: 4-0-0 L10: 008x6751x7 T: M Price & M K (Jnr) J: (57.5kg) 101 21e. Wheelhouse (13) 4yoG s 😄 10: 1-3-0 L10: 2x144509x7 T: C Waller J: (57.5kg) 101 22e. Blondeau (8) 4yoG sh 😄 20: 4-3-5 L10: 4x13341324 T: C Waller J: (57.5kg) 201 Gear Changes: 18. Atishu Blinkers FIRST TIME, 5. Aysar Pacifiers FIRST TIME, 9. Ellsberg Bubble Cheeker (Near Side) AGAIN, 2. I'm Thunderstruck Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME, 12. Laws Of Indices Cross-over Nose Band FIRST TIME, 13. Maximal Blinkers FIRST TIME, Lugging Bit FIRST TIME, 14. Reve De Vol Cross-over Nose Band FIRST TIME

Well it would be interesting to see some detailed accounts and budgets like we used to. Saundry makes Purcell look like the epitome of transparency and openess.

Precisely! I think every woman between the ages of 18 and 35 who haven't had children should be able to display their bare midriffs at the races!

Breaking: FDA Panel Endorses Pfizer Shots for 5- to 11-Year-Olds, Experts Say Vaccine for Kids Is ‘Unnecessary, Premature and Will Do More Harm Than Good’ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel today voted to recommend the agency allow Pfizer to amend its Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID vaccine for children 5 through 11 years old, despite a host of objections from scientists and physicians. By Megan Redshaw The Defender is experiencing censorship on many social channels. Be sure to stay in touch with the news that matters by subscribing to our top news of the day. It's free. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) advisory committee today endorsed Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, despite strong objections raised during the meeting by multiple scientists and physicians. The vote passed with 17 supporting it and one abstention. Before the shots can be rolled out, the FDA will have to formally authorize the vaccine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must also weigh in with its own recommendations — but the Biden administration’s announcement last week that it has already ordered 68 million doses of the pediatric vaccine suggests Pfizer’s request will sail through. During today’s meeting, the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Committee (VRBPAC) heard evidence from Pfizer and regulators, and listened to concerns from numerous experts. According to the FDA website, as of Oct. 25, the agency had received 139,470 comments from the public prior to today’s meeting — a number federal officials described as strikingly high. As he opened the meeting, Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), said, “I want to acknowledge the fact that there are strong feelings that have clearly been expressed by members of the public both for and against” authorization. Marks stressed the only question before the experts was whether shots should be allowed, not whether to mandate them, the New York Times reported. The dose for younger children would be one-third the strength given to people 12 and older, with two shots given three weeks apart. Based on CDC data presented during the meeting, among children 5 to <12 years of age, there have been approximately 1.8 million confirmed and reported COVID cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and only 143 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. through Oct. 14. In this same age group, there were 8,622 COVID-related hospitalizations through Sept 18. “This translates to cumulative incidence rates of approximately 6,000 and 30 per 100,000 for confirmed COVID cases and COVID-related hospitalizations, respectively, among children 5 to <12 years of age,” Pfizer’s application said. Children with underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, diabetes and obesity, made up two-thirds of severe COVID cases. Pfizer provided safety data on two study cohorts of children ages 5 to 11, both of roughly equal size. The first group was followed only for about two months, the second for only two-and-a-half weeks. The two-month cohort included 2,268 children ages 5 to 11. Of the 2,268 children, 1,518 received the vaccine and 750 received a placebo. Each received two shots spaced three weeks apart. Pfizer’s study found its vaccine was about 91% effective against symptomatic COVID in children, based on 16 cases of COVID in the placebo group and three cases in the vaccinated group over the brief follow-up period. Most side effects occurred within a couple of days and included pain at the injection site, fatigue, headache, muscle pains and chills, Pfizer said. According to Pfizer, the number of participants in the current clinical development program was “too small to detect any potential risks of myocarditis associated with vaccination.” Long-term safety of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine “to evaluate long-term sequelae of post-vaccination myocarditis/pericarditis” in participants 5 to <12 years of age will not be studied until after the vaccine is authorized for children,” Pfizer’s application noted. Pfizer data insufficient, kids’ risk of vaccine injury greater than COVID risk, experts say Experts raised concerns over the lack of safety and efficacy data presented by Pfizer for use of its COVID vaccine in younger children, and they pointed to increasing safety signals based on reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). They also questioned the need to vaccinate children — whose risk of dying from COVID is “almost nil” — at all. According to Dr. Meryl Nass, member of the Children’s Health Defense Scientific Advisory Panel, Pfizer once again did not use all of the children who participated in the trial in their safety study. “Three thousand children received Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, but only 750 children were selectively included in the company’s safety analysis,” Nass said. “Studies in the 5-11 age group are essentially the same as the 12-15 group — in other words, equally brief and unsatisfying, with inadequate safety data and efficacy data, with no strong support for why this type of immuno-bridging analysis is sufficient.” Nass said, “All serious adverse events were considered unrelated to the vaccine.” During the meeting and in its FDA application, Pfizer argued children should be vaccinated to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, yet the company did not assess asymptomatic transmission. Dr. Ofer Levy, a VRBPAC member, asked for evidence that Pfizer’s vaccine prevents transmission. Dr. William Gruber, senior vice president of Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Research and Development, said they did not assess whether the vaccine prevents transmission, but said there is evidence the vaccine prevents transmission in adults. When questioned further, Gruber was unable to cite specific evidence to back his assertion. Steve Kirsch, founder of the COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund, asked the panel how they could do a risk-benefit analysis with Pfizer’s COVID vaccine if they did not know the CDC’s VAERS under-reporting factor (URF). Kirsch asked: “How can you do a risk-benefit of analysis of COVID vaccines if you don’t know the URF? This is extremely, extremely important. You have been assuming it has been one. It is not one. Using a URF of 41, which is calculated using CDC methodology, we find over 300,000 excess deaths in VAERS. If the vaccine didn’t kill these people, what did?” “How many Americans have to die before you pull the plug?” Kirsch asked. Kirsch also questioned the panel on why Maddie de Garay’s severe adverse reaction to the Pfizer vaccine, which left her paralyzed, was not reported by the company to the FDA. Dr. Jessica Rose, viral immunologist and biologist, told the panel EUA of biological agents requires the existence of an emergency and the nonexistence of alternate treatment. “There is no emergency and COVID-19 is exceedingly treatable,” Rose said. In a peer-reviewed study co-authored by Rose, myocarditis rates were significantly higher in people 13 to 23 years old within eight weeks of the COVID vaccine rollout. In 12- to15-year-olds, Rose said, reported cases of myocarditis were 19 times higher than background rates. “In an act of censorship, this paper has been temporarily removed and it has now been killed without criticism of the work,” Rose said, noting the timing of the removal was strange. Rose said tens of thousands of reports have been submitted to VAERS for children ages 0 to 18. Rose explained: “In this age group, 60 children have died — 23 of them were less than 2 years old. It is disturbing to note that “product administered to patient of inappropriate age was filed 5,510 times in this age group. Two children were inappropriately injected, presumably by a trained medical professional, and subsequently died.” Dr. Josh Guetzkow, a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said expanding the EUA to children is unnecessary, premature and will do more harm than good. Guetzkow said there is no emergency for children, especially healthy ones whose risk of severe illness and death is “almost nil.” Guetzkow said kids with pre-existing conditions and prior COVID infections were not included in Pfizer’s study, so including them in the EUA is negligence. “Pfizer’s trial is woefully underpowered to detect specific safety concerns, such as myocarditis, just like the adolescent study was, and if they weren’t able to detect an unexpected safety concern there, they wouldn’t be able to here,” Guetzkow said. Guetzkow said: “In Pfizer’s study, only .5% of controls were dropped due to important protocol violations, versus 3% in the treatment group. The odds of that happening by chance are 1 in 10,000. This deviation is poorly explained with no ITT analysis. The study is not double-blind and may be subject to bias. Most VSD safety monitoring programs have not reported results, why not wait?” Guetzkow said, “from CDC reports, we can expect that for every 18 child hospitalizations prevented, at least 43 will end up in the hospital for all causes following vaccination,” yet, the “FDA’s risk-benefit analysis only counts myocarditis hospitalization.” “Why ignore the V-safe data, and shouldn’t FDA verify Pfizer’s efficacy and immunobridging analysis first?” he asked. Guetzkow said VAERS shows alarming safety signals, which cannot be attributed to increased vaccination, simulated reporting or COVID infections. “We calculated the ratio of adverse events reported per million Pfizer vaccinations to reports per million flu vaccinations among teenagers to see what to expect in children. Serious events are reported 51% more often for Pfizer, deaths 47 times, life-threatening conditions 49 times,” Guetzkow said. Guetzkow asked the panel to look at the data on COVID vaccines compared to flu vaccines. Pointing to the data on reproductive organs, Guetzkow asked, “why would we expect children to take these risks to protect adults?” There are more than 900 types of adverse events reported after Pfizer vaccination that have never been reported after flu vaccines, including 11 cases of multisystem-inflammatory syndrome (MS-C) that occurred without previous history of COVID infection, Guetzkow said. He added that if the panel was considering authorizing Pfizer’s COVID vaccine to prevent MS-C — as Pfizer’s application suggested as one of the reasons they should — the panel should reconsider. During another part of the meeting, Julia Barnes-Weise, director of the Global Healthcare Innovation Alliance Accelerator, said pharmaceutical companies have concerns. “One of them is, especially for a not-yet-approved vaccine, that they could be held liable for any injury that that vaccine seems to have caused,” Barnes-Weise said. In a preliminary analysis last week, FDA reviewers said protection would “clearly outweigh” the risk of a very rare side effect in almost all scenarios of the pandemic, PBS News Hour reported. Children’s Health Defense (CHD) said yesterday it would take legal action against the FDA if it granted EUA for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 5- to 11- years old. In a letter signed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., CHD chairman and chief legal counsel, and Nass, Kennedy and Nass wrote: “CHD will seek to hold you accountable for recklessly endangering this population with a product that has little efficacy but which may put them, without warning, at risk of many adverse health consequences, including heart damage, stroke, and other thrombotic events and reproductive harms.”

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Geez if they keep chipping away they'll only have enough room to race miniature ponies!! That aside doesn't show much hope for expansion in the future.

Victorian Race Club bans daring outfit in spring carnival crackdown The singer attended an official Melbourne Cup event today in an outfit officials have banned from the racecourse in a dress code crackdown. Rebekah Scanlan @rebekahscanlan less than 2 min read October 27, 2021 - 2:19PM Take a look at some of the fashion from this year's Ladies Oaks Day! More From Celebrity VIP attendees of the prestigious Melbourne Cup will be subjected to a strict new dress code as spring racing officials continue to crack down on racy outfits. Just two weeks after the Australian Turf Club (ATC) stated trendy “cut out” dresses were now “unacceptable” race day attire, the Victorian Race Club (VRC) has issued the same strict guidelines to its members. The club’s members enclosure has warned it will be “strictly enforcing” the ladies dress regulations throughout the Melbourne Cup Carnival, which begins Saturday October 30 and ends on November 6. Race day fashion has always come with a strict guide book, but it seems organisers are doubling down after rules continuoually fail to act as a deterrant to famous attendees in the past. Flashing the flesh at the Melbourne Cup has always been frowned upon, but now officials have issued strict guidelines enforcing no midriffs. Picture: Media Mode Delta Goodrem attended the Lexus Melbourne Cup Media Event in Sydney on Wednesday wearing a dress with cut-outs. Picture: Media Mode Outfits worn to the Lexus Melbourne Cup event held in Sydney today to celebrate the “race that stops the nation” on Tuesday November 2 shows the memo doesn’t appear to have sunk in just yet. Singer Delta Goodrem arrived in a gorgeous green floral dress that featured sheer puff sleeves and ran down to her shins. However the floaty number also had cut-outs on her hips, showing off her midriff. The 36-year-old finished her look with pale pink accessories, including a pink clutch, fascinator and strappy heels while her blonde hair was tied back with curled strands framing her face. Other garments deemed “not acceptable” at Flemington include jeans, shorts and leggings as well as “ripped” clothing and bulky jackets like parkas and duffel coats. Australian Turf Club recently ruled cut-out dresses were ‘not acceptable’. Picture: Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images The embattled former WAG wore the controversial outfit at Derby Day in 2019. Picture: James Gourley/Getty Images In the past, the no skin rule has failed to stop other attendees, including embattled former WAG Nadia Bartel who controversially a wore white Dion Lee dress to Derby Day in 2019 that featured cut outs on the hip. The cut-out trend has become a celebrity favourite in the last few years, regularly worn by influencers and A-listers. Kim Kardashian was one of the first to go full throttle with the risque design, wearing a vintage Thierry Mugler gown in 2019 that sparked the trend. Since then it has been seen on countless red carpets for movie premieres as well as altering fashion and swimwear trends.

I realise that. Just thought I throw up the latest overall numbers.