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Exactly. Plus the fill on top is imported sand and synthetic fibres (aka micro plastics). Wait till the Greenies cotton onto that.

So to translate for our readers - RICCARTON IS NOT PLANNING TO DO ANY TURF TRACK RENNOVATION. Watch the shyte hit the fan in October!

Or are they rational people wishing they were island nations in the southern hemisphere at the bottom of the world?

There seems to be an inverse relationship between the cost of producing information and transparency!

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)Mr Davidson alleged that in Race 6 Mr Lowry permitted his mount, SWAMPMAN to shift inwards when not sufficiently clear of ALTAR GIRL which was checked near the 900 metres, going back on to ON THE BACKFOOT which was also hampered. Mr Oatham demonstrated on the films that Mr Lowry, who was racing midfield ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 869(3)(b)After the running of Race 1, Mr Mulcay submitted an Information in which he alleged that Amateur Horseman, B Hadley, driving ALLEY MAE, drove carelessly in the home straight when allowing his runner to race over the track markers, resulting in his horse breaking. Mr Hadley was present at the hearing ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 869(3)(b)Following the running of Race 2, Mr Mulcay submitted an Information alleging that Ms Chilcott, driving IDEAL TOMADO, drove carelessly approaching the 1700m when easing the pace in the running line, which resulted in a chain reaction back through the field. Ms Chilcott was present at the hearing and acknowledged ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

You're not far off the mark there Centaur. Lots of skulduggery went on between those two.

So will the Whale come up with any tip pearl's?

Another candidate for post of the year. Peter Moody has a horse at the moment that has talent but has asymmetric hips so has an awkward gait. Was scratched by vets at last start because it looked lame! How many horses have each of us come across that have been really good horses but have failed all the tests? Miss Potential? Show Gate? What was that good filly mare Sea something?

I must say @aquamanthat is the post of the year so far.

But what are the real Animal Welfare issues? The very small but vocally loud group have one objective and that is to end racing. The strategy I see being played out by administrators is only going to back themselves into a corner. Explain to me why a horse running in the Melbourne Cup is afforded more care and attention than any horse running in other races? Freda are you going to get pre-emptive MRI scans of all your horses? Before you pitch up at the new AWT at Riccarton? Back to my old chestnut. If our administrators are being proactive about addressing the concerns of the 'Woke' while build totally artificial surfaces to race horses on? A layer of sand and synthetic fibres laid over an asphalt road!

Well he did go beyond just naming the individual by making remarks about why there was name suppression. Easy to pontificate online (as we all know) when the moral high ground is quite clear. Easier to talk and yell than actually bring about change. That said the media should be held to account for their reporting on these matters. As their approach isn't news it is a focus on salacious crap to sell clicks and subscriptions. I guess the general public should carry some blame as they respond to it and crave it. Do we forget the stuff that was printed about the victims private life? Why was that necessary? Why did there have to be a continual stream of news about the case? Especially when the suspect had been arrested and was awaiting charges and trial. Was seeing pictures of the suitcase "news"? In a perverse way the guy now up for 350 hours of community service was promoting himself and his business. What's the bet we hear more "news" reports and pictures of a short person peeling spuds at the City Mission kitchen?

Do you think Derek Chauvin got a fair trial? I assume you are Australian don't you have the same laws?

I tolerate many things on BOAY but one the lines I draw is when posters apply mental illness diagnoses when they are not qualified to do so. NPD is now bandied around as an insult and misused as such. Please refrain from using such terms.

How many horses have broken down during or after their stay at Werribee? This is a hiding to nothing approach. There will be other horses break down in the Melbourne Cup even with these regulations in place. What then? There will be even more calls for banning racing full-time. Racing Victoria (RV) seems to have lost the plot and there is going to be a very public showdown between RV and NSW on whip use.

Which public? The law is there to protect all and there are valid reasons for name suppression. The media should have also been held to account in the court of public opinion as they published salacious articles about the victim. Why bother with courts, judges and juries? Why not let the trial occur through the media?

Should that be "... see ewe through the week"?

Grace Millane suppression breach: Leo Molloy fined $15,000 for naming killer on forum Catrin Owen12:43, Apr 29 2021 Facebook Twitter Whats App Re Businessman Leo Molloy was fined and sentenced to community service for breaching name suppression during the Grace Millane trial. Well-known businessman Leo Molloy who said British backpacker Grace Millane’s killer “needs a bullet” and shouldn’t be protected, has been sentenced to 350 hours of community work and fined $15,000 for “blatantly” breaching the suppression order. Grace, 21, was murdered some time between December 1 and 2, 2018, by Jesse Shane Kempson who she met on a Tinder date in Auckland’s CBD. The killer’s identity was suppressed until December 22, 2020 after the Supreme Court ruled he could be named, following convictions for further sexual and violent offending against two women. RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF Leo Molloy was sentenced at the Auckland District Court on Thursday. Molloy, who owns HeadQuarters bar on Auckland’s Viaduct, previously admitted breaching the suppression order in force while the jury in the murder trial was deliberating. A number of others were warned by the police for breaching the suppression order, but Molloy was the only person to be charged. On Thursday, Molloy appeared for his sentencing at the Auckland District Court in front of Judge Peter Winter. LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Jesse Shane Kempson at various court appearances, including after first being charged with murdering Grace Millane. Judge Winter convicted him and sentenced him to 350 hours of community work and a fine of $15,000. David Jones QC applied for a discharge without conviction, saying his client’s motivation behind the posts were that he felt a real sense of injustice because he considered Millane was being “victim shamed”. Jones QC said Molloy, who followed the trial, became “more and more appalled” about how Millane was being spoken of while Kempson continued to have name suppression. “Mr Kempson’s identity was one of the worst kept secrets due to international Molloy has shown remorse as he was not aware his breach could jeopardise the future trials, Jones QC said. Jones QC said a conviction would have consequences for Molloy’s veterinary certificate, his liquor licence registration at HeadQuarters and international travel. Loss of his liquor licence could have an effect on his bars and staff and the HeadQuarters lease could be terminated, Molloy submitted. Danielle Houghton for the New Zealand Police said Molloy’s breach was “very intentional” and had a high risk of prejudicing the future trials. SUPPLIED Grace Millane at the University of Lincoln in England on her graduation day. While she accepted the name was known by many, it wasn’t universally known and there was a high public interest. This was a time when the reasons for Kempson’s ongoing suppression were not known to the public. “The potential for damage was very, very high,” Houghton said. Judge Winter said suppression orders are put in place to protect the integrity of the court system and contempt of court matters are serious. “This was published at a critical time, the contents of the publication were serious [and] the defendant had knowledge of ongoing prosecutions.” Judge Winter said Molloy was an intelligent man and must have known he was breaching the High Court order. The breaches Court documents previously released to Stuff show Molloy posted on the NZ Premier Racing Community website on November 22, 2019, while the jury in the murder trial was still deliberating. Molloy started a post on a forum called “Main Street Cafe” at 4.54pm titled: “This is Grace Mullane [sic] murderer.” “He got name suppression because he’s also up on another independent rape charge ... he needs a bullet. “...I put it here because this forum has the traffic and people need to know,” the post said. About 5.55pm that day, the defendant was found guilty of murdering Grace. Molloy then posted again under his “poundforpound” username at 8.58pm naming the man. “Jesse Kempson was an employee of my sisters at her restaurant bar, Oyster & Chop, and he flatted with my niece for a short period before he was asked to leave due to his inappropriate behaviour. “Just saying, and that is a fact.” RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF Leo Molloy said he felt a real injustice for Grace Millane. After his arrest and when asked about his comments, Molloy said the victim had no rights. “Why should he be protected when this poor little girl wasn’t and her family wasn’t.” Jesse Kempson’s suppression Kempson's name suppression remained in place after the murder trial to protect his fair trial rights for the future cases. However, it lapsed in December, despite the killer trying to make a last minute bid to the Supreme Court. Last year, Kempson was convicted of raping a woman in a motel room – an incident that happened just months before he met Grace. Kempson was also found guilty of seriously assaulting and sexually violating a former girlfriend.

Where does it stop? Why just the Melbourne Cup? Do we test every horse for EIPH? The science is inexact as evident with the last fatality. These measures are not going to stop fatalities in racing. This is a slippery slope and opens up a whole can of worms that has only one conclusion the end of racing.

Obviously when you look at how they have looked after that part of the track.

MELBOURNE CUP Cup death findings lead to carnival shake-up Article Author Brad Waters 12:48PM28 April 2021 3 Comments Fewer international horses will be invited to contest the Victorian spring carnival under wide-ranging changes to be implemented but the Melbourne Cup will retain its current capacity. A report by Racing Victoria into deaths of overseas horses, instigated after Anthony Van Dyck’s fatal injury in last year’s race, has made 44 recommendations, with all but three to be adopted. Among the recommendations rejected include reducing the Melbourne Cup field to 20 runners and a track rating of Good 4 or softer for the race. Werribee will continue to be used as the quarantine facility for international gallopers and there will be more extensive vet inspections. But international horses based at Werribee during the Spring Racing Carnival will be limited to only one start in Australia before competing in the Melbourne Cup in one of the most stringent measures introduced. Other recommendations include: ■ Horses that have had previous major fractures or orthopaedic surgery be excluded from Werribee. ■ Pre-travel veterinary inspections are performed under raceday conditions. ■ International horses undergo full body scans (CT where possible) at the expense of connections. ■ Additional vet RV checks within a week of arriving in quarantine in Australia. ■ RV vet staff to oversee or provide clinical service at Werribee. ■ Jockeys and trackwork riders to provide report on horse’s gait and exercise each morning to a dedicated independent trawork supervisor. ■ Construct a new horse examination area at Werribee. ■ International and local horses must undergo CT scan of limbs before every race start, and those images sent to an RV panel of experts. ■ Limit of 24 horses at Werribee for the Spring Racing Carnival. “Racing Victoria, and the broader racing industry, has a duty to provide for the safety and welfare of every horse in every race. The saddening events of last spring showed us that more needed to be done to help reduce serious racing injuries, particularly among international horses targeting our Spring Racing Carnival,” VRC Chairman Brian Kruger said. “We worked closely with the VRC in commissioning a comprehensive review into the injury rate among international horses participating in the Spring Racing Carnival over the past decade, as well as horses competing in the Melbourne Cup. “The review ultimately found that injuries in international horses, including in the Melbourne Cup, result from a variety of factors and that a combination of changes is required to reduce the risk of injury rather than one single initiative. (L-R) Racing Victoria's Executive General Manager Integrity Services, Jamie Stier, Chairman of Racing Victoria, Brian Kruger and VRC Chairman, Neil Wilson at the Racing Victoria review into safety of international horses during the Spring Racing Carnival and the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images “Today we have released a new global safety benchmark for horses competing in the Spring Racing Carnival with a primary goal of delivering a safer Melbourne Cup, one that all Australians can continue to enjoy and be proud of. “There will be a reduction in the number of international horses that travel to Melbourne with unprecedented veterinary screening and oversight to be delivered, building upon a series of enhancements made in 2019. “There will be improvements to the Werribee International Horse Centre to aid horse welfare and veterinary screening, whilst all horses, international and local, will need to pass rigorous examinations to take their place in the Melbourne Cup. “We know some of these initiatives will be onerous on connections, but we make no apology for making the safety of horses our priority. Our sole focus is on ensuring that horses and riders compete safely, and we are committed to delivering these important enhancements in 2021 and beyond.” “As custodians of Flemington Racecourse, the VRC conducts one of the world’s most recognised racing carnivals and Australia’s original major event – the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The VRC understands its obligation and the importance of continuing to lift the benchmark when it comes to protecting our horses, our jockeys, our sport and Australia’s greatest race,” VRC Chairman Neil Wilson said. “These initiatives will set a new global standard for horse and jockey safety with the introduction of some of the world’s most stringent pre-travel and pre-race veterinary screening processes. “This review is an important milestone in the history of the Melbourne Cup, the Spring Racing Carnival, and indeed for the broader national and global racing community. “We have said consistently that we want to see Australia’s greatest race become its safest. While today’s announcement will see new requirements for this year’s Melbourne Cup, we are committed to a continuous review and improvement approach. Advances in information, technology, science and research will be considered by the industry on an ongoing basis to ensure we are taking advantage of every opportunity to further improve the safety of our sport. “Everyone at the VRC feels a deep responsibility to provide for the safety of every participant competing on our racecourse. We want every horse and every jockey to come home safely.” SPRING RACING CARNIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS Pre-Travel: An enhanced pre-travel veterinary examination process will ensure an unprecedented level of scrutiny on horses wishing to travel with additional compulsory diagnostic imaging and examinations to be conducted; All international horses wishing to enter WIHC must undergo full body scintigraphy and CT/MRI of their distal limbs at the expense of their connections two to six weeks prior to entering pre-export quarantine; Horses that have had a previous major fracture or orthopaedic surgery will be excluded from travelling and entering WIHC regardless of their current health and soundness; An RV appointed veterinarian will conduct a pre-travel veterinary examination in pre-export quarantine within a week of travelling to Australia to ensure the ongoing suitability of horses to travel. Post-Arrival in Australia: All international horses that arrive at WIHC must also undergo a CT scan of their distal limbs prior to each start in Victoria during the Spring Racing Carnival before being permitted to compete, with the costs to be met by RV; Dedicated RV appointed veterinary staff will provide and/or oversee veterinary clinical services for international horses at WIHC instead of stables appointing their own private veterinarians; Enhanced oversight will include new trackwork monitoring processes and systems along with the world-first introduction of cortisol analysis to monitor stress levels in international horses based at WIHC. Werribee International Horse Centre: The WIHC will be retained as the industry’s quarantine facility and international training centre with further enhancements to be made to the two training tracks and veterinary examination facilities; The depth of the profile of the sand-fibre track will be increased and track preparation modified to increase the depth and frequency of harrowing, while the crossing will be upgraded on the turf track; The number of international horses permitted to enter the WIHC for the Spring Racing Carnival will be capped at 24 – down from an uncapped peak of 42 in 2018; Imported international horses (‘one-way tickets’), whilst in training, will be required to remain at the WIHC until at least the conclusion of Melbourne Cup week before being permitted to transfer to different training facilities. Melbourne Cup: In what is believed to be a world-first initiative, all horses – international and local – must undergo a CT scan of their distal limbs before being permitted to compete in the Melbourne Cup, with the costs to be met by RV; That diagnostic imaging must be performed after the date of the Caulfield Cup and prior to Melbourne Cup final acceptances, with local horses permitted to start between their imaging and the Melbourne Cup; These scans will be reviewed by a panel of three RV-appointed international experts in equine surgery and veterinary diagnostic imaging to determine the horse’s suitability to race; International horses that travel to Australia via the WIHC will be permitted to have a maximum of one start only in Australia prior to contesting the Melbourne Cup; An additional pre-race veterinary inspection of all starters will be conducted by a panel of RV veterinarians on the day prior to the Melbourne Cup, in addition to that already conducted on the Thursday/Friday prior to the race. Not endorsed: A change in the minimum targeted track rating for the Melbourne Cup to Good 4 from no firmer than Good 3 on the basis that the industry’s track surface preparation guidelines were only updated in August 2019 to provide more give in the ground in the interests of horse welfare. It was further noted that the guidelines must be applied consistently to all races for the integrity of the sport (Recommendation No.27); A reduction in the Melbourne Cup field size from 24 to 20 starters on the basis that there was limited data to support the impact of this and that none of the fatalities in the race have been caused by interference. It was further noted that there is no evidence that the horses most at risk of injury were the last four horses included in the field through the order of entry (Recommendation No.28). An increase in the minimum handicap rating for horses to enter the WIHC from 100 to 110 on the basis that there is no clear evidence to suggest that horses rated below 110 carry any greater risk and that the capping of the number of horses permitted to enter WIHC achieves the same objective of a reduction in international horses (Recommendation No.36).

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)This charge arises from the running of Race 3, the NZB Insurance Pearl Series / Fasttrack Insurance 2YOF SW 1200m. Senior Stipendiary Steward Mr Williamson filed an Information pursuant to Rule 638(1)(d) alleging the Rider of “CHANEL (M McNab), allowed his mount to shift out over the concluding stages ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)This charge arises from the running of Race 1, the Tulloch Café 1400. Senior Stipendiary Steward Mr Williamson filed an Information pursuant to Rule 638(1)(d) alleging the Rider of “ZOUPERB (D Johnson), allowed her mount to shift in over the concluding stages when insufficiently clear of CANNSEA CLEARLY ... (Feed generated with FetchRSS)View the full article

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