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Rule Number(s): 869(2)-Whip Regulation (b)Following the running of Race 3, the Macca Lodge-Trained South of the Waitaki Series Final Mobile Pace, an Information was filed by Chief Stipendiary Steward, Mr N Ydgren against Licensed Open Horseman, Mr R Mcllwrick, alleging a breach of Rule 869(2) in that he used his whip on more occasions than permitted ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): 870 (3) (Instigating a Protest) and Breaking Horses RegulationsFollowing the running of Race 7, the Darren DeFilippi Memorial (Junior Drivers) Handicap Trot, an information instigating a protest was filed by Chief Stipendiary Steward, Mr N Ydgren, against EASY PICKINGS, driven by Mr B Hope, placed 3rd by the judge, on the grounds of “breaking and then galloping ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): 870(3) and Breaking Horse RegulationsThis is an uncontested protest arising from the running of Race 4, The 2019 ‘Arabian Night Stakes’ Mobile Trot 1609m. Pursuant to Rule 870(3) Senior Stipendiary Steward Mr J Muirhead lodged an Information instigating a protest alleging that ALL AMERICAN (placed 3rd) broke and galloped in excess of 50 ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)Following the running of race 5, Bob & Colleen Donaldson Memorial 1215, an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Williamson, alleged that Mr Kareem allowed his mount SPOTLIGHT DREAM to shift in when not sufficiently clear of FORTUNE PATCH which was forced inwards crowding ...View the full article

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Rule Number(s): Rule 330(3)(c)Prior to the running of Race 8 (ROBERTSON PRESTIGE 1400), Information A12291 was filed with the Judicial Committee. It alleged a breach of rule 330(3)(c) and stated that Mr D Turner “failed to make the required weight for THAT’S FUNNY being 1Kg overweight”. Rule 330(3)(c) states: “A rider shall not fail ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): Rule 638(3)(b)(ii)Following the running of Race 4 (UNREAL GRASS & THE BNI HEARTLAND LEGENDS 2100), Information A12290 was filed with the Judicial Committee. It alleged a breach of Rule 638(3)(b)(ii) and stated that Class E Rider L Myers: “used the whip excessively on his mount THE GREAT GURU prior to the 100 metres”. ...View the full article

John Morrison’s brilliant season in the sulky continued when he scored his 100th career win at Rangiora on Sunday. The Canterbury reinsman brought up his tonne when guiding the talented Only In America to win for trainer Mike DeFilippi. Morrison admitted the thought of reaching three figures this term never entered his mind at the start of the season. “I didn’t think I would drive this many winners this season,” he said. “I drove 20 last season, so it was a bit surprising when I start getting close to the hundred.” “Its been very good to get all of the success that I have got this season, I never thought that would happen.” Fast forward nearly 12 months and it is will only sit second on his achievements in his break out season. With 63 wins this season, Morrison is just days out from being confirmed as the national junior drivers premiership winner for 2018-19. With two major accomplishments behind him, the reinsman will be left searching for a new goal to chase down at the start of the next season on August 1. Morrison said it was likely his focus would be to try to do have an even better season next term. “I always try to drive more winners than the season before and it has worked out so far.” “Every year I have driven more winners than I have the previous season, so I’ll try to do it again next year.” Morrison’s family were on hand to witness and celebrate his 100 win milestone on Sunday. He admitted his parents may have been more excited about the achievement than he was. The junior reinsman got to 100 wins with a front running steer behind Only In America for DeFilippi – the 1000-race winning reinsman who knows a thing or two about bringing up driving milestones. The Tin Tin In America 4yr-old made it back-to-back wins when holding out Rake by three-quarters of a length. Though the pacer has been patiently handled, having had just three starts as a rising 5yr-old, Morrison thought the horse could be even better with more time. “He is a nice horse.” “He is still a bit green, with another six months of racing he will develop in to a lot sharper horse.” “He has come a long way, he trialled quite good early on and I liked him and he has kept improving.” Morrison took his career stake earnings to $971,396 with his win behind Only In American. Barring the reinsman having an incredible last weekend of driving this season, he should crack the $1,000,000 mark early next season. View the full article

Trudeau will join stablemate Who Dares Wins (pictured) in the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton next Saturday. Weight relief may have been the deciding factor in a short-margin result in the Oamaru Cup (1600m) at Ashburton on Tuesday. The race was taken out by the Tony and Lyn Prendergast-trained Trudeau, who nosed out King Cougar into second, with Owen Patrick a head back in third. The five-year-old son of Pins was initially set to carry 56.5kg, however, with a number of jockeys unable to make the weight, the Prendergast’s elected to utilise apprentice jockey Tina Comignaghi’s one kilogram claim. “It was really satisfying to get the win,” Tony Prendergast said. “There was a real saga over riders. Jacob Lowry, who normally rides him, couldn’t make the weight at 56.5kg. He gave it a fair go, but he was a kilo over. “We switched to Jason Laking and he had a go and he was a kilo over. We ended up claiming a kilo (with Comignaghi) and that probably tipped the balance in the finish.” Trudeau took solid form into Tuesday’s contest with two wins from his last four starts and his last start fourth placing over 1400m at Ashburton prompted his connections to make a late entry for the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton next Saturday. “We were really confident with him (heading into the Oamaru Cup),” Prendergast said. “We had put in a late nomination for the Winter Cup with him after he raced so well in his last start. “Most of his wins have been run at 1400m, he did win a mile at Riccarton, so that prompted us to have a go at this.” Trudeau won’t be the only stable representative vying for stakes glory next Saturday, with Who Dares Wins also set to line-up in the Winter Cup. “Who Dares Wins, he is on target for the Winter Cup as well,” Prendergast said. “He trialled nicely the other day and is coming up well.” View the full article

Rule Number(s): 869(2)& Use of the Whip RegulationsFollowing the running of Race 1, Turf Solutions (Amateur Drivers) Mobile Pace, an information was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr V Munro, against Licensed Advanced Amateur Driver, Mr W A Parsons, alleging that Mr Parsons, as the driver of KRUIZR in the race, used his whip on more occasions than permitted ...View the full article

Rock Island Line winning at New Plymouth on Saturday. Rock Island Line’s win in the Revital Fertilisers 1400 at New Plymouth on Saturday will live long in the memory of Lisa Latta. The Rock ‘n’ Pop gelding’s victory was the 950th for the Awapuni conditioner and pushed her career earnings over the $20 million mark. Latta was pleased with the run and is hoping the rising five-year-old will make the final field for the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations Winter Cup (1600m) at Riccarton next Saturday. “We were a little bit concerned with how heavy the track was (on Saturday),” Latta said. “It was a good ride by Robbie (Hannam, jockey). “There was a bias towards the inside and he got a beautiful run. “He will head to Riccarton. The Winter Cup has always been a race that we would quite like him to start in. “He is so much bigger and stronger this time in.” Latta has spent twenty years in the training ranks and said she learnt much of her craft from mentor and former training partner Malcolm Smith. “I worked for Malcolm for 13 years,” she said. “I had been in partnership with him for about 18 months when he passed away suddenly.” Lisa Latta has surpassed the $20 million mark in stakes earnings as a trainer Race Images After Smith’s passing, Latta took the leap into training in her own right and has been supported by a loyal group of owners ever since. “A couple of the owners said that they would support me if I wanted to have a go. I took over about six to eight horses and it has grown from there,” she said. “Lincoln Farms, John and Lynne Street, have been a key supporter. They have given me the support to go the sales and pick out the horses that I want to train.” While she grew up with horses, Latta said she knew very little about racing until she started working for Smith. “I had nothing to do with racing at all (when I joined Malcolm). I had a pony club and rodeo background, I have been with horses all of my life. “I worked for Malcolm for a long time. A lot of people would say he is a fantastic conditioner of a horse and his horses all looked a million dollars every time they stepped out.” Latta has had many highlights in her twenty years training, but she noted winning the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) with Sentimental Miss at Trentham in March was a great thrill. The daughter of Reliable Man was also placed in the Gr.2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (2000m) and Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) in her three-year-old season and is being set some black-type goals in the new term. “She’s back in and she will trial at Foxton on the 30th (of July) and she really does look great,” Latta said. “We have put a nomination in for the Livamol Classic (Gr.1, 2040m) and we are looking at options in Sydney in the spring, but she will tell us.” View the full article

Write photo caption here by replacing this text. The John Bell-trained Helena Baby has been the star find of winter racing in New Zealand, with Saturday’s Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) triumph his most significant to date. The four-year-old gelded son of Guillotine romped home to an easy five and a half-length victory at Taranaki dishing out a galloping lesson to his more seasoned rivals in his first start in open company. Helena Baby has fashioned an impressive record in his short career, having only commenced racing in March of this year. The Hong Kong-owned galloper, whose future may yet lay in that jurisdiction, has won five of his seven starts and been runner-up on the other two occasions. Bred by the Schick family’s Windsor Park Stud in Cambridge, studmaster Rodney Schick said he saw a number of similarities in Helena Baby and his Group Two winning sire Guillotine. “He’s pretty exciting, he always was a nice type, and John (Bell) has done a fantastic job with him to win his last five starts,” Schick said. “He shows a good turn of foot just like his father did and I am pretty sure he will step up to the next level. “I know John wants to run him in the Foxbridge Plate (Gr.2, 1200m), and then possibly the Tarzino Trophy (Gr.1, 1400m), and hopefully he can get some more black-type before he goes up to Hong Kong. “John has always thought a lot of him and has been very patient with him and it’s great to see him getting results.” Bell bought Helena Baby out of the paddock, for Hong Kong owners C Y Lee and Tang Hoi Lun. He was the third foal from a young mare and hadn’t been through the sales ring. The rising five-year-old is out of the Secret Savings mare Hot Stash, a winner of four races in Sydney. Her first foal, Hover by Starcraft, was a winner of three races, and her second foal by Mastercraftsman has also won three races. Hot Stash has a three-year-old gelding by Falkirk which is owned by Windsor Park and is in work with Fraser Auret. He has trialled twice for two wins. Her next foal, a two-year-old by Shamexpress, is owned by Te Akau and has had one trial for a placing, and she has a Vanburgh colt who will go to the Karaka sales in January. She is in-foal again to Shamexpress, but Schick has yet to decide who she will visit this spring especially now that she is a black-type producer. The granddam of Helena Baby is the Zabeel mare Abeel Hostess, herself a winner of five races who placed twice at stakes level. She is a three-quarter sister to Zabarra, a winner of eight races, three of them at group three. It’s a family that Windsor Park Stud have had a lot to do with over the years, and Schick had no hesitation buying back into it. “I bought a mare at the Easter sales in-foal to Starcraft and unfortunately she died,” Schick said. “But I had a return service to the stallion so I had to quickly find a mare that I could send. “We had a fair bit to do with the family in the past, it was one of Jack Denham’s great families. Abeel Hostess was born at the farm and both her dam Fickle Mistress and her mother Vaindarra have been resident on the farm at some stage. “The thing about most of those good families is that they usually come again, and in this case, it is through Helena Baby.” View the full article

Trainer Kylie Little with Trisha Lea. Just days after relocating to Cambridge from her former Opaki base, Kylie Little will aim to kick off her northern training career on a high at Rotorua on Saturday. Little will saddle last-start Parliamentary Handicap (2200m) winner Trisha Lea in the RSA Taumarunui Gold Cup (2200m), while impressive debut winner Easy Habit will line up in a supporting race. “Trisha Lea’s been doing really well since Trentham, she just about pulled my arms out galloping around Cambridge this morning,” Little said. “She’ll run in the Taumarunui Gold Cup on Saturday with Sam Collett aboard. “Easy Habit’s come through his debut win really nicely as well, and we’ve just been sitting back and waiting for a suitable second race for him.” Little has been willing to travel long distances to find suitable races for her horses, including winning an open handicap at Ruakaka last month with Lucyinrio. “In the end, I decided that there were just more opportunities in the north and it would make sense to base myself up here in Cambridge,” she said. “We’ve just done the move and we’re still unpacking everything and getting things organised as we speak. “I’ve brought my whole team, which is currently only five horses. But they’re a very nice five, including Trisha Lea, Lucyinrio and Easy Habit. If you’ve only got a small team, it’s good to have a bit of quality there.” Trisha Lea has won seven races and more than $147,000 in stakes for her group of seven owners, including Little, while Lucyinrio is a five-race winner and has been stakes-placed in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) and Gr.3 Spring Sprint (1400m). Little is keen to grow her numbers in her new Cambridge stable. “I’d love to build up a bigger stable up here,” she said. “At one stage I had around 12 down in the Wairarapa, and it would be great to get up around there again in the north. We’ll see how things go.” View the full article

Talented three-year-old Ripcord. Talented three-year-old Ripcord is the latest galloper to make the successful move from wily Wanganui trainer Kevin Myers to equally astute Victorian horseman Patrick Payne. The son of Rip Van Winkle landed a 2200m race at racing.com Park (Pakenham) on Sunday under a well-timed Luke Currie ride. Previously raced by the China Horse Club in New Zealand, Ripcord won one of his two starts for Myers when successful at Hawke’s Bay in May. “It was a good effort. I was a little bit worried going into it as he was quite a hard ride on the way to the gates and I thought he might tug and the trip might see him out with so long between runs,” Currie said. “But obviously, Paddy (Payne) is pretty good with them. He had him spot on and when he jumped he settled beautifully and he is going to make a nice stayer.” Ripcord is one of a number of progressive gallopers by Windsor Park Stud stallion Rip Van Winkle, who looks to be well-represented this spring through talented gallopers Te Akau Shark and Subpoena. View the full article

The Kiwis got the cash in Sunday’s Brendan Drechsler Hurdle (3500m) at Racing.com Park as trainer Andrew Campbell’s Gobstopper led all the way to take out the A$100,000 feature. The six-year-old son of Tavistock, a younger brother of dual Hong Kong Horse of the year Werther, looked under siege when Euroman and former Kiwi Killarney Kid loomed at the top of the straight but navigated the final two jumps perfectly to run out a two-length winner. Killarney Kid faltered at the second last hurdle and was immediately pulled up by rider Steven Pateman. Initial reports suggest the Patrick Payne-trained galloper suffered no serious injuries in the incident. Gobstopper was steered to victory by Welsh-born, New Zealand-based jockey Emily Farr, who was delighted to win a feature race in Victoria with the former Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner. Farr, who was runner-up aboard Crafty Cruiser in last year’s Jericho Cup at Warrnambool, is the only licensed female jumps jockey in Australia. “He did the same in the New Zealand Cup,” Farr said of her front-running tactics. “The stamina of him is just incredible and he can run 13s (13-second furlongs) all day. “It’s only his second ever hurdle start so for him to jump those last three hurdles as well as he did, under pressure, it shows how good a horse he is. “There’s been a lot of work put into him so it’s great to see it come off.” Some indifferent form since his New Zealand Cup triumph had seen Campbell trial Gobstopper over fences to sharpen him up but he had been reluctant to commit to a hurdle start until lining up for his initial run over hurdles at Te Aroha back in June, following the advice of Farr. “We were a bit lucky that Killarney Kid knuckled at the second-to-last, but it worked out really well,” Campbell said. “It had been five weeks since he won at Te Aroha and my biggest concern was fitness, but he is a clean-winded horse. “It was a great ride and he has come through the race well.” Gobstopper will now be aimed at the A$250,000 Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown on August 4. “Emily will stay over and look after him,” Campbell said. “We were always going to have a crack at the Grand National if he went well on Sunday and win, lose or draw he will go home and go in the paddock.” Campbell deflected much of the credit for the success of the lightly-tried jumper to Farr. “She loves that horse, it has been her pet since she has been riding him and I am only the name on the bit of paper, she does all the work.” Sunday’s victory now has Gobstopper two from two over the hurdles and brandishing a career record of eight wins from 33 starts and over NZ$300,000 in stakes earnings. View the full article

Trainer Barbara Blackie recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Riccarton trainer Barbara Blackie reached a massive milestone on the weekend, celebrating a century of birthdays with family and friends. “We had the most wonderful celebration for her,” Blackie’s daughter Angie Brott said. “So many people called in to see her and there were wonderful floral tributes from the racing people from Wellington (NZTR) and the Canterbury Jockey Club. “We have been so overwhelmed as a family with the love that has been shown to Mum. “She had the most wonderful day and enjoyed herself immensely.” Widely recognised as the oldest racehorse trainer in the world, Blackie was a noted rider, having competed in dressage and eventing before taking out her trainer’s license later in life. “We do believe that Mum would be the oldest racehorse trainer in the world and it’s such a thrill for her,” Brott said. “I think she started training in her late fifties. Before that she was heavily involved with horses, she was a top dressage judge and she was into eventing. “She was a very good rider herself, in fact Ray Burgess, who used to be the racecourse manager at Riccarton racecourse many years ago, was quoted as saying that she was the best female rider in Canterbury in her day. “My mother and her sister were allowed to school their hunt horses over the jumps at Riccarton and she was the very first woman ever to jump them.” Blackie continued riding well past retirement age and had planned on getting in the saddle once again to mark her 100th birthday, however, an unfortunate fall a few months ago halted those plans. “She stopped riding when she was about 84,” Brott said. “When she was 92 she jumped up on my daughter’s horse and just had a bit of a ride around. “She said to me that she would have liked to get on a horse for her 100th birthday, but she broke a vertebrae in her back a couple of months ago when she had a fall and it wasn’t conceivable to try and get her on a horse.” Blackie’s entry into the trainers ranks came about by chance when a friend requested her assistance in finding a suitable trainer for his horse. “She went to Jimmy Tomkinson and asked him who he would recommend. Jimmy said to her ‘why don’t you do it yourself?’ “So she decided that she would. She loved it and she has loved the racing game ever since.” Blackie has experienced a number of highlights in her training career, but Brott highlighted Ayrgo as her mother’s best horse. “Probably training Ayrgo to win the Winter Classic (Listed, 2000m) and he won ten races for her, and four of those were in a row at Riccarton, which was very special for her,” she said. “She has had success with other horses. She would say herself that every horse she has trained has been a joy to own and train. She is a real horse person, her whole life has been horses.” Blackie will be hoping to receive a late birthday present at Ashburton on Tuesday when Diplomat, her only horse in work, competes in The Brydone Hotel (1400m). “She only has one in work. One at 100 is plenty,” Brott said. “Mum trained his mother, who was called Diplomacy, and she won four races. Mum is confident that Diplomat will come into his own and probably just needs a bit more maturity. “He has got the ability, but he needs to learn how to race a bit more. She said to me yesterday ‘I’m not giving up until Diplomat wins a race’. “He will do his best and so will Terry (Moseley, jockey), what will be will be. “He has drawn the widest gate (13) of the field for the third time in a row, so that may be against him at Ashburton.” Brott said Moseley has come to mean a lot to Blackie’s family, as too has Riccarton trainer Karen Peters, who has assisted Blackie immensely in recent times. “She (Peters) has been amazing,” Brott said. “She and Terry Moseley are just superb, we consider them a part of our family. They have both looked after Mum amazingly. “Before every race they come and discuss what they are going to do. Terry comes to see Mum regularly, before and after each race. “Terry is like a second son to my mother, he has been so loyal to her and so good riding all her horses for all these years. “Karen has been helping Mum out with all her horses and since Christmas Karen has really done all the work.” In that time Blackie has been recovering from a broken vertebrae in her back and Brott said a number of parties have been very accommodating and Blackie is looking positively to the future. “We are very indebted, as a family, to the Canterbury Jockey Club and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing because they have understood that it is important that Mum is allowed to keep training even though she can’t be at the racecourse as often as she wants to be,” Brott said. “She tries to get around there occasionally, but since she broke her back it has been very difficult. I did take her out to watch a trial the other day, but it was a bit much for her. “She is not at all well really, but she says to people after the winter is over she will be back. She is still looking ahead very positively and she has renewed her license for another year.” While Blackie will be unable to be on course at Ashburton on Tueday, she will be tuning into trackside to barrack home her gelding. “She won’t be on course, but we will all be glued to the TV,” Brott said. View the full article

Apprentice jockey Sam Weatherley is returning to New Zealand after spending 15 months in Sydney. Sam Weatherley will head home from Sydney next Sunday, not for a holiday, but to reignite his New Zealand riding career at Riccarton the following Saturday. New Zealand’s Champion Apprentice for the past two seasons, Weatherley has spent the last 15 months indentured to champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller, during which time he has kicked home 45 winners for prizemoney of A$3.25 million. Able to claim 1.5kg in Sydney, he is currently second on the New South Wales Metropolitan Apprentice Jockey Premiership behind clear leader Robbie Dolan and kicked home a treble at Rosehill late last month. But he has decided to follow his heart and return to New Zealand to continue his career after completing his week’s Sydney riding engagements next Saturday. “I’ve had some success over here and it has been a massive experience, something I never thought I would get to experience when I started off, but I just want to get back home,” Weatherley said. “I love the racing over here in Sydney, it’s the best ever, and I’ve had support. I’m proud of the effort I have put in over here, but I just want to do what makes me happy and that’s to go back to New Zealand. “It’s very tough over here, both physically and mentally, and I’ve handled it, but at the same time I have been homesick. “Going home is something I’ve thought long and hard about and I’ve had advice from a lot of friends. Chris (Waller) has been pushing for me to stay, but my heart is set on going home. “It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but it’s a decision I had to make and the right time is at the end of the season. It could be the right or wrong decision, but that’s a chance I am prepared to take. “Besides, when I first came over here it was for three months and I’ve ended up staying just on 15 months.” Weatherley was originally apprenticed in New Zealand to Lance O’Sullivan, but when he returns he will be indentured to his father Darryn Weatherley, who trains a small team and pre-trains at Matamata. “I’ve still got eight or nine months of my apprenticeship to complete and I’m signing up with Dad,” he said. “I want to be able to focus on riding all over the country. I will be riding trackwork at Matamata, but plan to go over to Cambridge a couple of days a week. I will be out to get the best rides I can so I want to be free to ride wherever possible.” Weatherley has engaged Aidan Rodley as his agent and will resume his New Zealand career on the first day of the Grand National meeting, where his mounts already include Elfee for Michael and Matthew Pitman in the Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m). “She should be a good chance and Michael (Pitman) said he has a couple of other nice horses for me to ride,” Weatherley said. “He said he’s got the best team he’s ever had and I’m really looking forward to riding for him again. I’ve rung and talked to him often since I have been in Sydney and he has inspired me.” Weatherley’s biggest success, his first Group One win, came on the Pitman-trained Enzo’s Lad in the 2018 Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham and he has ridden eight winners for the stable, while he has ridden the most New Zealand winners (16) for Shaune Ritchie. “Shaune has always been a good supporter of mine and I am keen to ride for him again, along with the others who gave me a go when I started out,” he said. Weatherley was Champion New Zealand apprentice in his first full year with 67 wins, then again won the title with 66 wins in 2016-17 before heading to Sydney. He has made fleeting trips back to ride in New Zealand and was part of the Young Guns team which won the World Cup series at Ellerslie last December. One of those trips also resulted in a win on Charles Road at Hastings last September, taking his New Zealand tally to 142. With a total of 187 wins on the board, Weatherley obviously has no claim in New Zealand, having outridden it before he transferred to Waller, but being able to ride at 54kg should broaden his opportunities. “My long range goal is to try and win a jockeys’ premiership and I’ll be travelling to as many meetings as I can,” he said. “I’ve improved my riding since I’ve been in Sydney. I feel I’m more accomplished, especially riding against some of the best jockeys in the world. “Being over here has also given me a chance to work with some of the best horses in Australia. I’ve learnt a lot about racing here, being attached to Chris’ stable, and I’ve made some good friends. I’ll always be grateful to Chris for the opportunity, but for now I just want to go home to New Zealand and prove myself back there again. “I’ll be back at the Matamata track as soon as I can and I’m looking forward to riding at the Te Teko trials the following week. That’s where some of the good ones start off and hopefully I can get on some of them.” View the full article

Yes but if you are betting with the NZ TAB on off course races while on course using anything but the dear old folk on the on course terminals how do the TAB know?

All well and good but any punter keen to bet off course off shore will be using other options than pitching up to the dear old folk manning the on course terminal!

Rule Number(s): Rule 638(3) (b) (ii)Following Race 7, Mr Oatham lodged an information with the Judicial Committee alleging a breach of Rule 638 (3) (b) (ii) in that C Grylls used the whip excessively on his mount “JONNY RUSS” prior to the 100 metres. Mr Grylls signed the information indicating that he admitted the breach but did not wish ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): Rule 869(2)Following the running of the CAL>ISUZU HANDICAP TROT an Information was lodged by Senior Stipendiary Steward Mr S Mulcay against Open Horseman Mr M White alleging that Mr White used his whip when driving CHARLEMAGNE in contravention of the Use of Whip Regulations over the final 400 metres. Rule 869(2) ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): Rule 870(3)Following the running of the DMI PLUMBING HANDICAP TROT an Information instigating a Protest was lodged by Senior Stipendiary Steward Mr S Mulcay against the 4th placing of LOLLIEPROP (horse number 1) on the grounds that it galloped excessively during the middle stages of the race. Rule 870(3) provides: ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): 642(1)Following the running of Race No 6, the Happy 60th Birthday Andy 1400, an Information was filed Instigating a Protest pursuant to Rule 642(1). The Informant, co-trainer Mr G Rogerson of KAPALKA, alleged that horse number 4 (JOHNNIE REDMOND) placed 1st by the Judge interfered with the chances of his horse ...View the full article