Chief Stipe

Jolly good. So everyone wins. Seriously who could beat Crocetti or Alabama Lass?

Obviously Stakes don't mean didly. Although I've noticed trainers haven't worked out that you get more running down the track in a high stakes race than a mid week open at a dodgy track down the road.

Rennel shouldn't have talked to Michael Morrah. The latter has only one motive and that is to ban ALL racing. It embarrasses me that a poster on BOAY has been for a long time feeding misinformation to him. What say you @Yankiwi ?

Of course there is another factor at Ellerslie in my opinion. Probably New Plymouth as well. The tracks.

Yet at Gore 4 races are still left open? Cherry picking @curious. As for the Open Sprint at Ellerslie isn't that more a reflection of who IS nominated and the lack of horses in that grade?

Can't have been that recent. Last raced in August 2022 when it bled. Did have a hurdle rating of 50.

Lot of advertising starting to appear now on mainstream media.

Does it matter? If NZ Trainers need to lift their game so be it. The OZ trained horses are NZ bred. Just as was the Quinella in the OZ Guineas last Saturday.

Jenni passes jump out test www.racing.com Pride of Jenni is a step closer to returning to the racetrack after an impressive jump out win at Cranbourne on Monday morning. With Craig Newitt in the saddle, the seven-year-old and reigning Australian Horse of the Year bowled along in her customary front-running style over 1000-metres winning the heat by four lengths. It was her first official outing since the Champions Mile over the Melbourne Cup Carnival where she bled from both nostrils. “Her prep has been pretty smooth to date and we wanted to see a good showing today and she’s pleased us up until now and she was quite impressive again this morning,” Maher said. “You are never really surprised with Jenni, it’s just good to see her back bowling along out doing what she loves doing. “Froggy said she gave him a good feel and she seemed to pull up pretty well. “She had a bit of a blow and she will take improvement off it but all signs are pretty positive.” Maher identified the G1 Queen of the Turf (1600m) at Randwick on April 12 as a possible kick-off point. “Normally she has a couple of trials and I would say that is still probably going to be the case,” Maher admitted. “She seems her same old self and hopefully it was just a little glitch there and she can go right back to business .” The $10 million earner is a $15 chance with Sportsbet for the Queen of the Turf Stakes. Age 7YO Sex Mare Colour Bay Prize Money $10,034,490 Last 5 21280 Career 35-8-9-3 11 – 11 FLEM 9 NOV 2024 1600m $4.80 8 – 9 M V 26 OCT 2024 2040m $4.40 2 – 11 RAND 19 OCT 2024 1600m $2.70 1 – 4 M V 27 SEP 2024 1600m $1.90 2 – 8 FLEM 14 SEP 2024 1600m $5.00

You weren't in the inner circle?

Just days out from the inaugural running of the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), Slot Holders Kerri Spence Bloodstock and Clotworthy Racing have been forced to find another contender following the withdrawal of Dealt With (NZ). No images? Click here Kingsclere substitution in NZB Kiwi after Dealt With withdrawn Just days out from the inaugural running of the $3.5 million NZB Kiwi (1500m), Slot Holders Kerri Spence Bloodstock and Clotworthy Racing have been forced to find another contender following the withdrawal of Dealt With (NZ). The son of Ace High looked to be among the race’s leading contenders, having won his first two starts before placing in the Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) and Listed Uncle Remus Stakes (1400m). Trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood felt there was plenty of improvement left in the gelding, but he has been ruled out of the Southern Hemisphere’s richest three-year-old race after he pulled up sore following track work on Saturday. “He has galloped on Saturday and we haven’t completely gotten to the bottom of exactly what happened. At this stage we are thinking he has probably pulled a muscle high up in a hind limb,” Wellwood said. “The vets are going to come for further diagnostics. We don’t think it is going to be a major long-term, but it is something that means we are unable to get to the race.” Wellwood said it is disappointing for all concerned, but the welfare of the horse comes first. “It is absolutely gut-wrenching,” he said. “It is such a high-profile race, and we were so excited to have him in there for the ownership group and ourselves. “His form looked to put him right there with a winning chance. “It’s hard to take, but the reality of it is that the horse comes first.” A silver lining for the Cambridge barn is that the slot holders have elected to replace Dealt With with stablemate Zormella (NZ), who had previously just missed out on securing another slot in the race. The daughter of Almanzor, who is raced by RNZ Frac Club 1 and Surf Coast Racing, has had just two starts to date, breaking through for her maiden win in impressive fashion over 1400m at Pukekohe last month. “Fortunately, we had a filly (Zormella) we had just missed out on another slot with,” Wellwood said. “She looks high quality and we are very lucky that the slot holders have chosen us. There were a number of options they were going through and have clearly decided that filly fits the bill. “It is bittersweet to have another one in there.” While the Slot Holders share Wellwood’s disappointment in losing the services of Dealt With for the NZB Kiwi, they believe they have found a suitable replacement in Zormella. “It is sad news (withdrawal of Dealt With). I feel for the trainers and owners,” Slot Holder representative Shaun Clotworthy said. “The horse looked like he had a lot of potential and looked like a real chance in the NZB Kiwi. “Roger and Robert have been happy with her (Zormella) and she won nicely the other day. She looks like a progressive horse, with a nice action, and being an Almanzor we hold no fears getting up to the 1500m. “We have relied a lot on Roger and Robert’s opinion of her, and they have quite a high opinion of her. She lacks a bit of ringcraft with only have a couple of starts, but we think she has got potential, and Roger thinks she has potential. “We had to make a decision pretty quickly. It’s a bit frustrating, but that is horse racing, and we all know what it’s like with horses, they can be sound one day and unsound the next.” – LOVERACING.NZ News Desk NZB Kiwi Contact Emma Thompson - NZB Kiwi Programme Lead emma.thompson@nztr.co.nz New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing 18 Dick Street, Cambridge 3434 Email: office@nztr.co.nz Tel: 0508 RACING NZTR.CO.NZ Unsubscribe

But there was always going to be some decent OZ TRAINED horses (still NZ bred) in the race.

Savaglee backing up perhaps? Booked to fly home Wednesday depending on what the ratings are for the All Star Mile which it has been nominated for.

I reckon the Ellerslie track will be her undoing. Are the track gallops tomorrow or has she had hers?

I thought it was yellow and black chequers now?

That's being smart. As I said in an earlier post (which was derided by some) Wightman wins both ways. However it seems it is easy to switch lanes and swim with the whales! I guess that is one of the intrigues of these slot races - the behind the scenes wheeling and dealing. But it isn't transparent so doesn't really add anything other than giving the impression there is a small number of wealthy people playing poker. Remember when the offers for Imperatriz to run in The Everest were rumoured? The deal that was turned down didn't weigh up with the potential return from a broodmare sale. Those offering a slot wanted to buy her and share the a small part of the winnings.

Did Dealt With go lame from the Uncle Remus Stakes at Ellerslie?

FROM NZTR Kingsclere Stables has confirmed that, in the best interests of the horse’s welfare, Dealt With has been withdrawn from competing in The NZB Kiwi. NZTR is working closely with Slot Holders Kerri Spence Bloodstock & Clotworthy Racing to secure a replacement runner for the race. Further updates will be provided as they become available.

You're splitting hairs @curious. I might have a @Scooby3051 moment and moderate you! Just Joking! When was the last $3.5 million dollar maiden race? Sure there has been a Cox Plate won by a maiden (Shamus Award) but the Cox Plate isn't a maiden.

There either is a correlation or there isn't.

Seriously what is the correlation between Stakes won and the class of the race in NZ now?

I don't consider $'s a factor in determining a rating.

Seems a complex way of saying "the trainer of the horse at the time of the sale and transfer of funds shall be paid 10% of the purchase price." Interesting though that it doesn't cover the sale of horse for breeding purposes.

Wow - oh the irony. So as long as he is honourable in his business dealings with you personally you have no issues with what he says online? His posts are abusive, often misogynist, derogatory and border on slander. The other irony is that when it suits he is happy to mingle with the very people he abuses day in day out.

Since when have Hong Kong started buying fillies?