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The point is Thomaas is they are not WATCHING! So why should we care?

I tend to agree as I support robust debate and I hate when people pull the victim card.

Answer the question.

I'm talking from a collective BOAY position. Are you going to answer the question?

So how do we stop this rort? Rorts?

We are waiting! Or are you waiting for Heslop to tell you how to respond?

Rule Number(s): 612Mr Davidson alleged that in race 5 the NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE 1200m Mr Asano incorrectly attached the leathers to his saddle which then became detached during the preliminary, resulting in WHITNEY being declared a late scratching. Mr Davidson demonstrated that the saddle in question was in good ...View the full article

Rule Number(s): 638(3)(b)(ii)Mr Davidson alleged that Mr Prastiyou used his whip excessively on his mount WENTWORTH prior to the 100 metres in race 4, the WHITE ACRES FISHING MAIDEN. Rule 638(3)(b)(ii) provides: “A Rider shall not strike a horse with a whip in a manner or to an extent, which is excessive.” The “Guidelines with Respect ...View the full article

Pray tell how have I treated Jason badly? Come on Pete and Hello HOW have I treated Jason badly?

They are not "toxic" they speak their mind and we are still allowed to do that on BOAY. I've had to moderate and contend with Jason on two web forums. Same old same old. There will be a new and better punters club on BOAY for the new season.

Taranaki Racing Inc. CEO Carey Hobbs Taranaki Racing Inc. today announced that the second running of the $101,000 ITM Winter Challenge may not be run as programmed on Saturday 24 August. At this stage nine of the 14 slot holders from the initial year have replied to the club that they do not wish to participate in 2019. Club CEO, Carey Hobbs, commented “Unless the club can confirm 14 slot holders by the 19th of July, the race will be reprogrammed as a $30,000 Special Conditions Maiden run over 1400m, with no slot holder payments, and usual conditions”. The club ran two such event this season in August and February, with capacity fields and outstanding turnover. Whilst we are disappointed the market place dictates how many these such events will take place in New Zealand each year. It is still out intention to continue to programme these races, but they can only be run at $101,000 stakes level if we have 14 slot holders. Anybody interested in either of the slot races needs to email taranakiracing@xtra.co.nz View the full article

Taranaki Racing Inc. today announced that the second running of the $101,000 ITM Winter Challenge may not be run as programmed on Saturday 24 August. At this stage nine of the 14 slot holders from the initial year have replied to the club that they do not wish to participate in 2019. Club CEO, Carey Hobbs, commented “Unless the club can confirm 14 slot holders by the 19th of July, the race will be reprogrammed as a $30,000 Special Conditions Maiden run over 1400m, with no slot holder payments, and usual conditions”. The club ran two such event this season in August and February, with capacity fields and outstanding turnover. Whilst we are disappointed the market place dictates how many these such events will take place in New Zealand each year. It is still out intention to continue to programme these races, but they can only be run at $101,000 stakes level if we have 14 slot holders. Anybody interested in either of the slot races needs to email taranakiracing@xtra.co.nz.

M8 Starting at 11:35 am. 10 Race Programme. Multiples Doubles: 1 & 2; 3 & 4; 5 & 6; 7 & 8; 9 & 10 Trebles: 1, 2 & 3; 4, 5 & 6; 8, 9 & 10 First 4: All Races Quaddies: 2-5 inclusive; 7-10 inclusive Place 6: 5-10 inclusive Form PDF 2019_06_21_Harn_M8_Book Download View the full article

M5 Starting at 5:34pm. 11 Race Programme. Multiples Doubles: 2 & 3; 4 & 5; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10 & 11 Trebles: 1, 2 & 3; 5, 6 & 7; 9, 10 & 11 First 4: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11 Quaddies: 2-5 inclusive; 8-11 inclusive Place 6: 6-11 inclusive Pick 6: 6-11 inclusive guaranteed to $25,000 if struck Form PDF 2019_06_21_Harn_M5_Book Download View the full article

M7 Starting at 5:10pm. 11 Race Programme. Multiples Doubles: 2 & 3; 4 & 5; 6 & 7; 8 & 9; 10 & 11 Trebles: 1, 2 & 3; 5, 6 & 7; 9, 10 & 11 First 4: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11 Quaddies: 2-5 inclusive; 8-11 inclusive Place 6: 6-11 inclusive Pick 6: Races 6-11 inclusive guaranteed to $25,000 if struck Form PDF 2019_06_20_Harn_M7_Book Download Selections from Guest Selector – Hawke View the full article

Harness Racing New Zealand is thrilled to announce that the world’s most innovative harness racing game developer has teamed up with us to support this year’s edition of the Cadet of the Year competition. ‘Catch Driver’ is one of two harness racing games developed so far by Ryan Clements of The Farm Ventures in Canada, whose main initiative is to increase the uptake of youth interest in harness racing on the world stage. Clements has grown up in and around harness racing. His grandfather raced the great stallion Cam Fella, and whilst he never person- ally had the chance to see the horse race, he lives on the farm that was home to the stallion during his racing career and is surrounded by memorabilia and constant reminders about harness racing and the joy and elation it can bring. “We are beyond excited to partner with HRNZ in sponsoring the Cadet of the Year. We believe that many of the young men and women we see here competing for the Cadet of the Year will become tomorrow’s stars in the sport,” said Clements. “Our mission with Catch Driver is to engage a younger audience with this incredible sport, so it only makes sense that we partner with the next generation of athletes. We want to wish best of luck to all of those competing- you are the future stars of the sport!” Clements has led the way in terms of developing his company ‘The Farm Ventures’, and was determined to prove that if you can give people the opportunity to play a harness racing game (either as a Catch Driver or in their other harness racing game, Off and Pacing) they will then take an interest in the sport. “Most people who love sports are able to play some sort of game where they can get a virtual experience of being involved,” said Clements. “We have developed a game where our players can download the game to their phone for free and drive a horse in a race live against other people from around the world. We even have professional harness racing drivers from around the world playing on a regular basis too meaning fans can race against their idols.” In the game each driver is randomly drawn a horse, and its best attributes are listed in the build up to the live race. This gives the player a chance to study if their horse is quick off the gate, has a quick sprint or has a lot of stamina. “The game is purely about the sport and the art of driving a horse to its best strengths. We have no reference to gambling at all in any of our games,” explained Clements. Fittingly Catch Driver’s sponsorship of Cadet of the Year means they are helping recognize the next generation of harness racing licence holders in New Zealand as the competition showcases the new talent coming through the ranks in the industry. Following Clements visiting New Zealand last September with Fractional Ownership guru Anthony MacDonald, Catch Driver were also then generous co-sponsors of the 2018 Kidz Kartz New Zealand Cup.They are dedicated to continuing to support youth in harness racing worldwide. In the Cadet of the Year competition, cadets compete at a regional level in a series of tests which incorporate lessons learned through their education in the cadet scheme and also on the job with their employer. This includes driving a horse to a set time in a time trial without a stop watch, a general knowledge quiz based on previous lessons and a round robin based on harness racing and equine challenges. Four finalists are found from these heats, who then take part in a grand final round of tests at Addington Raceway on Wednesday 24 July. The overall winner is announced at the Harness Racing New Zealand Annual Awards ceremony, this year to be held at Addington Raceway on Saturday 28 September. Last year it was won by Ellie Barron of Southland. Harness Racing New Zealand will announce the four finalists for the 2019 Catch Driver Cadet of the Year this Friday. We are grateful to The Farm Ventures and their team for their support of the youth of our industry and encourage industry participants to support them by downloading the game and having a go. Catch Driver is available to download and play free to your phone from all app stores. So give it a try today by visiting http://onelink.to/gme7ve Jess Smith View the full article

Bobby Dee (outside) will contest the Schweppes Handicap (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Connections of talented three-year-old stayer Bobby Dee are looking to Randwick on Saturday as plan B after the gelding was stranded on the ballot for both the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (2400m). The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained runner will take on older gallopers in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (2000m) for which he has drawn barrier two. “He travelled down to Sydney last week and settled in well to Bjorn (Baker’s) stable and his plans will depend on how he goes on Saturday,” Forsman said. “If he is competitive, then we would have to look at other options because there is good stake money to be won over there and I guess we will have to reassess and talk to the owners as to what they want to do.” With a Group Two-placing in the Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie preceding a win over older rivals at Te Rapa, Bobby Dee looked to have the upward trajectory of a genuine Queensland Derby contender. However, he was never a factor in the Gr.3 Grand Prix Stakes (2200m) at Eagle Farm, in which he finished eighth, and as a result he narrowly missed a Derby start. “His run in the Grand Prix was pretty disappointing. He just sort of plugged away without doing much at all,” Forsman said. “The rain-affected track on Saturday (heavy9) will certainly bring him into it and although the month between runs isn’t ideal, he does seem fit and he worked up to the mark on Tuesday by all accounts. So, all we can do is line him up and place him in a race that looks pretty suitable. “I think 2000m on a heavy track at this point in his preparation is ideal. He is not the sort of horse that needs a lot of racing and often his best races have been on the fresh side, so he will certainly get his chance and he is well.” James Innes Jnr will ride from barrier two and Forsman said he would not be surprised to see Bobby Dee ridden more positively than in the Grand Prix Stakes. “He can race up on the pace and I think the way they ride Randwick these days when it is going to be wet, they all seem to skirt off the inside pretty quickly, but I think they over-play it a bit,” he said. “If he is down on the inner and can cut the corner and angle out down the middle in the straight, I think that would be ideal.” Meanwhile, the Baker-Forsman team will have a host of runners on the home front, headed by New York Minute and Tomelilla in Saturday’s Listed Ultimate Ford And Mazda Tauranga Classic (1400m). The pair finished first and third, respectively, in last year’s renewal of the race and Forsman believes New York Minute, a $5-chance with the TAB fixed odds, can quickly bounce back from her last-start failure at Trentham, where she finished last of six runners. “We’re not too worried about the run itself at Trentham. When she has won that race previously, she has railed-up on the inside, but this time they were running to the outside fence,” Formsan said. “That just shows the different sort of track that it was and she never really looked comfortable. We will just put that one behind us and go back to a race and a track that we know she has been competitive on. “Again, it will depend on the pattern of the day a little bit. She is a horse that likes to jump, race on the pace and rail-up and hopefully she gets her chance to do that.” Stakes-winning stablemate Tomelilla ($23) has been plain in her last couple of races and the broodmare barn might be beckoning if she fails to flatter on Saturday. “She has been competitive in this sort of race and we’re not sure what to make of her last start. It was too bad to be true and she has galloped well since,” Forsman said. “If she puts in another bad performance, I’d say that would be the writing on the wall.” Forsman said honest galloper Elle Eye Are was a good chance of returning to the winners’ circle in the Zest Premier (1600m) at Tauranga. “Back to a testing mile at Tauranga, she gets her opportunity to return to winning ways.” View the full article

John Sargent Lightly raced duo Lincoln’s Command and Lincoln Sky have joined the Randwick stable of John Sargent after transferring from the Awapuni stable of Lisa Latta. The pair have been sent to Australia with the view of targeting Sydney’s lucrative prizemoney, particularly during the winter months. Both Lincoln’s Command and Lincoln Sky have shown potential from their short careers thus far. Three-year-old Savabeel gelding Lincoln Sky has won once from eight starts and placed on two occasions and finished sixth in the Gr.2 Waikato Guineas (2000m) won by Sponge Bob. Patiently handled five-year-old Lincoln’s Command won fresh-up over 1550m at Awapuni late last month to break maiden ranks and the son of Pentire is expected to thrive over further ground. The gelding had a delayed start to his career after requiring two operations on a cyst in his stifle. View the full article

Octogenerian horseman Tony Prendergast, who trains in partnership with his wife Lyn, saddled five-year-old gelding Trudeau to win at Oamaru on Wednesday, with the son of Pins relishing the Good3 surface that was presented. Prendergast, who is enjoying a strong season said he was confident Trudeau would be a good winning chance following the scratching of race rival, Moyrabella. “He doesn’t mind a firm track and he is pretty versatile. He can go on any surface, so we were pretty confident,” Prendergast said. “He was a bit on the fresh-side, as he hasn’t raced for a while, but Jake (Jacob Lowry) rode him beautifully.” The stable’s flag-bearer, Who Dares Wins, will contest Saturday’s Greenwood Amberley Cup (1600m) at Riccarton with the dual stakes winner faced with an impost of 61.5kgs as he aims to make it four wins in succession. “He’s got a bit of weight, which we expected, but the horse is fit and well,” Prendergast said. View the full article

Senator winning the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) in 1996. Jack Tims, best remembered as the owner-trainer of the top stayer Senator, has passed away. After a battle with deteriorating health, Tims died on Tuesday, just a couple of weeks after his 82nd birthday. A respected stockman and an all-round horseman, the Matamata dairy farmer was brought up with horses and initially enjoyed success in racing as an amateur rider, excelling over fences. He became the first amateur rider to win the Wellington Steeplechase (then 5400m) when successful in 1957 aboard his father Bill’s horse, Conkeda. That same season the pair combined to also win the Wanganui Steeplechase, chased Cogitation home in the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) and finished sixth in the Great Northern Steeplechase (6400m). After concentrating on dairy farming when he and his wife, Grace, brought up their young family, Tims later became an owner-trainer and his horsemanship shone through, initially with Ivan Bar, who proved a talented stayer in the early 1980s. Ivan Bar won 10 races, including one over fences, and was narrowly beaten when second in the Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Handicap (2400m) at Ellerslie. Tims’ best horse, Senator, emerged a decade later and after being successful on debut he went on to win a total of nine races from 23 starts and more than $460,000 in prizemoney. Tims’ astute placement of Senator enabled the son of Sound Reason to win five races in succession in the 1995-96 season after ending his previous campaign also on a winning note. That successful streak culminated in the Gr.2 Waikato Gold Cup (2400m) and the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m). Senator’s deeds as a five-year-old earned him the New Zealand Champion Stayer Award and paved the way for Tims exceeding his wildest dreams, a tilt at the 1996 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). On the one-hit Australian trip, Senator finished a highly creditable fourth to Saintly for his media-shy and humble owner-trainer. Tims enjoyed more success during his years as an owner-trainer, never having more than a couple of horses in work at a time and, being from the old school, he firmly believed in patience to get the best out of his horses. Keeping, a winner of five races, proved another handy galloper for Tims, whose last win as an owner-trainer came three years ago with Trueman in a six-length maiden victory on his home course. Due to his deteriorating health, Tims sent Trueman to Matamata trainers Bev and Ken Kelso, who prepared him to win a double last winter. Unfortunately Tims hasn’t lived to see Trueman win again, but there will be plenty of sentiment behind the six-year-old’s chances when jockey Cameron Lammas dons Tims’ colours in the Dobsons Refrigeration and Electrical Premier 1400m at Tauranga on Saturday. View the full article

So you agree we have those issues on our tote?

Yeah but - how do determine value when there is pool lag and the TAB bookies lay off late?

What you are assuming is that the "protesters" were actually watching. The punters were. But let's envicerate ourselves without cause. The jockey gets fined but does the horse EVER get relegated?

Taiki Yanagida will return to raceday riding at Counties on Thursday. Promising Waikato apprentice Taiki Yanagida will return to raceday riding at Counties on Thursday after being on the sidelines for a couple of months after a trackwork incident. “I got injured when riding track work,” he said. “The horse shifted towards the fence and my ankle went against the fence and just snapped.” It has been a relatively quick recovery for Yanagida, who suffered the injury in mid-April, and he said he is feeling back to normal after completing his rehabilitation. “I had a cast on for four weeks. I have just had acupuncture, physio and I have been biking for quite a while. “I am basically finished with the physio now, I don’t go very often. I’m going to the gym to try and improve my fitness. “My foot has gotten a lot better and I started riding track work last Tuesday.” Prior to his injury in April, the 25-year-old had posted 36 wins and was eyeing a tilt at the apprentice jockeys’ premiership. However, those aspirations were dashed after his injury. “I was happy with the way I was going. I wasn’t really thinking about that (setting a goal for number of wins at the start of the season),” he said. “In the summer, people started to support me quite a lot and I was given some good opportunities. “At the start of this year I was aiming to win the apprentice premiership, but this injury put a stop to that. “It will definitely be a goal for next season (to win the apprentice premiership).” Apprenticed to Lance O’Sullivan, Yanagida moved to New Zealand nearly three years ago to pursue a career as a jockey, after initially getting interested in the sport while studying in Australia, and said he is enjoying his time in New Zealand. “I was studying English in Australia when I was a high school student and a friend who was a Japanese university student took me to the racecourse one day and when I saw the jockeys I thought it would be interesting to become one of them,” he said. “I came to New Zealand two-and-a-half years ago. I am very happy in New Zealand. “He (O’Sullivan) always gives me a lot of good feedback on my riding. I am very happy working for Lance and Andrew Scott.” Yanagida is taking a cautious approach with his return and is set to ride Quality Prevails in the IRT 1200 at Counties on Thursday for O’Sullivan and Scott, with his only other mount for the day, Patch Man, unlikely to get a start as the fifth emergency in the Mount Shop 1400. “I am just riding two for my bosses on Thursday and then four on Saturday (at Tauranga),” he said. “Andoyas, who is running on Saturday, will be a good chance (of winning).” View the full article

Dual Group One winner Ace High will stand at Rich Hill Stud High Chaparral’s dual Group One winning son, Ace High, has been retired to Rich Hill Stud, near Matamata, where he will stand for a fee of $10,000+GST for the forthcoming breeding season. Prepared by David Payne, Ace High was a winner at two and dominated as a spring three-year-old, winning the Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) before successive Group One victories in the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) and VRC Derby (2500m). As an autumn three-year-old he was a close-up fourth in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) behind Kementari, Pierata and Trapeze Artist and was a nose second to Levendi in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m). In a season thwarted by rain-affected tracks, Ace High won the Gr.2 Hill Stakes (2000m) at four, defeating Group One winners It’s Somewhat and Egg Tart and was beaten 1.6 lengths in the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m). He retires the winner of five races and A$2.3 million in prizemoney. “He is a son of High Chaparral and there aren’t going to be any more. He could possibly be the last Group One winning son of High Chaparral to go to stud anywhere in the world,” Rich Hill Stud’s Managing Director John Thompson said. “Ace High is a dual Group One winner in Australia and he won the Spring Champion Stakes, which horses like Dundeel and Savabeel have won, so it is a sire making race. “His race record, especially as a spring three-year-old, is very similar to Dundeel and we all know what a great start he has made at stud.” The sire of 23 individual Group One winners, High Chaparral stood for four seasons in New Zealand and clicked with the local broodmare population, with So You Think, Monaco Consul, Shoot Out and Descarado all coming from his incredible first crop, while six-time Group One winner Dundeel was also a product of his time in New Zealand. “If you look at Ace High’s tabulated pedigree, it just doesn’t come any better,” Thompson said. “He is out of a Redoute’s Choice mare who in turn is out of a Sunday Silence mare. His fifth dam is a full sister to the dam of Danehill and his sixth dam is Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer. “In effect, it is the greatest stallion making family in history. “There is a whole combination of factors that makes him an extremely exciting prospect for New Zealand.” It was through (bloodstock agent) Louis Le Metayer that Thompson was alerted to the potential availability of Ace High for stud duties. “I had a look at him while I was at the Sydney sales and was very impressed with what I saw,” Thompson said. “He is a big strong horse around 16.1hh. He has the quality of High Chaparral but he also does have a bit of Redoute’s Choice about his physical, he is strong through the shoulder and strong behind. “Colour-wise, he is quite a dark horse and you can almost see a bit of Sunday Silence there. He has what are three breed-shaping stallions in his first and second dam which is unusual. It is a combination you don’t often come across.” Having never previously crossed paths with owner John Cordina, Thompson found an instant connection when the pair met at the races. “He is John Camilleri’s cousin and he (Camilleri) not only bred Winx but also raced Vadamos who stands at Rich Hill, so there was a connection there,” Thompson said. Although Cordina hasn’t been a breeder in a capacity the ilk of his cousin, he will be retaining an interest in Ace High and supporting him with some quality mares. “We realise it is late in the piece but the opportunity was too good to turn down,” Thompson said. “I think he will be well-received at an introductory fee of $10,000 and he will suit a wide range of mares. “I was talking with Sir Patrick Hogan and he was looking at the pedigree and he told me he felt he was ideal based on his formula which has worked. It is especially exciting for Sir Tristram and Zabeel line mares. “Although we’ve just finalised the paperwork, there are already a number of studs and breeders committed to the horse including Cambridge Stud, The Oaks Stud, Seaton Park, Joan Egan and Pencarrow Stud. But there are still a limited number of shares available in him.” Thompson said one of the most appealing elements of Ace High was that he was an early-maturing fast stayer that had won at the highest level under Australian conditions and his progeny would appeal to the Australasian buying bench. “He ran second to Champagne Cuddles at Rosehill over 1100m in October of his two-year-old season, so he must have shown his trainer a great deal early,” Thompson said. “He was a fast maturing horse that came to the fore as a spring three-year-old and you can’t do that without being extremely physically and mentally mature.” View the full article