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Chief Stipe

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  1. Old and tired?
  2. A block of stables to house safely the horses on raceday?
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  5. Getting this topic back on track - excuse the pun. So we are going to get a new poly track to train and eventually race on in Cambridge. Aside from the many downsides of a poly track in terms of horse welfare we are now going to INCREASE the number of race tracks! Is Te Rapa going to shift their grandstand, stables and other facilities to Cambridge or are they going to build new ones? How many abandoned meetings will this new track save? I suggest zero or one at most. Meanwhile nothing has been done on the revenue side to make any of the existing tracks sustainable let alone a brand new one!!!!
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  10. How the hell can the Cambridge one be underway? Where's it being built?
  11. This peripheral integrity BS is a farce and a distraction when the RIU are not managing the individual events with any degree of professionalism.
  12. Yes I agree. But they can't lay their horses in NZ unless they use Betfair - correct?
  13. Why ban trainers from betting? If you start banning them and any other participant that has a connection then you further reduce liquidity in the pools.
  14. Let them all bet doesn't change the ability of the horse.
  15. Rule Number(s): Rule 870(3) and the Breaking Horses Regulation.Following Race 1 (LAMB & HAYWARD MOBILE TROT 1980m) Information A10891 was filed with the Judical Committee. It alleged that ONE OVER DA STARS breached the provisions of Rule 870(3) and the Breaking Horses Regulation in that it “galloped over an excessive distance in the home straight”. Rule 870(3) states: ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article
  16. Rule Number(s): 869 (2) & Whip Regulation (b)Mr A Beck was charged with a breach of r869 (2) excessive use of the whip, following his drive on MAAHES in race 2 the Matt “The Battler” Saunders Mobile Pace. Stewards alleged Mr Beck “used his whip on more occasions than permitted under clause (b) of the Use of the Whip Regulations.” Rule 869 (2) reads: ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article
  17. Rule Number(s): 638(1)(d)Following the running of race 6, Bonecrusher Stakes (Group 3), an Information was filed pursuant to Rule 638 (1)(d). The Informant, Mr Williamson, alleged that Ms Smyth allowed her mount SPIRITS AUBEER to shift in when not sufficiently clear of LANGKAWI which was checked near the 1100 metres. Ms Smyth ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article
  18. Rule Number(s): 636 (1) (d)Following the running of Race 5 (Aon Insurance Brokers 1200) an Information was lodged by Mr N Goodwin alleging a breach of Rule 636 (d) in that jockey J Waddell did not ride his mount VEE TWELVE out fully to the finish when able to do so. The rule reads: 636 (1) A person: (d) being the Rider of a horse ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article
  19. Rule Number(s): 638 (1) (d)Following the running of Race 6 (PGG Wrightson/Leopard Hotel Xmas Cup) an Information was lodged by Mr N Goodwin alleging a breach of Rule 638(1)(d) in that jockey D Turner angled his mount outwards near the 800m contacting and forcing NOT ALLOWED wider on the track and hampering CHEESE MAKER. Mr Goodwin ... (RSS generated with FetchRss)View the full article
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  21. They are still presumed innocent.
  22. But still presumed innocent. Note the RIU failed to provide sufficient evidence to the JCA that reached the threshold of a ban.
  23. Doesn't "tiredness" come from lack of sleep or over work?
  24. Well they were charged. Interesting the family lay advocate has gone very very quiet on the latest charges.
  25. Are you talking about the Dunn horses?
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