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Well I think TAS is a show, that run on Saturday was absolute 1st class, not worried about his times, to wear down the front runner and blitz NJ in the manner in which he did was just incredible. Having said that I don't think this campaign is the right time to be taking her on but if she kicked on to the next CP he'd have to be a show.

She is only 3yo

Don't worry about the crowds Mark, they have got all that sorted with the BGP crew just ship them in from meeting to meeting (Officially designated meetings only you understand) .

You can't or don't produce the data when it doesn't support your argument .

Yes but surely no one in their wildest dreams thought it would be this bad!

Women make up about 50% of jockeys , perhaps 30% of trainers a huge proportion of ground staff etc. What am I not getting why do we need this survey aren't women pretty well represented as it is in the sport in NZ? Agree if the survey is about because we need more female punters , but we really just need more punters no matter what gender I'd have thought.

A couple of stakeswinners out of E&E mares over the weekend.

Good point that is about 6 industry days worth of stakes money funding.

Its a nice catalogue as well, with the likes of Contributor,Ocean Park,Vespa,Zacinto,Tavistock and Sacred Falls all represented. Of particular interest will be the Golden Horn and Tapit progeny in the sale.

Be interesting to know if the NZRB are getting some form of rebate from the website creators for a loss of revenue, clearly there are just so many things on the site that don't work or are utter crap and the creators aren't providing what they've promised as no one would accept to have such a white elephant of a site.

Or horses finding their place in a grade i.e. R65 drop backs.

Don't look like much will miss out there , looks about right that field.

What about the drop back multi win horses that can make their way back to R65 they are also up or near the top in most cases.

I don't get this NZTR are making suggestions re the race day are they not , not whether the club/course has a future on its own, that has little to do with NZTR I'd have thought? If NZTR are silly enough to not give them a race date surely both codes can still train there?

Not a lot of luck but finished off nicely

Plenty of Tavistocks to watch at Pakenham today , I count 8 starting there.

Wasn't there a T20 on the next day?

Surely if the tracks stay open for the Harness persons to be used then the thoroughbred fraternity will just stay on board training at those venues? If they are to be closed for one code I'd have thought they'd be closed for both. They are just talking about losing licences for race dates at this point, the whole track closure side of things comes later.

Youre 100% correct, the problem in NZ racing is that its trying to go elitist racing without having a base to prop it up on. The Karaka Million Card was a great watch and a few of the fields were great betting races but it really come across like the very impression that most people have of racing in that its the sport of kings. I like the idea of the night , but it does feel a bit like racing is selling its soul in this country a bit like the common racing man/woman are excluded from the party and sold out for that night.

Yes he did come across a bit odd on the Bred to Win special on the tv.

I think the industry is finding they are like his sire are slow maturing stock despite the one great season he had.

What put money into horses that aren't racing at 2yo or 3yos that's madness and so close to the sales as well, horses older than 2 or 3yos should only race on industry days ,whose interested in that lot ?there may be some cheap horses that go alright that have slipped through the cracks at sale time you can't have them racing for decent money that's not a quick return on your bloodstock investment! Not to mention they may also be by unfashionable stallions ...outrageous!

https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/Final Funding Policy for NZ Thoroughbred clubs 2018 2019 Season v1.0.pdf Page 9 & 13 should answer your question.

Sounds like a Fictious sort of a day to me.

84 in, I thought he'd struggle a bit last year , but they certainly seemed to go ok, alot of them look like the stats are indicating , they'll need some time.