Huey

Youre right there will come a time, but rest assured it isn't your fault, they have been told over and over again and will not listen, they won't even listen to the numbers , there is an agenda at play that will ruin the industry over the next few years.

They know everything!

I'm not sure she is the same horse youre referring to CS, but lets hope youre right and she regains her form. I thought the track might have caught KL out , Brando had a tough run and had excuses, looked smashing in the parade ring, love to see him standing in NZ.

Probably the most underrated rider in NZ, has done it all and incredible rider. Was very pleased to see him get the G1!

I'm with Horace , I'd be surprised if she won a G1 in Aus. on that run. The fields are only going to get better in Aus.

and others they just don't get !

Well let's hope youre right, I saw the race and thought she looked in trouble a long way from home.

Fantastic result, just me or anyone else think the mare has had enough?

What is the twitter handle? Always looking for some value in my life.

I'm in.

I think its been up to the clubs to cater for the kids and most have done a pretty good job at it, with the kids go racing scheme one thing that stands out to me. However NZracing is just so disjointed in the calendar & seasons that its difficult to have any real follow up around getting the kids interested and regarding it as a sport and not gambling.

Good post CS I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments, its now also becoming a lot harder for kids to get some sort of decent exposure to the sport given the direction its heading, which is detrimental to the industry in so many ways, many of which we are beginning to experience now.

So very true and not a lot of roads available that you could pre-train on safely these days. I certainly think the thoroughbred has become a lot more highly strung animal than 30-40 years ago that may have something to do with what NM says, plus a lot don't really get the time they deserve to be a racehorse that they may have used to years back and add to that the very singular view our administrators take of the sport the animal is only becoming less resilient imho.

Youre kidding right? There would be kaos at those TAB Self serve machines they are absolutely hopeless, give me tote operators any day of the week.

They wouldnt know JB, they write papers about horse welfare etc , its all just lip service dont worry about that.

So doesn't racing need to ask itself, what is the point in kowtowing to this generation if they aren't interested in the horse or the punt? I know the main reason is because they are a target to sell expensive booze to, but even that looks like it might be a risky strategy for the industry to continue pursue in the future.

How about the Alphabet community aren't they getting left out as well?

So what's the beef here? I thought they let the ladies in the movement?

How the 2yo race has retained G3 status given the fields over the past decade is beyond me?

Morphine Droplet???

Contaminated Feed , Chief???

Of course, but owners shouldn't be out of pocket because of some bell end.

As an aside I do hope the connections of Boston Strong Boy got some form of compensation for being declared a non starter, for wasn't the horse going to finish 6th and pick up the $800?

Youre right they would have only asked a select few, the same ones who have got the game heading in the direction it is. Your trainer mate been fielding a few phone calls from kiwi trainers on how to train on AWTs?

I dont notice the crowds so much in Aus. The quality of racing is that good.