Huey

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.

Same model as any strike rate stable, they move the slow ones on.

The Covid bounce has been good to Racing, let's keep everything o'seas off limits forever. Only problem is this coincides with the man made industry contraction and they are patting themselves on the back for it.

Bernard Saundry on FB live

Well if you've watched FB Live you would learn that trainers need to learn to how to train their horses on the AWT surfaces and apparently according to BS many are engaging with Australian trainers on how to do so, so thats cleared that up then. - The AWT are more popular than ever!

Better to keep it as is, stop bowing down to the world of woke, otherwise it never stops!

Good points, I have a feeling and its only a feeling that the AWT's will be the real nail driven into the NZ racing coffin. I'm a huge advocate for participation in any sport, the AWT will reduce participation not increase it imho. They also to my mind offer a very boring spectacle to watch and appear to only suit certain types of horses. They will kill the character of NZ racing and produce a one flavour fits all model to the industry . What will also potentially happen as you've pointed out is the noms for the grass tracks will be massive creating further frustrations for owners and trainers in the industry and the industry will persist with the AWT no matter the cost to the industry just to try to prove a point. I still do not think we need the AWT, we need better management of the industry and the current facilities available. Unfortunately we have a governing body that work against most of those fundamentals.

You'd have to think this is the day they'd go to , still a few races there of interest but the big 2 this year are a hard look.

Agree , shows a complete misunderstanding of the fundamentals of placing horses, the race is a joke this year.

Have to agree, unfortunately the Thorndon has thinned out, do like the look of the Desert Gold field.

They are the future of the industry and have to be treated as such we should all be bending over backwards to have them in the game, you just have to listen to them to know how important they are to the sport. Don't you know us oldies are lucky to have them around. If they don't get treated well they might take their toys and go play on the polo circuit.

In my price bracket its hard to find fault with any of those.

That first Sav. Looks very nice and lot 207 if only .

Has NZ Racing ever been in such a poor state though Freda? not diminishing achievements at all. But the state of the game here makes it a trifle easier for massive entity like that to dominate?

Well I'm not as convinced as CS ( but as he pointed out he has got an eye for these sort of things) but 11 Savabeels sold , of which 4 sold for 120k or less , hardly exciting given his fee. You'd have to say most of the Almanzor vendors would be happy though , some pretty good prices off a 30k fee to date. Congrats to who ever stole lot 39 , has Diesis head and looks like Pippie !

Especially for a $1mill race , surely? It just looks as NM says hicksville.

But thats what they intend to create.