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The Nuts...that used to be Ginger...is leading them out...

No THIS is what you call a Stunning Expose... Eugenie Bouchard twittering her latest Sports Illustrated pic out to her friends...the World... why can't our Jockey girls and Boys self promote and become 'influences' enjoy

An absolutely stunning week so far in the Queen's City.... Ive been down to the budgie smugglers... splitting wood all week and tomorrow I'm going all over in the nuddy...the southerly wind will whistle away as she eddys around the regions...bless her HQ won't have to worry about the neddys seeing things in the puddles that's for sure...

Didn't I hear he had Diverticulitis...like D Walsh had...from years of wasting?? Something similar and associated with wasting anyway D Browne in Queensland in big trouble as well from all that hard grind

Bruce Sherwin of Weigh In obviously reads this excellent site Couldnt believe how the Racing Industry wasn't even mentioning Chinese New Year.. Let alone the ignorant suited office Pigs at ELLERSLIE... One of the highest populated Asian Cities pc in the World... And all the ELLERSLIE suits could come up with was shouting the stable hands a can of f in fizz after the 5th...and you didn't have to be Asian ...these ELLERSLIE Marketing clowns went to Uni...to get pissed??

Some ficken idiot...read the Idiot Commitee Decided to include ALL Stakemoney paid back to last...in the Million Karaka 3yo Not only that...but in a restricted race...which other countries have long since discounted for Qualifying And then they go and convert Aussie Dollars into NZ as well...so that these very average Aussies...on R65 Rating...are ahead of the likes of an R 73 Beggars belief how stupid some ELLERSLIE suits are...probably sloshed when they came up with this errant nonsense

Close this sheet thread down will you chief Its been wildly corrupted...into something resembling a f in rabble The Righteous Right have never been able to empathise with their partners gout let alone the poor f'ers sleeping rough... so good riddance

There was no new reading taken after the first Jess.... Stipes always consult with the Jockeys after the first and they've assessed it at that new Rating as having run on that 8 rating Obviously they've got the new reading wrong..'new' because they're now using a new contraption called the 'going stick'...which not only takes a depth 'pen reading' but also a 'shear' one...which is supposed to mirror a horse's action into the turf... ...maybe they're still trying to calibrate the readings...as they have previously with the penetrometer... Stipe Coles said of Matamata..."Its a 6...but with this wind I'd expect it to go back to a 5 sometime" Changed to 7 straight after the first and stayed that way all day! Thats why Punters need to have the entire pen readings...30 odd readings in total... ...and let them decide where the best ground is...just as Allpress does with her walk each race day...

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What a gem of an idea...setting up a Tax Working group.... ...so you can't be blamed for introducing a tax that a Knat hates.. Even though most of the freaken World recognises it's a fairer system... ...whoever heard of some income being taxed and other stuff not? Itll be beautifully managed by Cindy though...and the rich f'ers...paying sfa tax, won't mind one bit when Cindy slips them a smile Enjoy

Times moved on from us olde foggies beau... Its about fb live, tablets, tables, iPhone, mfat...DIGITAL!

Damn good spotting...typo! NEW RECORD TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THE FESTIVAL 2018 Gold Cup Day, the fourth and final day of The Festival today, was attended by 70,684 racegoers - a sold-out crowd. Thanks to this and two record crowds earlier this week, the Home of Jump Racing has seen a new record total attendance at The Festival of 262,637. The crowd for yesterday's St Patrick's Thursday, the third day of The Festival, came to 66,384, a new record the day since The Festival expanded to four days in 2005. The total beat last year's 66,200 by 184, while 65,544 attended in 2016 and 60,495 in 2015. This was the second consecutive day of a record crowd as 58,959 racegoers came to Cheltenham on Wednesday, the second day of The Festival, Ladies Day. Tuesday's crowd of 66,110 was the second highest-ever on the opening day of The Festival, Champion Day.

Last year was a sell out for Gold Cup day Hedley...60,000...and 260,000 over the 4 days!

Almost all are...a Handicapper would simply data entry his opinion if for example they think the check received was bad enough... Very few of the below are currently being actioned...simply they're ignored The Handicapper may decide not to lower a horse’s Rating despite that horse having nished well back in a race in the following circumstances: § If the horse is racing at an unsuitable distance (such as a stayer in sprint events); § Where the horse suffers interference in running; § Where the horse misses the start; § Horse being wide throughout the race; § Horse contesting a signi cantly higher rating band race; § Horse resuming from a spell. § Other reasons that the Handicapper considers relevant to the horses performance. Furthermore, if a horse falls, bleeds, is brought down, pulled up, runs off, disquali ed, or loses its rider there may be no adjustment to its Rating. As a consequence of the introduction of Ratings based programming, the Handicapper may also take into account the future eligibility of a horse for a particular rating band when assessing a beaten performance. This means that a horse may have its rating lowered, even though it suffered interference or was caught wide in a race. The rationale for this is that the connections of that horse should not be effectively penalised twice as a result of bad luck in running, provided the horse’s overall performance history warrants its eligibility for the rating band it is dropping back into.

This works well in the BP.. ...taking into account these mares...who don't receive the 2kg allowance in a higher grade wrt a male...but do when dropping back to R65 Lets see...I allow an extra length advantage over the male dropping back Just get on

About time...no more rushing off to Australia for their rubbish racing... ...an ability now to grow the NZ sport with all of the local personalities exposed...let's hope it becomes every Saturday Vin De Dance beats Mongolianconqueror in the NZ Derby at Ellerslie last year. Photo / Trish Dunell NZ Herald New Zealand punters are set to have more options as to how they watch their racing which could start as soon as Derby Day at Ellerslie next week. Because while Trackside will continue as normal with two channels on Sky after the two companies re-signed their agreement, there is one major change which could be the first step toward major meetings having exclusive, uninterrupted coverage. The continuation of the TAB's agreement with Sky means the two Trackside channels will continue but Sky's contract is now non-exclusive, meaning the TAB can use the vision on other platforms. The first of those is likely to be a YouTube channel they are hoping to have broadcasting for part of Vodafone Derby Day at Ellerslie as a test case on how premier meetings could be shown in the future. ADVERTISEMENT Advertise with NZME. At present New Zealand's major thoroughbred meetings are extremely well served with their lead-in times and amount of coverage but because most are on Saturdays the Trackside coverage gets congested once the major Australian meetings in Victoria and NSW kick in. That means sometimes a major, even group one, New Zealand race can be run and Trackside have little choice but to cut away quickly to Melbourne or Sydney meetings not only because of the turnover they generate but the enormous interest in high-end Australian racing. But because the new contract with Sky means New Zealand racing can now be shown on other platforms, the TAB are investigating non-stop coverage of premier meetings. That would mean racing fans who want to watch all the post-race interviews from an Ellerslie or Trentham meeting, along with race reviews, presentations and then have extended previews and parade ring coverage will be able to do so on a digital platform. Those who prefer the back to back racing bouncing around between the meetings on both sides of the Tasman can still watch Trackside whereas the extended coverage will be on what industry insiders term "second screen". Some punters may choose to watch the YouTube channel on their phones, tablets or computers but the more tech savvy will be able to run it through their television. Some may want to watch both screens at once and jump between the two. TAB general manager of content and distribution Andy Kydd says Derby Day was a natural fit for a trial of the new online coverage, although that may not be for the entire meeting. "Obviously Derby Day is coming around pretty quickly so while we would like to do it for that meeting we still have some things to iron out," says Kydd. "But we would like to be able to give viewers and punters the option to stick with one meeting, particularly the premier Saturday meeting if they want. "We also have to be mindful though of ensuring Trackside's channels cover all the usual racing because it is a key turnover driver and that is how the industry makes its money." Successful trials of using a YouTube platform for premier coverage could see all major NZ meetings eventually covered in that way and opens up the option for it to be shown on other websites or even code-specific separate digital channels. That is already being touted for the NZ thoroughbred racing website and, depending on when the Racefields legislation is finally signed, NZ racing could even be shown on other bookmaking sites to drive their turnover, which New Zealand racing will clip the ticket for in the future. The new deal will also allow broader coverage of New Zealand racing in highlight form on platforms like Facebook and Twitter for those who can't watch the races live. The next major hurdle punters will be wanting the TAB to negotiate is making live racing available via digital services anywhere in the world. It is a common complaint of Kiwi race fans travelling that they can't watch New Zealand racing live unless they have their phone on roaming and use that data, rather than on overseas computers or using Wi-Fi. Those rights are tied up in the agreement the TAB has with Tabcorp in Australia, who currently hold their international vision rights, an agreement that runs until later this year. The dream scenario for punters would be being able to access New Zealand racing from anywhere in the world via one website, which the new YouTube channel wouldn't provide as it would be geo-blocked because of the Tabcorp agreement. Change of view •The TAB has re-signed their deal with Sky to telecast Trackside's two channels. •But most importantly the agreement is non-exclusive so NZ racing can be shown on other platforms. •That could be a trial of continuous one-meeting coverage online for part of Ellerslie's Derb

Make that 3 weeks!!

Where's the BEST Handicapping in the World IYO? HK for mine... But how soon until a Bot takes over...analysing sectional data splits, in form out of, unsuitable distance, checked, wide without cover...et el The Chinese have probably already incorporated it in the 5G's...

PLATINUM INVADOR is supposedly racing again this week in order to qualify This could have unintended consequences....a very fit horse...3 weeks in a row With Cyclone season around the corner...and a big fat Ofa first up Then another low front following...the Derby could well be rain affected... ...which requires a very fit neddy...just saying

Actually that SARAH DOWRY could be a good alternative to Bwidges... An excellent supplementary wuestion today... " is her decision making rooted in evidenced based policy"?? Thats leadershup material right there... ...And she's almost as hot lookin' as CINDY!

What a freaken outstanding poll result Reefer!! Hoskings prediction that the first one was "rogue" proved to be as accurate as a WC whitebait forecast.... While the Grand Coalition can now govern without Win....ignoramuses will get back on the Winn wagon as soon as the Polling booth opens..as usual Unless the Knats grow some f in brains...which won't happen...even overnight Slippery Slimon Bwidges will lead his bunch of olde f'ers to yet another horrid defeat It remains one of the greatest own goals in the history of NZ politics electing that drongo as leader... ...he'd make a Drain look like it's got warmth and personality...

It's a constant with NZ Trainers as well.... Moaning endlessly about their neddy's weight and how unjust the World's become... However stats from Australia tell a different story....and maybe our resident stats statsman can insert play 21,000 stimulations on the NZ figures...especially over winter.... ...which to be fair...could show something different on our Bogs It all stemmed from Wayne Hawkes on 'On after the Last' show where he said "when an average horse goes up in weight, they struggle to win, simple as that" These stats are BM 64/78 VIC/NSW 3.5yrs

Agreed shrew.... ...Been's been eating beans for as long as I can remember...and it taken it's toll the stuff he's been extrudin' get rid get lost were all beened out

Well done these two trainers... ..nothing to hide... If cameras are required on Fishing trawlers...why not stables? Corstens even wants an Open Book on his Vet treatments This should also be open to Punters in future... Then we can view the likes of Waller's runners Was Winx getting lasix this week...how many of Waller's get 'lasix'd' each week in fact Nothing to hide...INTEGRITY at its very best As sn aside...Corstens father had a totally lamentable 'Vet treatment' rap sheet...maybe the son's being tarred by that and wants it cleared up?

Worry not kopper Big field Derbys are almost always run at pace..either a bunny or an 'over racer' But they need to get the Jocks in the room before the race AND LAY DOWN THE LAW Theres far too much interference in these big races..with little consequence Opee got let off a shocking Careless riding charge on Saturday...wiping out the chances of Platinum Invador