Thomass

Starter unlucky imho...attendant flings the blindfold off...some jock elsewhere starts yelling to stop, EV given a few seconds freedom then rears Harness starts a total joke

That's right it's a MAIDEN HANDICAP Saturday's will have a mix of maiden handicaps and set weight maidens Recently we introduced 3yo Handicaps to help out horses who were only being given 1kg weight relief at SW & P's winners would normally attract 2/212kgs penalty in a handicap race, certainly not 1kg Very unfair to lesser performed horses and doesn't attract greater betting

So Betfair form expert Dan O'Sullivan's rating's for the week are in and he's all over Mr. B's career high ratings His career peak being in the 2000M Cox which shows he can get further and of course if he'd had BO over the longer distance may have raced too fiercely We'll leave that up to the experts like Davo and Pop Col's idea that BO would work this time though Mr Brightside had the blinkers on for the first time in his 40-start career and that may have proven a master stroke as he improved notably on his recent form to run a 104.5 rating and win the Group 1 Champions Mile, defeating Antino (103.5) by half a length. He came off previous ratings of 100.6 in the G1 Cox Plate, 100.8 in the G1 Might And Power Stakes and 100.9 in the G2 Feehan Stakes. This improved performance ranks just below his career peak of 104.9 in the 2023 Cox Plate, where he was narrowly beaten by Romantic Warrior, and slightly above his 104.3 rating in his Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes win the same year. His next level of top form shows ratings of 103.8 and 103.5 multiple times. While he may not be among the highest-rated horses we've seen, Mr Brightside’s list of achievements, consistency and longevity make him a more than worthy contender for future induction into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Across his 40-start career, he has claimed eight Group 1 wins (nine if the All-Star Mile is included), finished second six times (seven with the All-Star Mile), and run third twice, excelling at distances from 1400m to 2040m. Given his near career-best performance on Saturday, there’s no reason he can’t return in the Autumn with a strong chance to capture further Group 1 wins.

Of course there's levels of seriousness in anything It doesn't mean casual racism/sexism should be ignored...unless you think generation alpha/z should accept man boobed men commenting on their monthly supposed temperament issues BTW research shows that 'monthly' thing is b/s

How did I know you'd react like a typical beer pot bellied man boobed kind of way? After all you saw nothing wrong in commenting on a jockey's marriage split with the non guilty party's name being headlined. The total moron who runs that site left it up for days and you and stupid old nomates feasted on it and saw nothing wrong with it Disgusting

Actually that rings a bell now you mention it The same applies to other rating bands doesn't it? Consistent horses tend to gravitate to the top but that's 'handicap' racing for you Trainers can run horses from outside barriers, unsuitable tracks or inexperienced apprentice to get their rating down. It's all part of 'racing' as we know it but in the end handicap racing promotes and encourages betting As I say there can be a mix of set weights and handicap maidens here as there is in Australia. For example there's a 100K Maiden Handicap at Rosehill today. When well know form expert Dominic Beirne recommended changes to WA's programming he reasoned What are the benefits of Maiden handicaps? As with all other handicap races, maiden handicap provide the opportunity for horses to be weighted based on their previous performances rather than running under set-weight conditions only. This is expected to provide Owners of lower rated maiden horses the chance of winning a race at that level. What he said

What a terrible waste of horseflesh NZTR are allowing in refusing to program maiden handicap races. Long suffering owners of maiden horses with 20 plus starts having to front at set weights & P's with younger more talented horses who can be stakes placed is what you call totally unfair. Britain has a system where after 3 starts a horse will receive a handicap. That could be the case here in maiden handicaps with perhaps a mixture of SW & P's on Saturdays and also handicaps with a mix up allowed Handicap racing promotes betting and far more interest and simply programming a continuation of the same as now only encourages average horses to be retired early or be exported to deep, dark cold Gorrre. And what maiden wants that?

Stop with your b/s slogans already I had a relative contact me whose 13 yo daughter was watching and she was disgusted. Harden up 70's style you think? Generation alpha/z dont tolerate this kind of basic sexism b/s and she was astonished a well known legend of the turf was still promoting it Entain and the Racing Industry are targeting lost generation's to the sport and if you think ignoring basic racism/sexism in the hope they don't hear it you're deluded

Yes Ginga jokes are hilarious and love a good Kerry joke too... the Kerry's find them hugely funny as well...in a pub setting Silly old Wheels and Big Red Sharrock were on live telly spouting out Casual Racism/Sexism with gay abandon Steph McKee's work setting where he told an Indian worker "it wouldn't matter if an Indian died, there would still be a billion left" is blatant racism more than casual Old school racing industry norms from the 70's have nothing to do with a backlash against 'PC' either Basic casual racism/sexism is the fuel that feeds outright racism and belittles those targeted Wheeler must have missed Entain's media training they funded after Sharrock got the DCM for racism on Auckland Cup day..but he more than likely ignored it Being olde school Cant wait for a female trainer, who didn't get the email either, to comment on a Gelding needing more racing... "like a lazy old man, rotund beer pot and man boobs to match"

So silly old Wheels gets an olde world type interview opportunity that he thought was hilarious Geggy O'Connor asks about his filly in the last "well Geggy she's got temperament issues...just like a woman hahaha" WTAF?? Didn't he get the Entain email about what's acceptable and wtf's not after Alan Sharrock's shocking racist comment on Auckland Cup day this year? Rodley "what chance Big Red?" Big Red "a mate out the back asked what chance..I said "he's black and he's old" he said "i'd rather be black" After this Entain sent Red a 'not acceptable to our standards" type email and Wheels should be getting one too this week Racist/sexist comments of any kind are simply not acceptable in this new Entain environment and female newcomers to the industry shouldn't have to listen to outright sexist/racist b/s from olde world trainers thinking they're funny

Aren't you embarrassed to be telling professional trainers like the Hayes team "it was a desperate action"? Fair dinkum, too much pullin' the pudding methinks

You read like you're CS's bro bro, here endeth the lesson “He travelled a lot better in the blinkers today. He felt more professional today and really switched on...Willo here endeth the lesson

Ben's a very nervy type of personality, as opposed to his Dad and Pop Pop would've been on his shoulder reminding him of MB's "recent average form" You cant beat Pop's experience

Super price with BO after average recent efforts albeit off hard 'without cover' runs Aces...although a certain @murdigrass cant get his head @ that one either!

So I'm supposing you'd support Kurtis Pertab's disciplining of his 'out of control' horse that got him 4 months DQ , where he did EXACTLY what a jockey does in using the whip in a race "He was witnessed striking it excessively with the whip around the side of the belly, flank and across the shoulder, continuing for probably a good couple of minutes and estimated to have been 10 to 20 strikes of the whip." So "belly, flank, shoulder" virtually what they do in a race and @ 13/14 strikes racked up by a jockey into whipping Why aren't they getting DQ'd every day?

"The eighth Group 1 honour for the son of Bullbars was a very special win for the stable, which never lost faith despite Mr Brightside’s recent defeats. Will Hayes said the blinkers were actually father David’s idea... “The old man in Hong Kong suggested it, but it’s a team effort and Mr. Brightside represents our team so well,” he said." So it appears, to the experts, his form had tapered off, now resurrected again Thanks Dad but special thanks to Pop, who first imported them to Australia

They suggested a programming of average races midweek and turning it into a family barbie day, leaving the Saturdays to genuine superior horses and superior first boaters who went to Christs College and Rangi Ruru, with the added benefit of a meet and greet to create a new racing generation of superior citizens That's sans hoi polloi riff raff and Coasters, who should stick to their side of the range. Besides they're too busy destroying the environment nowdays

"work' means the fastest last 200m of the day beating all coming sprinters even David may have given Ben a tingle and suggested he does what his father did before him When I was chatting to Colin in a well known stud farm's G & T Bar at the Trentham sales circa 1982, it turns out he was, if not the first, certainly one of the first to introduce Blinkers to Australia See if you can get a connection to the spirit world if you want confirmation or maybe ask Davo and/or Benny, who are PROPER horsemen Good luck

Well he may not be a lume BUT good olde CS for a start

Excellent comments on Weigh In today with Jane & Emily giving the CJC a good old slap around for living in the past with ZERO 'jen a cest qous' A lonnnng day of very average races interspersed with Black Type Would Vacuous Vlandys program Maiden races on a G1 day and think "tradition is the way forward and we must protect the right of maideners to have their day in the sun" #yeana And then they said "it's like Presidente for life Trumpbar nutbar saying "I could fire an AK 47 into a crowd and not only not get arrested but not hit anyone" Oh ok, that was me...but anyway get the point and take note tired olde world club full of first family boat traditions

So Benny Hays FINALLY thinks Mr. Brightside 'may' go better with BO first time..after 40 starts!!! Blouses a sensational field and runs the fastest last 200M of the day including the open sprinters And some 'luminaries' 'think' they don't work Lume on lumes

In his recent appearance with Guy, new Presidente, Russ Warwick, labelled 'social license' as his numero uno problem So you're going to have to suck it up I'm afraid

Spotted it instantly with my 20/20 non cataract vision One of the great cock ups NZTR foisted upon Stewards was this 'counting the whip 2.3.4.9' nonsense Continually changing 'rules ok', case in point, when the likes of @opie_bosson @Teakaustud started bawling their eyes out, which gave NZTR a migraine, rushing through the splitting 'consecutive' & 'numbers' instead of combining such idiots It's a case study in 'how cock ups evolve' in wanting to appease various sector groups and now studied at Universities Quelle surprise jockeys are constantly cheating with massive repercussions for the integrity of Black Type

As you can see i posted this topic BEFORE the report Stott was a very strong proponent of the new rules in the UK A big fan of the DQ apparently, lets hope he is when it comes in here as well then Stott's blog "There’s obviously been written and said about the new rules surrounding the whip. The changes are certainly going to take time to adjust to but ultimately it seems a good thing for the sport going forward. We are constantly being watched and the public perception has a big impact on the sport, so to keep racing with the changing times we clearly had to do something and the outcome seems fair for everyone. I believe the new disqualification rules and the increased penalties for offences are absolutely correct and should help to eliminate any jockeys who may be breaking the rules. Over the next few weeks I will definitely be trying to practice using my backhand position so that by the time the new rules start it should be second nature. You’d imagine plenty of my fellow jockeys will be doing the same. Finishes should certainly look neater, and it will most definitely be about helping the horse to stay balanced and really using strength to hold them together under hand and heels. I’m looking forward to the new challenge." A very strong whip rider as evidenced in his rides here, down the outside

Exactly, will they take the plunge in their next attempt at how to screw up a perfectly simple solution, or will they screw it up again? A very good example in Ngakau Hailey winning yesterday with continual half/full strikes to the flank when winning a nose Much like Nabber McNab does when using the seam of the whip as well while flicking in consecutive strides Part of the reason why they banned consecutive strikes was the aesthetic but as you can see the jocks not only look as if it's continual but with some they're actually striking every stride. As you say, one strike hands back on the wither is very simple