Murray Fish

lol the Warriors never win and that doesn't seem to matter! :)| Will the tab be offering a AU v NZ win option

Looks like Chief is marking you hard currently!!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGr4NaLSQSz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Hope you find some fun! irregardless of the results! Having team Green coming into play has added some fun!

perhaps @TAB For Ever could answer that sort of thing?

made it up! ps. you be lucky enough to be oncourse?

Noelle Prince (right) and Sharyn Anderton. Photo: Otago Daily Times Otago celebrating after stellar Classics Day Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk 3 March 2025 The inaugural Property Brokers Otago Classics Day was staged at Wingatui over the weekend, and for the club, racegoers and horses alike, the day was an undeniable success. Noelle Prince, General Manager of Otago Racing Club, acknowledged how special it was for the club to host such a significant event, which was a step in the right direction for racing in the lower South Island. “It was amazing to be given the opportunity to host such a big day,” she said. ‘It was incredible to be a part of. “The racing calendar was rejigged to have all of our large races moved to this day, so it was phenomenal to create a day like that down here and it was something we’ve never seen before. “The team worked very, very hard on it, so it was great to see it come to fruition and everyone enjoy themselves on the day.” A total stake of nearly $1 million was on offer, with the meeting combining four of the Otago Racing Club’s big races, with the $220,000 Gr.3 White Robe Lodge WFA (1600m), $170,000 Listed Dunedin Guineas (1600m), $170,000 Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) and $200,000 ODT Southern Mile Final (1600m). The track, prepared by Wayne Stevens and Kevin Jones, played fairly throughout the day, improving from a Soft5 to a Good4 through the 10-race card. Despite raiders from Canterbury, Central Districts and Waikato, the southerners held their own in many of the feature races, including the Wingatui-trained Loose Sally dominating the Guineas for Shankar and Ruvanesh Muniandy. “It was fantastic to see some local wins,” Prince said. “Seeing Loose Sally win was probably the highlight as Ray Chalklin, her owner, sponsored the Dunedin Gold Cup for many years when he owned Fire and Mechanical, so seeing him pick that up was pretty outstanding.” Ascot Park gallopers Loftys Gift and Maximus Augustus were successful in the Dunedin Gold Cup and ODT Southern Mile Final respectively, while there was plenty of cheering on course when Danny Frye’s Our Echo came out on top in a Group Three thriller over Perfect Scenario. “It was awesome to watch the Group Three and Danny Frye get the win, seeing what it meant to his team was a highlight as well,” Prince said. “Those four big races stood out and it was a joy to be a part of.” Off the track, the various hospitality areas were buzzing, and entertainment act The Black Seeds were a big hit after the last. “The Black Seeds were fantastic, they entertained the crowd and everyone loved it, we had Loose and Colourful on before them too,” Prince said. “We partied on with the DJ for the evening as well. “We hoped to put on a well-rounded day, racing is the star of the show, but we wanted to entertain everybody and give them a great day out. “It was one big experience.” Prince is among a nearly all-female contingent operating the club, with Samantha Wells (Sales and Marketing Coordinator), Becs Michelle (Event Coordinator) and Sharyn Anderton (Club President) bringing the Classics Day vision to life, fittingly with International Women’s Day approaching this Saturday. As the dust settles, the team is already looking ahead to next year, with areas in racing, entertainment and hospitality all with improvement to come. “There will be a lot,” Prince said. “In the events experience industry you put on the first day and there are many tweaks and changes. We’ll put on buses later in the day next time, as the students don’t want to come as early as when we had them. “There are a lot of things we will do differently and build on, so onwards and upwards from here.”

Another twist, 'their' Jockey rides!

Interesting how often we now hear "was keen to give the horse on the new track to see how/if they handled it".

In that video I posted up from WIngatui, Kerri Spence was talking the horse up. That would be a nice twist! Change of rider needed if so?

Any idea when Colon heads North? Any Truth that he will be taking his Trailer Park House with him! I hear he plans to park it someone on course!

we know how that side, it be the green side that will have some amusement! lol Odds on he will not be able to contain himself!!

I think one has to wait to see how she presents on the day!

tick, it will be interesting to see how she handles all the travel and the hype on the day! What I'm keen to see, is off course, around how 'the talking heads' will handle Team Green! How will Colon handle his 15 minutes of fame!

I first saw him live at Riccarton in 73 winning the 2000G, then he came back and won the NZ Cup, perhaps the first really good horse I saw live! ps. Later when I started using the camera! I use to low watch Mr McEwan going about his business on raceday! 12 Gadge was a horse he was training then!

My rating system is different to most!!! I go on! a WOW scale! If 'my sporting eye' likes a horse! Perhaps I in 300? Then I try to get to know that horse? Then hope I can line it up in a race sometime! This Filly very much has that X factor! Normally I'm not really a fan of betting in those premarkets. But she really does seem to have it still all in front of her! ps, there is one market I bet into re 'a long way out', MLB, I have parlay a decent bet on Dogger$ to double up! lol, I've been offered a small take out at a profit before a pitch has been thrown!!!

and she had won way more $$$

wow that was the horse i was thinking about!

To me! I'm in hoping big for lots of actual coverage of each horse in the lead up for each race! Please! I note the 2pm kick in for Trackside premier, when does the 1st kick off?

(slightly changing tact) what be the Best horse that you have seen racing their?

that was a cut and paste from todays results at loveracing. how long does it take to update a rating? not something I follow!

Any estimates? Sathito rated 78 Pivotal Ten rated 78 Lecia Lucy rated 77 (more for today?) Sethito

at the 3 minute mark is the interview with acting CEO NZ Thoroughbred Darin Balcome. https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-chat/racing-chat-million-dollar-day-upon-us

https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/racing/racing-chat/odt-racing-chat-first-million-wingatui ODT Racing Chat, brought to you by Fred’s Fencing, was at Wingatui yesterday to watch the first ever million dollar day for the Otago Racing Club. Paul Dwyer caught up with slot holder Kerry Spence who has a horse running (Dealt With) in the $3.5 million mile at Ellerslie next weekend. We track down the winners and losers in the Fashion in the Field. We follow the antics of the Baaa Bar crew whose horse Pete’s Pride unbelievably won. PD also catches up with Barnaby Weir from the Blackseeds before their after party. So strap yourselves in!!