Murray Fish

yip! I have be following it for quite a few years! really a Badge of Honor!

yes! Sigh, I just can't see the logic/merit of needing to handicap! Who knows how much that extra kg on #1 is going to count in the end! if ever a race is going to have the pace on then it is this race! more and more this is a Watch race! Unless something Jumps out at me! hence, I be way happy to bet into R3 and 6

Any idea about the breakdown of that betting into 'on course' v off track? I've not been to any big crowd meeting for a few years, are there many terminals now for those two WRC and ARC race meetings? What % of on course crowd now automatically defaults to their phones for betting? sigh, I still prefer cash for betting! and a ticket with it!

yip, I struggle to see what any lead up race has to do with this sort of race! Surly the goal is for the best horse on the day to win!

no, just set weights!

((from the slowlearnersclub)) yes, why is this race a SW&P?

Public Attention v Penman same weight, 12 points difference? why have ratings?

Thanks! Sigh!!! Tell me what I am missing??? How the Feck can the/a Grand Final have penalties!!! What world events have them? (other than Melb Cup ect)

It would be nice to be a 'fly on the wall' at a meeting discussing those Number$ Especially noting how most sports 'grand final day' are ma$$ive profit maker$

Can someone explain the formular for the weights? Silk Horse Trainer Age Sex Order Rating Weight Evaporate Ben, Will & JD Hayes 3 Gelding - 98 59.00 Public Attention Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr 3 Colt - 84 58.50 Checkmate Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott 3 Gelding - 76 58.50 Penman Stephen Marsh 3 Gelding - 73 58.50 Domain Ace Team Rogerson 3 Gelding - 72 58.00 Sought After Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott 3 Gelding - 69 58.00 Perfumist Bjorn Baker 3 Filly - 80 56.50 Damask Rose Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson 3 Filly - 79 56.50 Pivotal Ten Samantha Wynne 3 Filly - 78 56.50 Sethito Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott 3 Filly - 78 56.50 Ardalio Stephen Marsh 3 Filly - 76 56.50 Hankee Alpha Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott 3 Filly - 68 56.00 First Dance Lance Noble 3 Filly - 65 55.00 Zormella Roger James & Robert Wellwood 3 Filly - 63 55.00

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!