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An excellent ride by Jaylegh Kennedy to win the Ballarat Cup on Berkeley Square. A very very good young apprentice from Wingatui - NZ!! Great interview afterwards as well. Shame the Big Saturday didn't mention Jaylegh is another supremo export from the South Island!

RIght - Trentham now a G3! Result for race 4 is on NZTR - no time! But not results for the first 3 races!

Trentham 3 races now and no times. Ellerslie 2 races and times and last 600m. Oatham is the stipe at Trentham.

Uh?! Ellerslie has the result and time for R1 on the NZTR website but Trentham nothing yet for the first two races!

WTF are the race win times? Not on the TAB site and seems NZTR are only posting videos and no results. Perhaps they are having committee meetings to decide the race win times?

Wow! How brave are the Stewards?! They upgrade to a G4!!! Joe Doyle reckons the track is "firey" and Gryllsie said it is a G3! Of I forgot the policy is to only upgrade 1 rating at a time!!!

Have they changed the rules for Ellerslie? According the Track Curator they started irrigating at 8pm last night and didn't finish until 6:30 am this morning - RACEDAY!! Seems the only way they can keep it soft is by mechanical means! 13mm tynes used on the aerator! Race Day Weather: Fine Track: Soft 5 Moisture Meter: 25.3% Rail: Out 5m Rain: No Rain Last 24 Hours | No Rain Last 7 Days Irrigation: 15mm Irrigation Applied Overnight Weather and Track updated at 7.09am Saturday 7 December

Gryllsie after race one says Trentham is a G3!!! Then how was it a S5 at 6:30am? Race Day Weather: Fine Track: Soft 5 Moisture Meter: 30.8% Rail: True Rain: 2.3mm Rain Last 7 Days |No Rain Last 24 Hours Irrigation: N/A Weather and Track updated at 6.35am Saturday 7 December

I would have thought that the dead and exported would be reported by NZTR. What is more concerning is those horses where the Trainers have made in clear in a news report that they are not going to a particular race yet are still high in the market. I know a couple that are in that space at the moment. I heard recently one owner saying that a certain Journo and the bookies knew about a high profile withdrawal from a race BEFORE the owner did!

All a bit ordinary class wise so far. Sought After Domain Ace Captured By Love (Magic Millions 2023 Sale) and Alabama Lass (Inglis Sale 2023) are both ineligible for the Kiwi B. The same with Love Poem which was sold at the Inglis Easter Sale. None of them were conceived in NZ either.

Attending a recent provincial meeting there were more tote staff than customers. Even on Trotting Cup day you didn't have to wait too long to get a cash bet on. So the margin on cash bets oncourse must be low.

A Good 4? Withdrawal Morning Weather: Cloudy Track: Good 4 Moisture Meter: 20.6% Rail: Out 5m Rain: No Rain Last 24 Hours | 21mm Rain Last 7 Days Irrigation: N/A Weather and Track updated at 8.39am Wednesday 4 December Nomination Morning Weather: Cloudy Track: Good 4 Moisture Meter: 26% Rail: Out 5m Rain: No Rain Last 24 Hours | 21mm Rain Last 7 Days Irrigation: 8mm Applied Last 24 hours Weather and Track updated at 8.34am Tuesday 3 December

RV Group announces structural changes Racing Victoria Staff@RacingVictoria2 Dec, 2024O ,( Racing Victoria (RV) has today announced changes to the corporate governance structure and leadership of its 100 per cent owned integrated media business Racing.com Media (RDCM), along with its majority-owned radio business RSN Racing & Sport (RSN). The changes are the continuation of a review of the structure, resources and operations of the RV Group initiated by Chief Executive Aaron Morrison upon his August appointment. By better leveraging its great people, talent, valuable media brands, assets and audiences, these changes aim to simplify governance and decision-making, maximise return on investment, enhance alignment across the RV Group and expand opportunities to promote the Victorian racing industry to a wider mainstream audience. RDCM With effect from 1 January 2025, RDCM will come under RV operational management with the RDCM Board duties being absorbed through RV current governance structures and the currently separate role of RDCM Chief Executive no longer required. RV will commence recruitment immediately for a new Executive General Manager who will have responsibility for the majority of RDCM functions, along with existing RV portfolios covering marketing, customer insights, communications, industry promotion and content. Upon their appointment, the new EGM will be charged with ensuring the right structures and resources are in place across the group to maximise the coverage and promotion of Victorian racing in an efficient and effective manner. RDCM Chief Executive Peter Campbell has agreed to stay on until 30 June 2025 whilst the recruitment for the new EGM takes place and to assist with the transition, and during this time will report directly to RV Chief Executive, Aaron Morrison. The change will see some RDCM employees re-locate to RV’s Flemington headquarters from their Docklands office throughout 2025, bringing greater opportunities to align the RDCM team with RV and gain operational efficiency. The RDCM studio will remain in Docklands. RSN The changes to the media businesses will also include planned and agreed changes to RSN, which is, and will continue to remain, co-owned by the three codes of racing and located within the RV premises. RSN operations will also be integrated under the revised media business structure, with services provided back to RSN under a new management agreement. Other planned changes to the RSN Executive structure will also take effect from 1 January 2025 which includes Bernard Saundry stepping down from the full-time role of RSN Chief Executive as at the end of December 2024, as he takes up a new role as Chairman of Harness Racing Victoria (HRV). Future Plans Moving forward, the core delivery of the RV Group’s market-leading raceday audio and visual coverage, and its execution and management of current commercial partnerships and priorities, will continue as normal. It is anticipated though that further positive structural enhancements will occur in the new year, aligned with the finalisation of RV’s new management structure, and following a comprehensive review of all operations and assets to ensure the RV Group is best positioned for future success. Quotes attributable to RV Chief Executive, Aaron Morrison “Our media businesses continue to do a tremendous job showcasing Victorian racing to national audiences each and every day. These changes are designed to build on that success and leverage the resources and capabilities for the broader benefit of the Victorian racing industry. “Our stakeholders recognise the great benefits that our media businesses have delivered, and rightfully expect that we’re efficient in our operations and maximising our investment. “We’re going to do that by simplifying our governance structures and creating greater alignment across the RV Group so we can maximise our investments in our assets and talent. “With crowds increasing across the Spring Racing Carnival there is renewed interest in racing. We have a tremendous opportunity to capitalise on this, and further elevate the promotion of racing to a broader audience. “We need to ensure that we’re not only showcasing Victorian racing on our owned platforms, but that we’re working with others to grow coverage of the sport on theirs. “We have some outstanding talent across our media businesses and RV and we’re excited to bring them all closer together to achieve positive outcomes for the sport. “I want to acknowledge and thank Peter Campbell and the Racing.com Media Board led by Rowen Craigie for their incredible passion, hard work and contributions to the business. All have played pivotal roles in shaping and driving the success of the business. “I also want to acknowledge and thank Bernard Saundry for his leadership at RSN and wish him well in his new role as Chairman of Harness Racing Victoria. Bernard has guided RSN through a key period of transition with great poise and commitment.” ENDS. Background Notes RDCM incorporates Racing.com, Thoroughbred Racing Productions, Best Bets, Winning Post and Racing Photos. RSN is 73.25% owned by RV with the remainder owned by HRV (18.75%) and Greyhound Racing Victoria (8%). Today’s announcement follows last month’s appointment of three new RV executives to fill vacancies created throughout 2024 and to bring valuable knowledge, capability, stakeholder engagement, racing and sporting experience to RV. Janelle Helleur was elevated to the position of Executive General Manager, People & Performance; Peter Betson commenced last week in the role of Executive General Manager, Strategy & Corporate Services; whilst Vaughn Lynch will start as Chief Operating Officer in February 2025.

l don't have a problem with the fluffy magazine stuff targeting a new market segment. I'm not sure what that segment is but... What I do object to is it interfering with the raceday broadcasts. They should be targeted at providng up to date information and preliminary viewing. You don't need in studio presenters for that. The Ozzie's do it really well. I suspect the Trackside management hasn't changed and it is being driven by the same old same old. The studio format is dated and the introduction of Heveldt to the raceday presentation adds nothing that couldn't be done by a smart continuity producer in the studio switching seamlessly between those on course.

Plus $20m in expenses for all concerned. Police, RIB, Defendents.

Ever heard a a wrongful conviction? They had nothing and stalled and stalled trying to find something. The only thing they got was the drug convictions which was peripheral. Hell given all the wire taps and secret surveillance you'd expect they'd had something. But that's why it got chucked out they had nothing. Financial damage was huge and only one had name suppression because they could afford to get it.

Obviously the RIB betting analyst is doing some work and suspects late scratchings are a deliberate manipulation of the market. Perhaps the RIB might provide feedback on the silly head to head bet offerings. There have been cases where the two horses in a head to head have finished down the track.

I tend to agree about Oatham.

I take it then you believe he was poorly advised and had little direct input into the redevelopment of the Ellerlsie customised Strathayr built with the same iconic corners? The same track that has to be verti-drained at least once a week often more.

Pukekohe can't need coring for Saturday and Ellerslie must already be done this week.

The sales results?

Did I see Paul Wilcox CEO ARC as a spotter at the Karaka Ready-to-Run sale?

Hopefully they don't use the same Ellerslie experts.

So what worked? Bringing him back to 1600m which is what he has won most of his races at or putting the blinkers on which he has never won with?

I wouldn't consider 2 Grp 1's, 3 Grp 2nd's and a 4th in the Cox Plate "average". The 4th in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley over 2000m. The fact is Mr Brightside has never won past 1600m. I'm not sure you know what you are talking about.