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My issue is why restrict it to only those who run in the Kiwi. Too bad if you have a horse who is not quite ready at 3yo but is going to be a good 4yo. Or a staying type targeting the Derby who will then be targeting the Spring Classic. When Well Written wins the 1400 the first day of spring carnival the whole idea is written off, bonus paid out so no more incentive for other to stick around. How about have a $500k bonus for 4yos paid out at the completion of their 4yo season, divided by those who have won a Group 1 at 4yo. Maybe by the last few of the G1s for the season if no 4yos have won one it becomes a good incentive to stay here and run with potential 500k bonus. Or a points series for 4yo's and winner takes all at the end of the season. Or a 4yo race winner takes all. 🤔

The Mrs bonus cash didnt last 24 minutes, so pretty safe there 🙄

You're missing out, definitely worth having a betcha account. Just an example, the better half had a share in one yesterday so wanted a bet on it. Used the bet back tool for $50 and another $30 boosted odds. Beaten half a head so she got the $50 back, where as with the TAB would have got nothing. I dont think any of the $50 is left though 🤣

That is certainly not Phar Lap as a yearling, not sure Tommy was his handler as a yearling! Yes at Trentham, but prior to his trip to America in 1931

Yes it is owned by the club. Yes three other resident trainers are based here. Plus an overflow from another stable currently have about 5 or 6 here. The stable blocks are quite good, basic stables but safe and horses seem happy. Each stable block have their own yards along side, and I have also make a few small paddocks for mine during the day. Also there are the stables for visiting horses for when racing, must be about 60 or more boxes there I would say. Only thing I dont like is having to transport to the track each morning, I guess I was spoilt at Opaki in having stables on course.

Yep, just around the corner from the course in the club stables.

When noms are left open you can ask them at the bureau who the extra nominations are and they have to tell you. Once they close at 9am after being left open you can see any additional nominations then. It would be a good idea to just add them as they come in, I have always wondered why they don't. I'll ask them next time have to ring them. I've never noticed any appear in fields that were not in the nominations, the only time I would imagine this could happen is if a race was deleted late, then you have the right to transfer to another race you were not previously entered in.

That's bang on.

Just out of interest, could they run on both the poly and turf on the same day/meeting? I remember at Golden Gate Fields trying to watch a race only to realize I was looking at the wrong track, the previous race was on the grass and this race was on the dirt/poly(can't remember what it was).

Run 4th in an open 3yo race two starts ago.

Just dumb imo, people are going to play the online casinos, why not clip the ticket and the money stay in NZ. I occasionly play a bit of online poker, I would much rather it was through a NZ owned site and money going back here.

Is that courses run under rules or also include p2p courses?

Make a real big few days of it. Leading rider prize for both flat and jumpers, trainers prize, punters comp over the 3 days with daily winners and a grand prize at the end. Don't ask me who's funding it, I'm just thinking ideas 🤔

Keep it at Riccarton in the shortened format otherwise there won't be a winter carnival as we know it. The winter cup wouldn't get too many people excited and want to travel to it and bring along a team of other horses as well. It'll just die a slow death the carnival.

I wonder if the south island jump carnival would be better run over a shorten time frame. Like Wednesday the lead up day and then the nationals on the Saturday, with maybe a synthetic day on Thursday or Friday. Might bring back more of a carnival feel about it, when I first started bringing horses down about 15 years ago everyone stayed down(or up from deep south) for the whole time and it was great fun, that seems to have changed in recent times. I wonder if it's only 4 or 5 days you might get people back and staying down the whole time, fly down Wednesday and home Sunday. Also for those with horses it'll shorten up the time away from stables so more are also likely to stay down instead of heading back in between Saturdays.