curious

lol....that sounds about right.

I'm glad you put at least one in first time blinkers TDC.

bloody brilliant!

Belmont Park R9 #5 This Cat Can Fly

You'd think the team who made "Kiwi" would have a shot wouldn't you?

It's not a technicality. It's an absence of any thing remotely demonstrating excellence in the way of Contribution to Media, Digital & Content in thoroughbred racing. "NZTR is seeking entries from a variety of content providers and would welcome examples of new and innovative methods of storytelling and audience engagement." I can't see how the above article could even begin to meet that criterion for the award and if the NZTR board has any gumption, and that is the best they have, I think they should decline to make the award this year because of no suitable entries.

Unfortunately, most of that article is simply word for word regurgitation of two pieces actually written by Chris Luoni. Neither an original thought nor a critical comment offered. No balance. Complete journalistic waste of time in my view.

Should come right when they put the blinkers on.

Morphettville R8 #8 for me.

I don't see how you wouldn't have been all over Chavuma. Nice turn of pace to place last time. The form horse surely?

a) Greek Islands.

lol...

Not sure but the critical criterion is that they have already won the race. That seems to be common to all his tips.

That's why I think you should have included him in your best punters list barryb. He's a mile ahead of the rest of us in picking those and he even has a rationale for his tips. This time black type form is the criterion evidently.

I've read it and wept. It was hard work though. Don't you wish they'd write this stuff in English? The Committee felt the breach was sufficiently serious to ensure that the penalty needed to ensure Mr Fannin is held to account and we denounce his conduct. Wtf does that mean?

Probably should have included Thommo in your best punters list barryb. Now he's back, I'll see if I can up with one with blinkers on, an inside draw, and a claim tomorrow.

but you did!

Completely agree with that, although I would never bet on multis anyway. However, while I agree that retrospective testing is not very useful except as a starting point, I think prospective testing is just as good as actually betting provided it models real betting exactly.

Agree but hard to focus on mostly crap product though, aside from some sports.

Imagine if we could do even 1% of that here. Whole new ball game.

Definitely Oz$ I think. Not a 10+/1 shot but I like Hunting Horn, #4, in the 10th at Belmont today. Just backed at 7/2 (with 8% rebate). I make it about a 5/2 chance. Just had a look at the NZTAB and I still can't work out what they are doing with US racing. Early races listed as abandoned and no odds for any of the later races nearly half way through the meet. Bookies probably still at Sunday brunch I guess.

Not much warning Ripsomore R1 Awapuni.

Yes, fair point, and it's threads like this that hopefully arrive at more accurate information rather than the myths that are being bandied about. Likewise, if I had a horse that I thought this might be helpful for, I certainly would be having a conversation about that option with my vet. I think the bit that you highlighted above pretty much highlights what is known about its effectiveness as I understand it. "Veterinarians commonly use ACS in athletic horses when corticosteroid use no longer shows beneficial effects, mainly in chronic OA cases. Lameness generally improves after the second administration, with resolution occurring after the third or fourth. The effects of ACS treatment typically last three months to a year in joints that are not responsive to other intra-articular therapies. A considerable amount of data suggests that ACS use has beneficial effects, but the findings of experimental and clinical trials are inconsistent."

Not quite sure what you mean Newmarket. It's a legitimate treatment for the things that have been indicated, particularly the likes of tendon injury rehabilitation which wouldn't be a direct concern of trainers wrt horses at or near the racing stage. The only times I would think trainers might use it with racing horses are as indicated above, those troubled by some osteoarthritis, for example. I imagine most trainers and owners would then consider using it on veterinary advice as part of the treatment protocol. I wouldn't exactly describe it as "that good" even for those things but as an option to consider. I don't get what you mean by "every trainer would be trying it"? That sounds like if feeding horses barley is that good then "every trainer would be trying it".

The only spinning in actovegin is yours. It is extracted from calf blood by ultra-filtration. No spinning involved except as I said, yours.