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Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday.

Isn't this ridiculous?

Strangely, I still don't see that report on Loveracing. Where did you get it from?

You have to remember that there are some very good judges of equine potential involved here.

No stipes report yet but it looked to me like Vanderdonk clipped heels when Hot Shot shifted out in front of it insufficiently clear.

That fell in Race 2 but the meeting was abandoned because of a horse slipping near the 800 in race 3 wasn't it. That's what I can't see.

No. Which horse was it? I can't even see it.

Are GRNZ not talking to the other codes then?

How can a horse slip on a Heavy 8?

No response to what?

Sounds like @Huey has been stitched up?

Last year's winner did go on to win the 1000 guineas.

Yeahh, and what is quoted in the Ryan article is actually in the context of his current team. That previous team members aren't mentioned by name in what Ryan quoted,is a mis-read of the article imo. It's just a bit that Ryan chose to quote, not necessarily all that he said or was asked about in the interview.

Still doing a bloody good job too from what I saw, especially when he gets the field 2 minutes pre-race and still has all the unfamiliar colours and names nailed! A few here could take notice.

Spurious question? I don't think motor sport has any animal welfare public perception issues.

Lol. Hope they weren't my colours! I have enough trouble keeping track of them. To be fair though I've seen lesser crowds on premier days at Ellerslie and that's with a $10 gate charge which is more than most race meetings command these days. Tucker looks better too. vlc-record-2024-12-20-05h16m19s-Rural New Zealand - S02 E02_2024 12 20_05 07 10_1_245.mp4-.mp4

No, but I might have a couple of rides lined up. Should win the first (without a whip!)

Still am and still trying to make it a better sport for both horses and human participants.

Yes. I agree but after 150 years, I doubt it's under any great threat.

A Finder survey of 1,008 respondents revealed 1 in 3 Australians (33%) – equivalent to almost 7 million people – have gambled on sporting events. The research found 1 in 7 (15%) gamble on sporting events at least once a week, 7% place a bet monthly, and 12% do so once in a while. Finder analysis reveals the average Aussie gambler spends a staggering $15,269 a year on sports betting – equating to almost $98 billion annually. Of those who gamble, 61% have put money on the Melbourne Cup – with the average punter predicted to fork out $85 on the race that stops the nation. If 33% of the population gamble on sporting events and 61% of those bet on the Melbourne Cup, that's 20% of the population by my calculations but feel free to keep making up figures to support your radical opinion.

Where on earth did you get that figure from?

Anyone hear what the jockeys thought of it?

Haha. Sharrock should probably have read the legislative net bill before he summarised it as he did.

I didn't say that no-one supported whip use or racing that includes whip use, but by way of perspective and reality 97,000 is about 0.4% of the population of Australia. What do the other 99.6% think. If you want to use biased data to support your fallacious argument, then good luck to you. I'll stick with mine.