I'd make that NEW people punting and for the most part, to get them to do that, they have to think they can win.

What a load of tripe. A little yellow star on the screen of a machine is segment marketing and that’s going to make the tab great again. Stuff the segment marketing you’ve got to get people punting. 

I don't look for them and they are not targeting me.  I'm surprised I saw any retail promotions.  If you understand segment marketing then I'm not in that segment.  

I saw one Cox Plate day, you think you say one cup week, PLF saw one yesterday. If that’s constant enough for you Vouris and Guerin that’s great.

Minella Racing's Minella Academy (Sea The Moon) was knocked down for £370,000 during the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale at Newbury on Saturday. Sold as lot 6 to Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins, the three-year-old won his hurdle debut at Cork by eight lengths earlier this month. His granddam, Last Second (Alzao), won the G2 Sun Chariot Stakes, G2 Nassau Stakes and G3 Park Stakes and was second in the G1 Coronation Stakes. At stud, she left 10 winners from 15 foals, among them multiple top-level winner and French Classic winner and sire Aussie Rules. Also breaking the £200,000 mark was Red Acres Max (Maxios) (lot 2) from Moate Stable. Tom Malone shelled out £240,000 for the four-year-old gelding. A debut point-to-point winner at Dromahane, Red Acres Max counts NH stakes winners Ballyburn (Flemensfirth), Noble Endeavor (Flemensfirth) and Churchfield Sunset (Wings Of Eagles) under his great granddam. In 2025, 17 sold from 18 lots offered (94%) for a gross of £1,944,000 (+29%). The average rose 6% to £114,353 and the median was £80,000 (-6%). Overall, seven lots met or exceeded the six-figure mark. Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said, “Today marked the third edition of this sale which is held in partnership with Newbury Racecourse and it was great to achieve a 94% clearance rate, a rise in the sale average and another big price at the venue with Minella Academy selling for £370,000. He is the third horse to sell for £300,000 at this venue following the top price of £320,000 last year and Un Temps Pour Tout who set the record back in 2013 when selling for £450,000. “We have been very busy over the last three days with all the major owners and trainers viewing the horses and we would like to extend our thanks to the PTP handlers who have supported this sale once again. We would also like to extend our thanks to the Newbury Executive for their continued support of this sale, and of course to our purchasers who we wish the very best of luck. We now turn our attention to the Goffs December NH Sale which will offer a superb catalogue of NH foals & breeding stock on 8 – 10 December.” The post Minella Academy Brings £370k From Kirk And Mullins At Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article