Tarzino Trophy ... stupid race !!

[The Centaur]

Lets start with the name. Some 50 Tarzino progeny have raced in NZ. Most of them hopeless. None won more than $70,000 and I doubt any have earned enough to pay for expenses here.

At this time of year piling all the good horses into one race does nothing for racing. Far better having a series of races around the country where trainers can take their time getting them ready. Look at Imperatriz last year. Took a while to recover after. Wisely missing this time. Sure its a great field this Saturday but if all of them are in peak condition then that would really be "stupid".

[Jim Green]

Imperatriz is racing in Australia this weekend

The best v The best is what racing is all about. Great field,should attract a good crowd and plenty of turnover. Putting the good horses in the one race is the best thing racing can do

[Huey]

3 hours ago, The Centaur said:

Lets start with the name. Some 50 Tarzino progeny have raced in NZ. Most of them hopeless. None won more than $70,000 and I doubt any have earned enough to pay for expenses here.

At this time of year piling all the good horses into one race does nothing for racing. Far better having a series of races around the country where trainers can take their time getting them ready. Look at Imperatriz last year. Took a while to recover after. Wisely missing this time. Sure its a great field this Saturday but if all of them are in peak condition then that would really be "stupid".

It's supposed to be a G1 and plenty of them on their way to bigger things via the race. Just good to see a very decent field go around in my opinion.