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Lucky day for the winner of Race 1 at Ellerslie today.

It was the Final of the popular Pearl series which has provided for Bonus payments for winning mares/fillies in nominated races for paid-up horses throughout the season.

The final was well won today by a ONE win horse that had raced just 6 x times and won $23040.

Grey Haze was jasmine Fawcett's only ride of day.

The filly takes home $23 k for winning.

PLUS the Pearl Series bonus of $70k for the owners , one of whom works on the tote at races !

The runnerup won $20k for its owners , the 3rd horse $10k.

Impressive ...well done Entain !

 

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13 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

I'm off to mass to pray for you Chief.

I just commenting on a great moment for some 'small' owners.

 

All well and good @TAB For Ever  and congratulations to those owners who picked up a windfall.  However don't overlook the facts:

  1. The Pearl Series isn't open to all - you have to pay a nomination fee of $1,150 or $1,725 if late before your yearling races (that cuts out a few "small owners" and trainers from the get go;
  2. The Series is only for fillies and mares.  That cuts out the "small owners" and trainers with colts and geldings;
  3. It is open to allcomers who pay the fees - small, medium, big and humungous.  The odds are the larger owners and stables win most of the bonuses.

Indeed if you look at the winners to date there aren't that many "small" breeders on the list.

I'm not knocking the New Zealand Bloodstock Pearl Series per se (Sponsored how much by NZ Bloodstock Insurance?  Now topped up by ENTAIN) but I just asked the question how much revenue did that Final yesterday produce for the NZ Racing industry?

The Series is a good one but don't get too rose tinted about it when you put your Industry glasses on.  About 18 years ago I owed a share in a horse that picked about $60k in bonuses which I must say helped keeping her in training a lot easier to afford.  Indeed in those days it did make a difference but with all those stake increases that @TAB For Ever keeps telling us about I don't believe it has the same impact.

2023/ 2024 Pearl Series Bonus Winners and Placings

 

Venue

Date

Placing 

Race

Horse

Breeding

Breeder

 

Matamata

27.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2yo 1050m

Boss 'N' Highheels

Written Tycoon x Hell Or Highwater

Iskander Racing Syndicate Pty Ltd

 

Matamata

27.03.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2yo 1050m

Amulet

Charm Spirit x Celeris

D J Brady, A C Montgomery, D E & E Y Nakhle

 

Matamata

27.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2yo 1050m

Viva Glam

Savabeel x Style By Design

 J Gowler, MDR Bloodstock Ltd & Waikato Stud Ltd

 

Wingatui

17.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1600m

Bellano

Savabeel x Glee

Waikato Stud Ltd

 

Wingatui

17.03.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1600m

Radiant Reach

Vadamos x Eagle's Reach

Mrs L M & R L Bonnington

 

Ashburton

14.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Tranquila

Iffraaj x Equanimity

Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

Ashburton

14.03.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

So Graceful 

So You Think x Hayley Grace

Seymour Bloodstock

 

Ashburton

14.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Raccourci

Vespa x Cut Off

Mrs T E R Goodwin

 

Gore

10.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 75 F&M 1335m

Adiktiv Passion

Ghibellines x Cristallo

B J Anderton ONZM & Mrs L E Anderton

 

Gore

10.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 75 F&M 1335m

Classic Diva

Proisir x Scarlet Diva

Rich Hill Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

Ellerslie

09.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance F&M SW+P 1600m

Pearl Of Alsace

Tavistock x Irion

Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

Ellerslie

09.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance F&M SW+P 1600m

Cheval D'Or

Almanzor x Keepa Cheval

Archer Equine Investments Ltd

 

Taupo

08.03.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Vallarta

Per Incanto x Irish Cream 

N & P Balia Family Trust

 

Taupo

08.03.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1400m

Bellezor

Almanzor x Victoria Belle

B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay

 

Taupo

08.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1400m

Grey Haze

Dalghar x Vinskible

L M Clarke

 

Otaki

06.03.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1400m

Bridal Train

U S Navy Flag x Madeira

Mrs H J & P J Crofskey

 

Matamata

24.02.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance F&M SW+P 1400m

Karman Line

Myboycharlie x World Away

Little Avondale Trust

 

Riccarton Park

23.02.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Hot Coco

War Decree x Frothed

Inglewood Stud (N.Z.) Ltd

 

Riccarton Park

23.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Aminiit

Eminent x Exige

C W Kwok

 

Pukekohe

21.02.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 3YOF 1400m

Dealers Choice

Ace High x Royal Ambition 

Mrs J M & T Hobson

 

Pukekohe

21.02.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 3YOF 1400m

Saluto

Ardrossan x Permesso

R M Tunnicliffe

 

Pukekohe

21.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 3YOF 1400m

Golden

Eminent x Aline

Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

New Plymouth

16.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

So Solly

Staphanos x Cantsaymydadsname

C P & Mrs L J Thompson

 

Taupo

14.02.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Bellezor

Almanzor x Victoria Belle

B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay

 

Riccarton

10.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance 2yo 1000m

Capital Listing 

Capitalist x Lost Diamond

Beaufort Downs Ltd

 

Ascot Park

08.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Quick Call

Turn Me Loose x Express Call

B N & T M Brown

 

Matamata

07.02.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Akenehi

Fastnet Rock x Igraine

Trelawney Stud

 

Tauherenikau

06.02.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1600m

Sheaf

Eminent x Canashito

M D N Wallace

 

Te Rapa

31.01.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1400m

Alminette

Burgundy x High Heels

The Sunlight Trust

 

Te Rapa

31.01.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1400m

Good Spot

Derryn x Elle Tresor

Mrs M I & P M Guise

 

Gore

20.01.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 75 F&M 1335m

Nobellem

Belardo x Playing For Keeps

Goodwood Stud Ltd

 

Gore

20.01.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 75 F&M 1335m

Adiktiv Passion

Ghibellines x Cristallo

B J Anderton ONZM & Mrs L E Anderton

 

Matamata

10.01.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Pax Mundi

Mendelssohn x Ujjayyi

Haunui Farm

 

Matamata

10.01.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Uplifting

Eminent x Uberalles

Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

Matamata

10.01.24

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Sparkles

Embellish x Vibrant Moss

Mrs J Gibson & Luv A Long Lunch Syndicate

 

Kumara

06.01.24

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2YO&UP F&M 1150m

Daphne Dior

Shamexpress x Skittle

M G & S K Smith

 

Kumara

06.01.24

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2YO&UP F&M 1150m

Motiontime

Showtime x Saldana

S J E Family Trust

 

Hastings

31.12.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Full House

Ace High x Quella Finale

C C E & J W Thompson

 

Kurow

30.12.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2YO&UP F&M 1200m

Daphne Dior

Shamexpress x Skittle

M G & S K Smith

 

Kurow

30.12.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn 2YO&UP F&M 1200m

Amiinit

Eminent x Exige

C W Kwok

 

Arawa Park

28.12.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Sense Of Timing

Time Test x Pin Up Lae

Little Avondale Trust

 

Arawa Park

28.12.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Dragon Blossom

Time Test x Brannickers

B J D Hutchinson & Little Avondale Trust

 

Arawa Park

28.12.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Sparkles

Embellish x Vibrant Moss

Mrs J Gibson & Luv A Long Lunch Syndicate

 

Matamata

22.12.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Grey Haze

Dalghar x Vinskible

L M Clarke

 

Matamata

22.12.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Qali Al Farrasha

Almanzor x Nucleonic

Nearco Stud Ltd, Te Akau Stud & Westonlea Bl'stock

 

Matamata

22.12.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

I'munstoppable

Charm Spirit x Sisterella

Masterpiece Enterprises Ltd

 

Arawa Park

10.12.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Mars

Zoustar x Red Is The Rose

G Harvey

 

Arawa Park

10.12.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Pax Mundi

Mendelssohn x Ujjayyi

Haunui Farm

 

Arawa Park

10.12.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Matakana Girl

Ace High x Bankside Belle

Nearco Stud Ltd

 

Te Aroha

29.11.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Ominous

Impending x Redoute's Princess

B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay

 

Te Aroha

29.11.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Court Of Appeal

Eminent x Katy O'Beel

N King

 

Arawa Park

21.11.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Composure

Reliable Man x Royal Ambition 

Mrs J M & T Hobson

 

Arawa Park

21.11.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Dragon Blossom

Time Test x Brannickers

B J D Hutchinson & Little Avondale Trust

 

Arawa Park

21.11.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m

Toko Ono

Satono Aladdin x Penthouse Sweet

M G & P A Fraher

 

Tauherenikau

12.11.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1300m

Tivaci Princess

Tivaci x Exactly Like You

Waikato Stud Ltd

 

Taupo

09.11.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Egyptian Queen

Zoustar x Hieroglyphics

G Harvey

 

Taupo

09.11.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Pax Mundi

Mendelsshon x Ujjayi

Haunui Farm

 

Ashburton

09.11.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1200m

Decision Time

Time Test x Sound Decision

B W & Mrs R A Wilson

 

Te Aroha

03.11.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Still Bangon

Satono Aladdin x Shebang

Mrs M I & P M Guise

 

Te Aroha

03.11.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Court Of Appeal

Eminent x Katy O'Beel

N King

 

New Plymouth

27.10.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1600m

Bow Hill

Satono Aladdin x Oodles

Mrs A S & P J Kennedy

 

Arawa Park

26.10.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1400m 

Firriato

Almanzor x Deliciano

Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd

 

Tauranga

18.10.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Anna Tait

Iffraaj x Lauren Tate

J C Morell

 

Tauranga

18.10.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1600m

Nashoba

Tivaci x Ysabelle

Mrs J F & K J Taylor

 

Tauranga

04.10.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Dazzled

Pierro x Capital Diamond

B J Lindsay MNZM & Mrs J E A Lindsay

 

Tauranga

04.10.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

She Turns Heads

Headwater x Convene

Vinery Stud (Aus) Pty Ltd

 

Tauranga

04.10.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Our Absolute

Niagara x Vuela

Kendayla Park Ltd

 

Cambridge

27.09.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1300m

Fashion Delight

Savabeel x Rare Delight

Jamieson Park (Australia) Ltd

 

Cambridge

27.09.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1300m

She's A Bellatrix

Ace High x Belle Joie

Archer Equine Investments Ltd

 

Matamata

20.09.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

She Turns Heads

Headwater x Convene

Vinery Stud (Aus) Pty Ltd

 

Riccarton

13.09.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1600m

Fah Sai

Rios x Diamond Lindauer

Ronald Siu

 

Oamaru

08.09.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Lone Spirit

Charm Spirit x Onmyown

Anray Holdings Ltd

 

Riccarton

31.08.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1200m

Sorcha

Burgundy x Niamh Elizabeth

GN & CM Bloodstock Ltd & Te Akau Stud

 

Riccarton

31.08.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1200m

French Rose

Burgundy x Paraiba

D C Ellis

 

Riccarton

31.08.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 65 F&M 1200m

Decision Time

Time Test x Sound Decision

B W & Mrs R A Wilson

 

Awapuni

26.08.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1300m

Miss Belle

Belardo x Simfannerley

P J Walker

 

Riccarton

24.08.23

1st

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Sorcha

Burgundy x Niamh Elizabeth

GN & CM Bloodstock Ltd & Te Akau Stud

 

Riccarton

24.08.23

3rd

Entain-NZB Insurance Mdn F&M 1200m

Stolen Magic (AUS)

Pierro x Taqaareed

Widden Stud

 

Ruakaka

19.08.23

2nd

Entain-NZB Insurance Rating 75 F&M 1600m

Delorean

Time Test x Yemanya

Little Avondale Trust

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17 minutes ago, Wingman said:

5 years!! You must have been one of the priests Favourites 😄

Actually a favourite for clients.  Used to get special requests for Weddings, Christenings and Funerals.  Good source of pocket money.  So after a while as you climbed the Altar Boy hierarchy you got to pick and choose what you did.  Bit like racing really.  The maidens did the midweek and Sunday regular mass and the Open Class turned up on the big event days.  Even better when you got to manage the roster!  The best Wedding return was a $10 note (worth a hundy in today's money)!!!  I was blonde and angelic looking in those days.  Now silver and long past angelic.

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14 minutes ago, Special Agent said:

"Indeed if you look at the winners to date there aren't that many "small" breeders on the list."

Nobody can argue with what is printed in black and white.  Quite an eye opener at how little small breeder involvement there is.

That's the problem with Sweepstake and Novelty races.  It is easier for the bigger stables to target them than the smaller ones.  A better option is to increase the lower grade stakes and repair the handicapping system.  

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Those last four words 'repair the handicapping system' are the key to a better future. The best betting races are handicaps in the truest sense in that there will be a genuine 8 kilo spread between top and bottom, sometimes a bigger spread. The smaller stables, with that in place and a calendar fit for purpose, currently it isn't, will get a fairer crack at winning

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16 minutes ago, Wingman said:

Those last four words 'repair the handicapping system' are the key to a better future. The best betting races are handicaps in the truest sense in that there will be a genuine 8 kilo spread between top and bottom, sometimes a bigger spread. The smaller stables, with that in place and a calendar fit for purpose, currently it isn't, will get a fairer crack at winning

Exactly and reduce top end stakes and spread it lower down and everyone eventually wins.  Finally you might see the horses being retained and we get back to true Open Class races rather than glorified R85's where if a horse wins out of its class it is penalised essentially forever!

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5 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

I think you'll find I'm in credit with the big guy upstairs after 5 years as an altar boy.

Not if you keep putting a negative spin on items of interest in the NZ Racing scene.....and twist things to influence us young readers who turn to these forums for some interesting info to stoke up our involvement.

The Pearl series is one to be embraced...the cost of registration is trifling compared to many other costs of breeding.

It's not outside the scope of a small breeder and many on them register their yearlings......if they don't it little wonder they may be labelled a 'small time ' breeder. Think small , stay small !

There are over 100 Pearl races over most grades during the season.

It was great to see  Ashburton horse Daphne Dior go north for a crack at the final....in a short 5 start career it had finished 2nd in a Pearl race at Kurow and won in a Pearl series race at Kumara. The races are all over NZ . The Bonus for the winning owner is now $20k as well as a small bonus for trainer and register [ breeder ]. Of course the studs will nominate their horses....like prep fees ,vet fees , food and water and grazing , it part of the presentation of the horse for sale.

Most notably some of the winners in past year of Pearl bonus have been horses purchased on Gavelhouse ....for around $3k. A horse with some Harness owners Nobellem won a Pearl race at Gore after earlier racing in North.Another cheap export I know the purchasers of raced 3 x times in Pearl races within a couple of months for placing bonuses.

It of interest the background of Grey Haze ,Saturdays winners...small breeder , small owners , possibly Gavelhouse graduate......a few dams back up pops Alynda , a Railway Sprint winner ...Group 1

So you quicksanders on here who believe all you read , delve into things a bit.

The Pearl Series is a great initiative and that BS about big expense ,only the big breeders etc , boo hoo no males allowed etc etc can be kicked to touch 

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28 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

The Pearl Series is a great initiative and that BS about big expense ,only the big breeders etc , boo hoo no males allowed etc etc can be kicked to touch

But what is its key objective?  Are there some Key Performance Indicators being measured to show that what it aims to achieve is being achieved?  Isn't that a fair question?

You write as if the Pearl Series is a new initiative.  Wasn't it an old scheme rebranded in 2012?

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17 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

But what is its key objective?  Are there some Key Performance Indicators being measured to show that what it aims to achieve is being achieved?  Isn't that a fair question?

You write as if the Pearl Series is a new initiative.  Wasn't it an old scheme rebranded in 2012?

revision of the Famis bonus scheme from the 90s? Never have contributed much to wagering revenue as far as I can see. Hardly any sort of new initiative.

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Just now, Doomed said:

Perhaps follow the harness racing approach, where maidens race for higher stakes than winners. Certainly an unusual approach, but must be working as harness racing is booming countrywide.

You've got to get them in the game before you worry about keeping them in it?

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28 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

But what is its key objective?  Are there some Key Performance Indicators being measured to show that what it aims to achieve is being achieved?  Isn't that a fair question?

You write as if the Pearl Series is a new initiative.  Wasn't it an old scheme rebranded in 2012?

Much bigger and much better now !

Can't remember a 'final' with $100k  bonus.

And it went to 'little guys' !

Hard to knock ,but keep trying !

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6 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

I think you'll find I'm in credit with the big guy upstairs after 5 years as an altar boy.

Still one of my great regrets. I was never even short listed. Looked like a lot of fun.

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7 minutes ago, Doomed said:

Still one of my great regrets. I was never even short listed. Looked like a lot of fun.

Had a couple of goes but dropped my whip the first time and lost my balance leaving the gates the next. Got the sack.

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41 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

Much bigger and much better now !

Can't remember a 'final' with $100k  bonus.

And it went to 'little guys' !

Hard to knock ,but keep trying !

What do you mean by "much bigger"?  More stakes in the sweepstake?  Define "much better"?

The final may have gone to the "little guys" which is a terrible term but one you choose to use.  I'm surprised you didn't call them battlers.

 

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TAB For Ever you have got to stop going to church...or alternatively, go and stay. You go, get lectured to, then come back and double down giving all on this site a lecture who you derisively refer to as quicksanders. The Pearl series is like KM, pay or not pay. Both are a form of limited lottery as any sane person knows the majority of payees are paying for a lucky few. With that said if you have a cheap filly you would be well advised to pay up with the knowledge that if placed well, one win will probably go close to paying for a seasons bills. So less lectures please and for your penance TAB For Ever, get out your beads and repeat 10 times, "I will one day rise to the ethereal heights of Wingman"

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