NZTR find another 500k for stakes next season.

[Murray Fish]

2 hours ago, hesi said:

The Aussie horses are 2nd and 3rd tier horses anyway

I keen to try and beat them with one!

[Huey]

14 hours ago, hesi said:

Take the Aussies out and still very good fields.

The Aussie horses are 2nd and 3rd tier horses anyway

Meaning what?

They still improve those fields , especially the Railway,  any kiwi horses in the Railway you think could win an Aus G2 sprint?

[Murray Fish]

19 minutes ago, Huey said:

any kiwi horses in the Railway you think could win an Aus G2 sprint?

 

Alabama Lass,  wasn't she beaten a nose in a G1 over there?

 

[hesi]

28 minutes ago, Huey said:

Meaning what?

They still improve those fields , especially the Railway,  any kiwi horses in the Railway you think could win an Aus G2 sprint?

Meaning the stake money while improved in NZ, along with the travel incentive, is still not enough to attract top tier Aussie horses

[hesi]

32 minutes ago, Murray Fish said:

 

Alabama Lass,  wasn't she beaten a nose in a G1 over there?

 

Correct, Moir Stakes, by Baraqiel, a little bit more than a nose.

It is hard to know how a horse might go in Aus.

Roch 'N' Horse ran 2nd in a Telegraph, then went over and won the Newmarket and Champions Sprint (both G1) beating Nature Sprint

[Huey]

1 hour ago, hesi said:

Meaning the stake money while improved in NZ, along with the travel incentive, is still not enough to attract top tier Aussie horses

Im not sure why you'd expect it to be given what they race for and the opportunities available to them.

I reckon we have done well getting these horses over here.

[Huey]

1 hour ago, Murray Fish said:

 

Alabama Lass,  wasn't she beaten a nose in a G1 over there?

 

Fair call , perhaps she could.

[hesi]

1 hour ago, Huey said:

Im not sure why you'd expect it to be given what they race for and the opportunities available to them.

I reckon we have done well getting these horses over here.

Sounding unusually positive, has someone hacked you.

I think the aim is to get some topliners come and race in NZ.  The stakes for the 3 KM races and the Kiwi are comparable with what is available in Aus and the KM's and to a lesser extent the Kiwi, fall at a time when there is not a lot going on in Melbourne and Sydney.

Top horses coming from Aus adds legitimacy to what they doing here.  The 2nd and 3rd tier horses coming helps but seen by most as second rate Aussie horses picking off our best races

[hesi]

9 steps forward, 10 steps back.  Ohope Wins, while not in the Kiwi, sold to Yulong, will race here up until the Oaks and/or Derby.

One potential quality 4 year old that won't race here again.

Like trying to stop the tide coming in

That is 4 of the best 3 year olds produced in NZ (Leica Lucy, Willydoit, Well Written and Ohope Wins that will never race in NZ as 4-year-olds and above

 

Edited yesterday at 04:51 AM by hesi

[curious]

13 minutes ago, hesi said:

9 steps forward, 10 steps back.  Ohope Wins, while not in the Kiwi, sold to Yulong, will race here up until the Oaks and/or Derby.

One potential quality 4 year old that won't race here again.

Like trying to stop the tide coming in

True. But why on earth would anyone want to stop the tide? The export business keeps the whole industry afloat. 50% of next weeks book 1/2 yearlings will be exported. Wouldn't you want to support it?

[curious]

On 22/01/2026 at 5:44 PM, curious said:

Yes. Won't be a good start to your field quality argument if they are in the mix.

How do you rate the fields quality now that those second and third tier Aussies have done their thing?