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By Pam Robson · Posted
Can't answer that, however open entry races were utilised at some Blenheim meetings, I thought it was a great idea, as it meant [ as alluded to above ] that no-one missed out on a run. However some trainers were against the practice so it was discontinued. -
By tripple alliance · Posted
Hmm my mentality has won me a reasonable amount of money and trained some winners, won about $350,000 and sold $160,000 worth of horses that beats a few approvals on my posts , I'm not a 5 year old who likes a few stamps for being a good boy on my school book , and by the way how much success have you had training winners ?? Oops nearly forgot , bought my first home thanks' to the TAB , I was possibly the treble king in the early days of treble betting . -
By We're Doomed · Posted
I suppose the big question is if the open entry races are such a great idea in the NI why aren't they used at the Yaldhurst provincial track? -
RaceInfo Meetings Meeting News Open Entry Weights – Rangitikei @ Awapuni (4/7) Meeting News Open Entry Weights – Rangitikei @ Awapuni (4/7) Open Entry synthetic track races handicapping guidelines created the potential for anomalies with topweights and is evidenced this coming Friday – Rangitikei RC @ Awapuni. Allocating top weight is based upon recent weight carrying performances on the surface. Island Hop (rating 79) has been assigned 61.5kgs as top weight in the R79 1400m. He was comfortably beaten in 5th (9.10L) at his last start on the surface when assigned weight 62.0kgs. He dropped 1 point to 79. His weight for Friday aligns with this re-rating, ie. a 1 point equals 0.5kg drop. Conversely, Jack Morrison (rating 79) has been assigned 64.5kgs. He won his last start with an assigned 62.0kgs and received a re-rating of +5 points. He rises to 64.5kgs for Friday (5 points = 2.5kgs). The Open Entry synthetic races are a relatively new innovation, and we are endeavoring to strike a balance between not discouraging participation of high-rating horses nor those they race against. There are positives and negatives of the Open Entry system, but the key benefit is virtually every horse is given an opportunity to race on each raceday. For example, at the WTR @ Cambridge meeting (18/6) 30 of 132 entries would not have had a race opportunity, given programs at the corresponding meeting last year. -
By We're Doomed · Posted
As you say Pam, the options are limited. The obvious option is Timaru, but as well as being on the "fuck off, you're not wanted" list, Timaru also lacks a 1,400m start point, something that should have been rectified years ago, so the club does bear some responsibility for that. Ideally, those horses preparing for the Winter Cup would like a 1,400m race before the 1,600m race at Oamaru in a few weeks. For me, the most incredible aspect of all this is the extreme arrogance of NZTR in not even mentioning the loss of the vital Winter Cup lead up race. Contrast that with the ANZAC day abandonment when NZTR rushed in and added $20,000 to the stake of a Te Rapa race because three relatively low grade northern horses missed a start at Awapuni. The inconsistency of these decisions is extraordinary. The very least NZTR could have done would have been to run the Cup Trial next week on the AWT. Obviously it would not have been ideal, but it would have been something. The slightly better option would have been to run that race on the grass next week alongside the AWT meeting. I'm fairly confident most people will agree with me that if this had happened in the NI there would have been a totally different response. I feel so sorry for the Southland trainers who travelled all that way. Dennis and Tyler had already been affected by the April AWT fiasco at Riccarton. Robert Dennis does such a good job forming syndicates to race several horses. How he explains all this to his owners and justifies the costs of it all is beyond me. I can see why Kelvin Tyler races some of his better horses in Australia and the NI. And I can see why some Southland trainers are fairly insular in their outlook. Their experiences in Canterbury have not been great. Of course, potentially the biggest loser out of all this is the CJC. There are likely to be very few southern horses fit enough to be competitive in the Winter Cup and there is now a NI race worth more than the Winter Cup a couple of weeks beforehand which some NI horses will target instead. And that race is at New Plymouth which probably has about a 50% chance of being abandoned anyhow, so those using it as a warm up will be worried. I have noticed in recent weeks that every time some plodder wins a maiden race in the north the trackside presenters rush out and ask the trainer if they will be setting it for the Winter Cup. Obviously desperate to build up some hype and interest. A Winter Cup that has been on a warning and likely to be surpassed by the Opunake race in years to come. -
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By Harry Newshound · Posted
After a runner-up finish in his first try in a grade 1 stakes, Amerman Racing's homebred Test Score will be hoping for some July 4 fireworks in the $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Multiple grade 1 winner Raging Bull recorded his first winner as a sire July 3 when Jutland scored as the 9-5 favorite in a turf maiden special weight at Horseshoe Indianapolis.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress July 3 and expected to be signed into law by President Trump, makes permanent 100% bonus depreciation, an important incentive for Thoroughbred breeders and owners, according to the NTRA.View the full article
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