When trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. entered two fillies in the $400,000 Frizette Stakes (G1), he was pragmatic about their chances against the probable heavy favorite Senza Parole.View the full article
The California Horse Racing Board was notified Sept. 24 that Equine Infectious Anemia was identified in a Quarter Horse at Los Alamitos. That horse was euthanized, and six other Quarter horses confirmed as positive were euthanized Oct. 2-3.View the full article
Reg Clapp also called at Whanganui Trots, my Mum owned a horse called Majestic Mark, trained initially by Terry Ellerly out of Bulls and then Peter Scaife snr. Was odds on favourite at its first start at Whanganui, it chocked and didn’t finish and Reg Clapp wasn’t overly complimentary about the horse. As a very young fella I had invested all my hard earned, the beginning of many ordinary days on the punt. Fortunately horse ended up winning 6 in a row with Peter Wolfenden as the driver (including one at Alex Park), before being sold to States. Growing up I had a real soft spot for Alan Bright and sometimes worked alongside him and Stu McGrail when the races were at Hastings. Both real characters who loved to punt, Stu wasn’t supposed to bet but he got me to put them on. Of the modern day commentators, Mark McNamara was world class, both gallops and Harness, we were lucky to have him in NZ until he returned home and them up to Hong Kong
Sad news to learn she is injured and out of her grand final. Bone Chips requiring surgery. Praying she makes a full recovery and we see her again winning in the autumn. Future Champion.
I see that NZTR post was put out by the Racing Co-Ordinator , Matt Ivil , is this same MI that was just a few weeks ago was seen parading Mark Twain with the MC ???
They have to try to squeeze a replacement meeting in somewhere. It is only 5 weeks out from Cup Week and Southland hasn't started yet. Without Southland horses and with northerners less keen to travel as they have so many opportunities closer to home Cup Week will struggle for numbers.
Bruce said that within the next week the industry would see the progress they had made in their negotiations with Avondale. Is this it? A NON-BINDING, undisclosed MOU has been signed? What the hell does that indicate to the industry about any progress? He has to be kidding.
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