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  1. Well they gave her an inch and yes she punished em all, AmazingDream and her mate MarkP got em with Copy That blastin home for a close 2nd, Krug in 4th (bit disappointin I thought).....American Dealer kicked the night off with a fightin win in the Risin Sun Consolation, bloody good nights racin, lovin it yussssss!!!! Cheers Iraklis
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  2. john legend

    Forbury Finale

    SAD SAD.....but also a disgrace to all those who did not have the grey matter to find a better solution . Its done now but I am watching the demise of good solid areas of trotting lovers and supporters being decimated. Places like Dunedin and Wellington could have become entertainment hubs for the community and been economically viable . with a bit of cooperation instead of the slash and burn policy.
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  3. Insider

    Opinions Please

    I haven’t seen the race but with what the esteemed two posters have said it doesn’t surprise me that they are at odds with officialdom. It seems to me (after a lifetime of involvement in the game - at every level) all those in a paid position should take stock of their position, look elsewhere for employment and let real people with skin in the game take control again. Liz
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  4. stodge

    Galileo Dies at Age of 23

    News here this evening of the passing of GALILEO at the age of 23. The stallion suffered a debilitating foot injury and was put to sleep this afternoon (UK). As a racehorse, GALILEO was a champion as a 3-y-o, winning the English and Irish Derbies and the King George before being just touched off by FANTASTIC LIGHT in the Irish Champion before ending his career by running sixth in the Breeders Cup Classic. It's as a stallion however that GALILEO will be remembered. His most successful sons include FRANKEL, NEW APPROACH, RIP VAN WINKLE, NATHANIEL and WALDGEIST to name but five. It's his record as a sire of successful broodmares which is I think his true legacy which will ensure his presence remains for decades to come.
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  5. You would have to say the drive to get her into the trail was supurb. Aided by the fact that he knew the tactics on Krug.
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  6. How did Amazing Dream pay $21?
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  7. Racing ,as in sport and life , sees ones level of incompetence kick in. The data is there are a lot of slow horses and horses of lesser ability that just can't compete on premier or feature days. The Super club is still a couple of years away so a lot of detail still to be finalised , like Avondale's role and what courses will host the main jumps races. The current plan talks of up to 40 meetings at Ellerslie , with say 8 of those run by Avondale . Currently Ellerslie has about 20 ,Avondale 8 and Counties about 10........assuming Avondale is a very cash-rich club the stakes levels being discussed should be sustainable and targeted by horses from around NZ. To date ticking a lot of boxes ........a strathayr track able to handle much more racing and higher stakes which should encourage more promising horses being retained to race in NZ. Other clubs will be encouraged to lift their game to stay relevant , but industry days will still be commonplace around the country. As the Super Club presentation stressed "Doing nothing is not an option". NZ's ROI of 22% to owners compared with 48% in NSW is a gap that needs closing. Thats data worth concentrating on !
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  8. Midget

    Opinions Please

    I often watch videos of races when a jockey has been suspended and Race 1 at Counties has been confused. The horse Me Liberez ridden by M Hashizume was involved in an incident at the 900m.The charge was easing the pace abruptly. I waited for the Stewards vision before making an decision on the charge.After viewing the alleged charge,I am of the opinion that Masa was very hard done by being found guilty. What i believe was the he was easing from a 3 wide position into a 2 wide position,he look inside and eased into the running line,the rider of Borri Hyde contributed to the incident by riding his horse into the easing Me Liberez. I have never seen a rider being charged when running in 4th position for easing to get cover. I don't know what Harry thought about this,but in the report he asked for clarification of the rule. In the report it states the rider abruptly restrain his mount, I disagree with that statement. In my opinion the horse"Me Liberez was already in the 2 wide line, without causing interference and the trialing horse clip a heal after Me Liberez was already there It is of no surprise the the rider pleaded Not Guilty to the charge. Any opinions?
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  9. What about his earlier drive on Spellbound. It drew 7 and was soon in the One One . Brave effort to run a game 3rd thereafter .
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  10. I was an apprentice chippy working on the Ascot stand,. Vuksich and Borich did the site works. The city end of the Ascot stand ran into live rock. An old Dally opened up a big fissure and to test and the Ellerslie fire brigade came with 2 hoses. The ran water for hours. Thats where the stormwater from the Ascot stand goes. Remuera, Ellerslie, Mt Wellington is all on volcanic rock and Ellerslie course is in a basin. Never going to run out of water.
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  11. A split second either way and places may have been different but basically the best horses finished pretty much where they should have. The only surprise was the $21 price but the Purdon expertise is still alive and well.
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  12. Great training performance by Nathan Purdon. Horse had not run since Jewels and naturally driven a treat by MP. 2nd and 3rd horses went superb given their respective runs.
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  13. Just a reminder a significant European race this coming Wednesday - the Grand Prix de Paris. This is traditionally run on Bastille day at Longchamp and marks the end of the spring/summer phase of the French season before everything shifts to Deauville for August. As a race, the Grand Prix has enjoyed a big upturn in fortune since the Jockey Club went from 2400m to 2050m a few years ago. The Grand Prix de Paris is in essence the French Derby if you believe Derby races should be run over 2400m - it's an early Arc Trial as well. 12 have been entered so far but there is a final declaration on Monday. Charlie Appleby has entered both Irish Derby winner HURRICANE LANE and William Haggas has entered King Edward VII winner ALENQUER. Aidan O'Brien has entered WORDSWORTH, THE MEDITERRANEAN and SIR LAMORAK while the Jockey Club fourth and fifth, SAIYDABAND and CHESHIRE ACADEMY, are also in the field. More on this early next week.
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  14. 1 qualifier then wins at 8-1 odds Todd Mc Carthy blasts her to the front then runs a slow 2nd quarter and wins in 1:49 and change by a good 5 lengths
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  15. Holy moly she was awesome....click on link below, go to replays, select Meadowlands Track, date 09/07/21, race 10 http://www.thebigm.com/video.aspx?id=252 Cheers Irakllis
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  16. Actually, she led, then 2 hole and pulled at the top of the stretch
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  17. It doesn't, but nor does the controlled access option. The only difference is that the controlled access is an inconvenience for customers and staff. I've spoken to staff at three outlets and none of them think it is a good idea.
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  18. Leggy

    Auckland / Counties Merger

    Of course, but they wont win or be competitive on weekdays either. What data? Please post it.
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  19. yep removing the controlled access would be better
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  20. can you think of anything better ?
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  21. Top lot today was LAAFY, a son of Noble Mission, who went for 105,000 guineas to Mark Campion racing. He's been gelded (the horse, not Mark Campion) and will go jumping. Closing statement from Tatts Chair Edmond Mahony: “The Tattersalls July Sale has long been recognised as Europe’s premier midsummer sale and this week's impressive set of figures have yet again confirmed its status. Perhaps more importantly than figures alone, it has also been a sale with a real sense of business returning to something resembling normality. We cannot make meaningful comparisons with last year’s abbreviated and COVID - ravaged July Sale, but this year’s sale has produced a level of trade that compares very favourably with both the 2019 and 2018 renewals and crucially has yet again achieved a remarkable clearance rate in excess of 90%. “Even in a sale of genuinely vibrant trade from start to finish the penultimate session stood out with an extraordinary 100% clearance rate driven by strong domestic demand mixed with the sort of international participation which has been so encouraging considering the widespread travel restrictions which are still in place. Significant consignments from some of the world’s leading owner/breeders including Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms and Shadwell Estates have been as popular as ever and buyers from all over the world have continued to make full use of the Tattersalls live internet bidding platform as well as telephone bidding through our team on the ground."
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  22. Leggy

    Auckland / Counties Merger

    Like to know where that idea came from. None of my data suggests that there is any significant difference in ability between a Saturday winner and a Wednesday one in NZ. Do you have data to the contrary?
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  23. Looking back to Day One of the Newmarket July Festival and a thrilling finish for the Princess Of Wales's saw SIR RON PRIESTLEY hold off the challenge of odds on favourite AL AASY who travelled up to challenge 600m out but just couldn't or perhaps wouldn't go past. I wasn't entirely convinced by AL AASY's attitude at Epsom behind PYLEDRIVER and again I wasn't sure he went through with it though to be fair SIR RON PRIESTLEY was the winner of the Jockey Club Stakes (the equivalent race early in the year on the other Newmarket course) and clearly goes well on fast ground. The Ascot juvenile form was left in tatters after the July Stakes with LUSAIL just holding off ASYMMETRIC (who ran a huge race I thought) and the outsider SAM MAXIMUS. EBRO RIVER ran best of the Ascot runners in fourth but he did a little too much early on and ran out of steam in the final 100m. ELDRICKJONES ran fifth but the other Ascot runners were disappointing and it's an early caution on the form from the Royal meeting. Another to disappoint from Ascot was STOWELL who trailed home last in the Bahrain Trophy. To be fair, the betting market seemed to "know" something was up as STOWELL drifted out to 11/4 from early 7/4 and the money came from YIBIR in to 6/4. The latter has had a couple of impediments removed since his last run at Goodwood and that will stop him running in the English Leger (though not the Irish counterpart nor indeed the Melbourne Cup). The bloodstock thread has already noted the success of FRANKELLA (Frankel - Arabian Queen). The full brother won a 2400m handicap off 66 last month which doesn't bode too well for FRANKELLA. The one I'd take from the race is INVIGILATE, a full to EXPERT EYE. I thought she ran a decent debut in fifth.
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  24. 19 go in tomorrow's July Cup over 1200m and it looks a cracking renewal. Twelve older horses face seven 3-y-os who get 6-9 lbs weight of age from their elders. Starting with the older horses and while they raced again on quick ground this afternoon, heavy showers and storms continue to be forecast this evening and overnight. IF the ground stays fast, Duke of York winner STARMAN looks a worthy 4/1 favourite - he won well on the quick at York and could well be the new kid on the block. He won't find it easy against last year's winner OXTED who represents the small stable of Roger Teal. OXTED won a mad King's Stand as the front runners went too quick and he picked up the pieces. I just think a stiff 1000m might be more his trip now - he looked good at Newmarket (the other course) over that trip. CHIL CHIL is a rapidly improving mare who sauntered home in the Group 3 Chipchase at Newcastle a fortnight ago but this is a very different proposition while all the evidence suggests GLEN SHIEL and ART POWER need rain and plenty of it. I think EXTRAVAGANT KID, the American challenger, has a real chance. He was a close third in the King's Stand and that was his first run since winning the Al Quoz Sprint at the Dubai World Cup. If the ground stays quick and Dettori can finesse him into the race, he's not short of speed. The younger horses are headed by DRAGON SYMBOL who was demoted after finishing first past the post in the Commonwealth Cup. He seems indifferent to ground conditions and his defeat of SIGNIFICANTLY at Hamilton looked even better after the latter won a big handicap at Ascot. CREATIVE FORCE won the Jersey over 1400m at Ascot but on a line through SIGNIFICANTLY has a little to find with DRAGON SYMBOL. ROHAAN beat DRAGON SYMBOL in a desperate finish to the Sandy Lane at Haydock but as a gelding couldn't run in the Commonwealth Cup. Instead, he carried a big weight and won the Wokingham Handicap and is rated the same as DRAGON SYMBOL. If SUPREMACY brought his juvenile form - winner of the Richmond and Middle Park - he would be right in this but he flopped on his return at Ascot at the end of April and hasn't been seen since. If anyone can bring a sprinter back, it's Clive Cox but this will be the apex of his training career if SUPREMACY wins. When horses rated 112 are priced at 50s and bigger you know you have a quality race and I'd go as far as to say this is the race of the season so far. Who wins? Short answer, I don't know - it's impossible to correlate the 3-y-o and older horse form. Among the older horses, I prefer OXTED to STARMAN and EXTRAVAGANT KID Is a fascinating variable. The strength may be however with the 3-y-os - DRAGON SYMBOL has run plenty of times and always well - the better ground will help but to be fair he and CAMPANNELLE decisively defeated the others at Ascot. Both CREATIVE FORCE and ROHAAN are also Ascot winners - the latter looks fascinating. Put a gun to my head and I'd be on DRAGON SYMBOL but this looks a real race to savour. The supporting Group 2 is the Superlative over 1400m for which nine go to post. DHABAB was sixth in the Coventry but wasn't beaten far - I prefer the Godolphin colt NATIVE FLAIR who impressed me on debut at Sandown. Ten go in the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot - TILSIT is 4/1 favourite after his good run in France last time. SIR BUSKER's third in the Queen Anne reads very well but I'm not convinced - AL SUHAIL won the 2020 version of the race BAAEED won yesterday and then ran third to LORD GLITTERS in the Jebel Hatta. CENTURY DREAM might be the answer - he's a solid Group 2 performer and had a nice confidence-booster in a Listed at Windsor last time. 13 go in Sunday's Jean Prat over 1400m at Deauville - the likes of BATTLEGROUND, WEMBLEY and THUNDER MOON are all on retrieval missions and I prefer Poulains runner up COLOSSEO.
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  25. It was certainly an impressive performance - MAXIMAL was fourth in the St James's Palace and ONE RULER was sixth in the Derby and he handed out a beating to both on levels despite being 7lbs "inferior" according to the numbers. If you take MAXIMAL's run literally, BAAEED would only have been a length off POETIC FLARE at Ascot - the latter is now rated 122 so BAAEED should be mid-110s at least but ran off 104 yesterday. He's a full to HUKUM who is a stayer but this one seems to have more speed. The dam won over 2000m and you'd be confident BAAEED would get that. His only entry is the Group 2 Mile at Goodwood at the end of August. I suppose they want want to over-face him at this stage. Haggas was non-committal yesterday over future plans.
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  26. 2Piper

    Juvenile records

    That is just another reason why the jewels have to be placed in late November or early December
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  27. It's a no win for anyone, good on you for voicing your own opinion, wether anyone agrees or not, that's what I thought the forum is all about.
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  28. Red Rum

    VIRTUAL TIPSTERS THREAD

    Worth following Mega Heart on the dirt , ran a cracker stuck four wide . It's rated to win now , profit made on the place . Loves the dirt .
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