Just Looking

The Winter Cup market is up on the TAB website - what were the horses selected in this market based on, media interviews? - considering noms for the race are Tuesday - not the normal early noms - it also shows Wait a Sec in the market - a horse announced retired in the media 6 days ago........ Who do you know heading to the Winter Cup not showing in the market ? https://www.tab.co.nz/sports/competition/13734/racing/feature-races/new-zealand-thoroughbreds-futures/outrights?outrightseventid=540563

Started today at Awapuni in its own Maiden grade race - 14 of 14 starters - 19 lengths off the winner and gains $300 in stakes as not 15 runners!

Dead 6 - lucky them..............

The money for all weather tracks was allocated from the regional development funds for all areas, not just racing - this was done well before Covid hit and the amageddon that occurred for racing that forced change. This money is tied to being only for the specific area and purpose and cant be used for anything else

Would have made the field in a maiden today - that criteria for guaranteed a start only for July - it’s scratched now

Won after three or four starts with experience down on a much lower minimum than the 55kg tomorrow - this is a first starter - no Raceday Experience - and one trial - let’s see ...if it gets off the ballot

The open entry races have made the fields difficult for lower rated horses - particularly a rating 67, 68 horse - take Friday at Wanganui the rating 88 race framed race has 63 kg top weight and the bottom at 55 kg minimum Can someone please tell me the last time a first starter started in an open framed market - the B1 horse should be getting 21kg off the top weight

Can anyone explain why there are three Group Races with such a disparity of stakes Group 3 Wellington Cup $250k Group 1 Telegraph $250k Group 1 Thorndon Mile $200k ?? The difference in the two Group Ones is 25% -

Looking at the forecast and the conditions at the last meeting there it will be a very Heavy 11 - it just doesn’t dry at this time of year

Punters wanted the information and at least you can follow what Woodville supplied - rudimentary as it is - how useful is the information from the Levin Results - how are you able to track these runners - one named horse

It truly is sad when at the touted meetings with John Allen last week he was indignant that the Informant would reappear and would be supported by the industry ! Pfft !! More lies !! RIP

16.5 mm of rain fell overnight - 40 mm total in last 10 days and what is Trentham track rated - YEP - Heavy 11 will stay that way until October now Premier venue - Pfft

How long a period is the Agistment for ? Seems an expensive agistment bill ? Is he disputing the amount ? Was it sent home for a spell and not raced again ? Something doesn’t add up - seems unfair you can name him but not identify yourself

And that $56 winner wins again on the last day at Trentham up in grade - did you follow it with $5

Yep - doesn’t look good

Is there any update from NZTR about the new bend being used for racing. It looks like something went wrong yesterday - an official response as per the new protocol would be interesting.

Waipukurau won’t help the majority of horses that missed a run today with only a rating 72 1200 and a 65 1600 on the card - the rest maidens! todays card rating 65 through to open handicap lost at $22,500 minimum stakes

It’s been set up only for the rating 65 races - their explanation was that they had light numbers last year so decided to do reverse ballot. Last year the track was a heavy 10 with the rail out 10 Metres This year a dead 5 and the rail true - this is more a factor in the numbers than the reverse ballot concept But by doing this, with the explanation to improve field size effectively dilute the betting product - not improve it - I can understand doing on a midweek meeting - but ratings are there for a reason. To promote the highest rated horses.

1. Hastings R7 - 10, 15, 17 2. Caulfield R7 - 1, 9, 10

1. Hastings R5 - 1 2. Hastings R7 - 10 3. Randwick R5 - 5  4. Randwick R6 -5 5. Caulfield R6 - 4 6. Randwick R7 - 14  7. Caulfield R7 - 1 8. Randwick R8 - 8  9. Caulfield R8 - 7  10. Caulfield R9 - 6

Its not sitting idle - it has 28 trials heats tomorrow on a Heavy 11 track.

1 Te Aroha R7 - #7 2 Rosehill R5- #6 3 Rosehill R6- #5 R Rosehill R7- #5

1. Te Rapa R6 - #10 2. Randwick R4 - #6 3. Randwick R5 - #3 4. Caulfield R5 - #3 5. Randwick R6 - #10 6. Caulfield R6 - #10 7. Randwick R7 - #9 8. Caulfield R7 - #11 9. Randwick R8 - #5  10. Morphettville R7 - #4

Riccarton - #6 flemington #2

#2 laekeeper