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16. The Adjudicative Committee is aware that the Respondent is awaiting sentence on an assault charge in the District Court. The Adjudicative Committee records that it has had no regard to that matter in its consideration of sentence on this charge of misconduct brought by the Racing Integrity Board. 17. This Decision has been amended from that originally released. It is acknowledged that certain findings were made without the benefit of hearing from Mr Iremonger regarding the reason for the assault. Following the issue of the original Decision, the Adjudicative Committee has become aware that certain matters raised by the Respondent are not accepted by Mr Iremonger. Given this conflict, the Adjudicative Committee makes no factual findings as to the cause of the assault. 18. The Adjudicative Committee has decided that, notwithstanding, there will be no change in the penalty originally imposed – that is to say, a fine of $900. CONCLUSION – PENALTY Public Trainer and Open Driver, Matt Purvis, is fined the sum of $900. COSTS There is no order as to costs. Anyone know how court case turned out?

International riding great Brent Thomson back riding trackwork for the Ciaron Maher camp at the age of 66 Former champion jockey Brent Thomson has been riding work at Ciaron Maher's Fingal property after a 24-year sabbatical.Image: New Zealand Bloodstock-Twitter Giving up the drink and German machinery have helped a riding legend back into the saddle at the age of 66. Former star international jockey Brent Thomson has been riding work for top trainer Ciaron Maher for the last few weeks after spending 24 years without riding a horse. Thomson said he once had no ambition to again ride a horse after retiring following a brilliant career in New Zealand, Australia and across the globe. But he said giving up alcohol had changed his worldview while a fitness regime improved his physical condition, convincing Thomson he could ride work. "I haven't had a drink for 17 months and don't intend to again," Thomson said. "In that 17 months, your thought process changes quite drastically and it opens certain avenues to other areas of life. The basics of riding again is sobriety. "I do a thing called Kieser Training. It's a German fitness program and it's all based on machines. "I've done that for some time and I started that because of older injuries. It's all about strength and all about the core without banging on about it too much." Thomson regained the riding bug after riding one of Maher's horses at a Melbourne beach in the spring. The four-time Cox Plate-winning rider said he increased his efforts, including securing a Racing Victoria trackwork rider's licence, once his busiest period of the year passed. Thomson said he now rides multiple horses when he is at Fingal but will ride work at the hectic Cranbourne Training Centre in the coming weeks. Brent Thomson after winning the 1979 Cox Plate on Dulcify. "The most I've done at Fingal in a morning is four," Thomson said. "I've done three but they have three or four work riders there. At the moment, I'm just riding nice, quiet horses and it's been most enjoyable. I did all the right protocols with Racing Victoria in terms of riding out. "That means I can ride out at Cranbourne and in maybe a week or two weeks, I might be riding slow work on the track. "I'll get up to a stage where I'm riding the odd one in a gallop as well. What is quite nice, because Cranbourne is such a big hub with all the jocks there, it creates a bit of banter." Thomson has been happy to engage in social media jokes about him returning to race riding in recent weeks. However, he ruled out any comeback to race riding, preferring to hop on horses in early mornings for pleasure. "Some people thought I was making a comeback - but I'm not," Thomson said. "It's one thing riding for pleasure but another to do all that (race riding) again. "The ultimate goal is just to get to a nice fitness level." Thomson's other goal might be to take a few more bucks off his opponents on the golf course with the extra fitness. "I believe it (riding) has helped the golf game as well. My form is pretty good at the moment," Thomson joked. Punters.Com

New Energy Is in Grp3 2000 metres race tomorrow at Randwick. Drawn car park again but has the assist of J Mac and looked in good nick when 3rd in a recent trial. Only problem is its fav at $4. No value at that price IMO and i've been waiting since Slipper day for it to reappear

Yes Excuse 4 given - Hung inwards and could be driven out nor blinds activated. Works most times with NZ Stipes

Isn't everyone in management these days?

Fine Cotton affair was in 1984. Get with the program and read the post again if need be

Obviously ,in the eyes of interviewers the best candidate. My own personnel opinion is the racing integrity in Queensland has improved immensely in the last decade.

Thats what they have done in the past .I'd suggest Gold Coast Broodmare sale is her destination

What Kepitis actually pays for filly www.racing.com Debbie Kepitis won't quite have to fork out an eight-figure sum when it comes to settling her account with Inglis after her purchase of Winx's $10 million yearling at Monday's Easter Yearling Sale. Kepitis was one of three part-owners of Winx during her racing career and, along with Peter Tighe and the family of the late Richard Treweeke, she retains a 33.3 per cent share of the champion mare. That one-third share is also what she owned of the Pierro filly prior to Monday's sale, in which she essentially bought out her other part-owners at a valuation of $10m. Kepitis told media on Monday that she didn't originally intend to buy the filly back when connections made the decision to catalogue her at the Easter Sale, but her bond with the youngster grew in the weeks and days leading up the electric few minutes in the Riverside Stables auction ring. Kepitis' Woppitt Bloodstock will now essentially have to part with $6.6m - two thirds of the total sale price - to complete the purchase of the filly, who will be trained by Chris Waller. It remains unclear whether Kepitis will race the filly with any other partners.

Its loose change to them given who her father was. Of course she actually part owned it so wont be paying the full 10 Mio. Her bloodstock company will also be claiming depreciation. Overall the big winners were the other part owners and Inglis bloodstock. JMO.

Absolute nonsense but so predictable

Debbie might head the Yank and others off. But, its an auction and its only worth what somebodys prepared to pay for it. Given most champion mares are relative failures as broodmares todays outcome will be fascinating IMO

Yes, but that's just my opinion

Group 1 winner Belclare to be offered at Magic Millions By The ANZ Bloodstock News Team Listen Fresh from her historic second win in Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m), Belclare (Per Incanto) will be offered at the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast. The stable star for premiership-winning trainer Lisa Latta, Belclare will go under the hammer as an exciting racing and breeding prospect as part of the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft on the opening day of next month’s National Broodmare Sale. Following the six-year-old’s 1.5 length win over Town Cryer (Tavistock), Latta said: “It’s been a really nerve-racking day, considering it’s likely to be her last race for us. “The owners have been so loyal, and to go out on a winning note in this race, it couldn’t be better. An 11-time winner and earner of over NZ$980,000 from 36 starts, Belclare was bred by her part-owner David Woodhouse. “It certainly was a great win,” Woodhouse said of Saturday’s victory at Ellerslie. “The biggest thrill of my career, absolutely.” Woodhouse said there was much planning into the mating that produced his multiple Group winner, who is out of the stakes-performed winner Miss Rhythmic (O’Reilly). “Sam Williams told me way back with Per Incanto that the O’Reilly mare cross was working well. So I got Bruce Perry to find me an O’Reilly mare and he came up with Miss Rhythmic and I liked that she went back to Olga’s Pal. “We bought her and at the time Tavistock was firing and we didn’t have any luck with her first foals and the first season she was sent to Per Incanto, Belclare was the result.” Woodhouse believes Belclare will be a success as a broodmare. “She’s not a huge mare – she’s a great style of horse – strong, muscly – a typical Per Incanto, they are nicely made horses. “Belclare is a beautifully natured horse and she will look good come sale time on the Gold Coast.” The owner-breeder said it would be an emotional time for himself, and fellow connections, come sale day. “We will be on the Gold Coast and my wife said she will cry her eyes out! We have never had a horse like her – sure we’ve had some nice horses, but she’s another level. “We still have her mother, a sister at home and also a half-sister in foal to Noverre. I hope she can carry her racing form to the breeding barn.” Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch was delighted by the latest addition to the catalogue, which is set to be released shortly. “Belclare is a welcome addition to what will be a remarkable catalogue,” he said. “We will have a catalogue packed with stakes-winning stars and we look forward to presenting them to an international audience.”

Whatever the arrangement is Kevin will never be far away . Loves his horse and people.

End of an Era: Stephen Gray calls time on Singapore racing By iRace - April 2, 2024 Stephen Gray and wife Bridget. Photo courtesy of Stephen Gray Racing. New Zealand trainer Stephen Gray has announced that he will quit Singapore racing next month, with mental and financial pressures compounding factors leading to the end of his 24-year tenure at Kranji before its closure in October. After Michael Clements’ departure in September, Gray became the ‘last man standing’ from the initial cohort of 19 at Kranji’s inception in 2000. This group included an honor roll featuring the late Malcolm Thwaites and Laurie Laxon, along with Charles Leck, Donald Baertschiger, Mick Kent Snr, and Pat Busuttin. Throughout the years and his 825 career wins in Singapore, Gray has amassed 22 Group victories, six of which are at Group 1 level. Gray twice won the Singapore Derby, firstly in 2007 with Lim’s Prestige and then again in 2021 with Hard Too Think, who also won the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in the same year. He also achieved back-to-back wins in the Lion City Cups with Lim’s Cruiser in 2017 and 2018, and most notably, won the Singapore Gold Cup in 2016 with Bahana. Gray also represented Singapore on the world stage with Emperor Max and Lim’s Cruiser, both starters at Royal Ascot, with the latter taking part in the Hong Kong Sprint on International Day in 2018. On Monday, however, Gray officially informed the Singapore Turf Club that his final race meeting saddling up runners would be on April 27. Although it remains to be seen whether he will have a runner on the day. Of the 20 or so horses remaining in Gray’s yard, four were transferred on Monday, while six will either be sold or retired to Malaysia in the coming weeks. In an article penned by Michael Lee for The New Paper, Gray said: “The time is right. Economically, we can’t stay on, mentally, we’re done. I informed our owners and the club in a letter today (Monday). “We could’ve left earlier, but we hung in there to see if there was any change or financial help to help us stay, like join up with another stable to have numbers. “But, after a meeting with the authorities, I came home and told (wife) Bridget my head was getting messed up, I had to get out of here. “She’s had enough, too, and she’s spent more than half her life here. “We have costs, rentals, workmen’s insurance, and all that stuff. A stable of 20 to 25 horses is not sustainable – 30-40 horses is the right size to break even. “If we were paid $20,000 to help our monthly cash flow, we could’ve stayed. I don’t know how some trainers survive, but we can’t go on. “There was no support, we have no clarity what’ll happen until Oct 5. My owners just want to get out.” With still plenty to give to the racing game, Gray’s future lies back in his native New Zealand, where he will train at a Palmerston North facility that he and his father Kevin purchased in 2006, aiming to have around 40 horses in work. Author: iRace

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I very much doubt it . Ill give them 5 years. Brilliant article in AFR recently about how the big 3 are starting to struggle in Oz and that Entain{ Ladbrooke} operation has been put under strategic review with a sale considered likely. Its no secret that Entain's balance sheet globally ids not flash

Very possibly the Stud that has the most tax issues or syndicators with brilliant marketing powers

$$$$$$$

You would have to wonder why they are selling a filly. Not as if they need the money. Also many champion mares dont leave good horses, eg Sunline for starters

Your taking the Piss, he's very average these days in terms of accuracy. His biggest weakness is he quite often cannot read a race in terms of who was going to win 200 out . T Lee was very good at that

Thanks . And the races selected will be great as well. I wonder if syndicates like BGP will get involved?

How big will this end up? A seriously good idea for those that like to bet with offshore agencies . Not sure if NZTAB involved

Your business premise is sound but how many chances do they get . They have been going backwards for decades whilst TB's and even the Hounds have literally lapped them in terms of all important turnover/profits . How long will/should HRNZ continue to subsidise them at the expense of other profitable clubs?