Leggy

No spending money on things like that is a big part of NZTR strategy. They are not keen to spend it improving racing's wagering product.

Super win Chris and we heard it here first.

I don't watch much trackside but I saw that and thought wtf? You can't be serious on national tv (at least I hope it wasn't broadcast further, the industry has enough problems).

You should get that for any abandoned meeting.

Yes, but those races can only have Listed (Restricted) status.

Well at least I still know where Aotearoa is. It's still a LONG white cloud.

Is that the island north of Cook Strait or the area north of the Bombay Hills or where?

I'd say he's about to get a decent one so we'll likely find out.

They generally are higher. You'd expect that here, especially when the test was intentionally avoided for a week.

A great analogy. They don't just lock your car up and say we'll give you the keys back in the morning provided you test clear.

It's clearly a case where the penalty should be the same as a positive test. There was absolutely no reason from the evidence presented that he could not have got the test done that day.

The whole idea that a licence holder should escape punishment by testing or retesting clear a week later is anathema to me, especially if that has come by the influence of power rather than due process. It is me and my horses that are being put at risk as well as everybody else and their horses if they are out there on the track every morning in an unfit and unsafe state. That's why we have rules to protect human and animal welfare.

1/3 won't even get to the races.

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Dettori's Final Day Includes Brazilian G1 Triumph Grande Premio Estado do Rio De Janeiro is the first leg of Brazil's Triple Crown. By Racing Post Staff Today, 7:30 PM Sponsored By Frankie Dettori notched an emotional winner on his final day as a jockey in Rio de Janeiro Feb. 1—and then made a great day even better by claiming the first leg of Brazil's Triple Crown. Dettori was positioned towards the back of the pack aboard his first mount, Speak Alpha, but switched out into the clear in the home straight and came with a potent late run to win easily. The jockey stood up in his irons and celebrated crossing the line. More of the same followed after the floodlights were turned on at Gavea, where Dettori then steered Bet You Can to land the Grande Premio Estado do Rio De Janeiro (G1T). "I can rest now, whatever else happens today." said Dettori after his opening win. "I couldn't have asked for a better way to finish. From the minute I got on the horse, it has been phenomenal. It's a great place to finish, trust me. I'm very happy." The 55-year-old started out in his native Italy 40 years ago, and later Sunday evening he is expected to bow out of the saddle after an epic career featuring three championship titles and 287 group 1 victories. He also memorably won all seven races at Ascot in September 1996. In his final race, aboard Nidavellir, Dettori finished third. As well as making a name for himself in the saddle, Dettori embraced the celebrity lifestyle and endeared racing to a wider audience, appearing on reality television shows like Big Brother and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! He has also experienced controversy, as he was banned for six months in 2012 after testing positive for cocaine, while last March he said he was "saddened and embarrassed" after filing for bankruptcy and being unable to pay £765,000 in tax debt.