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'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

Love it Alf well done you...now we have a real comp coming.

'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

Exactly Mr Smith submits that Mr Pertab has gone to some lengths to have 5 of his staff (and he) being voluntarily tested recently, with clear results
So none were tested soon as the swab result came out...keystone cops at best and we pay 19 million plus for this. 

🤣😂 Brilliant........

It's all relative. Training fees considerably more too but 4th out of five, seven lengths from the winner ain't the greatest $1m advert either.

Spent or wasted???🤔

'They all want to be her friend': 76yo Sheza Alibi fan sets social media abuzz
  Sheza Alibi, Jamie Melham and Fred Noffke after the Doncaster Mile. Picture: Getty Images.
  By Ben Dorries
08:09am • 13 August 2026  Fred Noffke reckons his star racehorse Sheza Alibi now has more friends than he does.
Australia's most exciting racehorse has a rapidly growing social media fan base after Noffke's 76-year-old long-time friend Di Cohen recently established the Sheza Alibi Racehorse Fan Club page on Facebook.
It's only in its infancy but is already nearing 1000 followers which larrikin Queensland grazier Noffke reckons will quickly shoot past 100,000 after his two-time Group 1 winning freak resumes this spring.
It is not only a way for racing people to keep an eye on what Sheza Alibi is up to, but also spreads the word to the wider world and gets new eyeballs on racing.
Noffke also wants to thumb his nose at Australia's "woke brigade" and says the social media profile is a "feel-good way" of telling one of racing's best stories. 
"Nobody wants to be my friend, they all want to be her friend," Noffke said.
"She will have 100,000 friends before long.
"I maintain I'm the least likely racing personality you will ever meet in your life.
"But this is a very good way of getting people some information about my horse and having some fun along the way.

"Di only started it a couple of weeks ago and it's gaining some traction and it's only going to get more popular.
"I really like it but I don't have the time to do it and I don't know how to go about it.
"Di is passionate about it and does it voluntarily and so that means I don't have to worry about it at all." 
 
While Noffke tends to his cattle in bush Goovigen and plots a spring pathway for his incredible $10,000 purchase Sheza Alibi, Cohen is on the Sunshine Coast keeping busy with the Facebook site.
She not only posts the latest Sheza Alibi news but also some behind-the-scenes videos such as "Pancake the security cat" closely guarding Sheza Alibi at Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman's stables.
Cohen also keeps tabs on Noffke – such as his recent visit to the Muttaburra races in outback Queensland – and there's also the latest videos and pictures of Noffke's cattle.

"I am 76 and I'm no great Facebook person, but I'm getting through it," Cohen chuckled.
"I noticed there was a Winx fan club and I was interested in that.
"I thought why don't we have something similar, it keeps all the people who are interested in her a little bit informed.
"It is a bit of a novelty thing, but she is getting quite a few followers now and that's only going to grow.
"Once she starts racing again, we will have a lot more followers.
"I do an art class and I've got all these women there who are interested and a few of them now follow the page.
"It's just a feel-good story, really."
 
Sheza Alibi, who won five in a row last campaign culminating in spectacular Group 1 wins in the Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Mile, was put through her paces when winning a 1000me jump out on a rain-soaked course proper at Pakenham on Monday.
Moody, who posts on X about Sheza Alibi's progress, indicated she had pulled up well from her spin around the track.
The four-year-old mare's campaign this spring leads towards the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwickon October 31.

Spent or wasted???🤔

Oh good Chicita. I thought you might have watched them twice! Messara was 8 years ago and recommended spending $190m on track infrastructure most of which never happened. Now NZTR have their hand out for more taxpayer money to fund that, including 2 dubious greenfields projects, because despite Messara's recommendations and then a windfall from Entain, they spent what they had elsewhere.

I believe that ratings for horses crossing the Tasman are worked out between our handicapper and the Aus one .
I just thought going on the level of competition in each country that there was too much of a disparity , but this what happens when we run ghost G1s , which is great for yourself and the other owners , but personally I think we are just fooling ourselves .
Do we think that the filly that run 1.5L from the winner in a Blue Diamond is 23 points off your filly ???
But good luck to you , I hope you enjoy the day and you get a great run . I think it will all depend on how she jumps and how close she can be in the running . Different speed over there and as a racing fan I will be watching with great interest .

Thanks Max, I'm very excited. 
The Fortuna/Te Akau partnership goes back several decades. The Fortuna syndicate own her, Te Akau don't own any part of her. It's a bit misleading that sentence about the colours. 

I thought the ratings were a bit out of whack too but I also thought Australia would have its own rating system for overseas horses. Let's hope she shows the rating is about right.

Yet another expensive mid week country winner.

we can talk here all we want the only way these people are going to be removed is through the clubs getting together and calling a Special General Meeting. And if the clubs don’t unite and do it, then quite frankly they’re mad. Because a few years down the track, when people are saying, “The industry is dead,” it will be too late. You cannot take racing away from major racing centres in the heart of the industry like Matamata, or from the capital city of the country, and seriously claim you know what is best for New Zealand racing.mAnd after listening to Russell Warwick last night, in my opinion he couldn’t give straight answers to the questions being asked. It was just more corporate waffle. They’re all starting to sound the same. The clubs need to stand together, call a Special General Meeting and demand change. These people need to go.

yep...and what hurts even more is that the Bendigo midweek maiden plate is AU$51k, while every race at Rotovegas today is $NZ$17k

' promoted by the Warriors and HQ'?
You know of course that the Warriors CEO is ex Stipendiary Steward Cameron George..? And I think he also had a connection to Auckland RC..? It's a small world and the Old Boys Club reign supreme...still.

I worry about wholesale track closures. The trouble is that every track that is closed comes with not only long term savings, but also long term costs.
How many racing enthusiasts got into it after being taken to a racetrack as kids by their parents? A lot, I'd guess. So while the closure of Gisborne, for example, is seen as a saving by most, there is also a cost that rarely gets mentioned. Kids on the East Coast now have virtually no chance of experiencing a race meeting and developing a passion that may have otherwise begun. Even if it was just driving past the course with your dad and finding out that there was a racecourse. Giving your product a presence in a town (let alone a city the size of Wellington) is a big thing, I reckon. Take it away and there is a bit of an Out of sight, Out of mind situation.
 

But what sort of decision is it to run million dollar horses first-up on a Heavy 10? It makes absolutely no sense.
What’s the rush? Is the spring over next week or something?These are potentially valuable horses. Why throw them into those conditions first up and potentially run the value off them?
Really bad decision.

But what sort of decision is it to run million dollar horses first-up on a Heavy 10? It makes absolutely no sense.
What’s the rush? Is the spring over next week or something?These are potentially valuable horses. Why throw them into those conditions first up and potentially run the value off them?
Really bad decision.

Just watched the 2nd part of the Guerin report . Kudos to Mick , found a hard edge I didn't believe he had nor seen before . I still believe a lot was unsaid , but I understand time constraints etc .
I'm struggling to know what to say because I just heard so much fluff from Warwick , first I will say that the Harness guy shit all over him for articulating his and harness' position , get galloping someone like him and we might start getting somewhere . His argument for the retention of Motukarara was on point , and something that Warwick simply couldn't grasp when questioned about Trentham .
Trentham , well what a pot of shit was spouted . Trentham have to provide a business case for their survival but Awapuni who are the basket case of CD and possibly NZ racing gets a free pass as the CDs metro track , FO . And don't get me started on the travel friction gobbled de gook , just FO with that shit . In a country the size of NZ "travel friction" should never be an issue . And if they are worried about travel friction to Trentham why the F@#k are they building a track at Flaxmere ??? One of the unasked questions .
Maybe it's me but WTF , anyone with smarts asks Race to provide a business case for their survival as well . Because there is no guarantee that Awapuni will ever sort their track out , and how long is it going to take to clear their debt , or as I suspect Race and NZTR are expecting to clear that debt with Trentham , Levin or some other clubs sale .
Warwick raising Marton and Fielding , forgetting to mention others as well , joining Race was embarrassing , and shows how little he understands that situation . I would lay money that if those that got their clubs into Race the first time could go back they wouldn't do it again .
After watching both Ballasty and Warwick anybody can get a clear insight into why racing is in it's current predicament , neither came across as having a clear handle on how to take the industry forward , nor gave any confidence that the industry is going to even get through this .
Warwick is gone and I can see Ballasty moving on in the next 18 months .
I have said for a long time that we need to consolidate our tracks and our racing , it's a no brainer , but it needs to be cohesive and work for all clubs , and done with full consultation .

If Clubs move a vote of "No Confidence" of the Board at a Special General Meeting, who would be put in their place? I heard from reliable source last week that the Members Council (MC) failed to appoint one of their own who stood last time, who apparently would have asked all the 'Why' and so "what" questions. The majority of MC were not involved in interview and appointment process I'm led to believe. So where is democracy here from appointed Clubs and Sector Reps. Prominent South Island Race Club administrator also has leaked this and said the member involved would have ensured Accountability, Transparency and Professionalism. We will never know the truth! but one director was appointed to meet the requirements of having two women on Board and the other was promoted by the Warriors and HQ as they call it today. That tells you who is running Racing in New Zealand.
It's a wonder Race Cafe or ENTAIN is not running Future Odds on who will be the chosen seven that will determine the future fate of NZ Racing?
Corruption at the highest I must say!
I hear all the big wigs in racing will be Taupo Saturday evening and then the races the next day. That stinks of cynicism.