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Nerula

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  1. ! was talking to an Owner whose horse was starting in the last. He said at the later races the track was too bad to get the starting stall in place.so the races were shortened in length. Then Senior jockeys said no more. His horse back to Waikato no run. Mickey Mouse eh
  2. My old mate the departed TJ said, "A good mare is like a good woman. They got to be able to push and shove!"
  3. If its not taken and I get a filly next Im thinking to name it MISS JOOLS. She would monster the opposition Eh!
  4. Just to expand. I serve on an Owners Committee and sat next to Craig Leishman last night. A call came to Craig and he left us to take it. He came back and said the results of the S and S blood test came in and the white blood cell reading was off. Because of what I do I hear things. I would prefer not to divulge so try to be careful. What people need to realise is that most owners love their horse/s and it is hurtful that nillers make a fuss when the horse has a problem. It can descend from interest to gossip.
  5. I was talking to an Owner last night. Dont be a goose. I dont come on here to bullshit. You may want to define yourself as the resident shit kicker but I suggest you pull you head in - a bit
  6. Nerula

    Tony Lee

    Entain says they need to replace terminals in retail outlets and face to face. Thats more important that what you are complaining about. TAB was closing places with 25yo gear. Entain says they will replace it and not downsize the retail outlets
  7. Nomates sinuses was pretty interesting - to be fair. And noses are spoken of in Racing
  8. Scoobs, Can I suggest you turn it around and look at it another way. Know you put in and these twats take out. They have a value of minus. Be thankful you are a better human being.!
  9. Your treatise on "Tall Poppy Syndrome" you are writing should have a "Not So Tall Poppy" sub-section to cover jockeys, dont you think? I am an experienced editor and offering to edit it for free. You write very well if a little pompously. I can tone that down.
  10. Off TB V site Post Options Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 hours 14 minutes ago at 10:36am No surprise, his riding was probably getting in the way of his punting.
  11. What if someone cost your group 200k? then a HOTY title and residual value. Nine consecutive seconds on Aus Group races on NZ horses. And then they found he was betting on a horse he was riding against. We thought it was bad luck Oliver was having until we learned it wasnt. Q - do tolerate cheats?
  12. If you were to adopt a "user pays" it would be whatever equine industry outfit that employed them. But a lot dont have spare dough Entain would be a good sponsor. Studs? Who has the dough? I photo'd 3 kids on the horse and chose the one below for the Bulletin cover as she was wearing a Dunstan feeds "ear - warmer" And Dave Smith is a good bugger
  13. Miss Jools you are no doubt a Superwoman. But the object of the story was to recognise folk that saw a gaping hole in the staffing of the equine industry, put hands in pockets, forked out and addressed that. A lot of these kids will take their grade 3 ticket and work in places where horses are kept. The business owners will be assured of the competencies by the NZ Equine Academy training. Train up our own kids instead of having to import staff from Asia.
  14. Following is a story I wrote for the Owners Bulletin. The reason for putting it up is recognition of those who make a difference. WINTER 2023 13 NEW ZEALAND EQUINE ACADEMY A collaboration between education-provider Skill New Zealand Limited and Byerley Park Limited, New Zealand Equine Academy was created as YOUR pathway to a career in New Zealand’s exciting equine industry. What is the most important thing for the future? Of course, it is those that come after us and carry on what we and that those that went before have put in place. IT IS THE YOUNG! Some years ago I wrote a story on Byerley Park, meeting Daniel and Elias Nahkle down there at the facility. Daniel said they had a plan to enable an equine academy to provide an education for young aspirants in the equine industry. To that end they built a classroom on a rise and were seeking a collaboration with NZQA accreditation in mind. Retired jockey Donavan Mansour was lined up to teach and I resolved to see where this went. Then Covid intervened. But we lead a fairly busy life and when recently I heard Donavan was transferring to Cambridge to set up an Apprentice Jockey Academy, as well as recruiting more students and upskilling students in the workplace. I thought I had better get cracking before he goes. Auckland Owners President Mike Gething and I headed down, met Donavan at a repurposed barn and were introduced to a roomful of delightful girls who were in the main very engaged. They were from all over the country. There was maybe a dozen in the class, and they were at week 4 of a 14-week course. The cost of which is zero as it is partially funded by the TEC (Tertiary Education Commission) and Daniel Nakhle. Byerley Park teamed up with Education provider Skills New Zealand Ltd to create the New Zealand Equine Academy. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – A passion for horse, Physical fitness – Age 16 + years. GRADUATE PROFILE OUTCOMES – Knowledge, skills and confidence – Ability to safely handle horses in an equine facility – Proficiently create and maintain a clean and safe equine environment. The course rises to level 3 and the girls said that they did not have a pre-conceived decision of where they ended up. The first thing was to get a stable hand certificate which assured a proficiency to care and handle horses. And then look at options. There was a lot of enthusiasm to gain riding skills for trackwork. Two girls said they definitely wanted to be jockeys, Donavan leads the group with a developed syllabus that covers work – life skills and all aspects of equine care. The course work is varied and wide ranging. Guest speakers attend and provide valuable additional information. Dunstan Feeds nutritionist Gretel Webber is a regular who pitches her talks to whichever level of class present. Behind the classroom is a well-appointed gym with a lot of apparatus, some for-riding exercises. Notably there was a full sized exercise horse that had a large mirror on the near side so the rider could check the style. But it is not all classwork and likely it is the “out of class” experiences that keep the group fizzing. There is the ”self-care and pitching in” that is part of the course. The students live in on site in the main and prepare their own meals and maintain the living spaces. There are prizes of Countdown and New World vouchers to be won for good effort. The cost to live on-site is $180 per week. Then there are visits where they see vets at work, stud farms and racing stables. They visit feed companies. museums and attend bloodstock sales. They can go to the races with the float driver, see the starter, camera crew and stewards at work. And then there are the jockeys the strappers – and us the owners to observe. Prior to going to the Academy, I had sought from a handful of associates what I should say to these young aspirational equine workers. Well I got a page of those comments... who hasn’t had a jockey leap off the horse and wordlessly dive for the jockeys room? Maybe a stablehand that ignored you? But as many grizzles as there were there was supportive comments that wanted the youngies to know how important we see the people who look after our investment. And how we appreciate them sharing a word with us. The class listened attentively. Mike and I thought it was great to imprint our thoughts on young minds. I left the sheet of those comments with Donavan. He was with visiting jockey Warren Kennedy. I light-heartedly offered a copy to Warren. He laughingly refused and said, “I know all those.” Change is coming, Donavan is transferring to Cambridge to set up n jockeys’ apprentice school and level 3 Equine skills programme. Donavan will remain Programme Leader and under his wing will be Amber Sims, the well – known rider/trainer. Amber is sub 30 years old and the daughter of local trainer Patsy Riley. Amber is a past Ellerslie “Fashions in The Field” winner so she is an all-round class act. The other tutor/riding coach is Renee Faulkner. Renee is from a racing family and is a talented events rider. Donavan says, “The Academy gets some funding from TEC which does help but Daniel Nahkle has in the main been funding the programme. We do have support from Dunstan Horse Feeds and Majestic Horse Floats and have just brought on NZB as an official sponsor. We are always open to industry supporters, whether its financial, products or even volunteering their time to come and share their expertise with the students.” We recognise the vision of the Nahkle family for the inception of the NZ Equine Academy and the where-with-all to bring it all into being. Donavan has been there from the start and then there is Skill New Zealand the education provider. In an all-round word, commendable! Lastly Mike and I would like to say thank you to the girls (class). We thought you were great. If you can – go on and take your chance. We need you. The industry needs you! What you are learning is a skill that will give you a job around the world. But we would love to see you here. Neil Miller 14 NEW ZEALAND THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE OWNERS FEDERATION BULLETIN
  15. I have been calling in to see the progress. About 3 weeks ago the back straight looked lush from the mile chute. Grass had been planted around to the Ascot Stand and the main straight not. i'm thinking no show to rum the KM's here in January. Paul W. I called in yesterday and grass everywhere.. around the back you could mow it. I drove around to the interior through the underpass off Ladies Mile, off Derby Downs Place. The carpark there complete. Diggers were contouring the topsoil piles into mounds. The pond is full. Starting to believe!
  16. So Blackrock invest a chunk of the NZ Super Fund - they skim that. Then they use the 2 billion to fund green energy in NZ and they skim that. Who is the sucker here/
  17. I had a horse that did a couple of Aus metro campaigns. Nobody subbed us for the exes.
  18. Maybe they recognise the Trans Tasman rivalry and using that as a marketing pitch. This dog may hunt yet - again
  19. Massive Boost Announced for Karaka Millions New Zealand’s richest raceday will be further enhanced in 2024 with stakes increases and the launch of a new partnership announced today for New Zealand Bloodstock’s iconic Karaka Millions Twilight Meeting. In a series of positive announcements, the prize money for the feature three-year-old race for sales graduates will be boosted to $1.5 million from 2024, an increase of half a million dollars. The feature two-year-old race for sales graduates remains at $1 million, while the addition of a $1 million four-year-old mile race, open to all horses, takes the six-race card for the Karaka Millions Twilight Meeting to a whole new level. In another exciting development, NZB and TAB, the New Zealand betting brand operated by Entain Australia and New Zealand, have formed a five-year partnership, securing TAB the naming rights to the TAB Karaka Millions Twilight Meeting and its two lucrative incentive races for graduates of the Karaka sales. NZB’s Managing Director Andrew Seabrook is delighted to have the iconic New Zealand brand onboard, noting that both parties share similar ambitions for the Karaka Millions and the wider racing industry. Invigorated by its recent strategic partnering agreement, Entain recognises the universal appeal the Karaka Millions holds for punters and industry participants alike. "We have watched the Karaka Million grow from its inception in 2008 to the blue-riband raceday it is today,” says Cameron Rodger, Managing Director – New Zealand, Entain Australia and New Zealand. “We know this raceday and the yearling sales that follow are hugely important to the fortunes of New Zealand racing and breeding, New Zealand Bloodstock is a great success story in New Zealand racing, and we’re proud to partner with them for this amazing event.” “We’re also establishing a Travel Incentive Scheme, which commits up to $150,000 towards a scheme developed with New Zealand Bloodstock to attract Australian-based horses to run in the Karaka feature events. Having Australian-based horses in these races will create a great opportunity to grow the audience in Australia.” The TAB Karaka Millions Twilight Meeting will be held on the eve of the Karaka 2024 National Yearling Sales Series, Saturday 27 January 2024.