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The MDN F&M 1550m and MDN 1550m have been combined into one MDN 1550m race. The Pearl Bonuses are eligible to the first three fillies or mares, if they are Pearl registered.

Taken far too soon. Hard working and dedicated young man. Just starting to blossom as a jockey.

Meanwhile the $40K open 1600m at Te Rapa on Saturday has been scrapped. There were still only 4 entries after noms being left open intil 9am this morning.

Personally I love watching the jumps racing. Makes for a great spectacle in the winter. NZTR to Consult on Future of Jumps Racing (loveracing.nz)

From what I can see Jim doesn't have an agent. The new Programme Booklet came out this month and his name is not on the Rider Agent list and if you look at the Hawera meeting this Sunday on the NZTR website the riders with an agent will have C/- in front of the contact number. ie Lisa Allpress C/- 021 260 7170 The number for Jim does not.

On the reverse side of the coin, the apprentice has done all the hard work on the horse and has it going well at the trials and is all set for race day but then the owners/trainer put on someone else and the apprentice misses out. Swings and roundabouts Liz.

Michael The Auckland Jockey Club purchased 90 acres from Robert Graham in 1872 to for the Ellerslie racecourse. Additional land which included the hill was purchased by the club in a several transactions from Mr J Peach. Reference "A Noble Breed Auckland Racing Club 1874-1974 by William Mackie

Have been known to do a streak or two. One I recall was when 5 of us streaked through the main road of Kaikoura on our way back from the NZ Road Championships in Dunedin.

It's obviously aiding Nerula's discomfort though Pam. In the ancient Olympics all the athletes competed in the nude 776BC to 393AD. Imagine if that remained the case now You wouldn't be able to buy a ticket for love or for money.

Obviously the write up was prior to the change of rider this morning.

3kg cl;aimer Ngakau Hailey was originally listed to ride Duke Of Plumpton but he is not riding today and has been replaced by Elle Sole who is a 4kg claimer.

Last two races gone

Simon de Montfort went to the front at the 1000m and beat home Suttle, Duty Free and Johhny Cash. Trainer Fred Meynell took his son off SDM on the Friday night and put on Brian Dodds 4lb overweight.

Not at Trentham in July 1956

EETING NEWS Rescheduled - Taranaki/Rotorua/Trials Tuesday 23 July Taranaki will now race at Hawera due to a prior booking at the New Plymouth Racecourse. Fields and stakes will remain the same with the exception that the two 1800m races will now be over 1900m. All scratchings will be re-instated. There will be new race times provided by Entain for this meeting. It is important for this meeting to takes place no later than Tuesday given there are horses planning to go to The Winter Cup meeting at Riccarton Park 11 days later. The trials scheduled for Cambridge will remain on Tuesday. While this is not ideal given the Taranaki races there will be riders available that were scheduled to ride at Rotorua on Saturday 20 July. Wednesday 24 July WTR@Cambridge Races as per programme. Thursday 25 July A new meeting has been scheduled for Rotorua. The programme will remain the same as that for the abandoned meeting however new entries will be required. Nominations close at noon Monday 22 July and withdrawals close at 10am Tuesday 23 July. Horses that were originally in the fields for Saturday 20 July will be given preference. ManawatuRC@Awapuni races as per programme. Friday 26 July Foxton will now trial on Friday, a transfer from their original day of Tuesday 23 July. Nominations close at midday Thursday 25 July.

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At this stage only 5 from the Rotorua fields have nominated just in case. Noms have been left open until 9am tomorrow.

If that occurred then I hope you have plenty of ink in your pen to put a line through the plethora of scratchings. There is a meeting schedulded for Cambridge on Wednesday. Proof of the pudding will be how many of the horses at Rotorua will have been nominated today as a back up.

Don't see that being any issue. Two meetings ago the rail was out 4 metres and the last meeting out 8 metres. Todays meeting the rail was in the True position and where it hadn't been for a while.

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Jasmine is riding at Pukekohe.

Surely they can reshedule to Friday.

And don't forget Waihi Warrior is lining up in the last 6YO Bay Gelding Owner: R F Hughes, D W Looker, L R Peak, D R & Mrs K M Smith & Est late G R Edge .

The track records at Ellerslie for the 1500m and 1600m are as follows: 1500m Dear John set in 1992 1:27:44 1600m Corndale set in 1993 1:32:08 Both 5yos at the time.

He has pulled pin on Pukekohe tomorrow.