Ohokaman

What was with the club vehicles running behind the horses on the track during the races ? Little wonder jockeys were heading out wide where the tyre tracks were….

http://www.racing.com/videos/race-replays?videoId=6375701408112

Another 5 winners today. That last one was very impressive.

Like this guy…?

Change your name to FUCKWIT.

The New York Times. Real news…..

Funny how most of Trumps family appear, including wife and daughter. Donald must have been busy….. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-releases-first-phase-declassified-epstein-files

Always someone elses fault eh ? Comey, Obama, Biden…. Doubt any of them are on the list. A week after the Trump administration said documents allegedly containing the names of the late billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein‘s high-profile clients did not exist, President Donald Trump has blamed his predecessors for their creation. In a statement posted on his Truth Social account on Saturday, Trump wrote, “Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden Administration?” “They created the Epstein Files,” he continued. (“Epstein files” is a general term referring to legal documents evidencing Epstein’s criminal activity, such as court filings and depositions.) Until recently, the Trump administration said the files included a “client list ” — a roster of well-known names believed to have been connected to the financier or who may have been involved in illicit activities run by him. But, on July 7, Attorney General Pam Bondi backtracked on a narrative that the Trump administration helped promote, saying Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” and that there were no more files related to the wealthy businessman’s sex trafficking. The announcement marked a public U-turn and angered MAGA supporters who were banking on the list being made public in the hopes of exposing and implicating their political opponents. View image in full screen From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios / Getty Images Bondi suggested in a Fox News interview earlier this year that such a document was “sitting on my desk” for review. For weeks, she promised that more material was going to be released — “It’s a new administration and everything is going to come out to the public,” she said at one point — after a first document dump she had hyped revealed nothing new of note. A small batch of documents released in February included copies of flight logs from Epstein’s private plane, which have long been available in multiple court cases, and a heavily-redacted photocopy of an address book purportedly compiled by Epstein and his longtime confidante, Ghislaine Maxwell, which has been cited in media accounts for many years. The Justice Department also released a blacked-out list of 254 masseuses and an evidence list showing entries for more than 150 items, including nude images, massage tables, sex toys and other items. Epstein was known to hire underage girls as masseuses and then encourage them to have sex with him and his clients.

Seeing you naked is not an image that appeals WD…..

To be fair, another 200kg will stop most things but it was pretty ordinary.

Maher stable today…. Randwick Kensington (NSW) Race 1 – Invisible Magic She has been thereabouts all prep. Unlucky not to have broken through for a win yet but if she can travel well in the run, she has the chance to measure up. The 'Data Ferrets' feel she can get a win too! Race 4 – Crimson Miss Third-up today and makes her first appearance in town this prep. Has found a suitable race to get a city-win added to her page with the good draw and claim of Anna Roper. Race 5 – Epic Proportions & Negotiations Epic Proportions is fourth-up and desperate for a win! This seems his race to lose and will get all the favours from the inside draw. He gets the tick of approval from 'The Panel'.Negotiations is on the quick back-up and was much better last time out. If there is a good tempo set, he will likely benefit and come rattling home with a good run. Race 7 – Lady Boss Has had a largely frustrating prep without winning. Comes back to mid-week grade and will likely use the inside barrier and keep out of trouble. She is the favourite, will be on speed and would be great if she can finally breath through for a win this prep. Sandown (VIC) Race 1 – Smother Has come down from New South Wales in search of firmer tracks. He gets that today on a soft surface and will be sure to improve stepping up to the 1400m. Race 2 – Exit & Life After Love Two exciting two-year-olds take their place in the second contest. Life After Love has had two starts in Victoria and closed off well last time out at Caulfield over 1000m. She is drawn well and the step up to 1300m will likely suit. Exit is first-up and has jumped out extremely well this time out. She is the market favourite and in for a busy Spring if she can run up to her ability! She has the backing of both Reece and the 'Data Ferrets'. Race 5 – Hazel Baby Was much better last time out at Sandown finishing third in a similar contest. Strips fitter again and will be peaking third-up. Race 6 – Vienna Vixen Never runs a bad race! Drawn a sticky barrier but has the pilot to get her into a good position. Despite not winning last two starts, she is in super form and deserves a city-win against her name. Race 7 – Jennivamoose Very similar setup to her last start win. Same grade, distance and barrier but without the services of Harry Coffey through suspension. Blake Shinn steps in for his place and is eager to hold off a hungry Craig Williams in the Metro Jockey Premiership. Race 8 – Juja Kibo Has been building towards a win this prep. Stepping up to 1800m and drawn well, he has to be considered a good chance of breaking through for his maiden Australian victory.

Avondale not very exciting.. R2 Voice of Ohio ? $6 R3 Unwritten $5 R6 Haughty $4 Maher has two in R2 at Sandown.. Life after Love $6 ( nice run last ) and Exit $4 recent trial winner. Will have a gold coin on Wolves Den for obvious reasons….

Tariffs on China obviously working well….. China’s economy grew in the face of Trump’s tariffs China’s economy grew at a steady pace this spring, according to official figures, despite President Trump’s steep tariffs. Part of China’s resilience rests in investments in factories and big projects like high-speed rail lines and a continual flood of global exports. The economy also got a boost as buyers, anticipating tariffs, ramped up their orders in the first three months of the year. If China’s current pace of growth continues, its economy will expand at an annual rate of about 4.1 percent — only slightly slower than the growth in the first three months of this year. China’s G.D.P. report was released as the U.S. took stock of the latest inflation figures, which showed that Trump’s tariffs were starting to push up prices. Prices of products most exposed to tariffs, like household furnishings, jumped significantly in June. U-turn on chips: Three months after shutting down Nvidia’s A.I. chip sales to China, the Trump administration has reversed course and will allow Chinese tech companies to restart purchases of Nvidia’s chips. E.V.: Beijing said that it would restrict any transfer out of China of eight key technologies for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries. That could make it harder for Chinese electric carmakers to set up factories overseas, as the E.U. has pushed them to do.

Screamed about it for years, so when the chance comes….

Some good points Alf. We knew that punters wanted other “entertainment” over 20 years ago when we introduced new Sports Bar/ Cafe/ Casino and restaurants at Alex Park. This opened the place up 7 days a week rather than the previous race night only. Given the new development there now has stores within it, it does not seem to have translated into better attendance figures does it ? As for selling the Park, it may come to that but the current management will hold on for grim death before that happens, none of them will want that death knell on their CV’s…I couldn’t see a new Pukekohe being of any value (other than to the locals) as if Aucklanders can’t be bothered going to the races in Epsom, why would anyone expect them to travel further out ? Train travel is an anathema to the majority of Aucklanders, so nice idea, but not viable for mine sorry mate. Ellerslie might be able to do it better ( isn’t there a hotel there now ? ) but it would have to morph into a multi faceted entertainment venue with events on a regular basis so Aucklanders would get used to using the facility regularly for one thing or another. It takes a bit of guts to do something different. I remember we took on the Blues, Brews and Bar B Q’s concept at the Park one year, knowing we were on a hiding to nothing….promoted it well, had a very good turnout on a lovely day, but we lost money on it ( not a lot ). I lost count of the number of calls we got from people asking if we were going to do it again…those that came loved it and there was no doubt it would have grown year on year as it became better known. Now that could have been great for us, but it was canned and that was that…