mckenzie

A rye grass mix that was developed for them. Some info on the structure of the surface in the videos below

Some interesting analysis from Glen Boss

Chris Waller on how the Queen Elizabeth Stakes played out: "I don't know why they let the race unfold like that." "Most of my boys said it was out of their control but I think they all said that."

A brilliant front-running performance, but the lack of urgency from a few of those other riders makes you wonder what they were thinking. From the comments it seems C Williams was more excited about turning the tables on Cascadian whereas the other jocks think he was responsible for letting the leader get away.

I don't think Imperatriz is eligible being Australian trained.

They definitely seem computer generated. Look at Joliestar, a G1 winner at her last run at end of her last campaign, the comment says "Wasn't far away in Benchmark 68 company first-up last campaign. Consider." Why refer to a Benchmark 68 race 4 runs ago when she's since won the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield?

Not a total surprise, I remember hearing whispers a while ago that this season might be her last. Makes sense looking back now that they passed on the Everest to get G1 wins for her broodmare page.

I Wish I Win looked a run short to me. Interesting preparation.

I prefer the new, less cluttered broadcast. With the large majority now using the website or app to bet they can quickly access the odds and information for the race they want and the people who just want to enjoy the race being broadcast don't have to have those distracting graphics all over the screen, which as another poster mentioned were often for racing in the Australian bush or North America and wasn't of interest to a great many people.

Thought this was interesting: “She was all out and I remembered that in New Zealand when I rode her when I changed the whip over, she took off,” McDonald said. “She did it again today.

We produce world class horses but our local racing industry is lacking stars because the cream of every crop bred here gets exported. Even top NZ owned horses (Imperatriz, I Wish I Win etc) are now essentially Australian trained and won't race here ever again. As with most things, it comes down to a business decision. And racing in Australia is too lucrative to stay away from.

Yes I wondered if he'd be one of those three-year-olds that runs a big race in the Derby and never goes on with it but he really toughed it out today against a top filly who had the gun run.

The time slot seems strange to me. Wouldn't it make more sense on a Sunday morning? Surely more people would watch then rather than a Monday morning.

$350k in prizemoney if they can nab third, $100k for top 8, and $50k if you run last.

The Black Caps have a huge mental block playing Australia, especially in tests. They just seem to fold.