The Ozzie AML case will sink the boot in as well in terms of fines. Has to come straight off bottom line.  Does anyone think Fitt and Rogers resigned?

If that's "winning", I'd hate to see what losing looks like 🤣

Horse Racing Radio Network will celebrate the storied history of the Virginia Thoroughbred industry leading up to Saturday's $500,000 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Kentucky Derby qualifying race at Colonial Downs.View the full article

On the March 10 BloodHorse Monday podcast, Michael Banahan gives an update on Godolphin's Derby hopefuls and OBS president Tom Ventura previews the March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale that begins March 11. We also recap and preview Derby prep action.View the full article

Going well eh….?     Economic fears sent world markets into a dive Stock markets around the world fell yesterday, a day after President Trump refused to rule out the possibility that his trade policies may cause a recession this year. The S&P 500 was down by nearly 3 percent, the sharpest drop in months. Several retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. also went into effect. Here’s what to know: Stocks tumbled Many stocks dropped yesterday as nervous investors reacted to a Trump interview that aired on Sunday in which he described “a period of transition” for the U.S. economy, and suggested more tariffs could come. Prices also plunged for several large tech companies, whose stocks have an outsize influence. Markets in Europe and Asia were under pressure, too, but the declines paled in comparison with losses on Wall Street. Global effects In a report, analysts at JPMorgan Chase warned that the possibility of a U.S. slowdown had resulted in a “materially higher risk of a global recession this year because of extreme U.S. policies.” They put the probability of a downturn at 40 percent. Several countries issued their own tariffs The Canadian province of Ontario imposed a 25 percent tariff on energy exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York. The move will cost businesses and residents in each state up to $400,000 per day, Ontario’s top official said. Beijing imposed tariffs on many farm products from the U.S. Japanese officials are expected to visit Washington this week for talks before tariffs hit exports from Japan. Trump is set to issue tomorrow a 25 percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, but some metals businesses said that was good news.  

Love that horse. He gives 120% everytime . He gets his Big chance in July . we have a home Interdominion at Brisbane for him to take it right up to Swayzee and Leap To Fame. I'll take a photo of him , when he wins a Heat to post here lol 😉.     Hope he comes for the Interdominion. Republican Party and Don't Stop Dreaming , will be great.👍🏆 Bit over 20 years ago a kiwi Won the Grand Final here. YULESTAR powering to victory . And TAKE A MOMENT won the trot  final for Ant's and Tim Butt. so hope NZ can fire up a good trotter for this year too. Can't you talk the Hope's into bringing MUSCLE MOUNTAIN ?  'Bet N Win' looks good though , and already won a race at Albion in his lone Aussie start. send him again. he could do ok.  wasn't the Miracle Mile a great race ! Luke McCarthy supreme on his home track. Now the Interdom, Eureka and Miracle Mile holder with the DON. 🤩 what a star.  (Great comments through this thread , we had a Brissy 'blowie'  here that took Internet out for a couple of days. just back on today,  and I lost my bougainvillea with grate off the front of house. gone with the wind. good riddance to the bloody Thorny thing anyway 😁 .  

The now-6-year-old daughter of El Deal won five black-type stakes and earned more than $1 million in 2024.View the full article

Dow falls by almost 900 points in market rout after Trump says he won’t rule out a recession   Stocks have been hammered so far this month amid uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policy.  Spencer Platt/Getty Images New YorkCNN —  US stocks plunged, bitcoin stumbled and Wall Street’s fear gauge hit its highest level this year as concerns about President Donald Trump’s economic policy led to a widespread market selloff on Monday. The rout on Wall Street started early, with all three major indexes opening sharply in the red. US stocks slid throughout the day and, despite a brief afternoon rally, closed in the red. The Dow closed lower by 890 points, or 2.08%, pulling back from a loss of more than 1,100 points at one point.   The broader S&P 500 also plunged, dropping by 2.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plummeted 4%. The Dow and S&P 500 each posted their worst day of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite post its biggest single-day decline since September 2022. The rout on Wall Street extended a miserable month for markets that has seen the benchmark S&P 500 largely wipe out its gains since the US presidential election in November. The widespread selloff was mostly driven by anxiety about the impact of Trump’s tariffs. In an interview that aired Sunday, Trump said the US economy would see “a period of transition” and refused to rule out a recession. When asked on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo” if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said “I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition because what we’re doing is very big.” Tech stocks lead the selloff Monday, weighing on the S&P 500 and dragging the Nasdaq into correction territory. The S&P 500 closed down almost 9% from its record high on February 19. The “Magnificent Seven” of tech stocks — Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) — were all in the red on Monday. “President Trump’s comments not necessarily taking a recession off the table unnerved investors who were already unnerved,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise.

Second day final declarations came through this morning. Four more championship races on ground which continues Good to Soft despite a little rain reported at Prestbury Park this morning. Turners Novices Hurdle - 4200m Clear top rated is the Mullins trained FINAL DEMAND who was an impressive winner of the Nathaniel Lacy at the Dublin Festival but that was on soft ground and on this decent turf there's just a thought it might all happen too quickly. He's an obvious talent and I suspect will be seen to even better effect over fences next season. Dan Skelton leads the UK Trainers Championship currently and while his wins last year were in the handicaps his stable has moved up a notch this season. THE NEW LION is his challenger and he won the Challow at Newbury over Chrsitmas beating WEHNDIGO who I understand will run in the Albert Bartlett over 4800m on Friday. THE YELLOW CLAY is a strong contender from the Gordon Elliott yard - the horse has won his last three at Navan (twice) and Naas. Navan isn't unlike Cheltenham inasmuch as it is a galloping track with an uphill finish. THE YELLOW CLAY looked very good in the Lawlor's at Naas last time and the ground shouldn't be an issue. I think he is a sporting alternative to the front two at 11/2. Of the others,  SIXMILEBRIDGE beat POTTERS CHARM in the 4050m Grade 2 race over the New Course at Cheltenham on Trials Day (for those who don't know, there are two tracks at Cheltenham, the Old and the New. The first two days are run on the Old Course, the last two on the New - the Old is a sharper track, the New more galloping.) I'm not sure of the strength of the form but the former looks an each way possible but I'm more interested in the apparent Mullins second string (he has six of the eleven runners by the way) - the ex French galloper KISS WILL who bolted up in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in mid January. It's a massive leap from that to a championship race at Cheltenham but he could be anything. Brown Advisory Novices Chase - 4850m Just seven go for the staying novice chase championship race and all seven are trained in Ireland. BALLYBURN is, as I have said, my idea of a banker and I've had my maximum bet at 7/4. Why? He won the Turners Hurdle last year and I thought then he could be a Gold Cup contender one day. Why connections tried him over shorter trips I've no idea as he's always looked to me a staying chaser in the making. He was no match for SIR GINO (Arkle favourite before being ruled out due to injury) over 3200m at Kempton over Christmas but was so much better over 4200m at Leopardstown in February and the extra 650m can only help further. DANCING CITY was third in last year's Albert Bartlett but followed up with wins at both Aintree and Punchestown. He's won two over fences this season but not at BALLYBURN's level. BETTER DAYS AHEAD was second in the 4800m Grade 1 at Leopardstown over Christmas but the winner, CROKE PARK, was brushed aside by BALLYBURN at Leopardstown and doesn't re-oppose which speaks volumes. Queen Mother Champion Chase - 3200m The Blue Riband for the staying chasers but only seven go to post. JONBON is 4/5 favourite and good horse though he no doubt is, his Cheltenham form doesn't impress as much as his form on right handed tracks such as Ascot and Sandown or over 4000m. I think he's vulnerable - he was second in the 2023 Arkle to EL FABIOLO and the 2024 Clarence House (re routed from Ascot) to ELIXIR DE NUTZ. Yes, he won the Schloer in November but he didn't impress me that day and for all he has won the Tingle Creek and the Clarence House (back at Ascot in 2025) I'm just not convinced. MARINE NATIONALE won the 2023 Supreme and plenty seem to think (based on market support in the past 48 hours) he'll be back to his best on this trip and ground. He'll need to be as SOLNESS (who I prefer) has beaten him twice at Leopardstown. ENERGUMENE won this in 2022 and 2023 but had nearly a year off through injury. A strong return win in the Hilly Way at Cork was followed by a decisive defeat by JONBON at Ascot but those with long memories will recall he was beaten by the much lamented SHISHKIN in the 2022 Clarence House before following up in this race at the Festival. We know JONBON is much better going right handed and I can't understand the price divergence whereby JONBON is 4/5 and ENERGUMENE is 8s and I think the latter has the better claims. Champion Bumper - 3250m Not a maximum field but still 18 go to post and it's the usual guessing game among any number of exciting talented and unexposed types.  Willie Mullins has four of the top five in the betting and Paul Townend has opted for GAMEOFINCHES who won a little race at Fairyhouse but I think in the Bumper it's Paddy Mullins who gets the real choice and he has opted for COPACABANA and I saw a Cheltenham previerw podcast where he was hugely positive but the bare form is nothing special. He looked good when winning a Navan bumper in mid February and he's been backed from 7/2 to 9/4 (perhaps others watched the podcast too). Paul Townend's younger sister, Jody, rides BAMBINO FEVER who was a good winner of the Mares Bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival. That's the best form of the Mullins horses but the mare has to take on the geldings and that won't be easy even with the weight allowance. My idea of the winner is AQUA FORCE, bought by J P McManus and sent to the Mullins team after a 28 length romp in a Gowran bumper. He looks a sporting each way bet at 12s for all he's as much in the "could be anything" file as many of the others in this field. NO DRAMA THIS END and IDAHO SUN are probably the best of the locals but all recent form suggests they've got a lot on to handle the best of the Irish runners though with just a hint the balance of power might be shifting back to Britain a notch I wouldn't be surprised if one or both ran well. Selections (Day 2): Turners Novices Hurdle: THE YELLOW CLAY Brown Advisory Chase: BALLYBURN (NAP) Queen Mother Champion Chase: ENERGUMENE Champion Bumper: AQUA FORCE (EACH WAY)    

Multiple South African group 1 winner and now United States-based Isivunguvungu is targeting a start in the Al Quoz Sprint (G1T) on Dubai World Cup night April 5.View the full article

Blue it was given no chance...could never have won given that sort of ride.

I think they’re going to be doing a lot more write downs in the future.  I stopped off at a Working Men's Club on Friday night to put some money into the TAB account so I could get the $25 bonus bet back on the first race on Champions Day.  The carpark was full.  There were heaps of people outside smoking.  I didn’t think that many people smoked these days.  Inside there were people everywhere drinking, eating, playing snooker, people on the pokies.  Not one person in the TAB section.  The Auckland trots, Wanganui dogs and Moonee Valley were all on. You might say people bet on their phones these days, but surely they’d still want to watch these races if they’d had a bet.  We’re just a nation of mostly non punters these days.  Monopoly won't help much,  Entain should have sent someone over to see what was happening in the TABs as part of its due diligence.  They’ve bought into a duffer.

Delay?  Somebody should have told them this is NZ.  We dont do anything quickly here.

I have always said multi-Billionaires are brainless clowns who don't know fact from fiction just look at Musk wouldn't know a rocket from an electric car. Remember when Joe Biden said his son Hunter was one of the smartest he knew shame he's pleading poverty now what hope has Donald J Trump got now?

Have to agree re the Kennedy ride. Wondered what he was doing sitting down every second stride, five wide with a round to go after a slow start but it's been well covered. Mostly a pretty good days racing and viewing from the couch with one exception. Racing, the sport of kings, has always been accompanied by a fanfare. Others have mentioned it to me but I'm going to say it. The haka before the big race??? WTF was that all about! Gradually turning racing into a circus.

The answer is simple, you won't get hard and fast times if you don't have hard and fast tracks - and that ain't gonna happen.

If you think that the King’s Plate was slow (I do) take a look at the Auckland Cup - 3.28.36.  At the rate of improvement with the Pacers, they’ll soon be catching up 😂

Yes, the times seem generally slower than the old Ellerslie. Maybe next season, we'll see them get on top of the watering system and see faster times. 

Trump supporters don't worry about small detail such as facts.