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    • The decision was actually due before the election and they pushed it out to now. We knew the decision was coming and honestly, i doubt many are surprised that this was it.
    • If you look at what some of the greyhound rehomers are doing in this country I think you'd change your mind. https://www.mayhounds.org.nz/
    • I don't really want to name names but dogs with the Big Time and Homebush moniker are examples. Totally despicable.
    • Seymour was not stringent enough, so Nats exploited it, but maybe another time. They will all do anything for power. The reality is they just run the Greyhound law from out of no where or warning, which still seems weird. Entain probably ain't that impressed will they get more back from racing, maybe if they play fair, question is will they?
    • Same could be said of many racehorses , some of the stuff I have seen over 40+ years is despicable .
    • Monday Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Aga Khan Studs’ lock, stock and barrel purchase of the late France Galop president Jean-Luc Lagardère’s thoroughbred holdings, which comprised farms, land and 222 horses. Much like the earlier wholesale purchases of the Boussac and Dupré empires, it invigorated the Aga Khan’s existing bloodlines, in this case with North American influences – which Lagardère revered – and the top sire Linamix, who himself formed part of the package, along with many of his excellent producing daughters. The deal bore fruit immediately, as the Lagardère family’s horses in training Carlotamix, Vadawina and Valixir carried the Aga Khan’s silks to victory in Group 1 races in 2005, and the Lagardère-bred colts Montmartre and Sageburg, who were youngsters at the time of their purchase, also triumphed at the highest level in the following years. The Aga Khan’s acquisition of the Lagardère stock was vindicated in spectacular fashion once again at the Arc meeting of 2009 when Rosanara won the Prix Marcel Boussac and Siyouni took the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, fittingly enough. The then two-year-olds resulted from the first Aga Khan Studs matings for the Lagardère mares. Rosanara was by the Aga’s superb champion Sinndar and out of the Listed-winning Linamix mare Rosawa, while Siyouni was by Pivotal and out of the Listed-winning Danehill mare Sichilla, both hailing from deep American families. Further proof of the wisdom of gaining exclusive access to Lagardère’s horses has arrived time and time again in the past two decades, most obviously with Siyouni becoming a champion sire and therefore a money-spinner at the Aga Khan’s Haras de Bonneval in Normandy. The Aga has bred his Classic heroines and multiple Group 1 winners Ervedya and Tahiyra from Siyouni. Among his other elite winners from Lagardère distaff lines are Sagawara, Valyra and Vazirabad, all out of Linamix mares; Vazira, whose dam was out of a daughter of Linamix; Siyarafina, from the family of Siyouni; and Vadeni, who is out of a daughter of Vadawina. Prix du Jockey Club and Eclipse victor Vadeni stands alongside Siyouni at Bonneval, where Lagardère’s legacy is felt strongly these days, as Ervedya’s Group 2-winning and Group 1-placed son Erevann is also active there.  Calandagan, the Aga Khan’s highest rated horse in 2024, also descends from a Lagardère addition. His third dam Clodovina, a Rock Of Gibraltar half-sister to Lagardère’s Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Clodovil out of the Group 2-winning Linamix mare Clodora, was a yearling at the time of the intake of stock. Another Lagardère family that has come to the fore for the Aga Khan Studs this year, and was responsible for two exciting new winners for the operation on Saturday, is that descending from Caribbeandriftwood, a 1998-foaled Woodman mare who won a Kempton maiden at two for owner Chris Wright and trainer Paul Cole, and came into Lagardère’s ownership when sold for $40,000 at the Keeneland November Sale of 2001. Caribbeandriftwood was seven when she later joined the Aga Khan Studs along with her first foal, a yearling filly by Linamix named Caribena, and her second produce, a filly foal by Linamix again named Cocopalm. Caribena and Cocopalm both won for the Aga Khan, but were moved on, with Caribena going on to produce Caribean Boy, a Grade 2-winning chaser for Nicky Henderson, and Cocopalm becoming the dam of Coco Masterpiece, successful in a Thurles bumper on debut for Willie Mullins this year. Both talented National Hunt horses are owned by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede. Candara (pictured below), a 2007-foaled daughter of Barathea who was the first offspring of Caribbeandriftwood whose mating was designed by the Aga Khan Studs, is the one whose own descendants are in such fine form on the Flat. Her debut produce, the 2012-foaled Dalakhani filly Candarliya, won the Prix de Royallieu and Prix Maurice de Nieuil and found only Treve too good in the Prix Vermeille. Candarliya is in turn the dam of this year’s Prix de la Grotte winner and dual Group 2-placed Candala (by Frankel) and Australian Listed third Carini (by Siyouni), as well as Saturday’s Chantilly juvenile conditions stakes scorer Cankoura (another backend winner for late-blooming freshman Persian King). Candara’s second and third offspring Canessar (a gelding by Kendargent) and Canndera (a filly by Dalakhani) were also Listed winners. Her next four foals failed to win, but her fifth, the four-year-old gelding Canouann (by Siyouni), won a conditions race at Chantilly in January and her sixth, the three-year-old colt Candelari (by Frankel), looked a potential star when easing to an eight-length victory in a 13 and a half-furlong maiden on his belated debut at Chantilly on Saturday. Both Cankoura, an attractive grey who seems to have more speed than many of her distaff relatives thanks to her sharper sire-line, and Candelari, inbred 3x3 on paper to Sadler’s Wells which helps explain his stamina, are trained by Francis Graffard. Caribbeandriftwood produced only one more foal for the Aga Khan Studs after the productive Candara – the 2008-foaled Dalakhani filly Carisamba, who won twice and was moved on after breeding one foal. Caribbeandriftwood was then sold to Chantilly Bloodstock for €15,000 at Arqana in 2009 but produced no more recorded offspring. The Aga Khan Studs has culled quite a lot of this family, then, but it has shrewdly kept hold of its best branches. Its 2024 stud book contains Candara, Candarliya and Canndera, with Candala presumably joining the fray in 2025 or the year after. Cankoura could well eventually earn her place in those hallowed pages based on her promising performance at the weekend, too. Funnily enough, a chance to buy a female member of this family came up at the Arqana December Breeding-Stock Sale on Saturday, only a few hours before Cankoura and Candelari significantly upgraded the page. Caldirana, the six-year-old daughter of Dansili and Candarliya, was sold by the Aga Khan Studs for €18,000 at the auction three years ago, and was resold to Trotting Bloodstock for €110,000 in the same ring a year later. She failed to reach her reserve despite bidding for her going as far as €130,000 when offered there for the third time in four years on Saturday morning, in foal to St Mark’s Basilica this time. With her page going places so quickly, keeping hold of her might well have been the right thing to do.
    • Bring back Buck. Bring back Tony Lee. Bring back Tote betting only and all will be solved.
    • Hi Pete, I am not in anyway close to the action, so if what you say is correct, then they got what they deserved.  Are you able to elaborate or give a couple of examples of what's been going on behind the scenes? My daughter who works in Sydney hasn't got a good word to say about retired greyhounds [can't walk on an ordinary surface etc] but I don't believe her even if she works in the vet/animal health industry.  Tell me I am wrong.
    • Because all parties agreed on this bill it seems. It seems National, NZF, Act, Labour and Greens were 100% for it.
    • Its interesting because where greyhound racing is banned, the sport itself is not banned, the wagering on the sport is banned. I do know in Asia and the middle east, greyhound racing tends to be more underground then official. You can find racing events in Saudi Arabia on Youtube of greyhounds being raced up extremely long straights.
    • It's a shame Seymour don't get his bill passed,( should have told Luxon it's not negotiable)as fast as Winston run this one through, but it just shows how easy , if you try., but running it through in a hurry before Xmas,  interesting.
    • Well l think that will only leave 4 countries worldwide racing greyhounds, so maybe they're the dummies? It's never been anywhere near as widespread as horse racing, and maybe with good reason? I don't think, outside of America, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, that it's ever really caught on anywhere else outside of the odd track here and there, none of which are still operational to the best of my knowledge [which is, admittedly, limited].  
    • I realise you're only being facetious but these dogs deserve better than that.  They are a beautiful breed that make wonderful pets. The way they've been treated by some arseholes in the pursuit of the almighty dollar is shameful.
    • Well. NZ has just taken the lead in the dumbest/ignorant/woke politicians stake. will there be a compensation package for those affected? what about all the employees? who owns all the land the tracks are on?
    • Simple solve , surrender the dog/dogs to the local pound citing rising coats of upkeep .
    • Aus figures I think. Market share is high 30s low 40s if I’m not mistaken
    • No doubt there will be plenty that disappear and plenty that won't be suitable to re home, well they got there way with the free range chickens, and now the bird flu has hit from outside sources, 200k have lost their lives, certainly nothing to crow about.
    • I think they'll be keeping an eye on the serial offenders. The big timers so to speak.
    • Exert The law - which passed all stages with unanimous support on Tuesday afternoon - would allow currently registered racing greyhounds to be euthanised only by veterinarians for welfare reasons. Offenders could be fined up to $50,000 or sentenced to up to a year in prison. Racing Minister Winston Peters told MPs the bill would ensure the safety of dogs and prevent them from being "needlessly put down". Perhaps racing dog owners could do what most people seem to do with their unwanted dogs just drop them off at the local council they are expert at euthanizing dogs 
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