Still a few key leadup races to come but below are the top 20 in the current order of entry per the NZB site. Only 6 of these (in red font) were chopsen in this comp, and one of those 6 (Indecision) is listed as a doubtful starter. Order of Entry: Total Stakes Order Conditional Order * Name Breeding Trainer Sale Price Vendor Purchaser $164,400 1 1 Too Sweet B. F Satono Aladdin x Sparkling Rose R J Bergerson Book 2 $50,000 Phoenix Park Chris Rutten B/stock (BAFNZ) $102,625 2 2 Intention B. F Bivouac x Beela Hudood M P Breslin Book 1 $65,000 Wentwood Grange M Breslin / InToWin Syndication $64,625 3 3 La Dorada B. F Super Seth x Gold Fever Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson Book 1 $190,000 Waikato Stud Ltd DC Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ) $57,375 4 4 Landlock B. G Merchant Navy x Blue Blue Sky C W Cole Book 2 $20,000 Woburn Farm CW Cole Racing $46,000 5 Doubtful Starter Remala B. F Hello Youmzain x Alamer L R Noble Book 1 $180,000 Kilgravin Lodge Cambridge Stud $41,610 6 5 Almakeitgood B. F Ardrossan x Cortado S A Sharrock Book 1 $90,000 Elsdon Park SA Sharrock $40,750 7 6 Sweet Ice Br. G Frosted x Deliciano D G Greene Book 1 $60,000 Pencarrow Stud $40,525 8 7 Toretto B. G Ardrossan x Pwerfect Hollie Wynyard Book 2 $165,000 Landsdowne Park Ltd Benner Racing Ltd $34,950 9 8 Sierra Leone Ch. F Sun City x Flippity Lass Hollie Wynyard Book 2 $130,000 Westbury Stud Benner Racing Ltd $33,950 10 9 Vega for Luck B. C Lucky Vega x Badea Ben & Ryan Foote Book 1 $60,000 Inglewood Stud Ahead All B/stock $32,715 11 10 Hello Romeo B. C Hello Youmzain x Julieta Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Book 1 $150,000 Hallmark Stud Lindsay Park Racing $31,050 12 11 Midnight Spirit B. or Br. C Spirit of Boom x Blackbook T J Gollan Book 1 $150,000 Inglewood Stud John Foote B/stock / Tony Gollan Racing $30,450 13 Doubtful Starter Roc 'n' Ready Ch. F El Roca x Renediym R C Dennis Book 2 $35,000 Westbury Stud Robert Dennis Racing $26,975 14 12 Romanoff B. C Belardo x Tsarina Belle Ms P Gerard Book 2 $75,000 Haunui Farm Ballymore Stables / Paul Moroney B/stock / Catheryne Bruggeman $25,875 15 Doubtful Starter Storm Front B. C Snitzel x Indecision A W Pike Book 1 $400,000 Trelawney Stud Ltd Pike Racing $24,375 16 13 Miss Ziggy B. F Brazen Beau x Zigwig Andrew Carston Book 1 $250,000 Inglewood Stud AJ Carston $23,125 17 14 Belle du Monde B. F Zoustar x Lady Cartier Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson Book 1 $400,000 Kaha Nui Farm DC Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ) $19,810 18 15 Abbakiss Br. or Bl. F Microphone x Arabian Gift B E Newman Book 1 $60,000 Carlaw Park Raumai B/stock Ltd $14,375 19 16 To Bravery Born B. C Snitzel x Milunka Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson Book 1 $200,000 Curraghmore DC Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ) $13,690 20 17 Daylight Robbery B. C Super Seth x Villifye G H Sharrock Online $10,500 Waikato Stud Ltd Garter

When Entain takes charge of NZTR .

And since I posted this there were/are five meetings in 10 days... Whanganui - 69 horses... third biggest field of nine. New Plymouth - 40 horses ...field sizes 5,8,5,4,8,10 Tauherenikau - 7 races ... field sizes 6,7,7,11,10,8,5 At what point do the TAB step in and start reallocating meetings elsewhere in the country?

Marsh said that's where she will go provided she gets through the race fine.  Personally I think they are rushing is too much especially with a 2 year old, if she get's into the KM that 3 races inside 4 weeks, that's a very heavy schedule for a 2 year old. 

Word was out for TOTG ...regarded as a KM chance and will likely race again soon to earn enough to make the field .. there is a #45k 2YO race at HQ on 12 Jan  ...?

One Stripe and Double Grand Slam earn automatic berths to the Breeders' Cup World Championships with their respective victories in the King's Plate (G1) and Paddock Stakes (G1) Jan. 4 in South Africa.View the full article

17 entries in total which is pretty good considering the effort involved - thank you all for entering. The table below shows the most popular picks in each event, and the number of entrants who picked them.  Leeds (Championship) the only universal selection.  Oklahoma (NBA conference), Liverpool (EPL) and Pogacar (TdF) the next most popular picks.  A number of tennis players and golfers picked by all but spread across different events. Events coming up in January - Wgtn Cup, Karaka Millions, Australian Open tennis, NFL play-offs.     MOST POPULAR # of times EVENT PICK picked Telegraph Skew Wiff 4 Wellington Cup Interpretation 7 Karaka Million 2yo Too Sweet 7 Karaka Million 3yo Savaglee 7 The NZB Kiwi Damask Rose 4 NZ Derby Willydoit 9 NZ Oaks Leica Lucy 3 Auckland Cup Nereus 8 Bonecrusher Snazzytavi 11 AJC Derby El Castello 8 Golden Slipper Bel Merci 3 Doncaster Ceowulf 3 Queen Elizabeth Ceowulf 7 Stradbroke Antino 9 NZ Jockey Grylls 7 Caulfield Cup Buckaroo 4 Cox Plate Via Sistina 11 Melbourne Cup Okita Sushi 7 Everest  Ka Ying Rising 9 NFL - AFC Kansas 10 NFL - NFC Detroit 12 Superbowl Kansas 6 MLB - AL  Yankees 7 MLB - NL Dodgers 12 World Series Dodgers 10 NBA - Eastern Boston 13 NBA - Western  Oklahoma 14 NBA  Boston 10 NHL - Eastern Florida 5 NHL - Western Edmonton 8 Stanley Cup Edmonton 7 A League  Auckland 7 EPL Liverpool 14 Championship Leeds 17 Carabao Cup  Arsenal 10 FA Cup  Man City 9 Champions League  Barcelona 8 Australian Open Sinner 9 French Open Alcaraz 13 Wimbledon Sinner 6 US Open Zverev 5 Masters Scheffler 5 PGA Schauffele 5 US Open Scheffler 7 British Open McIlroy 8 Super 15  Crusaders 6 NRL  Panthers 5 Tour de France  Pogacar 14 Drivers Verstappen 12 Constructors McLaren 9 Indianapolis Newgarden 6

Blaird, Al Feilding and Kloppite the first three on the scoreboard with Grail Seeker in the Telegraph.

Actually I was top of the class in mathematics and won an award once. My mother still has the certificate to prove it. Anyway I don't mind being proven wrong and enjoy learning new ways of thinking so if you could explain how 19 cents in the dollar off a dividend differs from 19% off, that would be great.

You're right.  I've been on course at Te Aroha twice in the past 12 months and the two cameras filming the straight and most of the bends are placed in the main.  On the walkway between the low part of the stand and the steeper higher part.  Never seen it at any other course.

A rocket that'll launch them just high enough to get to the top of the stand like previously 🤣

No. Where did I say that? Improving that is much more likely to be helpful than placing a levy on exports imo though I'm not sure I'm clear about what you are suggesting one has to do with the other..

So you think running around for the shyte we do now in the lower grades makes people want to jump in to the industry...you must be kidding.

\For some reason, Trackside won't carry the cameras upstairs anymore and use the position on top of the stand. we now have to put up with the shot from the lowest level of the grandstand in the public area. Hawera , the same story. Someone needs to put a rocket up them for it.

Yes. And you would be essentially be placing a levy on the costs of breeding or buying and developing the horse, not just on the profit. It might well cause the owners, trainers and traders in that business to say that instead of selling 6 horses a year, we now need to sell 10, thus having the opposite effect to that intended. The suggestion doesn't make an iota of sense to me from a business standpoint or for the good of NZ racing.

Must be some sauce , maybe a type of plant .

I haven't submitted my entry yet. That was probably the only winner I'd have got 🤣

And well picked by those who picked it in the latest comp.

He sounds a bit dopey. Probably best to just ignore him.

Have you been on the sauce?