Racenet.   AdamDobbin Champion Hong Kong rider Zac Purton will be sidelined for six weeks after suffering a broken big toe in a fall at Sha Tin on Sunday. It means Purton misses the prized ride on superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising in the Group 1 Queen's Silver Jubilee on February 23. "I'm really disappointed but it could have been much worse," Purton said. "I'll start rehab after surgery today and see if I can speed things up." As well as missing the ride on Ka Ying Rising in a fortnight, Purton will also forgo the mount on Galaxy Patch in Group 1 Gold Cup (2000m) and Packing Angel in the Classic Cup (1800m). Trainer David Hayes has put Karis Teetan on standby to replace Purton on Ka Ying Rising.  

Thoroughbred News.   Rob Burnet Four jockey's, Vincent Ho, Zac Purton, Angus Chung and Keith Yeung, spent the night in the Prince of Wales Hospital after two separate race falls at the meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday. In Race 6, the  Class Four TVB Po Leung Kuk Gala Spectacular Handicap (1200m), Vincent Ho fell from Oldtown at the 50m mark. The scmp.com reports that Ho may have suffered fractures in his neck and shoulder region. “He is awake, he is coherent and he has full limb movement. It doesn’t appear that he has sustained serious injuries but there are some potential injuries that are being monitored,” said Andrew Harding, Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) executive director of racing. “The medical team will make an assessment over the next few days about what will be involved in his recovery, but it is certainly likely that he will require at least several weeks’ rest.” The injuries for Ho come after he fractured a T5 vertebra in an off-season incident in Japan in 2023, and more recently was out of riding after a pair of home track falls. HKJC stewards' opened an inquiry into the reason for Oldtown falling. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Then in Race 9, the Class Three TVB Midlife, Sing & Shine 3 Handicap (1800m), Zac Purton, Angus Chung and Keith Yeung were thrown to the turf after Legend's St Paul's broke down causing Silvery Breeze with Purton and Lupo Solitario with Yeung to fall. Yeung suffered bruising to his upper thigh, while Purton has a dislocated toe on his left foot and Chung bruising to his face and upper body. Legend St Paul’s was humanely euthanised, while the other gallopers escaped serious injury. “[Chung] was taken to hospital for further imaging and I don’t have the results of that yet, but he seems in good order,” Harding said reported scmp.com on Sunday night.  “There is nothing to indicate hen is seriously injured.” Purton was undergoing further scans on potential ankle and knee injuries. The stewards' report stated - " LEGEND ST PAUL’S was then shifted to the outside of CALIFORNIATOTALITY to obtain clear running. Near the 150 Metres went amiss in its left front leg and fell, dislodging its rider Y L Chung. In this incident, SILVERY BREEZE was contacted heavily by LEGEND ST PAUL’S, resulting in SILVERY BREEZE falling and dislodging its rider Z Purton. LUPO SOLITARIO, which was following, then fell, dislodging its rider M L Yeung when it was also contacted heavily by SILVERY BREEZE." An inquiry into the incident  was adjourned to a dated to be fixed to allow the Stewards to interview the riders.  

The owner has his own place Cape Schanck Stud, so my guess is that she was there. 

C2 Racing Stable, Agave Racing Stable, and Ken Reimer's champion female sprinter Soul of an Angel will bypass the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) and remain in the United States to target the Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.View the full article

And available from Thursday afternoon from many outlets in MLB, on my trips we love Friday nite having a few beers pouring over the book with the Herald Sun liftout, 28 pages, alongside. Aussies love their racing

Does not matter who wrote it….the content should make anyone sit up and think….Morons aside that is…..

ANONYMOUS FBI AGENT. Let me guess, Peter Strzok Deputy Assistant Director. Lisa Page National Security Lawyer Andrew McCabe Deputy Director FBI James Comey Director of the FBI. The finest The FBI produced. Which one wrote the letter?

Dave the standard VRC race book, on their site each week Superb booklet

Makes you wonder why he drove at Winton instead of Methven maybe not getting a lot of phone calls these days

https://publishingservices.racingaustralia.horse/racebooks/Caulfield/

Americans should have a think after reading this…..

Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch's dual stakes winner Scorching worked five furlongs in 1:04.22 over the Belmont Park dirt training track Feb. 8 in preparation for the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack March 1.View the full article

A trio of 3-year-old graded stakes-winners—Journalism, Bullard and filly Look Forward—plus grade 1-winner Formidable Man, all trained by Michael McCarthy, were among 236 horses to record timed workouts Feb. 9 at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

I see one of the horses that fell was former kiwi runner Lupo Solitario.   Hope they're all recovering well, as well as Floor Moerman who fell over the weekend.

Question, which of Maher's properties was Pride of Jenni living on in the lead up to these races that may have helped influence her incredible wins? Ditto leading to her having bleed? Look on Maher's website, the horses can be on one of 7 locations,  and note the different environments and which one may potentially have had minerals or contaminates on it from mining etc. All factors we as an industry should be looking at with Animal Welfare impacts.   As an Example unknown about cyanide/ arsenic or other chemicals used on the lands may have entered soils at any time in the past and can enter into an animals system and harm their health. Ballarat is previously known to be a Mining region.   It's also a known fact that different environments have different air quality and impacts on how much oxygen goes into ones lungs just like a day at the beach or in the country side makes a difference to our lives if say working with paint fumes.

Where Is the Iwi? Asking for a Struggling Māori It's 2025, another year, another multi-million-dollar payout to our beloved Iwi leaders—because nothing says "uplifting the tangata" quite like a freshly imported Ford Raptor cruising through Moerewa while Auntie Hinemoa is boiling Maggi 2-Minute noodles on a butane stove outside her car. Ngāpuhi, I’m looking at you. The country’s largest Iwi, still sitting on a settlement payout that never seems to settle anything. Have you taken a stroll through Kaikohe lately? The vape shops are booming, the liquor stores have queues before sunrise, and the local meth dealer is running a more successful business model than half the Māori trusts combined. And yet, we have whānau living in tents down the road, behind the park, wondering if the Iwi is actually just a myth. "Sorry Cuzzie, No Money for You, We’re Too Busy Being Wealthy!" I recently read about a Māori woman who just needed a little over $1,000 to feed mourners at her ex-husband’s tangi. WINZ, in all their bureaucratic wisdom, paid for the casket but told her she should personally fund the kai. Now, call me old-fashioned, but in a culture where manaakitanga is sacred, surely someone—anyone—from the Iwi could have stepped in? With the number of farms and assets our tribal corporations own, would it really have been that hard to chuck a pig or a beast on the back of one of those shiny Land Cruisers and drop it off? Apparently, yes. Because while the Iwi can easily mobilize lawyers and consultants when it’s time to demand more cash from the Crown, when it comes to actually supporting their struggling people, suddenly the signal drops, and all you get is voicemail. Māori Parliament? Bro, We Can’t Even Run a Budget We keep hearing about the need for Māori self-governance. About setting up our own parliament. About breaking free from the colonial shackles of the New Zealand government. And sure, tino rangatiratanga sounds fantastic—until you realize our current "leaders" can’t even manage their own backyards. Northland is overflowing with homelessness, addiction, and violence, and while personal responsibility is definitely a factor, where are the Iwi-funded rehab centers? Where are the job programs? Where is the actual investment in the people? I'll tell you where the money is, bro—sitting in the driveways of the Iwi executives, parked up in the form of brand-new SUVs and flash as houses. Time to Stop Funding the Māori Elite Let’s be real: The Iwi is always the first to criticize the government for failing Māori, but when there’s money on the table, they’re the first in line, hands outstretched. And then what? Fancy conferences? More reports? Another feasibility study? A hui with a catering bill in the thousands. Apart from funding the lifestyles of the elite Māori at the top of the Te Ao Māori pyramid, where are these millions actually going? If the Iwi want to talk about sovereignty, mana, and looking after their own, they need to start by cleaning up their backyard. Because right now, it’s not tino rangatiratanga. It’s just tino rich Māori looking after themselves. And the rest of us Māori folk? We’re just waiting in line at the liquor shop, wondering if anyone at the top actually gives a damn.

Well it's agreed by historical experts that the Jews were first to occupy Israel but were squeezed out by the Palestinians so was this a case of tough luck for the Jews effectively they were conquered all those years ago by the Palestinians BUT not all Jews left so who rightly owns Israel ?? , you decide but what history proves  is they were first to live there and are not the invaders .

Awful fall at Sha Tin overnight...sadly one horse was euthanized and three jockeys including Zac Purton taken to hospital...this was after an earlier fall in Race 6 where Vincent Ho was taken to hospital and I believe he was unconscious...hope all are ok...thoughts are with them for a speedy recovery...sad to see things like this happen...its the part of racing I never can get used to.🙏🌹

And why...why do that to a once top class horse...let him go and do something else that he can once again enjoy...he is broken..maybe not physically...yet... but mentally for sure.

Greed and ego simalar things...there is sure no love for the mare...what more can she do...to me its an awful heartless decision.