Kiwignome has heard talk of the possibility of Caulfield races being brought forward due to the extreme heat forecast over there on Saturday.  This may necessitate a change in the posting so be aware - particularly you recidivist last minute posters Regardless of what happens with race start times please still enter your picks in the order of races listed above. I'll advise further on the order in whiuch races will be scored before kick-off.

1. Rosehill R1       1-5 2. Rosehill R3       1-4 3. Tauranga R7     11-12       Best Bet 4. Rosehill R4        5-9           Best Bet 5. Caulfield R5       2-6 6. Caulfield R7       3-10 7. Rosehill R7         2-4 8. Caulfield R8       4-13 9. Rosehill R8         1-6 10. Caulfield R9     9-10 11. Rosehill R9       6-12 12. Caulfield R10    2-4 Thank you, say no more.

It is an Initiative Australia and New Zealand wide. each race won by a female driver during a certain timeframe raises funds for cancer research. here's a cut and paste.  TEAM TEAL TO MAKE ITS MARK IN 2025   The 2025 Team Teal campaign has commenced, with Queensland’s harness racing industry coming together to raise funds for ovarian and gynaecological cancer research. Running until 15 March, the campaign will see the Queensland harness racing industry donate $200 for every race won by a reinswoman in the Sunshine State. This year, Chloe Butler and Taleah McMullen will serve as Queensland’s 2025 Team Teal ambassadors, leading the initiative. All Queensland reinswomen will wear teal-coloured pants to raise awareness for the cause. In 2024, Queensland’s female harness racing drivers raised over $15,000 for Team Teal, with more than $150,000 raised over 420 winners across Australasia. In conjunction with WomenCan, Team Teal donations will support the Australian and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group’s Survivors Teaching Students program. The program educates future medical professionals to improve the diagnosis and care of women with gynaecological cancer.

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Blackbookers…. Pakenham today R6 EXUBERANCE - nice run first up, should improve $6 KGrange Friday R4 UNCLE BARRY - ex kiwi nice run first up. Tough race this one but $27..? R7 GOOD SORT - should improve on first up run $6

Warm fuzzies 

A superb little story. The world needs more of these.  

So good to see. What a nice young guy with great values. Sadly a rarity these days. I hope he has alot of success. 

I saw that last week and had a tear also...he was so so happy...well done him.

The next generation in Ozzie breeding

The Arkle and The Champion Hurdle were AMAZING watches. It's never over until it's over. 

I enjoyed this quote from "The White House is about to get a masterclass in Kremlin diplomacy."  In the article, the author sees Russia as the main impediment to lasting peace in Ukraine, pointing to recent history as an indicator. "Russia excels at grabbing the ball, pocketing it, debating the rules of the game and points lost three sets ago, before claiming the ball has in fact been stolen clean from them by the other team." "

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Sams runners always worth a look. Particularly at Te Rapa. Made a decent wedge off her two wins on Provence lately.

After a wonderful first two days - second day review to follow shortly  - time to round off the previews by looking at the final day's action on Friday. Triumph Hurdle - 3200m Eighteen runners and Willie Mullins trains no less than eleven but oddly enough his best hope is 10/1 and the market is dominated by British runners. EAST INDIA DOCK has the strongest form having won the two Grade 2 Trial races run over the course by wide margins - in the second, he thrashed STENCIL who was well fancied for yesterday's juvenile handicap hurdle but ran poorly. The trip and ground are fine and the question is really whether any of the less exposed types might have improved past him. NIcky Henderson runs LULAMBA who did it well on his British hurdling debut at Ascot - the bare form is inferior to that of EAST INDIA DOCK but there's plenty of ability in the Henderson runner. HELLO NEIGHBOUR looks the best of the Irish having won their equivalent at the Dublin Racing Festival and to be honest at 5s he might be the value against EAST INDIA DOCK. Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle - 4800m Twenty go to post for the championship race for the staying novice hurdlers and it's wide open as you might expect. The sole mare, THE BIG WESTERNER, is early favourite and she won a Grade 2 at Limerick on Boxing Day but whether she's up to this on faster ground I don't know. I like WENDIGO whose second in the Challow got a real boost when the winner THE NEW LION won the Turners this afternoon. He looks an each way play at 9s. The French runner JET BLUE won over the course and distance in mid December and has to be respected and has been backed from 10s to 15/2. Gold Cup - 5200m The big race of the week and the Blue Riband for the staying chasers. Nine got to post and at 1/2, the concensus seems to be GALOPIN DES CHAMPS will join the elite group of three time Gold Cup winners. He won the credential races at Leopardstown once again, the Savils and the Irish Gold Cup and to be honest some of those who opposed him have sought other options now. BANBRIDGE won the King George at Kempton, one of the three championshp races for the staying chasers (along with the Betfair at Haydock and of course the Gold Cup). The trouble is Kempton is flat, sharp and right handed, the opposite of Cheltenham and there are big questions over BANBRIDGE's stamina to be answered. Were this run at Kempton I'd give him a real chance of beating GALOPIN DES CHAMPS but I can't see it. CORBETTS CROSS won over 6000m last year and could well be staying on up the hill and on that basis looks each way value at 20/1. The Grade 2 Mares Chase supports the big races and needless to say Willie Mullins dominates with DINOBLUE and ALLEGORIE DE VASSY who were first and second in a Listed at Naas last month. BRIDES HILL is trained by Gavin Cromwell but she has run twice in Britain this season and has been turned over on both occasions at short prices.  Selections - Day 4: Triumph Hurdle: HELLO NEIGHBOUR Mares Chase: ALLEGORIE DE VASSY Albert Bartlett Hurdle: WENDIGO (each way) Gold Cup: GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (win), CORBETTS CROSS (each way)      

Mrs. Astor, perfect in her last two California starts for trainer Jonathan Thomas, faces a formidable challenger in Kathynmarissa in the March 15 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

The problem with Champions day is it makes this weeks racing look like crap 

He is a couple of years older now too..just saying...as you say each has their own likes and dislikes...