Chris Waller's stable stars Via Sistina and Fangirl will contest separate races for the first time this preparation March 22, but Via Sistina will face a new challenge from a recent addition to the Waller stable: Full Count Felicia.View the full article

Henry Field's Newgate Farm is hoping it can add another Golden Slipper (G1) winner to its stallion roster following the March 22 running of the AU$5 million, 1,200-meter juvenile turf feature at Rosehill Gardens.View the full article

The Michael McCarthy trainee heads east after two top-four finishes at Santa Anita Park. This will be just his third start out of 13 away from California. Lord Bullingdon has improved his finishing position in each of his last three races.View the full article

Tim Williams on Mo'unga great choice . Looking forward to seeing him run tonight

If Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) means you see President Trump for what he is, then sign me up. I'll proudly where that moniker. Better than suffering BTBB (Blind to Trumps Bluster and Bullshit)

I live just over 5 minutes from Trentham racecourse, and can tell you that we did have some heavy rain occur on Tuesday, very misty with some rain falling on Wednesday, clearing around lunch time but not getting overly warm at the same time. Today is fine with quite a bit of blue sky around, currently 18 degrees with it expected to get to 22 mid afternoon.  Could get a little bit of drizzle tomorrow morning and along with some morning cloud but the sun will break through by midday and warm up into the low 20's.  Track currently rated a Soft 6, I'd expect that to be a Soft 5 tomorrow morning or after the first race, so the track should have a bit of give in it.  I agree, superb fields, perhaps they could move Wellington Cup carnival to this time? Lucy looks a home run in the Oaks but as for the other feature races they are wide open (excellent to see). Betty Spaghetti, Wingman & Mystic Park would be my 3 in the other group races. 

1. Trentham R7 - 1, 10 2. Trentham R8 - 1 3 Trentham R9 - 5 BB 4. Rosehill R2 - 7 BB 5 Rosehill R6 - 1 , 3 6. Rosehill R7 - 10 7 Rosehill R8 - 13 8. Rosehill R9 - 6, 11 9 Moonee Valley R7 - 3, 4 10 Moonee Valley R8 - 13 11  Moonee Valley R9 - 1, 9  12 Moonee Valley R10 - 7, 8 Thank you

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150K for misinformation lucky Ardern has got Melinda Gates behind her. Surely, they won't go Ardern for misinformation.

r1)     1 r2)     2x3 r3)     9x13 r4)     7               Best Bet r5)     3 r6)     1x10 r7)     1x5 r8)     5x14 r9)     4x9 r10)   9x13 r11)   6               Best Bet r12)   8x10 Thank you, say no more.

Hi Insider and any other locals can we get some real time info on the weather and the prospective track conditions for Saturdays big meeting. Great fields some of the best all year...lets hope the weather plays ball and the famed Trentham can be at its best.

Read where a nz doctor been struck off and fined in the vicinity of 150k for apparently mis information videos on covid issues, typical anyone in the medical fraternity that spoke against the narrative was punished, if only we knew now, what we didnt back then, you do feel for these ones that have lost a career, ridiculed for speaking out and caring for the public, in saying that I didn't see any of her material, I guess we don't need doctors in this country.

The venerable gelding Gold Phoenix, one of Southern California's top turf route performers over the last couple of years, begins his 2025 campaign in the $100,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.View the full article

Lea Farms' 5-year-old multiple graded-stakes winner Super Chow put in his final breeze March 19 at Gulfstream Park ahead of a scheduled start in the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) April 5 at Meydan Racecourse. View the full article

I’ve commented on VAUBAN in the other thread. There aren’t many who can improve one from the Willie Mullins yard. On to Saturday and the fine spring weather continues up here - the ground at Newbury is Good, Good to Soft in places and a full field of 16 go in the Grade 2 Mares Novices Hurdle over 4050m and the fact the bookies go 5s the field tells you all you need to know. JASMINE BLISS is one of the joint favourites and she carries top weight due to facile wins in mares events at Ludlow and Southwell. There’s just a question for me if the ground dries much more as she has done most of her running on a soft surface and the ground by Saturday may be quick enough. The other joint favourite is SIOG GEAL from the Fergal O’Brien yard who was a useful bumper performer but they’ve until now run her over 3200m over hurdles and I think she will relish the extra distance and in receipt of 9 lbs from JASMINE BLISS looks a serious threat. Paul Nicholls runs the 4-y-o CLOTILDA who was okay in France and won at Huntingdon on her British debut but her last two runs have been moderate and the change in ground would have to work the oracle. My each way fancy is CRAZIERTHANDAISY from the Henderson yard. I remember this mare winning a Plumpton Bumper on quick ground last April and she now has her ground for the first time over hurdles and I’ve tried to recoup my Cheltenham losses with a punt at 12s.

But what about the other six nights of the week?  They might as well switch Trackside off at 6 pm.

@Ohokamanmentioned this on my other thread - VAUBAN won a Group 3 over 2000m last weekend. To be fair he won over 2100m when starting out in France in 2021 and has always had some tactical speed but this was an impressive piece of training by Messrs Waterhouse and Bott. LINDERMANN, who was third in that Rosehill race, is in Saturday’s Ranvet at Rosehill so we should get a marker as to the strength of the form. As for the Ranvet itself,  a lot depends on whether you take the Verry Elleggant form at face value. The aforementioned LINDERMANN was a close third that day and after her romp in the Cox Plate in the spring, VIA SISTINA hasn’t yet come back to that level of form in the autumn campaign. She might on Saturday. There are two fascinating contenders in the Ranvet field - AL MUBHIR from the William Haggas yard first and to be honest he shouldn’t be good enough. He’s rated 109 in the UK but his form is in Listed company and he’s been found out on more than one occasion at Group 3 level. VIA SISTINA’s stable mate FULL COUNT FELICIA is a more interesting type. She won the E P Taylor, Canada’s foremost race for fillies and mares, at Woodbine and took the Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf (run over 2100m) to the 200m peg before fading. Canadian racing is like American - they go hard from the front, quite unlike Australian racing and any stamina issues with the other runners will be exposed if they let FULL COUNT FELICIA do what she normally does. Firm turf will be no concern either. One or two ex-European gallopers in the George Ryder. FANGIRL is an admirably consistent and will be there or thereabouts I’d imagine. Just to note I hope JOLIESTAR makes it to Ascot in June and it sounds like we might have one or two other Aussie contenders for owners who want to wear full morning dress and run for peanuts in the hope of meeting a Royal.

When both Alexandra Park and Addington are racing on a typical Friday night, that's a race every 15 minutes (less the length of the actual race). With build up and post race interviews, there is no "dead air" even without an extra meeting. I read more complaints on here re the lack of interest in wall-to-wall racing than squeezing in more. Just a different point of view. 

Wonder why.    Jordan Spieth in the golf this weekend, $34 on tab, $56 on 365, $65 the exchange. If this geoblocking goes thru I’ll never spend another cent with the NZTAB again.