Agree Pete try buying a bottle at any decent restaurant and see how they sting you.

Also I'd say you're pretty out of touch with bar prices. Most places will charge you around $13 or more for a 150ml glass of wine so $52 is actually reasonable in comparison. I think singling Ellerslie out for that is pretty unfair.

There's no need to drive like that. Leap to Fame and Swayzee are never charged from the gate, both are given time to get balanced and wait until the field settles down. Then Dixon or Hart make their move. Leap to Fame and Swayzee are better than the NZ horses and tougher so always hard to beat. DSD, Chase A Dream can outsprint them if driven patiently. 

So right . I think every horse in that race was trying to get parked to follow LTF but DSD got burnt out trying to go forward 

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H & A Cullen are astute trainers so I don't think the horse will be worse off. Remember, that Hayden Cullen was in partnership with Mark P. for a few years. The partnership was fruitful and I think Hayden Cullen learned a lot from master horseman Mark Purdon. There was also Natalie Rasmussen, who is an excellent trainer in her own right -- Black's A Fake one of the best of all time. You wouldn't get better trainers to learn from than those two, mate. The only worry I have Charlie mate, is how he will be driven. If he's driven patiently he will win his share, if he's driven like he was at Cambridge he won't last long. If he's given a gut buster every start the horse will be stuffed and lose interest. I still think he is the best horse in NZ, but Chase A Dream close.

A quick Google search would have taken you to this. And if you’re a TAB account holder, head on over to the newly renovated TAB Winning Post where you can hang out for the day. All you need to do is check in with your TAB account details to gain entry. Please note, if we have reached capacity on the day, there may be a wait for you to enter until other customers leave.

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Max had the pleasure of a big day out last Saturday to see a mate's horse run at HQ.  So here are the observations - and I trust someone in management at ATR takes notice. (Cue Tui billboard.) Parking was a shamble. The huge carpark by the Entrance was Orange Cone City with bulldozers and torn up asphalt etc.. and 4 Security wallahs by the Main Entrance had no idea what to say, other than to direct us outside the premises and find a park on the road somewhere. We avoided going into the area marked 'Float Access only' for obvious reasons, only to see a car rather similar to ours rock on into that exact area, no questions asked cos no-one was controlling it.  Inside the Ascot Stand, the stairways and elevator areas on every level absolutely STANK of stale cigarette smoke, No money to sort the aircon system, ATR? The old 'Ascot Lounge' (?) ie ground floor bar/betting area on the right hand side of the Grandstand, has had a makeover, with bright 'TAB Winning Post' signage above the door.  How fab, thought Max - better go and have a look and see what they've done, seeing as the room was basically empty.  Oh no you don't Maxi ..you've just got an 'Owner's' Ticket, you're not allowed into the empty-as, new-fandangled Winning Post facility -you have to have some kind of special ticket. Two security personnel (just doing their jobs) made sure Terrorist Max didn't get to see much or very long. Nor was there any explanation as to what kind of ticket was required to get in there. This was about the time of Race 6 or 7. The most pleasant place was actually the Public Grandstand - beautifully behaved real people (from young ladies having aa 21st celebration to family groups and granmas 'n' granpas havin' fun with the billy lids). Plenty of sun, warm-ish outside on the lawn but plenty of room and no idiot behaviour. Very pleasant in that area. And the biggest joke of the day ...$52 for a bottle of The Ned Anything - a pleasant enuf 'quaffer' you can buy for $13-$18 at your local retail store or supermarket. But not at Ellerslie, no sir...want a bottle of Ned Pinot Gris or Chardonnay? Come right this way, Sir, hand over $52.00 and it's yours. What a rip. Most people on this site know that Max is fond of a Moet from time to time...but he'll NEVER EVER pay $145.00 to ATR's rip-off brigade. Maybe that's how Moet et Chandon reimburse themselves for their Sponsorship Fees in a season. $145.00 a bottle? What a rort, ATR. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Marks out of 10:  5.5 - most pf them for the pleasant weather, well-behaved racegoers and decent toilets, TAB terminals, TV screens  and clean loos. Points deducted for officious unhelpful officials who need to learn how to say 'good afternoon, how casn I help?', crappy aircon in Ascot Stand and outrageously overpriced drinkies.

Tariffs have been beautiful for the rest of the world for many years so why not the USA , a bit of short term pain for some serious gains and severe tax cuts for Americans , lets wait and see  what happens

Godolphin homebred Verity aced were first stakes test April 6 when she rolled to a 5 1/4-length win in the $365,000 Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland.View the full article

Trump says “Tariffs will be beautiful for America…” 🙈

Come on fella Dont stop him I need a good laugh every day at my age

racingoutsider yes correct.

It will be interesting to see how DSD goes with Hayden . Not knocking him but when the horse won at Auckland Mark had put the final touches on him prior to that victory 

When you see Auguste Rodin's performances put together as in this promotional video it shows you how very good he was as a race horse and confirms Palatable's comment "This genuinely is a coup" https://www.breednet.com.au/

Normandy Coast skipped over the sloppy track in the $300,000 Palisades Stakes at Keeneland April 6, taking full advantage of the 5 1/2 furlong sprint being taken off the turf, winning by 3 1/2 lengths over the filly Long Neck Paula. View the full article

The on-track attendance, bolstered by a big turnout for the Derby Day 5K who stayed for the races, was 34,312, a 7% jump. It was the largest turnout for Santa Anita Derby day since 2018. View the full article

I notice you haven't come on here and bagged the Ellerslie Track on Saturday. Why would that be? Have your non-existent trainer mates stopped talking to you?

Black Mach is another one they are up from the start doing the same