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Manighar
Wins BMW At Rosehill Races; Sydney's Golden Slipper
Day; Celebrities Spotted
Manighar
has led home a trifecta for imported stayers with
victory in the $2.25 million BMW at Rosehill on Saturday.
Making
it three Group One weight-for-age wins under the care
of new trainer Peter Moody, Manighar defeated fellow
northern hemisphere imports Americain and Drunken
Sailor in the 2400m feature.
"He
just loves it here," part-owner Simon O'Donnell
said.
"He
might have been born and bred in France but he's a
fully-fledged Aussie as far as I'm concerned."
Popular
jockey Luke Nolen had Manighar racing outside the
leader Fiumicino.
Nolen
took the six-year-old to front as the field straightened
and the result was never in doubt.
Americain
gave his all after being forced to race three-wide
for the entire trip.
The
2010 Melbourne Cup winner was under pressure at the
400m but rallied strongly in the final stretch.
Drunken
Sailor, raced in the same interests as Manighar, took
the minor placing.
Manighar
and Drunken Sailor were trained by English conditioner
Luca Cumani before finding their way into the stables
of Moody and Mike Moroney respectively.
"It's
been quite a feat," Nolen said of Manighar's
run of form which has also included Group One wins
in the Australian Cup and Ranvet Stakes.
"Pete's
a marvellous trainer but I think we've been given
a true indication of his abilities with what he has
been able to do with this horse."
Punters,
here's to a great day or racing and stay tuned for
more reports from the track.
The
Late News...
Celebrities
spotted include Jennifer Hawkins, Gai Waterhouse and
Jessica Mauboy.
Rosehill
Racing; Sydney, Australia: Samaready Favorite
The
talk is that Golden Slipper favourite Samaready is
tipped for likely victory today.
The
unbeaten filly is to become quite the show stopper,
if those in the know are correct.
Mick
Price, the well-respected trainer from had a few words
to share in regards to her winning the Riesling Stakes
at Rosehill a fortnight ago.
"In
the warmer weather up here she has really cleaned
up," Price said. "She has a real summery
coat on her now, a rich coat. I have an idea what
I want to see when I see them, and I thought she had
absolutely bloomed. I think I'll catch her on the
way up."
That
is paramount for Price and his jockey Craig Hewitt
as they go for the win in the $3.5 million race that
is one of Australia's most important races.
"That
is the thing, isn't it?" Price said. "There
will be 100 yards from first to last in the Golden
Slipper, a lot of the two-year-olds will go there
on empty. The trick is the winner is on the way up
and that's what we have tried to do.
"I
mean, in the back of my mind you are trying to beat
the fact you've got to peak her twice."
It
doesn't seem apparent that the world's richest race
for two-year-olds wasn't on his agenda.
"The
Blue Diamond was goal No. 1 and I wouldn't have said
at any point the Slipper took priority over that,"
the trainer said.
Samaready
got the nod and clearance at Price's stables later
than usual. The filly bred by retail business tycoon
Gerry Harvey was tipped to be sold at his Magic Millions
sale but was withdrawn.
"I
didn't know she was allocated to me in August, maybe
September," Price said. "I've usually got
all my two-year-olds programmed to a point by then."
The
crew at Vinery Stud, which includes Harvey, paid $150,000
grand for the daughter of sire star More Than Ready
at last year's William Inglis Easter sale.
"She
came to us not long before the first preparation she
raced in. It was the first time I'd seen her. I had
a pretty good idea on her, I wanted to qualify her
prizemoney-wise for the Blue Diamond, which is why
we ran her at Flemington, even though physically she
was on the way down.
"I
was away for a week. Contacting the staff, they said,
'She's had enough, wanted to go to the paddock."
Price
sent Samaready to the race on a downer, but he is
a smart operator.
"That
win was just a blessing because, with the prizemoney,
we could formulate a really accurate program with
her," he said.
"Nothing
worse than having a horse ready for a race and you
can't run due to a lack of prizemoney.
"After
her first run we've been able to do everything we've
wanted to. That part has been very good and she has
done the rest."
Samaready
has certainly achieve. She performed in the Blue Diamond
prelude then thrashed rivals in the race the team
wanted. She was cocky at Rosehill and now for the
Golden Slipper.
"She
is a tricky little thing," Price said. "She
works good, doesn't blast away and win a gallop by
five and six lengths. She does work good, matches
up good in trackwork but she is a relaxed filly. She
doesn't burn the track up, she only just does what
she is asked to do."
The
exercise routine that netted the Blue Diamond has
been used to prime Samaready for today's date with
the Golden Slipper.
"I
didn't do a lot with her between the prelude and the
Blue Diamond because I think if you are going to win
a two-year-old race, you have to have your horse on
the way up.
"After
the Blue Diamond she was able to have nine days off,
which did her a lot of good.
"She
is the right horse, the right two-year-old to do this.
Fetlocks, appetite, temperament - if any one of those
goes wrong you are in a bit of trouble. With her,
she passes all the tests and she has got gear No.
6; good horses have five, some have four, three.
"She
seems to have gear number six at the end of 1200 metres."
Price
is backing Newitt all the way.
"He
is the man for the job," he said. "He'll
be pumped on the day, he doesn't make many mistakes,
a good aggressive rider. We won a group 1 in Sydney
together, Pompeii Ruler won a Queen Elizabeth.
"He
is not flustered, he is a little sportsman. I think
he just likes it, no issue there."
"If
this is pressure, I wish I had it every day,"
Price said.
"I
wish I had a 6-4, red-hot, raging favourite all the
time. I enjoy where I am at the moment.
"It sort of energises you, I guess. It is always
good when you are away training horses, you've got
more time to spend on them.
"You've
got to be confident in what you are doing. You can
only be guided by what they do on a racecourse and
so far it has been good.
"I
hope she is a red-hot favourite on Saturday and she
wins."
Here's
to a great day or racing and stay tuned for more reports
from the track.
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Aussie
Racing Club Buys Pokies Clubs, by Greg Tingle - 30th
May 2010
The
Australian gaming, igaming, racing and overall business
sector continues to evolve, as the old adage of only
the strong will survive continues to hold true. Media
Man and Gambling911 crack the whip at the Aussie racing
and pokies sector with this special report...
The
illustrious Melbourne Racing Club has further ramped
up its business interests , solidifying its future,
with a $50 million fab deal to buy what is understood
luck seven pubs. In the purchase the MRC will pocket
ownership of up to 380 pokies aka "one arm bandits".
Something tells us the 'Virtual Racing' and 'Gone
To The Races' slots are going to be the most popular,
but old favorites 'Cleopatra Queen Of The Nile', 'Penguin
Pays', and 'Black Rhino' are going to be hard to beat.
Aussie punter's are also calling for a 'Monopoly Slot'
upgrade.
Key
Players And Deal Makers Inc
Vendor
- was receiver and manager PPB on behalf of former
owner Rick Munday.
NAB
(National Australia Bank) is the primary lender (appointed
PPB after loans were not paid).
The
well known and cashed up racing finally bit the bullet
and got knee deep in the pokies sector. They will
own the leasehold on the popular hotels strategically
scattered around Melbourne.
The
Munday family had to sell up after what you could
call overcapitalising, a time when the world's financial
sector started bleeding.
The
PPB was appointed to sell the portfolio in April,
when it was discovered Mr Munday could not participate
in the Victorian government's well publicized auction
of 27,500 or so gaming licences...breaking up the
Tabcorp and the Tatts Group duopoly and virtual strangle
hold on the sector.
Upgrades
including to accommodate for smoking laws are partly
responsible for the blow out in financials.
The
agent, Mr Musca lists the following in the portfolio:
Golden Nugget Hotel in The Players, Court Jester,
Golden Fleece, The Sugar Gum, The Cove, and The Grand.
As
in a global financial crisis, there's big winners
and losers, and the Australian racing industry is
doing what it needs to do to shore up its future.
If it means them getting into bed with pokies and
the like, that's what they will do. Media and racing
identity Alan Jones has called for unity in the sector.
Meanwhile,
further aboard in France PartyGaming has shored up
its deal with PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain). Party is incorporating
its online poker product - solution into the deal.
We
think the France - Party deal may have lit a fire
in the belly of Australian racing and tipped them
it was time for some off track action, if they are
to survive in the long haul. Credit where credit is
due.
Media
Man is preparing a proposal for "the powers that
be" in and around the current Asia Pacific racing
sector to further shore up their financial future.
Gambling911
and Media Man remind readers to bet with your head,
not over it, and have fun.
*Greg
Tingle is a special contributor for Gambling911
*Media
Man http://www.mediamanint.com
is primarily a media, publicity and internet portal
development company. Gaming inc sports betting and
racing, is just one of a dozen business sectors covered.
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