Mudge

Adventure before Dementia
#TheRedBaron

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@blakeryan86 @DanBeasley111 @ZacLloydx And a gentleman to boot.
Cups double next spring?

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@TL4WS0N This is an untenuable situation, how does one get the rules changed so the good guys don't get punished?

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Breeder Neale Bruce to appeal six-year ban for welfare breaches https://t.co/e5RRM4fr0W

It is time that the industry called out those responsible for this situation; this game of pass the parcel, where the stud/farm manager is left with the responsibility of care is just WRONG!

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

https://t.co/273vLsad2n

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Morning drive with mum. #holiday #NewZealand #Carriagedriving

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@sotc666 Because there is not status in owning horses in AU, any old yobo can have a share in a horse.
Down here it is just a business.

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Has talent & will float to the top as he starts to focus on training rather than trading.
Unfortunately only one pays the mortgage.

[Mark Cruickshank @MCruicky]

How Blake Ryan doesn't get more horses when you look at his record and the quality job he does with horses to HK is genuinely amazing, the marketing machines that cant train a winner get stables stacked with runners. Give the young bloke a crack #TurfLuck Times and Margins

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@nzracingnews Marg was the oil that made Cambridge Stud run.
Most things would never have happened without her input.
Her contribution was greater than most of the other staff put together. May she rest in peace.

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

It's my Grand Dawgs' day of birth celebration
Bone Cake & a Qatar sunset with his best friend.
HBD Walter 🩷🩷🩷

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@Henry771049592 @ArrowfieldStud @VineryStud @YulongInvest @DarleyAus @NewgateFarm @BhimaTBreds @SledmereStud @CoolmoreAus @yarramanpark Your always looking for a bite...agree there are a few wannabes out there. I may be a retard but I posted a photo of a Stallion I truly respect. Managed by a farm & people I truly respect.
I don't need your approval so go hide in your little cubical where you belong.

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Excellent few days in the Hunter Valley, caught up with some superstars, including this one. #whoami

Best advice received: "Don't let the Old Man in"

Thanks to
@ArrowfieldStud
@VineryStud
@YulongInvest
@DarleyAus
@NewgateFarm
@BhimaTBreds
@SledmereStud
@CoolmoreAus

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Absolute champion, rode for Ann as a youngster and have enjoyed many a horse chat with her over the years. A great horse woman who will be remembered.

[Michael Guerin @GuerinSports]

Ann Belsham, who trained with success and had a huge impact on the career of top NZ female jockey Linda Jones, has passed away.
Thoughts go out to her daughter Sarah Moody, Peter and the rest of her family and loved ones. https://t.co/bXIvIkt5YP

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@Haynsie75 @ArrowfieldStud @VineryStud @YulongInvest @DarleyAus @NewgateFarm @BhimaTBreds @SledmereStud @CoolmoreAus @yarramanpark Looking at proper racehorses, they come in all shapes and sizes.
Always a privilege.

[Kick Up @KickUpForRacing]

Activist: “September 1. It’s the day you start forcing mares to get pregnant again.”

Breeder: “You’re talking about live cover?”

Activist: “Yes. I’ve seen the videos. It’s brutal.”

Breeder: “It can look rough. They’re two half tonne animals - that’s why there are experienced handlers with both of them.”

Activist: “And the mare gets no say.”

Breeder: “Oh, she has a say. Try bringing a stallion near a mare who isn’t in standing heat.”

Activist: “What happens?”

Breeder: “She can clear a breeding shed remarkably quickly. Pinned ears, squealing, swinging her hindquarters around. Two back legs that can accurately find a target - hence the padded boots. Nobody in the breeding shed is left wondering what she thinks.”

Activist: “So you force it on her.”

Breeder: “No, she’s covered when she’s in heat. That’s the short window in her cycle when she’s receptive to being covered.”

Activist: “It’s still brutal.”

Breeder: “Go watch the brumbies. A wild stallion doesn’t stop at one cover - he’ll cover her repeatedly. Sometimes eight or ten times in the same day. We aim for one cover and a vet has checked she’s about to ovulate first.”

Activist: “That’s still not natural.”

Breeder: “Well yes, nature has fewer vets, less padded equipment and considerably less paperwork.”

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

https://t.co/FPWxWnfdiB

[Widden @widdenstud]

Fantastic debut win by 👑RUSSIAN CAMELOT👑 3yo LAKE BAIKAL!
Coming from last & taking the gaps to score over 1100m💥
Bred by Tiarnna Roberstson & trained by @PatemanMitchell
Winner #21 for RUSSIAN CAMELOT💪🏻
@vicbreeders

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

@progolfbangkok @SMBloodstock I used to be a 1 can a hole..but golf membership turned me into 1 can a day $$$

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

Vale Stano
One of the Cambridge Crew.
We started on the same day, shared many a sales bedroom & dodged a few incidents over the years.
I was privileged to share & be part of your time at CS. RIP Pete.

[Mudge @MudgesWorld]

I seem to remember a similar result in Australia, where a thoroughbred sold at auction was twice as likely to be a stakes winner.

[Chance Moquett @chancemoquett]

Even more jarring, horses that sold at auction outperformed at every level.

3x more likely to win a graded stake.
2.7x more likely to win a G1.

Lots of reasons for this, I’m sure, and certainly needs more qualification, but too big of a disparity to ignore in my sharing.