Joli86

Breed and Pinhook on a (very) small scale.

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@ciaranodeorain The 2000 doesn’t have a great record for producing sires either,since the turn of the millennium there’s only Frankel, Sea the Stars,Camelot and Night of Thunder. So when they’re good they’re very good, but the rest are moderate. Is that the race’s fault or just law of averages?

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@prauska @Shadwell_EU She looks great 😊

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@JamesCleverly

[Chris @NNracingHQ]

British horseracing. 85,000 livelihoods. £4 billion contribution to the economy. The second most popular sport in the country.

This is how seriously parliament takes it.

2024: 100,000 people sign a petition. Westminster Hall debate granted. Minister promises checks will only proceed if "truly frictionless". Pilot proves they won't be. Two years pass. No further debate. No vote. No scrutiny.

23rd April 2026: Westminster Hall debate on gambling advertising. The same regulatory environment that brought you affordability checks. No minister from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport bothers to show up. A transport minister takes notes on their behalf.

The MP leading that debate, Alex Ballinger, co-chair of the APPG on Gambling Reform, was written to by the Gambling Commission THREE times for misusing their own statistics. Denied it in the chamber.

7th May 2026: The Gambling Commission board quietly meets to approve affordability check rollout. No debate. No vote. No scrutiny.

18th May 2026: MPs representing 19 racecourses finally send a letter to Lisa Nandy asking her to halt the checks.

A letter.

£250 million cost to racing over 5 years. An industry being legislated out of existence while parliament can't fill a room.

This deserves a full debate. Every MP. Sober. Paying attention.

The damage is real and hard hitting. Betting turnover on British racing has already fallen from £13.4 billion in 2019 to £11.8 billion in 2023-24, fifteen years of growth wiped out. The foal crop is projected to fall 25% by 2026. Average field sizes are heading toward levels that make much of the fixture list unviable. £250 million more is forecast to be stripped from the sport over the next five years if these checks proceed in their current form. Levy income down. Prize money down. Sponsorship down. Media rights down. The people who clean the stables, shoe the horses, drive the horseboxes and run the racecourse cafes don't get a letter to Lisa Nandy. They just lose their jobs..

@lisanandy @RacingPost @BHAHorseracing @AlexBallingerMP

[Mike Curtiz @mike_curtiz]

Still interesting …
Minzaal a flop so far? 0/13
Blackbeard 1/6
Persian Force 3/24
Space traveller 0/5
Navel Crown 2/8
Perfect Power 0/3

[Chris @NNracingHQ]

British horseracing. 85,000 livelihoods. £4 billion contribution to the economy. The second most popular sport in the country.

This is how seriously parliament takes it.

2024: 100,000 people sign a petition. Westminster Hall debate granted. Minister promises checks will only proceed if "truly frictionless". Pilot proves they won't be. Two years pass. No further debate. No vote. No scrutiny.

23rd April 2026: Westminster Hall debate on gambling advertising. The same regulatory environment that brought you affordability checks. No minister from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport bothers to show up. A transport minister takes notes on their behalf.

The MP leading that debate, Alex Ballinger, co-chair of the APPG on Gambling Reform, was written to by the Gambling Commission THREE times for misusing their own statistics. Denied it in the chamber.

7th May 2026: The Gambling Commission board quietly meets to approve affordability check rollout. No debate. No vote. No scrutiny.

18th May 2026: MPs representing 19 racecourses finally send a letter to Lisa Nandy asking her to halt the checks.

A letter.

£250 million cost to racing over 5 years. An industry being legislated out of existence while parliament can't fill a room.

This deserves a full debate. Every MP. Sober. Paying attention.

The damage is real and hard hitting. Betting turnover on British racing has already fallen from £13.4 billion in 2019 to £11.8 billion in 2023-24, fifteen years of growth wiped out. The foal crop is projected to fall 25% by 2026. Average field sizes are heading toward levels that make much of the fixture list unviable. £250 million more is forecast to be stripped from the sport over the next five years if these checks proceed in their current form. Levy income down. Prize money down. Sponsorship down. Media rights down. The people who clean the stables, shoe the horses, drive the horseboxes and run the racecourse cafes don't get a letter to Lisa Nandy. They just lose their jobs..

@lisanandy @RacingPost @BHAHorseracing @AlexBallingerMP

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@ciaranodeorain KPF according to BHA

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@KevinDu42622960 Oh definitely, and I’m sure that is the main reason. But it all felt so despondent I wondered if the change of staff had had an impact. (Only on atmosphere ofc,not the market). Because let’s face it, there have been many tough sales in the past

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

Watching the live stream of Tattersalls today and it’s def seems to be lacking atmosphere and oomph.

Is this purely the market conditions or perhaps the change of staff on the rostrum? Do you need a Pim quip or an O’Kelly joke to keep the show rolling 🧐

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@KevinDu42622960 @MAXBloodstock I’ve been saying this for years!

Dubawi is the product of a good mare that’s a good producer, so he’s a decent horse *despite* his sire rather than *because* of him.

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@TimNuthurstFarm @coolmorestud Nice result for the mare at the Craven breeze too 👌🤞

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@mike_curtiz It all feels a bit dead, defeated almost. And while the catalogue maybe isn’t the strongest there are sales.

Donny last week had a better vibe imo.

I hope they can get some charisma back on the gavel or the Books are going to be a slog 🫠🫠

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

This area of Norfolk is going to be covered by solar panels and infrastructure that is the equivalent of 43,000 tennis courts. Countryside vandalism.

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

With the first 2yo race having been run, what are people’s early thoughts on the new sires?

Perfect Power? Will he have enough ammo?

Persian Force? Will he be the breakout Mehmas son?

Blackbeard? Will the temps hold up?

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@KevinDu42622960 @pedigree_to_win It would be interesting to study, inc the effect of land price and availability.

I come from Cornwall originally and it is easy there to find a small field to rent and pop a horse on. I have the feeling Ire is similar. Living in the East of England there is 0 availability

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

With the first 2yo race having been run, what are people’s early thoughts on the new sires?

Perfect Power? Will he have enough ammo?

Persian Force? Will he be the breakout Mehmas son?

Blackbeard? Will the temps hold up?

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@SarahMillican75 @GaryDelaney I remember when it started and I read every article, and when it moved to a podcast I moved too, and have listened to every episode since. Mickey,Hannah and Jen now feel like old friends. Def worth a listen if you haven’t already.

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@NoMoreBoatsUK @SamaHoole Out of interest, what exactly do you think hay is…?

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@DubaiAce @abracing0 Possibly. And without doubt there are problems on the near horizon. But they are also having to respond to market forces and until that market view shifts it’s hard to see how breeders can do anything differently.

[Joli86 @Firebreak82]

@DubaiAce @abracing0 So a bit harsh to single out breeders as being thick?