Punters post-race: Tatt s Tiara day in review by Luke Sheehan, Nick Hluchaniuk & David Hocking Tofane made it back-to-back G1 wins Image: Racing Queensland
Tatt s Tiara day saw Tofane take out the feature race, Incentivise sew up the Star Performer with another demolition job, and an imbecile invade the track at Newcastle. Star Performer
Incentivise (Eagle Farm R6)
We’re running out of things to say about this bloke . but his progression from being beaten in a Toowoomba maiden three months ago, to favourite in two of Australia’s most famous handicaps is nothing short of unbelievable. There was even a Group One winner 12 lengths behind him today in the form of Mirage Dancer. Despite facing his stiffest test, Incentivise treated his rivals with the same disdain we’ve seen throughout his six-race winning streak. Tregea retains a share of the horse through his Windermere Stud, but he’ll now head south to trainer Peter Moody who will prepare him for the C
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June, already. Plans to return to the office? The Mortgage Bankers Association, for example, is gearing up for a July 12 return. And you can bet it’s watching the machinations of the Agencies. Huh? Rumors of Freddie raising its gfees? Rumors of the 7 percent being ratcheted down to 6.5 percent or 6 percent over time, or lenders being asked to buy back non-owner or 2nd homes that exceed the caps? Rumors of tweaking the seasoning language? Heck, what do I know? It is always best to ask your Agency rep, and not listen to the rumor mill. But capital markets staffs around the nation continue to keep their eyes and ears open about the FHFA retiring COVID loan flexibilities, the CFPB and delays in QM mandatory compliance dates/GSE QM delivery deadlines, the merits, or lack thereof, of the FHFA’s new low-income refinance option, the EPMI/
The rain has cleared and even though the track will be soft, all horses should get their chance. As is usually the case however, expect riders to go looking for the fast lanes near the crown of the straight at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.
A huge day of racing will kick off the carnival in Rockhampton.
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Rockhampton’s Capricornia Yearling Sale Racing Carnival gets off to a dream start at Callaghan Park racecourse on Friday with a massively expanded nine race TAB program.
By sheer weight of horse-starting declarations when 122 were penned-in for the original eight race card, officials had no choice but to willingly expand the program to that of nine races.
This came into fruition when 22 horses from as far afield as Warwick, Taroom, Brisbane, Springsure, Bundaberg and Wondai accepted to race in the $18K 0-58 Ratings Band Handicap (1200m).