I was just reading that Ambulance and Strafed were both sold to Hong Kong further depleting the ranks here in Australia. At this rate Australias racing will be in Hong Kong I don't know about anyone else but it is getting annoying.


Couple that with the fact that both Pay Keys and Fastnet Rock have also been sold to Hong Kong and we are losing alot of young talent to the Hong Kong market.

Sure I know the money is so much better over there but you look at a horse like Fastent Rock who was a very promising horse but really hadn't proven much yet other than he can run a place in some good races. All of a sudden he is sold and you would have to wonder how much for they paid something like 1.5 mil for the horse as a yearling.


As far as I am concerned we can't really complain that races lack depth the reason is the depth has moved overseas both our above average and our top liners are disappearing quicker than they can be replaced.