Racing briefs

Press, 7 September 1989, Page 33

Racing briefs

Jockey fees rise Jockeys have secured a rise of $5 in riding fees as from October 1 after discussions with the New Zealand Racing Conference in Christchurch on Monday. The losing fee for a flat race will rise from $55 to $6O and for a jumps jockey from $7O to $75. The Jockeys’ Association and the Conference also agreed on an annual review of riding fees in April of each season, with any adjustments operating from August 1 each year. The last increase was in December, 1987, and the time which has elapsed since then and the rise in a rider’s expenses were factors taken into account in the Conference decision. Stallion parading Payson’s Brother, the 1:54.6 winning son of the Oil Burner stallion, No Nukes, is to be paraded at the Ashburton trials today. Payson’s Brother, which stood at National Bloodstock Farm at Frankton in hiS first N.Z. stud season last term, is standing at Graham Lamb’s Shantahlia Stud, Cust, this season. May on. Inky Lord Ricky May will continue his association with last season’s Great Northern Derby winner, Inky Lord, in the Second D.B. Superstar Four-Year-Old Trial at Addington on Saturday. Inky Lord’s stablemate, Field Commander, is to be driven by the Lauriston reinsman, Kerry O’Reilly. Race deleted The proposed three-year-old pacing event scheduled for the first night of the New Brighton Hamess Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday was deleted due to a lack of acceptors. Nine three-year-olds were nominated for the event, with only five likely to start. Vitaman off mark The 1982 Ashburton Flying Stakes winner, Vitaman (1:59.6), was credited with his first siring success when Vytina won the Capri Motors Pace at Forbury Park last Saturday. Another stallion “off the mark” after the Forbury meeting was the Majestic Chance stallion, Saba Sam, which was represented by the George Shand-trained winner, Bub. ■7 v i