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Another meeting bites the dust What should we set the over/under for total meetings abandoned this year? 

The pattern is well and truly screwed.

Agree , these people never think. Just throw $$ at it & it'll fix it. This meeting may soon depend on the battlers to keep going if these absurd decisions continue.  I don't believe Entain crowd have a clue what they're doing. The Railway & Classic look decent races.

Throwing horses in a $1.5m race as an afterthought now. 

The mare opens at $2.45 for her next start! a tad short perhaps?

perhaps worthy of a new thread...  A few of my fav's come to mine... 

Hello Romeo will contest the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Photo: Brett Holburt (Racing Photos) Lindsay Park will take aim at the first leg of a lucrative New Zealand double when Hello Romeo steps out at Ellerslie on Saturday. A long-term plan of brothers Ben, Will and JD Hayes will be put to the test with the promising colt making the return trip across the Tasman for a crack at the $1 million Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). The son of Hello Youmzain is blazing a trail that will be followed by older stablemate Evaporate, who will run in the TAB slot for Entain New Zealand in the $3.5 million The NZB Kiwi (1500m) on Champions’ Day at Ellerslie on March 8. “It’s really exciting and he (Hello Romeo) has raced well in Victoria and has travelled very well,” Ben Hayes said. “He’s handled all his work really well, he’s quite straight forward and flew over without a problem so we couldn’t be happier with him. “We’re all looking forward to it, it’s a good opportunity for our stable and Will and JD will be over for the race day, and I’ll be getting over after the Saturday races here for the sale.” Bred by Jomara Bloodstock, who remain in the ownership group, Hello Romeo was a $150,000 purchase for Lindsay Park out of Hallmark Stud’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale draft and is a son of the Shooting To Win mare Julieta. She is an unraced half-sister to Humidor, three-time Group 1 winner of the Australian Cup (2000m), Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) and the Memsie Stakes (1400m). “Even at the sale, he was a big, strong type of horse from the first crop of Hello Youmzain and he was just a really nice type,” Hayes said. Hello Romeo finished runner-up over 1000m in his spring debut at Bendigo and went one better over the course and distance at his next appearance. He then finished fourth over 1100m at Ballarat before a break and returned to finish second in a Flemington jump-out over 800m before heading to New Zealand. “He’s got a very high cruising speed and puts himself on pace and I think that’s a good recipe for Ellerslie,” Hayes said. “Matthew Cartwright will ride him, he’s done a lot of riding for us over here.” Meanwhile, the well-performed Evaporate has pleased the stable since his return to work. “He’s in great order and will trial on Friday and will run in either the CS Hayes Stakes (Group 3, 1400m) or the Autumn Stakes (Group 2, 1400m) before he heads over and target the big race second-up,” Hayes said. Evaporate has won four of his 10 starts, including the Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m) and finished runner-up in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). The son of Per Incanto was spelled after tailing the field home in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m). Horse racing news View the full article

Teal Pants is back for 2025 and we have six driver ambassadors who will wear teal silks throughout the campaign. For six weeks (February 1 – March 16) the Teal Pants campaign will be run, increasing awareness of ovarian cancer, and raising funds towards research. It has been held in this country since 2018, after originally starting across the Tasman in 2014. Every time a female driver, in their distinctive teal pants, wins a race $100 will be donated to the cause by Harness Racing New Zealand and individual clubs. In addition there will be six drivers/ambassadors – Gemma Thornley, Kerryn Tomlinson, Kim Butt, Emily Johnson, Crystal Hackett and Neita Balle – and every time they win a race extra money will be raised through their individual sponsors. You can view the ambassador profiles here This year will also see the second running of the “Frocks at the Trots” competition. It’s like a Fashion in the Fields Competition – but with a twist. The top two contestants and Best Contemporary at each of four heats will qualify for the Grand Final at Addington on March 14. First prize will be a trip to Australia with flights and accommodation included. The four “Frocks” heats will be : Heat 1 – Cambridge Raceway – Monday 27th January Heat 2 – Amberley TC at Rangiora Raceway – Thursday 6th February Heat 3 – Gore Harness Racing Club – February 16 Heat 4 – Online Final – Addington Raceway – March 14  Outfits must incorporate teal and all entries must be aged 18 plus and officially register prior to each of the heats. For more details contact courtney@hrnz.co.nz.   View the full article

It has been advertised on Duke TV that everyone is offered up to $100 for Karaka boost promo… So check in your promo section…even those that state TAB never give everyone anything…. makes them look a little silly.