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15 commentsToday we have seen the only remaining truly independent racing industry publication "hang the bridle on the wall." The Informant has ceased to publish.
Why?
In my opinion the blame lies firmly at the feet of the NZRB. Over the next few days BOAY will be asking some very pertinent questions to those in charge.
For example:
How much is the NZRB funded Best Bets costing the industry? Does it make a profit? What is its circulation? 800? Or more? Does the Best Bets pay for its form feeds? Was The Informant given the same deal?
How much does the industry fund the NZ Racing Desk for its banal follow the corporate line journalism?
Why were the "manager's at the door" when Dennis Ryan was talking to Peter Early?
Where are the NZ TAB turnover figures?
The Informant may be gone for the moment but the industry must continue to ask the hard questions.
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You will get $5…. once the smart Aus punters do the form and realise how average it has been going, money will flood in for others. -
theres the 2 slot races at cambridge. One worth a million. i've given my thoughts previously on where the marketing spending should be directed.Its a complicated multi layered topic. i haven't even discussed the trot race not getting enough support to come up with enough runners to be run. Hrnz have done a u turn as far as that goes. They have done that to save face,had they stuck to what they said they were going to do they would have canned the race. -
You spend most of your time sitting on the fence. Grow a set and put it out there…. no good giving me stick saying about my selections when you dont before race…. your always right after the race though, i will give you that.
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I don't worry if my opinion matters to anyone just seems weird you spend so much of your time worrying about it. I've given my considered opinion but you fail to comprehend it. We await with anticpation your next bitter and twisted post. -
No, I worry that you worry your opinion matters. You just do what you always do on any subject that requires considered opinion and take a Bob each way just in case, back yourself outright for once @Chief Stipe your idols have already won one today . -
i said people " currently" have more interest int he non win trot than the slot race.come cambridge racenight,people will watch the slot races. But no one on any racecourse tomorrow will be discussing who's going to win the slot races. and when you say don't run features anymore,thats jjust deflecting again by saying we have said something that we haven't. the debate from our perspective is always about the sustainabilty iof the current spending and the impact it will have on the whole of the industry going forward. We never seem to be discussing the same thing even though we're always having these debates.
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It's not saying that at all. I thought the Trot Slot was only worth $500k? So what do you promote from a marketing perspective? The non-win trot at Reefton? At least the Trot Slot will attract some Ozzie punters! -
Can easily get out over $5. Entains price for her is the bottom of the market at this time so we should be able to get set closer to start and only firm track can trip her up. -
thats like saying having a million $ nz cup is more worthy of promoting than a half million $ nz cup. or a million $ slot race is more worthy of marketing than a half million $ slot race. thats the exact type of thinking that comes out of HRNZ. In fact i once had a bloke tell me how he had spoken to mr steele and mr steele said exactly that. If mr steele is right and all those high end races and marketing of high end races is the way to go,then where's the indicators its working.There aren't any because it doesn't work. This isn't the australian galloping industry,this is the nz harness industry we are discussing.
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