Yes. I watched the race and backed the eventual winner @ $18. Didn't realise until I next checked my TAB account and wondered where the money came from. 'Twas a good thing too. My only winner all day! Definitely a caller error though.
They must be running over a shorter distance. Horses of the caliber going down the Shute today, do not run the times they are said to have run on a yielding track. The maiden breaks 55 seconds for 1000m, no way! 1200m open in 1.05.13, pull the other leg. R65 1100m in 1.00.45, "tell him he's dreaming'".
Hand timing suggests there is no interest in investing into what will be, a soon to be a closed racetrack. The fact that those in charge continue to publish this woeful misinformation speaks volumes for how little they care about those that matter the most, punters.
Unfortunately they do not care about the loyal punters that they have had for decades.
The TAB/ Entain are trying to attract new punters with this bonus cash/ money back offers, also boost to win odds etc.
Reality is that the amounts being offered as the maximum bet is too low to attract too many being amounts like $20.
The turnover is being falsified by these offers.
For the sake of the racing industry the NZ TAB needs to be financially healthy, but does anyone actually think it will be once Entain pull the plug on funding racing?
I believe they are seriously not putting the money into the right places but then again it does not effect me too much .