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  1. Entain Upgrade Tonight. What innovations will we see? 1 2 3

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 53 replies
    • 4.2k views

  3. Forget about the history what's the F-ing track going to be like?! 1 2 3 4

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 93 replies
    • 7.6k views

  4. This is what NZTR don't understand

    By curious,
    • 3 replies
    • 664 views

  5. NZ Tracks heading the Gold Coast way?

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 3 replies
    • 742 views

  6. Matamata Doyen Dave O'Sullivan has passed.

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 4 replies
    • 887 views

  7. Pertab DQ

    By Huey,
    • 5 replies
    • 940 views

  8. Awapuni Synthetic Meeting and Track Update. Are they doing an Ellerslie?

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.4k views

  9. Darren Weir is on his way back!

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 4 replies
    • 996 views

  10. Ellerslie to race again! Message from NZTR. 1 2

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 49 replies
    • 3.9k views

  11. Imperatriz retired from racing. 1 2 3

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 64 replies
    • 4.3k views

  12. Imperatriz- A Berri Big Farewell.

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 2 replies
    • 617 views

  13. Lonhro stands no more.

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 7 replies
    • 815 views

  14. NZTR Head Office moved from Petone to Cambridge

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.9k views

  15. New Racing Integrity Board CEO Appointment

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 2 replies
    • 627 views

  16. The Drone can't find the second horse! Didn't have flight clearance to go higher!

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 20 replies
    • 1.4k views

  17. Ellerslie Abandoned 10-April-24. They should have raced at AVONDALE 1 2 3

    By The Centaur,
    • 66 replies
    • 6.3k views

  18. Out of sight, out of mind

    By Wingman,
    • 2 replies
    • 913 views

  19. Who needs the whip when you've got Blinkers on first time! 1 2 3

    By Thomass,
    • 53 replies
    • 4.3k views

  20. CD Venue changes

    By Assange,
    • 1 reply
    • 601 views

  21. Looking for a straight track.

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 5 replies
    • 990 views

  22. Residual value in fillies.

    By Chief Stipe,
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views

  23. Why has Mike Clement resigned at the RIB??

    By Thomass,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  24. Randwick… Wahoo

    By Newmarket,
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views

  25. What was really paid for Winx's filly!

    By Huey,
    • 9 replies
    • 1k views

  26. Blatant cheating at Pukekohe

    By Thomass,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

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    • the galah
      race stakes

      By the galah · Posted

      so what your saying seems to be methven will pay bigger stakes on the bigger days and underpay stakes on days like thursday. so how come  clubs like timaru and oamaru  pay good stakes all year around,yet don't have the assets ,cash in bank,investments within cooee of methven.. they too being run by volunteers.  Just pionting that out. You seem to be saying 2 things. 1)because methven can create greater returns to the industry, it in some way justifies the paying of poor stakes on some racedays. 2)that there is no relevance to how much cash and investments a club may have just sitting around,in methvens case millions,its all about what you are funded by hrnz. Well fair enough,at least your up front about why the club desn't pay owners more, its just ,isn't it reasonable to ask,aren't  other clubs who are also run by volunteers, trying harder to help out owners by returning more in stakes to the run of the mill horse owners,than methven. Just saying that appears to be the case as those clubs won't be getting anymore funding than the methven club for their low key meetings.. This post is nothing about personalities or how well a club is run on race day,its about the focus some clubs put on helping owners out through stakes compared to other clubs.
    • the galah
      race stakes

      By the galah · Posted

      comparing the atc and the methven club is not   a good example. Methven had investments of close to  3.5 million in shares and over $400,000 just sitting in the bank. their land and bulidings are also worth over $9m
    • the galah
      harness 5000

      By the galah · Posted

      its well and good to say they will learn from it and change,but when many of the issues  seemed obvious in the first place wouldn't you have to ask,how much poor decision making does there have to be, before people realise there is a pattern. as to mr steele saying if things aren't working he will step in and change it. Does anyone take that seriously.What about the ATC?
    • Nowornever
      harness 5000

      By Nowornever · Posted

      I am surprised they didn't try to program Ashburton and Invercargill on the same day. Wouldn't be the first time.
    • Wandering Eyes
      Confidence the key to King Oberon as he goes for three on the spin at Happy Valley

      By Wandering Eyes · Posted

      Douglas Whyte is keen to end a frustrating period of near misses when he saddles the strong pairing of King Oberon and Goko Win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The South African has enjoyed a strong campaign at the city circuit, sitting third behind Caspar Fownes and Danny Shum Chap-shing for winners at the Valley this season, with eight of his nine winners coming there. That tally could have been much higher, with the 54-year-old watching a trio of his horses finish second on International...View the full article

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