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    • There is no logical reason to be giving the North Island more meetings with the no. of horses and owners declining! Entain is a major gambling outfit that now have been control of NZ gambling for 25 long years! History will show that they are making a big mistake but I am sure there is a reason for it, which I believe I know why! I can not possibly believe that the no.of owners in the North Island has not decreased by more than they are saying, or the no. Of horses racing would not have declined so much! Going to be very interesting the next few years, and hopefully things will improve from what they currently are! Wouldnt be holding my breath as it wouldnt worry Entain if harness racing didnt exist here as they have got gold of what they wanted! If anyone disagrees that is fine  but give us your reasons, The fact that already a-lot of the work is being done from Ozzie, does not give me a lot of confidence that they are too worried about the Kiwis.        
    • In my opinion,theres a major problem with HRNZ leaderships understanding of what will lead harness racing onto the path of future financial stability. I have always understood that history has shown that the most successful businesses are those who exploit existing assets and financial capabilities over trying to explore new income sources.  sort of like saying,if your going to look for growth,stick with whats proven to work and don't go looking in investing in areas that aren't proven.  It should be a basic principle that HRNZ should have when making any decisions. Its just common sense and logical. TAB,this idea you and entain and HRNZ have about nz  harness racing growth being linked to aucklands population base, is like trying to invent the wheel. But to be fair. How about this. Lets see entain produce data in a way that everyone can understand. How about graphs. Graphs which differentiate between the north and south island,but that can be transposed to show the comparisons. Graphs showing things like proposed number of races to be  run,actual races that end up being run. average field sizes,average start per horse,etc. Priofitability of the new meetings,gross betting revenues and margins. In reality,if they really have put any thought into these extra north island meetings,all the predicted estimates and returns should already have been assessed. Then once ita been going for 6 months,put those up on the hrnz website for all to see and judge. Transparency is the key to gaining trust of those whose income relies on the viabilty of decisions being made. Then ,if the decision makers have got it right,then everyone can see well done,but when ,in all likelihood the data will show they got it totally wrong by putting their focus on extra meetings in the north island over the south island,well then everyone can look at the data and say,we demand answers and accountability for poor decisions made.
    • Race 2 POSITIVE SIGNS + PRINT 1400M HASSTOBEYOU (K Bakker) – Trainer Mr. R Dennis reported to Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of HASSTOBEYOU and it is his intention to carry on with the mare’s current preparation. The post Otago Racing Club at Wingatui, Sunday, 28 April 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
    • Race 2 MANGAKINO RSA HIGHWEIGHT 2000 MAHOE (T Harris) – Trainer Mr. C Isdale advised Stewards, MAHOE pulled up sore in the off-fore fetlock and has now been sent for a spell. The post Racing Matamata, Friday, 26 April 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
    • Race 2 TIMARU TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB MAIDEN 1600m TAIMATE STAAR (A Goindasamy) – Trainer Mr. A Carston advised Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of the filly, however, TAIMATE STAR now been sent for a spell. Race 6 CENTRAL SI OWNERS & TRAINERS ASSN SPRINT 1200m O’JESSICA (J Doyle) – Trainer Mr. A Carston reported to Stewards, he was satisfied with the post-race condition of the mare, and it is his intention to continue on with O’JESSICA’S current preparation. The post South Canterbury Racing Club at Phar Lap Raceway, Timaru, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
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