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The NZ Racing Board (now TABNZ), if that's what you mean, operated the TAB. I'm not clear what that has to do with NZTR operating costs? -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
For Matthew Poon Ming-fai, the prized ride on Voyage Bubble couldn’t have come at a better time as he bids to end a long winning drought in Sunday’s Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1,600m). It has been more than four months and a staggering 135 rides since Poon last visited the winners’ enclosure, but the reigning Tony Cruz Award winner isn’t letting the drought get him down. “The only thing I can do is just stay positive and the winner will come, but hopefully it won’t be too long,” Poon said. While...View the full article -
personally i saw why gamma said mr fitzgeralds post was aggressive enough.It seemed a fair comment after reading mr fitzgeralds comments about "the complainers on here talking shit". Mr fitzgerald gave a very good reply ,then ended it with an unnecessary generalised swipe,seemingly at what could include everyone who posts on here. i couldn't quite see the point in that. Anyways good luck to mr fitzgerald and his syndicate. Those who organise the syndicates deserve a lot of credit for the effort they put into helping sustain the industry.Him included.i don't know him but from what i've seen he seems a freindly bloke just doing his best and certainly isn't out to rip anyone off. the horse,smackdown is a prominsing filly and has been highly rated by s reid,although it hasn't delivered on the wrap reid put on it at this point.. Maybe it will,maybe it won't. My guess it will all come down to how he places it. Reid seems to like to run his horses in the big races on the big days and when you do that you aren't really maximising their earning potential if your running around having hard races and only running a nice 5th. But some owners seem to be more about running in the big races than earning potential and thats up to them. -
there is so much to that , it involves chapters rather than sentences. the Pro's and Con's of Syndication. Kerr was a good con there in NZ . but an isolated case. Usually Micro shares involve people (micro-share holders) getting a Mass e-mail once a week , with a small video of the horse. " oh look here he/she is going out for a jog , coming along nicely" . This is even the case for the common 20 share horses. People are conned into that share because a 1/20th share gets your name in the Racebook. so they think they are real owner (who can make decisions regarding the horses career ) THEY CANNOT. it's a con. Of course the Galloping world is Full of such cases. But in harness , the horses are just not worth that much , and race for peanuts. 64 owners is ludicrous to be honest. Much much much better to syndicate horses to Family members and people you KNOW , and turn it into a fun family experience. Exactly what the great man Nigel Armstrong does there in NZ. is a much better experience. The syndicate manager can take care of the owners , and take care of the bill payments etc. and all the fun things involved in racing a horse can happen. I used to get my owners to come along Sundays and have Family photo's with their horses and take off em' for a grass pick and that . they loved it . A family pet almost. 150th of a 10th share ?? . with dozens of strangers ?? automatic bank deductions for costs ?? you've got to be kidding ?? if it has come to that for harness to survive NZ . no bloody way. At least TOP NZ harness men Tony Herlihy and Barry Purdon put their wives in with a share in a lot of their horses with family and friends , and do it properly to make it a fun experience , as opposed to a micro-shares money grab like the case on this thread. -
If I recall correctly it was total costs for the RB, 218 million
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