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Ya what. Talking about getting someone to comment on how parading horses look not someone to implement the Messara report. None of the locals have proven to be any good at it.

Why doesnt Harness Racing Victoria put in a couple of hundred thousand like HRNZ are doing? Slot races are fine Gammalite, but hRNZ can not afford to heavily subsidise these races! The other thing of major concern is the fact that the money is going to go to Ozzie probably, so thats a big win for NZ lol  Victoria and Queensland are only being held together by state government and Seymour and there is no one in NZ that is going to be doing that here!!

Absolutely correct . They're putting on the best races , Attracting the Best horses (and Horsepeople)  ever seen on NZ shores, like LEAP TO FAME , Just Believe, Gus, Swayzee, Kingman , Arcee Phoenix,  Marketplace , Merlin , Akuta, Republican Party and many more.  and grass roots Golden Gaits and $5000 stallion classic, harness millions and more. Maidens at Reefton  are even getting more than $6000 for their win's today in the Bush Sundays .💰👍  fabulous stuff. And the racing is getting Rave reviews around the planet . Aussies are flooding in as they can't match this brilliance .  well we do in QLD through July and that's about it. 🙄 Well done Brodster. You've encouraged Entain to support the harness industry of NewZealand . A very worthwhile cause . and the racing has Never been better.  The Slot Races at Cambridge with the user pay concept have been just sensational quality horses and racing (and horsemen too)  for 4 years now.  How good is HRNZ doing this for everyone involved in the industry in Australasia ?  . just Gold Medal standard.  CEO should be nominated for an OBE for brilliant service to the Sport.  NZ harness racing through the ceiling with quality support of all their participants.     

To be fair, you dont really need to be Einstein to see what is happening with HRNZ and their usage of the mega millions being received from Entain! The other thing is that the TAB is also operating in a way that is is also detrimental to the best business practices of increasing turnover! The truth of the matter is rather than just a hunch, it is more having the ability to judge whether they are actually making sound business decisions! The fact is that Galah and Brodie are prepared to speak up while others who think the same and say nothing is an indictment on the industry and its future prospects! More need to be speaking up now rather than let the once great harness industry self destruct by the decision makers not protecting what we have! More than happy to be totally wrong and time will tell!

so your saying our opinions were "hunches". a hunch meaning "a guess based on intuition rather than fact". i agree with that. then you go on to say we "may very well be correct". i agree with that. But then you lose me when you  add words which infer anyone who makes predictions which turn out to be true,lack credibility.That makes no sense  

Looking to see if she was going to get another left hander on the flank.

Well unfortunately with the Cambridge Slot race thread , we can see there no fans of Slot racing at BOAY. even with some of the Best horses on the planet attending like past winners Copy That , Just Believe, Leap To Fame and potentially Keayang Zahara this year . Such a treat for All to see. The arguement being it's for Rich Folk, or a Poor betting race or a waste of money .   Just wanted to help you harness race loving BOAY folk with development of the sport, and inform that in about an hour , in VICTORIA country, 300kms from Melbourne at Birchip . they are running the first ever Victorian harness racing Slot race.  (The last race at Birchip today race 7) .  Victoria has more people than NZ and about the same size harness racing participation.  Stakemoney is very low these days with lots of participants and little betting revenue.  The BIRCHIP slot race involves 10 slots worth $10k each for 2 year minimum (so 20k for each Slot.)  to allow the chance of a battler actually earning a BIG race Win.   Plenty of local companies have bought slots and they are having a great day out ,  and the prize of the race is $125 k total   . $65,000 for the winner, $25,000 for 2nd etc.  Local horses from any Victorian stable as from December 1  , can go in . The favourite today is number One . a Horse with just 6 starts and 2 wins and $7000 earnings to date. No Mega Star by any stretch of the imagination. most of the runners are career earnings average of about 70k lifetime and are all battlers . I think they'll beat the number one , just with being more experienced. but you never know.  Someone will win $65,000 today in just one hit in an hours time 👍💰 . There you go !  . Some real grass roots participants enjoying a Slot race and getting a quid !! 💰 No . Victoria will not call it off because they have to put up $25,000 of the purse. and BOAY would cry 'waste of money' ( actually there's a sponsor helping out as well with that)    But wow . !!! how good . horses and people we never heard of EMBRACING the excellent Slot race Concept to help a struggling Industry with a 'User Pays Concept'. excellent stuff. I'm glad to see Someone enjoying their harness slots operating in the true Community manner . congratulations BIRCHIP with the 'Running of the Bulls'  More progress for the sport like NZ has done ,  with the Velocity and Ascent and TAB trot and Betcha race. ( unless you think it's a 'disgrace' and waste of money' that is ,lol 😉) 

Well done.  But where was she looking?

Kylie Hoskin has had a frustrating season with her promising three-year-old Geneva (NZ) (Time Test), but he made it all worthwhile when running third in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on Champions Day. “I am absolutely rapt, it was awesome,” Hoskin said. “That was my first runner in a Group One so to get the third placing I was over the moon.” However, the race wasn’t without its frustrations, with race winner Road To Paris shifting inwards in the concluding stages, causing interference with placegetters Autumn Glory and Geneva, and while jockey George Rooke was suspended for 12 meetings and imposed a $10,000 fine, the placings stood. “There was obviously that bit of interference in the straight when he was coming up to them, which was unfortunate, but I am still really happy that he was able to switch ground, pick up again and keep trying,” Hoskin said. “Ben (Thompson, jockey) rode him a treat, he got him into a really nice position and got him travelling nicely. He said he was still quite strong, because it has been a problem with him not settling, but I thought Ben did a great job with him.” Geneva, who was bred and is raced by Jomara Bloodstock, won his only start as a juvenile but has taken his connections on a frustrating ride as a three-year-old, winning just one and place in another of his of his previous nine starts this season. “He has been really frustrating,” Hoskin said. “If it is not a weather event it is a bad draw or a bad ride, nothing seems to go his way. At times he hasn’t helped himself either, but the ability is there, he has just got to put it all together.” While a decision has yet to be made on Geneva’s immediate future, Hoskin hasn’t ruled out crossing the Tasman to tackle some feature three-year-old races. “He left a couple of handfuls of feed this morning, but he seemed pretty bright and happy, and nice and sound, so all signs point to him coming through it great,” Hoskin said. “I haven’t spoken with connections yet and we are still soaking in yesterday, so I am not sure what his next steps will be. “Nothing is out of the realm of possibility. The Derby is what we had been working towards and I hadn’t looked further than that. He looks like he will stay well and Ben said that distance was definitely not a problem.” Later on the card, Hoskin picked up another runner-up result courtesy of Transaction (NZ) (Ocean Park) in the Entain/NZB Insurance Pearl Series Final (1400m). “She went super but was unfortunately on the rail and just got shuffled back in the running,” Hoskin said. “Ben gave her a really good ride, he made smart decisions. Instead of waiting for luck, he slotted her back and went out and around them to give himself space. Once she got room she was really hitting the line strong. “She has just gone from strength to strength this prep. She is really tough and honest and tries really hard. “She will like a bit of cut out of the ground and she goes either way, so we are just going to have a look around. Obviously getting some black-type for the fillies is great, but we will probably look at a (rating) 75 mile for her somewhere and go from there.” Hoskin was delighted to get a couple of nice results on Champions Day, and the South Auckland horsewoman was rapt with the turnout oncourse for New Zealand’s biggest day in racing. “It was such an amazing day – the crowd, the atmosphere, the racing – it was really super,” she said. “There is nothing better than looking up and seeing those grandstands chocka.” View the full article