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Well it's sustainable if they run for less money.  The races are worth $8000 each this week . just make them go 4 or 5 thousand them if you're short of money. surely you (HRNZ)  can come up with $45,000 to pay a whole race meeting anyway ? Tasmania can even do that lol 🤣.  that's just 2 Dunn horses training fees for the whole year lol.   shouldn't damage too much 😉😎 Thought you had funding from Entain?  . We do/are in Queensland. and can run 6 meetings a week for 450 horses in race training. Sponsored by Ladbrokes. (a subsidiary of Entain ) every horse gets a go. Just send the lower class horses around for less bucks then ?.   Mind you , you blokes had Leap To Fame and Don Hugo compete at Cambridge this year and still didn't get excited. I can understand that in a way, as is better for NZ harness if a local can Win your feature races.  But still they got to run the best 2 horses in the Southern Hemisphere there , so must be doing something right. and you still want it shut down . because the races have no third dividend ? what a Poor reason. take a trifecta then? . you need 3rd for that and trifecta's are paying well there still. Change your ways and support the sport. I guess it's like bashing my head into a wall like , trying to get Collingwood supporters to support Carlton. 😂😎 Never mind . I hope CAMBRIDGE continue to race for years to come , after 100 years of fine trotting tradition. That means nothing to you guys because there's no 3rd dividend 😅🤣  and is Not in the bloody South Island . 😂 go play marbles then.     

I actually had a laugh sometime about a comment our old friend from here TAB Forever made one day in regards to Forbury Park, and his words were about Forbury......frittered all their money away, now I know that in his strange perception of life anything out of Auckland don't matter but any money from Forbury would be the biggest insult to all Harness people in the South, many in the South don't give two hoots about Auckland, me included,  that money stays in the South, I'm not actually sure Forbury closing was entirely about money as such, there was also a desire to base more of the racing in the horse population areas, Southland, Canterbury, Alexandra  Park got themselves in this mess don't rely on the South to bail them out.   Might add the amount Forbury sold for is petty cash in relation to what Auckland are in it for, sort out their own mess.

Very innovative thinking. From what I have read from people posting who are linked to Avondale, they are too busy being bitter to ever be that clever

Disagree forget about the main stand its actually top class. Now if Avondale had a bit of nous they would have purchased Dargaville racecourse. Used the Avondale track as security, worked out a deal with the Dargaville Club, and Auckland Trotting club with the intention of staging combined gallops/harness meetings with also involvement of Whangarei Racing Club. The annual Agricultural Fieldays  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/20000-people-attend-northland-field-days/XRTBL7GIMFHI3L6WH5BKD3UV2A/  are a major Northland event so that organisation would have needed to be on board.  Once all those organisations on board then the Northern Regional Council would get right behind the whole concept resulting in easier funding. A WIN WIN situation.

Because its a sh*thole

i just had a look at the peter profit headlines. one of his latest headlines was about the forbury money having to be retained for use in the southern region and it being a nightmare for mr steeles plans for auckland. i don't have access to his stories,but the headlines are entertaining enough. Whereas he isn't always accurate on some stories,in the past hes been pretty accurate in his reporting about the auckland trotting club.  

the logic hrnz  use,is numbers are down so much up north, so lets  provide as many racing opportunities as they possibly can,that way those left competing can have access to racing where they are far more likely to earn a quid than they would be elsewhere,so that way they will maintain participation levels and stay where they are.Those north island people must know they are on to a good thing.long may it last they must say to themselves.   its a bit like there not being many customers going to restaurants in a particular town,so lets open up some more ,that way the customers will have more choice and the compettiojn will keep the prices down,that way customer numbers will be maintained.   then those outside the upper north island marvel at how irrelavant hrnz seem to view whether meetings run at  a profit or loss. Thats the thing  most can't quite understand. but you have to give it to hrnz. They have stuck to their guns and i think have outstayed most of  the social media naysayers.After all,on this forum at least, people seem to have said to themselves ,well theres only so many times you can say something with enthusiasm before you realise hey,whats the point.Apathy i think is the word to descibe how many are feeling about the industry.

OTI Racing is officially going trans-Tasman, with the Australian syndicator becoming a licensed New Zealand syndicator this week.  “We are now a licensed syndicator in New Zealand, which means we can offer horses to the public (in New Zealand),” OTI Racing principal Terry Henderson said.   “They will get the same offering as the Australians do, which could be New Zealand or Australian horses, trained by New Zealand or Australian trainers. We will certainly be racing more horses in New Zealand.”  OTI Racing has been a large investor in New Zealand thoroughbred racing for many years and their silks have also been prevalent on this side of the Tasman, headlined by Vin De Dance’s (NZ) (Roc De Cambes) victory in the 2018 edition of the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m).  “We have had such a long relationship with New Zealand horses and trainers that it was a natural progression,” Henderson said.  “So many of our Group One winners have been New Zealand-bred horses. I think in the last three years over 60 percent of the horses that we have raced have been New Zealand-sourced.  “We have always relished the idea, as we have in Europe, that they do their early work in their home country and then come to Australia when they are ready. We have done that with quite a lot of horses over the years.”  Henderson said the upward trajectory of prizemoney in New Zealand over the last few years and the relatively low cost in training fees compared to Australia has been a major factor in OTI Racing becoming a licensed syndicator in New Zealand.  “These days we have more horses racing in New Zealand because the way the industry has changed in the last three years, it is an appealing location to race,” he said.  “The cost of training horses in New Zealand is considerably lower than it is in Australia. For our owners, that is quite appealing.  “The whole economic framework of New Zealand racing has changed substantially, and from an owners perspective, it is attractive.   “I looked at a maiden race last week, which was worth $40,000, and we have still got plenty of races here that maidens are worth $30,000.”  Henderson said OTI are finalising their New Zealand contact details this week and he is looking forward to welcoming New Zealanders to his syndicates and offering further opportunities to New Zealand trainers.  “We will have a New Zealand phone number, which is coming through this week, and we will gradually build the profile,” he said.  “There will be more New Zealand trainers in our ranks and possibly more New Zealand horses as well. We are quite looking forward to it.” View the full article

Willydoit didn’t run last weekend with a minor issue, will he start this weekend? Part owner Shaun Clotworthy talks to Steve Hewlett on Racing HQ. Shaun Clotworthy 07.10.2025 – Racing HQ with Steve Hewlett – Apple Podcasts View the full article