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      Today we have seen the only remaining truly independent racing industry publication "hang the bridle on the wall."  The Informant has ceased to publish.
      Why?
      In my opinion the blame lies firmly at the feet of the NZRB.  Over the next few days BOAY will be asking some very pertinent questions to those in charge.
      For example:
      How much is the NZRB funded Best Bets costing the industry?  Does it make a profit?  What is its circulation?  800?  Or more?  Does the Best Bets pay for its form feeds?  Was The Informant given the same deal?
      How much does the industry fund the NZ Racing Desk for its banal follow the corporate line journalism?
      Why were the "manager's at the door" when Dennis Ryan was talking to Peter Early?
      Where are the NZ TAB turnover figures?
      The Informant may be gone for the moment but the industry must continue to ask the hard questions.
       
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    • Everyone has a chance to get a good horse.  But how would you promote harness racing wagering?  The Trot Slot is just as much a marketing promotion as anything else.  Considering the debate online it has certainly created some interest.  
    • Maybe she's been trying too hard..as often apprentices do when vying for titles Drops out last in the first and blouses over the top..although hearts in mouth when she got her reins tangled close to home
    • You are already wrong.  ENTAIN's license to operate in NZ is granted by the NZ Government and with that comes terms and conditions to continue to support NZ Racing.
    • Fine, let the big spending owners have their fun with slot races. Just don't understand or support why the other industry participants who haven't the same resources, or horses, should be disadvantaged financially to subsidize them.
    • Job of HRNZ. In a nut shell  Put on races for the participants . Have races for All class of horses that are in training in All the areas of NZ.    Allocate the Stake money available from all sources including Entain , Sponsors and about 8 other ways Funding is gathered . Including Sires Stakes programs , etc. Supply the officials and workers that enforce the rules, and Run the product around the country to make it an exciting and enticing,  and SAFE product for all the participants to have a go at.  Running the feature races such as The Betcha Race, Velocity, Derbies, Sire Stakes, harness Millions, Golden Gait  and many more)  are a SURE FIRE Way to attract Big time owners to Buy and Race and Breed Big time Horses and racing. This is Happening SO SUCCESSFULLY , that Aus owners Mick Boots, Dean Shannon , Mrs Fliess, Butterworth's and others regularly compete in NZ , and have horses trained there now. this is Excellent for the industry. Which is keeping good horses and owners racing.  HRNZ is Doing this Better than Ever. All these above items are running First Class and better horses and races than all history of over 100 years are being run . Thanks To ENORMOUS EFFORTS by a LOT of people at Entain and HRNZ. and yet BOAY turns on them with no appreciation and says replace the lot .??? or even get rid of the ATC because it is high end owners. hahahaha  using up your funding ??  What about the drivers and trainers lol.  Westport  and other Bush meetings (like on Sundays)  are put on as well. as part of the HRNZ funding program. for bigger stakes than they deserve too. because of the great job being done by the HRNZ Computer.  Brodie and others think they are better than a Financial Computer so good luck to ya fella's ( you're Not) Stakes are allocated on a annual basis. They adjust to suit the totals available in any one season. Logic . which is more obvious to some than others.  BOAY patrons however , SHow their  distain for the TAB Slot trot. ???  on this thread. That's Such a shame. Best Trotters on the planet assembled by some amazing folk that organize this stuff. To Show Case our sport for the World.   these events are Helping with our (NZ and OZ harness) reputation and Standing on the world Stage ( so we get BIG Time horse owners and breeders like Canadian Mike Tanev and breeder, yearling purchaser Dean Shannon, NZer Stockman , Mick Boots (who has 30 trainers doing horses for him)  etc supporting NZ harness mightily )  such an important thing for NZ harness,  but you can't see it for the doomsday opinion and constant ridicule of the amazing people at HRNZ that keep it all going.      
    • Yes of course Entain is a very large corporate gambling business and yes the amount put into NZ racing that was guaranteed is not a large amount for them! However they are here to make a large profit on their investment and the shareholders will want and need that! The thing is that at the end of the 5 year term they are going to be putting as little as they can into racing and relying on the growth of Sports betting and online gambling without doubt. Does anyone actually believe that this international gambling agency gives a rats about NZ Racing, as this is not their forte? Unfortunately this is reality and harness racing is heading for somewhere that should not have happened if it had been managed correctly. More than happy to be proven totally wrong.      
    • Jockey Serafin Carmoma remained hospitalized at CHI-St. Vincent in Hot Springs following a spill in Thursday's ninth race at Oaklawn Park. Carmoma, riding for the first time at Oaklawn this season and with five wins to his credit, was aboard 84-1 Balandeen Storm (Balandeen) in a state-bred maiden $50,000 claimer and was making a move on the far turn when he was shut off and clipped heels, throwing Carmoma to the ground. The horse got up and jogged away before being caught by the outrider and was vanned off the track. Carmoma was transported to the hospital via ambulance and has been diagnosed with head and neck injuries and was on a ventilator as of Friday afternoon. The post Jockey Carmoma Hospitalized Following Thursday Spill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
    • you've made the same comments previously gamma. i've pointed out before that you don't seem to understand where the money is coming from. for example,if i ibought your car and gave you $10000,then you went and spent the $10,000,your not going to get any more money from me,nor are you going to let me say what you should have spent the $10,000 on. in other words its your responsibilty for spending the $10,000 wisely. If you  don't it won't effect me one bit.Nor will anyone feel sorry for you, if you've spend it all at once and have nothing left when its time to pay your bills next year.You can only sell your car once.  
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