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This photo popped up in a feed. with a poem attacthed! Two things re the Photo.. 1) The Barbed wire looks interesting!!     2)  has the photo be presented facing the wrong way???  An old poem from the late Slim Gillman (A racing stalwart who trained at Omoto) "It was a lovely day as they started away with a smile of content on their faces .. the money they spent was meant for the rent, but they had a lovely day at the races.

Sorry, but it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not I race horses.

Yes always good to see those two doing well,a few of those good riders of that era training a few, Danny Frye, Bruce Smith who had success with Lombardi, which I haven't seen racing, looked promising, interesting you mention Mr Hamilton, was he the trainer from omakau and won a Grand National with Kid Colombus, had an apprentice Jo Chong back in the day, even trained a few harness horses.

Yes not a good way to express your views as an owner, maybe more in disappointment than anything, but when your paying for 7.5 hrs travel for zip, one could understand, a double edged sword in some respects, bit the bullet go with it, and have a fresh horse for next start, or start and have a tough run, and  possibly ruin a prep for rest of the year.

From the other channel ...... ATC as at 31/7/25; Westpac Debt @ $82.5m, including Finance costs of $6.2m We are now 7 months into the new year, so there will now be an additional $3.1m interest added, which will bring it up to a minimum of $85.6m. Which is a minor problem, because the Westpac facility was amended subsequent to balance date, and now expires on the 30 July 2026, with a limit of $84.6m. Even though ATC earned over $3m from the Gaming/TAB, and over $3m from the Rental units, they had a Bank overdraft of $213,000 at balance date.  

Of course you agree.  Not sure why you bother racing a horse.

"We argue it’s time for a wholesale review of the tax and regulatory privileges that have accrued to this industry without any convincing rationale." I totally agree for the reasons well stated by these authors. I have being saying for two decades that racing's taxpayer funded beneficiary status could be wiped out by the stroke of a politicians pen. In an election year it will be interesting to see if politicians and political parties might call for such a review.

https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/Proactive-releases/$file/Cabinet-material-about-the-Betting-Duty-Savings-and-the-Point-of-Consumption-Charge-Distribution-Regulations.pdf

CW 47TAB NZ and racing clubs Exempt income: racing organisations (1) An amount of income derived by any of the following bodies is exempt income: (a) TAB NZ: (b) New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing: (c) Harness Racing New Zealand: (d) the New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association (Incorporated): (e) the Racing Integrity Board: (f) Racing New Zealand. Exempt income: racing clubs (2) An amount of income derived by a racing club, as defined in section 5(1) of the Racing Industry Act 2020, is exempt income, if none of the club’s funds is used or is available to be used for the private pecuniary profit of a member of the club or an associate of a member. Defined in this Act: amount, associated person, exempt income, income Compare: 2004 No 35 s CW 40 Section CW 47 heading: amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28). Section CW 47(1)(a): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28). Section CW 47(1)(e): inserted (with effect on 1 August 2020) on 30 March 2022, by section 58 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Act 2022 (2022 No 10). Section CW 47(1)(f): inserted (with effect on 1 August 2020) on 30 March 2022, by section 58 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2021–22, GST, and Remedial Matters) Act 2022 (2022 No 10). Section CW 47(2): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).