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Cambridge could chuck in a couple of hundred thousand dollars to increase the stake and entice more in?

Its all good then Gamma lol If you think HRNZ are doing an amazing job, would hate to see a bad job! Anyway, I hope you are correct and they are doing an amazing job! The thing is one of us is going to be right and I definitely hope it is you Gamma! Reality is that it wont be unless Boots and Seymour are prepared to throw in a lazy $100m each and every year going forward! I challenge someone to speak up in affirmative of how HRNZ is currently managing the finances, and why they believe it is possible to maintain the current stake money in 2 years time and grow the business!

After they sell the nest egg what do they do next time they run into trouble which is almost a certainty with the reduction in horses and trainers? How to stop the downward spiral to the bottom? They need punters but if the product is no good it is a vicious circle of death. My weekly spend on the North is 5% of what it used to be. You can tell by the exotic pools that many punters have abandoned the North island in droves. They used to get 20K quite regularly in the Alex Park trifecta pools on a Friday night and now they are generally well below 10K and sometimes below 2K in those 6 and seven horse fields and they are also comingled. At least the grass tracks are still worth playing into.

What do you do when you're in deep shite mate ? A/ you dig yourself out. A company worth over $3,000,000,000 has bailed out NZ harness nicely. Many owners and trainers still enjoying themselves. they Won't disappear at 2 years Brodster. Stop shitting yourself about it.  ATC are trying to sell assets to help with their debt.  IMO selling off Training facilities of 20 trainers and 200 horses is a MAJOR mistake, and I keep praying it doesn't happen. It will only speed up the demise , like selling the Takanini training track of the thoroughbred Trainers that time by the Auckland Racing Club. just ruins it.  IS Not HRNZ job to treat the public . They provide racing for the participants . and Rules for the hands on Participants too. I could go in to more detail , but you hate them already. Your fellow kiwi's putting on a sport. HRNZ are doing an amazing job of it. So much so the Aussies are back in force to capitalize on this amazing good fortune for them . The clubs put on the facility for the public . As Cambridge do each year annually for 1000's of your NZ People (public to enjoy ) along with music and that . bloody legends doing that. where's the contempt you talk about? that's just BS Brodie in your head.  Did I give you THE JANITOR tip mate ??  😉 watch out for stablemate GUS  too. in the TAB Slot trot. Might as well make Cambridge Part of the Queensland racing circuit ? the way Leap To Fame kicked in last year.   

Ohope Wins (NZ) (Ocean Park), the impressive winner of last Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Ellerslie for trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott, is set to continue her racing career in Australia and will transfer to the stable of champion trainer Chris Waller in Sydney next week. The daughter of Ocean Park is raced by Yulong Investments and her connections have opted to forgo the Gr.1 World Pool New Zealand Derby (2400m), for which she was $1.70 favourite, to instead target the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill next month and the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick. Ohope Wins has been installed a $3 favourite for both Sydney targets, while her ownership-mate and Oaks runner-up Autumn Glory, is now the $3.50 favourite for the New Zealand Derby, despite needing to be late-nominated for the race on March 7. View the full article

Numbers (NZ) (Tivaci) is one of Hong Kong racing’s brightest talents, and jockey Derek Leung hopes the imposing galloper can make a big impact in Sunday’s HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) for in-form trainer Frankie Lor. A two-time winner from only three starts in the city, headlined by his two-length score in the HK$4.2 million Gr.3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) this month, the classy Numbers has emerged as a leading contender in this weekend’s race – the second leg of the three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series – at Sha Tin. Leung said: “I galloped him yesterday (Monday, 23 February) and he did it well. He’s good, and I think he’s slightly improving. He’s a stayer and he needs a few runs, but I think it’s a good time to go to the Classic Cup.” Leung has won the Hong Kong Classic Cup previously in tandem with Lor, striking aboard Mission Tycoon in 2019 as a 91/1 chance. However, Numbers – who, like Mission Tycoon, is expected to press forward and lead – won’t be anywhere close to those odds. Weighing in at 1,212lb last start, Numbers is of considerable size, and Leung believes the 100-rater is still a work in progress at the beginning of his races. “He’s very long and tall – so when he gets in the gates everything feels small to him. Sometimes he gets a bit agitated, but we always practice in the gates for him to calm down, so fingers crossed this weekend he can jump at the perfect time,” Leung said. Lor, who has six wins this month, is satisfied with Numbers and said: “Everything is good. He’s much better now and he’s more relaxed. Further distances are no problem for him. The light weight helped him in the Group 3, but it was a good win.” Numbers – who placed in the 2025 G1 Queensland Derby (2400m) in Australia when known as King Of Thunder – carried 117lb to victory last start when defeating Speed Dragon, Encountered, Ensued, Chancheng Glory, Beauty Joy and Straight Arron on 8 February at Sha Tin. The Four-Year-Old Classic Series culminates with the blue riband HK$26 million 149th BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on 22 March at Sha Tin. NZB Ready To Run graduate Straight To Glory (Hellbent) goes for a hat-trick of wins in Wednesday night’s Class 3 Wan Chai Gap Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley with Leung in the plate. “He’s had perfect runs in his last two starts. He’s up to Class 3 now, but he gets a light weight and a good draw (two),” Leung said. “He loves a battle, and it seems like he calms down more at Happy Valley. He can be quite hot sometimes.” The HK$3.12 million Class 2 Magazine Gap Handicap (1800m) sees seven runners square off at the city circuit, including Huge Wave (NZ) (Vadamos), who placed second two runs ago in the HK$4.2 million G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m). Alexis Badel retains the ride and said: “He seems to enjoy the track at Happy Valley and he’s been very consistent. He has a good gate (four), he has a little bit of weight on his back, but I think he’s strong enough and he’s mature at the moment to handle it.” View the full article

A major innovation in global racing is now a big part of New Zealand thoroughbred racing’s most iconic race, with Hong Kong Jockey Club’s World Pool the new naming rights sponsor for the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby next month. The 2400-metre race for three-year-olds, an integral part of the New Zealand racing landscape since the 19th century, will be held at Ellerslie in Auckland as part of the second-ever Champions Day on Saturday, 7 March. Entain Australia and New Zealand has partnered with the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) to deliver the HKJC World Pool New Zealand Derby. By linking New Zealand’s premier three-year-old staying race into HKJC’s global commingled pools, World Pool delivers access to a truly international betting audience, with up to 25 racing jurisdictions across the world betting into World Pool. World Pool was part of the inaugural Champions Day last year, elevating the NZ Derby on the world stage and driving greater exposure for New Zealand racing. Entain ANZ CEO Andrew Vouris said: “It is fitting to have HKJC World Pool as the naming sponsor for the iconic New Zealand Derby. Having World Pool in action at Ellerslie takes global engagement with the meeting to another level, and it’s pleasing we can recognise that through the race name. Winfried Engelbrecht‑Bresges, CEO of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, added: “New Zealand’s first year as part of the World Pool — becoming one of nine leading racing jurisdictions showcasing top‑class Group 1 races since its debut on this day in 2025 — has been a tremendous success. We are delighted to see our collaboration with our New Zealand partners continue to strengthen, further elevating New Zealand racing for our global customer base.” The meeting includes two other Group 1 races, two Group 2 races including the Auckland Cup, a Group 3 race, and the $4m NZB Kiwi – a 1500m race open to New Zealand-bred three-year-olds. World Pool will be operating on five premier races on the day, which is a flagship meeting for NZTR along with Auckland Thoroughbred Racing, the host club at Ellerslie. Auckland Thoroughbred Racing CEO Paul Wilcox said: “We are delighted that World Pool will be in action across these feature races — it’s a fantastic opportunity to shine a spotlight on New Zealand racing at its very best.” View the full article

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