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Are you ok Bob? Aka @nomates you seem to spend am inordinate amount of time worrying about what I'm doing.

I don't consider it weak at all I just wonder why it took so long. At least now when a female licensee is charged the relevant rule won't refer to horsemen.

Well from what I hear and from first hand experience you couldn't be more wrong.

I realise it is a difficult concept for some, especially grumpy old men types, but the rules were originally written very much in the male gender. Good to see with all the successful and prominent female licensees in racing that the rules are now gender neutral.

17 June 2025 NZTR CIRCULAR 2024/25 – No. 31 TO EACH TOTALISATOR CLUB AND SECTOR ORGANISATION REVISION TO THE RULES OF RACING– GENDER NEUTRALITY The Rules have been revised to ensure they reflect a more modern and inclusive approach. In particular, gender-specific language has been updated to gender-neutral terminology throughout. This change has been made to align with contemporary standards of equality and inclusivity, ensuring the document is appropriate and respectful for all individuals, regardless of gender.

No need to apologise. But if I have low bandwidth which is quite often of you are moving around in NZ the NZ Racing connection or even Trackside on GoSky are better options. The other benefit is that you don't have the video on the TABNZ app reducing the number of horse details and odds that you can see. So you can then bounce between the app for the odds and the video on a browser.

Yep we've talked about this before. One site streams in HD the other in SD or less and requires less bandwidth. The TABNZ app is the same in terms of required bandwidth for videos. They don't have the technology to recognise your bandwidth and adjust accordingly. Annoys the shyte out of me. I don't need to see the welts on a horses butt just who is winning!

I wouldn't dare stop you.

I named Peter Vela. You said I'd probably say Lindsay and Ellis as well. I agreed with you. So that's effectively three I've named that "fit the bill" although you couldn't bring yourself to name Ellis. Now we await your critique.

Where did I say Photo-shop? You've taken part of one frame at way less than High Definition to support your claim. Just about as bad as @Yankiwi taking Google Gmaps screen shot and less than high resolution and sayin the Wanganui Straight Track was crooked!!!

Oh I thought it was synonymous with your term "Matamata Mafia"! I did. We are all awaiting your critique of why they can't help with the "recovery of the sport". @Huey as always you are talking vague generalities. Come on be specific. Avoidance again @Huey - we are all waiting for your critique of those already named.

🐴 Welfare Update – Te Rapa 15/6 🐴 We’re pleased to report all horses from today’s jumps races at Te Rapa have returned in good order: Zeefa Zed – Pulled up well with no obvious injuries, as reported by the stable. Canulovemeagain – Trainer Peter Brosnan confirmed the gelding is home safe and sound with no cuts or scrapes. 📸 Muse – Trainer Dean Wiles reported Muse is uninjured after losing the rider. The horse is well. Fabulous Nancy – Reported to be bright and well post-race with no issues noted. Countryman – Returned with a small superficial facial cut but is otherwise in good health. The Cossack – Trainer reports no injuries following the race. Horse is pictured. 📸 Welfare remains our top priority – we thank all the trainers and teams for their care and communication 💙

I don't know Whiteman.

As for @Thomass alarmist headline - NZ's EPIC Whip cheating on a Grand scale. Yeah na!

I don't think it is great they bought in the flank strike rule as it is difficult to determine and enforce. Easy for you and @Thomass to sit in your armchair during sleepless nights as you worry about whip strikes and count them instead of sheep. "Eureka I found one and I'm going to post it online".... But then @curious didn't FIND it @Thomass found it. No doubt he has forwarded it to the animal rights lobby just like @Yankiwi did.

Does anyone truly comprehend the issues? That's been going on for at least 25 years or more. Then again the strangled small players only need one good horse. How have they "pushed their barrows"? It is assumed that The Breeders made all the "detrimental" decisions. But did they? If for arguments sake they did where were the other stakeholder voices? Why weren't the other industry associations on the ball? That said are some criticising with the benefit of hindsight? BTW the discussion with @Huey isn't circular its a dead end because he never provides any specific detail just generalises about a successful group of people he labels "Whales".

I'm not the one wriggling. You are the one that hasn't posted any evidence to support your assertion.

You know this is what I don't understand about you lot that supposedly support racing. You focus on the minuscule parts and think that absolves you from all your other perceived sins in racing? Take up tiddlywinks!

34% will win an election But seriously if 10% of the population like horse racing isn't that the same as those that like F1 motor racing? They other 90% can pat their pets.

Where do you get that "fact" from? 30% apparently are OK with it. That's a good percentage of the market.

Instead of counting and snapshotting whip strikes why don't you record your own form lines like the rest of us do?

Again that's your perception of a one video frame. I've been caught out with this type of image posting before with @Yankiwi and at the end of the day it doesnt achieve anything except feed the anti-racing woke mob. Bigger issues to address.

That's what you think you see.

It is impossible to take a screen shot of a frame of video on TV with any accuracy. @Thomass manipulates those photos. About time he got off his one trick pony.