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But it is the same NZ Entain company that has set it up. So presumably the policies will be the same across both sites. Assuming of course that the new site is more than just a domain name change and a different look.

Maybe there is a short window of opportunity for our Master Bettor @Brodie to create a new account and "bet the odds"! Set up another account @Brodie they may not have your betting history transferred yet.

Which is interesting in itself. How do they manage different accounts for the same punter on two platforms? From an AML and a Social Harm perspective. Perhaps there is a short window of opportunity for @Brodie ?

Apparently the difference with BETCHA is the Social Bet option. Not that I can see where that options is. Personally I don't have enough friends to get involved. That said why set up another brand in NZ? Is it it a long term separation strategy? "Here you can have the old losing brand back if you let us continue with the new brand". Technically I'd say it is only just within the license rules.

Isn't that still a work in progress? 🤔

I'll answer my own question. Is they do have a separate trial track at Te Rapa.

Is there a separate trial track at Te Rapa? If not how is it that Avondale has a restriction on the number of horses that can trial which was about 70 horses less than is going around today 4 days out from a Race Meeting this Saturday?

Well certainly not to dust the fences at Riccarton! Did you see the clouds of dust come out when they jumped at the weekend?

But didn't they also screw up a couple of Jumps Tracks? Like Te Aroha for instance.

Eh?!

You still have a chance. Spot the trial with both 2yr old of the year finalists in it.

Regardless of Qualifications - where is he? MIA.

Yes and all the guns from last season.

Great. MIA Sharrock publishes this negative shyte.

Alleged at this stage. I think some comments elsewhere on social media have gone too far. So please everyone take care posting.

Isn't the only question that should be asked is why ANY synthetic track(s) (x 3) should have been considered? The answer was originally to reduce meeting abandonments. Well that hasn't happened. Still haven't seen a proper business case which reminds me of what wound @Pitman up so much. If my intuition is correct I would guess that the maintenance on the AWT'S is being short changed. If it isn't then in the absence of substantially increased funding then something else must be suffering. The rose gardens perhaps?

One of the studies you cited (the only one) essentially shows no difference.

I see no measures about the natural attrition/fatality rate of horses. What I know is it isn't zero.

If you accept that definition then you accept there is as much variance amongst turf tracks as you infer there is amongst synthetics. BTW Tapeta is a Trademark/Brand Name. Apart from that there is no difference between Tapeta and the NZ Polytrack AWT's. Their perceived safety is negated without proper maintenance/grooming at least once a day and ideally between each race. Not to mention the appropriate watering.

What's your point? Who actually cares? The punter doesn't. Those stakeholders that were on course know what happened. Get over youself Chazza the officials aren't there to appease your obsession!

Not based on the research you have posted can you come to such an emphatic conclusion. But isn't a polytrack exactly the same as a Tapeta i.e. a surface made from a mixture of silica sand, wax and artificial fibres. Tapeta: a Thoroughbred Racing and Training surface comprised of a carefully selected mixture of the finest silica sand, wax and fibres that have been extensively researched and simulate the root structure of turf. Martin Collins Polytrack: A mixture of silica sand, recycled synthetic fibers (carpet & spandex) and recycled rubber/pvc. In cold climates, the mixture may also include jelly cable (plastic insulation from copper phone wire). The entire mixture is coated with wax. What's the difference? I don't believe the evidence you produced is conclusive. I also haven't seen any evidence or properly structured research to prove one way or another. The research that has been quoted from what I can see is an analysis of the data contained in the North American Equine Injury Database (EID). Canadian authorities have also claimed that the improvement in fatality statistics is related to changes in withholding times. Do you consider the Flemington or Moone Valley Strathayr courses Turf or artificial?

What is your point? Had nothing to do with the rail. Highview Star was blocked behind a wall of dogs and ran out clipping the back legs of Zipping Angie. Didn't even touch the rail!!! The #3 dog squeezed the #1 dog down to the rail and it got spat out like a pip. A good dog will do that.

I suggest you make a formal apology to the Stewards you have maligned. The dividends are on an API feed from ENTAIN. You don't expect someone to sit there and manually post them on the GRNZ site do you? Note: an API is an acronym of Automatic Programming Interface i.e. a system by which one computer system shares informatiton with another with any manual intervention.

FFS can you learn to copy the youtube link and paste it instead of these random screen shots!! Your posts are getting weirder by the day!