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In your own time of course @Seeyounexttuesdaytrainers!

@Seeyounexttuesdaytrainers instead of mis-using fake news emojis why don't you start a Topic explaining to us all why you are Anti Greyhound Racing? We'd all love to hear your rationale and debate with you.

You haven't written any facts just opinion and supposition.

You "thought". Please post the policy. Surely an unnecessary x-ray is not in a dog's interests. Wouldn't that be worse than a dog going on a road trip for a non race? You are a bit inconsistent Chazza.

Then what was the purpose of @Yankiwi to publish it? I know why. Considering I know who you are I don't have to try to out you. As you clearly state I didn't out you. Your issue is you know I know your identity. Your current account isn't your first. No policy has been broken. Weird. Are you trying to hide behind someone else? Do they know that? But you do have an agenda but are too gutless to clearly state what that agenda is. So state clearly you want Greyhound Racing closed down. Given that is your agenda and you are posting on a racing forum you can only expect to get grief.

Primarily because every community has access to racing. In New Zealand misguided attitudes such as yours is denying access. For example the Westland Racing Club which cost the industry annually about what it cost Ellerslie to run their joint for an hour was forced to close. End result lack of local community access to racing. Your figures are wrong for Victoria and NZ however they are irrelevant. It isn't about population numbers it is about access.

@Seeyounexttuesdaytrainers is probably the third from the left.

Bullshit. You have one agenda and that is to close down Greyhound Racing. Don't pretend otherwise. You out yourself in every post. In your own words you allege I TRIED to out you which infers I didn't succeed. @Yankiwi also has an agenda. He may be starting to realise he is irrelevant.

Sam Collett isn't having a good run at the moment!

Bungled start drives punters to Liquor at Doomben www.news.com.au Stewards were forced to declare four non runners in the Fillies and Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) after the gates were opened just seconds after jockey Sam Collett was catapulted out the back of the barriers when her horse Glorious Ruby lunged at the gates. All 11 jockeys from the race were called before stewards after it was won by Angela Jones aboard the Tony Gollan-trained Liquor, with stewards ultimately determining it should be declared a race, minus the non starters. When questioned by stewards, starter Hyrendo Anderson said he wasn’t aware that Collett had been thrown from her mount when he affected the start. Experienced riders Michael Rodd (Bold And Lucy) and Vlad Duric (Nanagui), along with Damien Thornton (Jayanthai) and Jake Bayliss (Amore Veloce) were the only jockeys to argue that their horses were not afforded a fair start in the circumstances, with stewards agreeing, declaring their mounts non-runners. 4yo mare Liquor with Angela Jones on board takes her impressive career record to 6 wins from 12 starts with a strong victory in today’s Fillies & Mares BM78 Hcp 1110m at Doomben. pic.twitter.com/dkh5Ojlsok — Gollan Racing (@tonygollan) July 13, 2024 • Gollan toasts record-breaking victories … in Fiji Under the Australian Rules of Racing however, Thornton’s mount Jayanthai was not able to be declared a non-runner as she finished in the official placings (second). “I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t lined up and my horse didn’t get a fair start,” Rodd, who had already ridden three winners, told stewards in the inquiry. “I only had one hand on the reins, I sat up thinking the siren for a false start would go after the gates opened.” Collett escaped the ordeal with a clean bill of health, with her horse Glorious Ruby also declared a non-runner. “Mine anticipated the start – when the gates didn’t open we slipped back, it wasn’t as if it was in there misbehaving,” she said. Bungled start drives punters to Liquor at Doomben www.news.com.au Stewards were forced to declare four non runners in the Fillies and Mares Benchmark 78 Handicap (1100m) after the gates were opened just seconds after jockey Sam Collett was catapulted out the back of the barriers when her horse Glorious Ruby lunged at the gates. All 11 jockeys from the race were called before stewards after it was won by Angela Jones aboard the Tony Gollan-trained Liquor, with stewards ultimately determining it should be declared a race, minus the non starters. When questioned by stewards, starter Hyrendo Anderson said he wasn’t aware that Collett had been thrown from her mount when he affected the start. Experienced riders Michael Rodd (Bold And Lucy) and Vlad Duric (Nanagui), along with Damien Thornton (Jayanthai) and Jake Bayliss (Amore Veloce) were the only jockeys to argue that their horses were not afforded a fair start in the circumstances, with stewards agreeing, declaring their mounts non-runners. • Gollan toasts record-breaking victories … in Fiji Under the Australian Rules of Racing however, Thornton’s mount Jayanthai was not able to be declared a non-runner as she finished in the official placings (second). “I wasn’t ready, I wasn’t lined up and my horse didn’t get a fair start,” Rodd, who had already ridden three winners, told stewards in the inquiry. “I only had one hand on the reins, I sat up thinking the siren for a false start would go after the gates opened.” Collett escaped the ordeal with a clean bill of health, with her horse Glorious Ruby also declared a non-runner. “Mine anticipated the start – when the gates didn’t open we slipped back, it wasn’t as if it was in there misbehaving,” she said.

It case you didn't realise you were posting on a public forum. If you want to have a private conversation with Dave then call him. Instead you post Liz Whelan's number. You really are a piece of work.

Well that's about 6 times a year you are not moaning. I guess you didn't mind the thrashing it got the previous start.

How are they rigged?

Why don't you call Liz? I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.

Perhaps it enjoyed the trip away. Change of scenery, different dogs, new smells. Or are you suggesting that transporting dogs from Race meeting to meeting is an animal welfare issue? Hell that'll achieve your agenda - "all dogs must be within walking distance of the racetrack"! Double down Chazza.

Is there anything you like about NZ Racing?

So nothing dodgy. Stand down Chazza @Yankiwi

Thanks for the correction. Great win for some keen guys.

Geez @curious this has been going on for quite some time now. They have the bunker just like the NRLwhere a steward reviews the HD videos for indiscretions well after the fact. Do you honestly think they count whip strikes in real time? However as you know when it suits they can't post the Stewards vision online even after they have counted the whip strikes.

Well done! I hope you all waited until she drifted on the tote and got plenty. A good draw for a change and we'll ridden by Kelly Myers. A $60k race!!!

Again explain the criteria for determining the rewarding of one "battler" over another? That isn't a correct description of these finalists. Yes Te Akau display excellence in all aspects of the racing industry. Are you suggesting they should be eliminated from all awards just because of their success? BTW Te Akau weren't and aren't gifted their success. Their staff work the same hours and just as hard as any "battler". Did you ever think that even the term "battler" was a derogatory one?

Why are you so bitter? Please explain why you would give an award to what you term a "battler" and how would you determine which was the more deserving "battler"?

How am I am industry propagandist? @TAB For Ever would argue the opposite.

What is worth making a song and dance over? It isn't their fault that you have such bitter opinions.

What's wrong with those staff? They still have to work very long hours starting at 3am in the morning for a wage that very few young people would be bothered to get out of bed for. The shit on their stable floor is no different to any others.