Chief Stipe

Ya reckon?

Well it is an "Open Letter". So you've seen it.

Why would you "feel very offended"? Perhaps it was only sent to the offenders.

Sent to current owners. A friend forwards them to me.

I could name a few!! Might do that. Running this site I have had numerous calls from the 3 codes (note Greyhounds weren't included in this open letter) and various individuals over particular posters. I've found all the callers to be very good to deal with and have established a respect for their sincerity.

An open letter to the racing community from NZTR, HRNZ & RIB No images? Click here Open Letter to the Racing Community: Adherence to Racing Codes of Conduct To all participants, members, volunteers, employees, suppliers, and supporters of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and Harness Racing New Zealand. New Zealand’s racing industry thrives because of the dedication, integrity, and passion of thousands of individuals, on the track, behind the scenes, and in our communities. Each of those individuals who run businesses, are employed, volunteer their time, or in other ways lend their positive support to racing and its participants play a vital role in ensuring our sport remains strong, inclusive, and future-focused. Unfortunately, there is a small minority of people whose persistent negative behaviour runs counter to these shared values. This may be either online abuse, personal attacks, public harassment or unwanted attention. These behaviours cause real harm, impacting individuals’ mental wellbeing, reputation or career, and eroding the trust and cohesion our sport depends on. Together, we have a collective responsibility to uphold the standards of respect, professionalism, and integrity that define a healthy and sustainable industry. Abuse, whether verbal, physical, written, digital or psychological, has no place in New Zealand racing. We all deserve to work and participate in an environment where people are treated with dignity. This is not just about compliance, it’s about maintaining a supportive and positive culture and community that more people want to be a part of. It’s about creating an environment where people feel safe, valued, and proud to be part of the racing industry. We ask everyone, regardless of their role, to lead by example, speak out when behaviour falls short, and support one another in maintaining high standards of conduct. As part of this commitment, our organisations have: Maintained strong channels to raise concerns or report misconduct, so individuals can confidently, safely and confidentially report concerns. Reinforced expectations for on-course behaviour at all race meetings and industry events. Confirmed that appropriate consequences will be applied, ranging from formal warnings up to disciplinary action or removal from participation in industry activities. Committed to strengthen each Code’s respective Rules of Racing, including explicit references to such misconducts and to the sanctions that may be imposed. This letter marks a united stance across equine codes and the Racing Integrity Board. We are committed to taking meaningful action, and just as importantly, to setting a positive and respectful tone for the future. Let’s lead with integrity. Let each of us call out poor behaviour. And let’s all stand together in creating a racing industry where everyone feels safe, supported, and welcome. Yours in racing, Racing Integrity Board New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Harness Racing New Zealand ☎️Racing Integrity Board Confidential Integrity Line Make an anonymous report by: calling 0508 742 123, or submitting information online via: www.integrityline-nz.org/rib ☎️OnTrack In a non-emergency, contact the OnTrack support line on 0800 667 224 for free, confidential support and assistance. Tel: 0800 667 224 (support line) Email: support@ontrack.org.nz New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing 18 Dick Street, Cambridge 3434 Email: office@nztr.co.nz Tel: 0800 946 637 NZTR.CO.NZ Unsubscribe

But isn't Betfair just an exchange?

So which agency is the exemplar?

Not as if a Horse can have a 10 puppy litter.

Nothing to do with turnover it's all about yield.

We should have downloaded it as it has been taken off Facebook. Anyone have a copy?

Where do you bet so we don't get "checked in"?

Hugely different. Runs on ENTAINS main platform that they use for other countries. Deposit a small amount of cash and take the bonuses and then complain.

You don't use Betcha?

Are you worried about the prices offered or the lack of options? Is there anything in the legislation to stop ENTAIN managing their pools as their own global pool?

I've driven a few harness horses in work and at pace. Ridden bare back as a youngster herding Herefords out of the bush in South Westland. The fastest I've galloped a horse was a Molesworth Brumbie named Blue. It was during a wine trail on horse back with a progressive dinner. We all lined up in lines in the vineyard after desert to race each other to the end of the lane. My girlfriend had the fastest horse - had more thoroughbred in it than any of the others. She said she had ridden lots when asked at the start of the day when horses were being allocated. Having an eye for a horse I could see she was on the best so I lied about my experience and got the second best. As the gallop progressed I got more and more confident and I was a cross between Lester Piggott and Chris Johnson - knees bent and back level - high off the saddle. The first thing I noticed was as I got more confident Blue put in more and more. Great fun and I was only about a length off the girlfriend when I noticed the upcoming boundary fence. "Oh shit" - I said. But Blue had it under control and planted all four and pivoted. Of course I was slow to react and my velocity was heading me off Blue towards the fence but I hung in and heart pumping trotted toward the stabling area. Needless to say the slip marks caused any further racing to be abandoned for the day and all bets were refunded. What I did learn though is how agile a horse can be. Wouldn't happen today - too many rules!!! I'm surprised point to point hasn't been banned.

Not at all @Huey but you've inferred that some are more deserving than others just because of who employs them.

I'm not sure they'd count using @Huey criteria. They've won awards before and wasn't it last year that their employee Megan Winters won the ENTAIN Stablehand of the Year award?

Melbourne Cup set for prizemoney boost www.racenet.com.au Https://bitofayarn.com Australia's most famous race, the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), has got richer. This masthead has established a long-held Victoria Racing Club (VRC) dream – a $10m Melbourne Cup – has finally been realised. Racing Victoria is set to confirm prizemoney for the 2025-26 season, as early as this week. The Melbourne Cup has carried an $8m prizemoney pool since 2020 – marketed as $8.75m including the iconic 18-carat gold three-handled trophy, valued at $750,000. It is only the sixth significant prizemoney boost for ‘the race that stops a nation' since 1990 – the first seven-figure ($1m) purse. The Melbourne Cup has increased in 2000 ($2m), 2009 ($5.5m), 2010-17 ($6-6.2m), 2018 ($7.3m) and 2019 ($8m). RV controls prizemoney in the thoroughbred racing industry. Laurie Sainsbury - Last 28 Days PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The VRC has lobbied RV since 2022 for a $10m Melbourne Cup, as part of annual industry-wide prizemoney submissions to RV. This masthead in May revealed the latest VRC bid again included a $10m Cup wish. RV rejected past submissions due to a tough economic and wagering environment. READ: "Awesome again": Stern Idol reigns supreme in Thackeray test Wagering returns, which fund the racing industry, dropped 10-15 per cent year-on-year after an explosion during the Covid pandemic. While wagering income and cost control remains crucial, better collaboration between RV and stakeholders, including racing clubs has allowed for important prizemoney adjustments. The total Victorian prizemoney pool – $316m last season – is likely to largely be retained but greater flexibility at club level, in particular, to redistribute funds has afforded select changes. The Melbourne Cup at Flemington is set for a prizemoney boost in 2025 Picture: Jake Nowakowski It is understood the VRC has been able to trim prizemoney off other feature races to achieve the $1m and change required to secure a $10m Melbourne Cup. The All-Star Mile and Australian Cup dropped from $3m to $2.5m last season. The Group 1 features could be subject to further reductions. RV chief executive Aaron Morrison declined to comment on prizemoney discussions. However, Morrison said any changes for the upcoming season would benefit Victorian racing from grassroots to the top tier. Australia's best race, the Group 1 W.S Cox Plate (2040m), could jump to $6m – up from $5m – ahead of a historic last weight-for-age championship on the traditional Moonee Valley racecourse. The Valley is being redeveloped after the 2025 Cox Plate, with a return to racing on a reconfigured circuit slated for 2027. RV has yet to anoint a host for the 2026 Cox Plate but Flemington remains the logical frontrunner. The $5m Caulfield Cup (2400m) is likely to remain unchanged prizemoney wise however the purses of other Melbourne Racing Club events could be adjusted to afford select increases.

Bosson in right head space and weight range for racing return www.nzherald.co.nz Https://bitofayarn.com The most surprising aspect of champion jockey Opie Bosson’s comeback is his weight. The 44-year-old superstar of the saddle has confirmed what many horse racing industry insiders had suspected, that he will return to race riding in August after a brief retirement. Bosson stunned punters when retiring on 99 domestic Group 1 winners last December, his motivation at an all-time low after years of battling his weight and as he was also going through a marriage break-up. There was always the feeling that once Bosson got his body and head right, he would return. After all, who retires on 99 not out? But while the return isn’t a surprise, just how right Bosson has got his body is. He is 58.5kg, down from a summer high of around 65kg and aiming to weigh around 56kg when he starts back in the first week of August. “I have been training hard and keeping off the beer,” Bosson told the Herald. “I feel good and now I have decided I am going to do this I feel really good about it. “I want to get down to 56kg to give myself options as a lot of the good fillies and mares carry around that weight. “I have been riding track work and jump outs and return to the trials [Cambridge] on Tuesday.” While the Opie’s Century countdown will be a focal point of his comeback, he won’t get a shot at that until the Tarzino Trophy at Ellerslie on September 6 – but he already has a first main target in mind. “There is a $100,000 Polytrack Championship race at Awapuni on August 3 I’d love to win,” he sayheq After that he says he can’t wait to partner Group 1-placed two-year-old Hostility when he returns on a 2000 Guineas path. Whether he gets to ride Te Akau stars like Damask Rose, Return To Conquer and La Dorada is undecided, though, as that trio are all set to start their spring racing in Victoria. “We haven’t spoken much about the Australian horses [trained at Cranbourne] and my involvement over there,” says Bosson, who is expected to be on some sort of retained rider agreement with Te Akau. “Both Damask Rose and Return To Conquer are already over at Cranbourne and La Dorada heads there on Wednesday.” Te Akau heading into the new season with their stable strength split either side of the Tasman won’t be the only professional change for Bosson next season, with former jockey Michael Coleman taking over as his riding agent. Bosson’s return to the jockey’s room will mean New Zealand’s riding ranks, particularly in the north, are the deepest they have been in at least a decade in terms of experience. He will join soon-to-be premiership winner Craig Grylls, former champs Michael McNab and Warren Kennedy, Joe Doyle, Sam Spratt, George Rooke and a long list of other proven Group 1 jockeys, including Samantha Collett, who has returned from Queensland. Fewer than half of those seniors will be riding at Te Rapa today, with some still on holiday, while the card also has reduced opportunities, with three jumps races and the trainers of plenty of the horses in the main two races using apprentices to claim. The $40,000 main sprint pips the Te Awamutu Cup for race of the day at a typical winter meeting where how the horses handle the track will matter as much, if not more, than class on the Heavy 10.

Fill ya boots @Huey !

No no unless you are all wind (which seems to be a real possibility) I'm giving tbe floor to shine your light. Quite happy to start a new Topic perhaps titled: The Huey Awards for Excellence in Thoroughbred Racing.

No.

Yes but to be fair any award based on merit and voted on by your peers is valid. 😉

Two things that will help is consolidating the bookies not that I think many bookies are involved in many in play bets with the system doing it programmatically. Which leaves the network latency issues. I've long been of the opinion that many of the app and website issues are network and system issues not the programmes themselves. Unfortunately we still have third world telcos in NZ who think they are industry leaders.