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Chief Stipe

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  1. Chief Stipe
    Which means more participation at all levels. What NZTR need to do is facilitate a low cost model of operation. Centralisation the way it's being done is changing things to a high cost model.
  2. Chief Stipe
    Pot Kettle re-sniping. Your demeanour is more than apparent to all who read your posts. Who cares about your negative predictions? They're basically sniping at the industry. Your positive solutions? BTW if you stopped labelling everyone an idiot or fool who disagrees with you then people might pay more interest to what you post. A lot of people show considerable restraint to your abuse.
  3. Chief Stipe
    It was advertised a long way out that the Cup would be his last call. At the end of the day it was Tony's choice to do it his way or I imagine not at all. That's the very least his employers could have done for him.
  4. Chief Stipe
    Good place price.
  5. Chief Stipe
    So what get punters to spend more on the same races?
  6. Chief Stipe
    They are. Just thought @TAB For Ever could save us all some time.
  7. Chief Stipe
    It was his decision. He wanted to spend time with family and friends during the day as well as do some commentaries.
  8. Chief Stipe
    Why don't they just offer a rebate on the tote betting I.e. make the price more attractive.
  9. Chief Stipe
    So no hope of growth?
  10. Chief Stipe
    7% of his starts - must have turned him around. I bet he trained on the beach too.
  11. Chief Stipe
    The topic is discussing the Punters Graveyard. I postulated a reason for why it is so - the state of the track. How did one of the richest clubs let it get to that state? Right so now you are suggesting the dosh was wasted somewhere?
  12. Chief Stipe
    Are you sure it wasn't the two low-key wins at Ashburton that kicked her on her way? Note she hasn't raced on the Synthetic for 5 months.
  13. Chief Stipe
    Right so stuff the horses? You analysed the Cambridgs Jockey Club accounts can you do the same with the WRC and tell is where the dosh went?
  14. Chief Stipe
    Where did all the money go from selling off the land alongside the shute? Didn't go on the track, the fences, the gates nor the stables.
  15. Chief Stipe
    But we have many days in NZ with zero local product. As well as struggling to fill fields.
  16. Chief Stipe
    But how can you do that if you reduce the product levels?
  17. Chief Stipe
    Yep that's why @Brodie needs to up tech his Lincoln Cadillac and cruise the outlets with some runners. Or have a few runners on course or in agencies waiting for his texts.
  18. Chief Stipe
    None of my friends have had problems getting the odds available right up to closing. But they do use smart phones rather than standing behind $1 E/W Granny Arbuckle in the queue.
  19. Chief Stipe
    But that is the downside of Fixed Odds. They will always be more attractive than the Tote because you can't FIX the price on the Tote. I don't understand how you can do anything to divert people to the Tote other than consistently offer unders on Fixed Odds. Then you'd price yourself out of the market.
  20. Chief Stipe
    How do you know they don't? There are two rules that the TAB could be forced to implement. 1. A time limit to lay on the tote and implement real-time updating across ALL platforms. 2. Bet minimums that the TAB must accept. They have these in other wagering jurisdictions.
  21. Chief Stipe
    I don't think you realise the league that @Brodie operates in. We are talking 7 figure profits.
  22. Chief Stipe
    That's a technical problem where the various systems for displaying odds are out of sync or at best time delayed. The same happens on the tote. There is technology to fix that but probably not in the bookies advantage to do it. Arguably in value has to be found well before closing time.
  23. Chief Stipe
    But why bother when your bet was large enough to bring the price in from $20 to $8? Your hypotheticals are well at best hypothetical. I doubt if you saw value at $20 that you would still see value at $8.
  24. Chief Stipe
    "Assume" isn't fixing value. Why would they take a risk on the tote if the same value, as you infer, is offered on fixed odds?
  25. Chief Stipe
    Myab3 but you can fix that value now with Fixed Odds exotics.
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