Chief Stipe

I thought the TAB bought (leased) the software OpenBet which was (is) used by Ladbrokes. PaddyPower and Betfair also use OpenBet.

But isn't the underlying software the same? Wasn't Ladbrokes using the same software that TABNZ purchased?

So ENTAIN is blaming their IT outsource provider, which is presumably still SPARK, for Saturday's issues. Their solution is to bring the management of the platform in-house. Don't ENTAIN own the underlying platform as it is used for their other horse wagering brands? Contrary to some thinking there possibly won't be a new system but perhaps the same one managed better. Plus a new IT team. Do they already own a data centre or will they continue to use an outsourced one but where they manage the IT kit?

New Zealand punters frustrated as TAB website and app crashes for hours www.nzherald.co.nz 18 Feb, 2024 06:36 TAB said the significant degradation in our services was caused by an issue within our databases. TAB said the significant degradation in our services was caused by an issue within our databases. New Zealand sports betters were left stranded after the TAB website and mobile app went down for hours on Saturday. One person told the Herald he spent 45 minutes trying to place a bet before eventually giving up. WERE YOU AFFECTED? EMAIL US He said an error message kept popping up whenever he refreshed the page and tried again. “It’s the second major outage since international wagering giant Ladbrokes bought the TAB,” he said. “Saturday is the busiest betting day of the week. It’s unacceptable and the equivalent of the Lotto site going down for hours on a Saturday afternoon.” TAB operators Entain Australia and New Zealand Managing Director Cameron Rodger said they experienced some significant issues this afternoon when the TAB website and mobile app became unavailable for an extended period. “This significant degradation in our services was caused by an issue within our databases. Our teams worked to restore service as soon as possible and the site was fully operational again by 4pm,” he said. “We are continuing to work well towards our migration of our digital channels to a new platform later this year, which will remove reliance on external providers, and will give us significantly better control over our digital operations. “This planned migration remains our top priority, and today’s issue just reconfirms that priority.” Entain is an international betting agency that owns brands such as Bwin, Ladbrokes, and SportingBet. It took over the running of the New Zealand TAB in the middle of last year. Former Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty approved the deal that saw Entain take over the day-to-day running of New Zealand’s only betting agency for 25 years.

Seems she wasn't that unhappy!!! @curious got the chocolates with the $3 superboost!

Really?

Well you can't get on locally!!

Can't get access. But have internet access to everything else in the world.

GRNZ wouldn't pay you the time of day let alone any money for your crap stats.

Really? Do you think HRNZ would be treated fairy around a table dominated by Thoroughbred Racing? Hell NZTR just pissed $4m away on a failed IT project!!

RaceInfoMeetingsMeeting NewsATR @ Ellerslie | Saturday 17 February RACE DAY MEETING NEWS ATR @ Ellerslie | Saturday 17 February RACE DAY Race Day Weather: Fine Track: Good 4 Moisture Meter: 20.2% Rail: Out 6m Rainfall: N/A Irrigation: 15mm Irrigation Applied last 24 Hours Weather and Track updated at 6.32am Saturday 17 February Friday Afternoon Weather: Fine Track: Good 4 Moisture Meter: 18.2% Rail: Out 6m Rainfall: N/A Irrigation: 20mm Irrigation Applied last 24 Hours Weather and Track updated at 4.01pm Friday 16 February

You didn't answer the question but what's new.

@Yankiwi what is the normative attrition rate for racing a Greyhound. Hint: it isn't zero.

I suggest you give up then @curious as you are in denial. If you don't accept that what you do each day as a trainer to be successful causes at least some pain then take up Tiddly Winks. Hell most Jockeys go through pain every week.

Bute isn't prohibited except at levels that are detectable on raceday.

All of the above.

But Roger James has said he hasn't used it for 7 years! He probably uses something else but for good reasons. If you aren't using something then give up because you can't compete.

Well would you?

Why would you question Roger James integrity?

So why doesn't everyone talk to each other to provide a good product as often as possible!

See what above? Blue sky? Chicken Licken? Divine Providence?

https://fb.watch/qe7FYuIPa1/?mibextid=w8EBqM

Trials scheduled for 27 February Ashburton. How does South Island Thoroughbred Racing event exist?

Environmental contamination? Will be interesting to see what the detected levels were. No charges laid as yet.

James 'gobsmacked' by Prowess swab www.racing.com Champion New Zealand trainer Roger James says he has been left 'gobsmacked' after star galloper Prowess returned a positive swab during the 2023 Spring Carnival. The talented galloper returned the positive in a pre-race urine sample taken before the Group 1 Champions Stakes at Flemington in November last year. RASL reported the sample contained Phenylbutazone, Oxyphenbutazone and Gamma-hydroxyphenylbutazone (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and its metabolites), which is a prohibited substance on race day. The Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory then reported the same findings in the reserve sample. Speaking to Racing.com a week after the positive sample was announced publicly by Racing Victoria, James said that stable had not used Bute for a number of years. He said the stable provided both its New Zealand and Australian vet accounts to stewards to show Bute was not used by them. James, who trains in partnership with Robert Wellwood, said the stable is yet to be charged by stewards, who are continuing their investigation. "We were all absolutely gobsmacked. It's a drug that I've banned from our stable seven years ago because of its length of withholding time and its contaminable ability," James said. "I straight away said, 'You (stewards) can come over to my stables right now, we haven't got it (Bute)'. "We opened up our vet accounts for however long they wanted to go back. "We have wrecked ourselves trying to work out how it got into her system. But it does you no good at the end of the day. "It's all foreign territory for me. But at the end of the day, we have got to cop it on the chin."