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I'm just trying to remember the last time you actually posted anything original, new or of interest?...... Mmmmmm never.

In the old days Tim would have said "Brad I'm not handing up!"

I disagree. Williamson whipped Mabalene TEN times in the first run to the winning post. Surely that must result in a charge? In that the horse couldn't maintain or improve its position when whipped. Tim barely moved on his horse. Brad had a brain fade. Over 1700m what was wrong with sitting parked for a lap?

It was only 1700m not 2400m. So why hand up if you are in the lead? There was heaps of room for Williamson to pull back and get the trail - why keep pressing on?

The point I was making @Gammalite was that @the galah didn't actually say what he thought was wrong. I don't believe Tim was the culprit. Williamson used up his whip allocation well before the home straight trying to get the lead. Did Tim actually touch his horse with the whip? I would have thought under the rules Williamson will be charged at least with excessive whip use.

Race 7 VET SOUTH EQUINE SOUTHERN BELLE SPEED SERIES MOBILE PACE Show Video BOOTIES DELIGHT - over raced in the early stages. SHOW ME HEAVEN - withstood a challenge for the lead for a considerable distance through the middle stages. Stewards questioned driver T Williams regarding the tactics he adopted during this part of the race. After considering his explanation, Stewards adjourned the matter to make further enquiries. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. MABALENE - unsuccessfully challenged for the lead for a considerable distance through the middle stages. Stewards questioned driver B Williamson regarding the tactics he adopted during this part of the race. After considering his explanation, Stewards adjourned the matter to make further enquiries. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed an initial high heart rate however the mare recovered well. ART COURAGE - out of position at the start despite the efforts of junior driver S O'Reilly. Placed on the Unruly for future mobile starts.

What exactly in your opinion did they do wrong?

The Judgement in full. 561158050-Yardley-v-Minister-for-Workplace-Relations-and-Safety.pdf

They don't understand sectionals and reading a race. Keep pointing out the inconsistencies - I do know for a fact that they do read what is posted.

I agree with what you are saying. Generally those disgruntled conspiratorial punters can't read form anyway!

Judge Cook just overturned Police and Defence Force mandate. Now half of us can put the brown shirts back in the bottom drawer and the other half can take the 0800 SNITCH line off speed dial. Seriously though NZTR need to move quickly on adjusting their rules on Covid otherwise Derby Day will be off.

With 12,000 cases today it must be inevitable that a meeting will be cancelled soon. Derby Day?

An open mind and good eyesight.

Well I have seen some science research that shows that not only does the Pzifer vaccine not prevent Omicron infection it also makes you more vulnerable to infection. I haven't seen any follow up yet on that research. Of course "vaccinated" is now a loose term anyway given how quickly the vaccines efficacy wanes.

It is from official MOH data. Unfortunately you have to apply to see the actual data now. Not long ago when the stats started going against the narrative the data was no longer published for all to see.

So being up on your Budget by $2.1m but DOWN on the previous year by $12.4m is considered a GOOD result?

24 February 2022 TAB New Zealand (TAB NZ) provides the sixth monthly trading update for the 2021/2022 financial year, with the results and highlights for January 2022. The TAB was able to continue to operate successfully through its online and available retail channels throughout January. With the majority of New Zealand in the Orange setting of the Covid-19 Protection Framework/Traffic Light System through most of January, traditional holiday racing clubs welcomed crowds back on course. High quality racing through the month led to a strong month of turnover compared to January 2021. The Karaka Million meeting continued its rise as a leading meeting on the calendar, with $5.5 million turnover on the six-race card. With all of New Zealand moving to Red in the Traffic Light System at 11.59pm on Sunday 23 January, this had an effect on on-course attendance and therefore on-course turnover. Notwithstanding this, the turnover result for January was comfortably up on budget, rounding out a solid six months of trading. The TAB NZ Board has been able to maintain betting profit distributions at budgeted levels through the year to date. With funding from Betting Information Use Charges and the Betting Levy tracking above budget, this has meant that total distributions have been above budgeted expectations. As New Zealand enters new phases in its response to the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, the Board will maintain a close watch on potential developments, any potential flow-on effect on trading conditions and any effect on profit distributions. Wagering Performance Summary In January, the key performance results for TAB continued to trend positively off the back of a strong December. Subject to final audit, turnover of $241.3m was 7.2% ($16.3m) up on budget and gross betting revenue (GBR) of $40.0m was 11% up on budget, at a gross betting margin (GBM) of 16.6%. Racing Average NZ thoroughbred starters per race was 10.8, matching the Year To Date (YTD) average of 10.7, while the peak turnover for a domestic meeting was $6.10m on 1 January for the New Year’s Day Races at Ellerslie. Harness average starters per race was 11.0, above the YTD average of 10.3, while the peak meeting turnover of $1.55m was on 2 January for the New Year's Meeting at Omakau Racecourse. For greyhound racing, the average starters per race was 7.6, matching the YTD average, while the peak turnover for a domestic meeting was $435k on 20 January at Addington. The total margin for the month across all New Zealand racing was 19.5%,, above the YTD domestic racing margin of 18.5%. Overseas racing margin was 19.4%, above the YTD average of 18.4%. Sport Australian Open tennis led the sporting events in January with turnover of $6.4m across the entire tournament. The total margin on in-play sport throughout January was 6.5%. Basketball and tennis dominated in-play performance, accounting for 61% of in-play turnover at 7.1% and 4.4% margin respectively. The pre-match singles margin was 11.%, driven by basketball (32% of pre-match sports turnover) at a margin of 14.6% and cricket (23% of pre-match sports turnover) at 8.1%. Sports Multi margin was 26.0%. January Operational Performance Reported Profit for the month was $17.8m, which was $2.1m above Budget. Operating Expenses were $9.9m for the month, which was $0.2m below Budget. Year To Date (1 Aug 2021 to 31 Jan 2022) Reported Profit* was $85.6m, which was $2.1m above Budget and $12.4m below last year. Year To Date (1 Aug 2021 to 31 Jan 2022) Operating Expenses* were $57.5m, which was $2.4m below Budget and $2.5m above last year. * - Note: Year to date figures are subject to final audit. December Distributions Racing codes were paid $17.4m in distributions and other payments for January, versus $16.7m budgeted. This consisted of TAB NZ Betting Profit (listed as Fixed Distribution in the table below), offshore bookmaker commission fees, which are based on actual turnover (termed Betting Information Use Charges (BIUC) in the table below), and Betting Duty/Levy repeal. Top 10 Racing events by turnover Date Venue Race No. Race description Turnover 22-Jan Ellerslie R6 Karaka Million 3YO Classic $1.2M 22-Jan Ellerslie R4 Doubletree By Hilton Karaka Million 2YO $1.0M 22-Jan Ellerslie R3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (G3) $902K 1-Jan Ellerslie R7 Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final $855K 29-Jan Trentham R7 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (G1) $830K 29-Jan Trentham R9 NZCIS Wellington Cup (G3) $825K 22-Jan Ellerslie R2 Westbury Classic (G2) $820K 22-Jan Ellerslie R5 Brighthill Farm Eminent Concorde Handicap (G3) $790K 1-Jan Ellerslie R9 Rich Hill Mile (G2) $770K 1-Jan Ellerslie R8 Sistema Railway (G1) $770K Top 10 Sporting events by turnover Date Code Event Turnover 9-Jan Cricket Australia v England (Ashes series 4th test) $475K 5-Jan Cricket New Zealand v Bangladesh $346K 31-Jan Tennis R Nadal v D Medvedev $315K 16-Jan Cricket Australia v England (Ashes series 5th test) $273K 2-Jan Cricket Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers $247K 23-Jan MMA Francis Ngannou v Ciryl Gane $246K 8-Jan Basketball Los Angeles Lakers v Atlanta Hawks $231K 5-Jan Basketball Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings $228K 26-Jan Cricket Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers $222K 28-Jan Basketball Golden State Warriors v Minnesota Timberwolves $217K

But then some would complain if the question wasn't asked.

No one is a Champion and Double Gold Olympian. Proven horse trainer both equestrian and racing. You don't achieve what he has achieved without gaining the respect of the horses you work with.

It is more likely that the horse would catch Covid than any other Jockey or Trainer. If you look at the vaccinated versus unvaccinated cases at the moment the rate of infection is greater in the vaccinated than the unvaccinated. Has NZTR adjusted their rules for the changes in the traffic light system? If not then we are rapidly heading towards abandoned meetings. Which is as bizarre as the unvaxxed airline pilots who were sacked where their place of work is a locked up cockpit yet who can travel as passengers amongst the great unwashed.

Where is that rule stated by Government?

It is relevant. If the rule is an incorrect interpretation of a Government directive then it is very relevant i.e. it is a bad rule. So you put the onus back on someone trying to do their job under what is an illogical and irrelevant rule? I guess you find it acceptable for ordinary New Zealanders acting as enforcers of just plain dumb rules handed down by an out of control Government and made doubly worse by Racing administrators who are equally no where near the coal face of enforcement. Who handed out the brown shirts? Where at any stage was any other private licensed contractor or employee on that racecourse in "harms way" from an unvaccinated person?

Are you serious? Isn't NZTR’S interpretation of a workplace and what restrictions are required WAY WAY over the top? What risk does a Jockey galloping a horse on its own have to anyone else in terms of Covid? Might be a problem if he galloped the horse in the wrong direction.