Chief Stipe

I'm assuming you are taking the piss? If bot why the hell would Te Akau or Waller set up at Awapuni? Te Akau must seriously be considering an Australian base and no way would Waller waste time and money chasing NZ stakes.

Have you seen a SpaceX satellite chain cross the sky yet? It's impressive.

Here is vaccine case study that I've have had close contact with. Six people on Queen's Birthday Monday got together for a BBQ and an evening playing a very controversial game called Cards Against Humanity. 2 were unvaccinated - one of the unvaccinated had already had Covid. 1 had had two shots (wasn't yet due for a third so presumably had alleged "immunity"), two had had 3 shots and one had had their 4th. The person who had had 4 shots had already had Covid. 3 of the 4 vaccinated people were forced to get vaccinated to keep their jobs. None of them were "essential workers", teachers or working in the health industry. On the Tuesday the 2 shot person returned a positive (their partner unvaccinated had had Covid months ago and they didn't get it at the time). On the Thursday one of the three shot and the four shot person returned positive. On the Saturday the other unvaccinated person returned a weak positive (had tested Wednesday and was negative). Developed mild symptoms Thursday. On the Sunday the unvaccinated's partner returned a strong positive as did the unvaccinated person when tested a second time. In order of seriousness of illness: The 4 shot/2 Covid infection person was the worst - 5 days in bed and monitored by a doctor. The 2 shot person next - 3 days in bed but didn't help recovery with drinking a bit too much red wine from day 3. Three shot person (partner of the four shot) - 4 days rough back to work after 7 days. Then the three shot person - 4 days with a head cold, cough (was giving up smoking so cough couldn't have been that). No bed rest, kept active doing gardening and long walks (but isolated). Finally the unvaccinated person - no bed rest, kept active doing gardening and long walks (but isolated), bad head cold and minor upper respiratory tract infection. Energy levels took a bit of a hit but after 10 days back to 100%. OK not a scientific case study but does tell a story. I'm betting the unvaccinated person will have developed a better immunity than the four vaccinated people. Evidence to suggest that is the fact that the other unvaccinated person who had had Covid months ago didn't miss a beat. As for Cards Against Humanity - well it is the biggest piss take of the PC Woke brigade that you could every imagine. You need a broad mind. It has been banned in the UK. It was a damn good laugh but the uncontrolled laughing was probably the reason that the infection spread. Interesting that the reaction of the 4 shot person was to blame the first person to get sick because they thought that since their partner was unvaccinated then they must have been!

Incorrect. There was a global Swine Flu pandemic in 2009. Many lessons learnt which formed the foundation of Global Pandemic Planning. Unfortunately those lessons and those plans were quickly dropped for Covid-19. Although some countries like Sweden and Japan did more or less stick to the play book. Pre-Covid-19 pandemic planning based on science showed that lockdowns don't work and cause more harm and prolong pandemics. Also that it was extremely harmful to close schools especially when children are not a vulnerable cohort. Evidence is now rapidly emerging that those plans were correct. Coincidentally there was a vaccine developed for that pandemic that had dangerous outcomes i.e. GlaxoSmithKline's 'Pandemrix' vaccine. Reports of data fudging involving that vaccine have emerged since 2009 as well as law suits. The corollary with the Pzifer and Moderna vaccaines of the Covid-19 pandemic is frightening. We do know what happens next - naturally viruses actually evolve in a predictable way in terms of mutation relative to time. Note I said naturally. There is still strong evidence that the most likely origin of Covid-19 was from a genetically modified virus escaping from the Wuhan Lab. Why does a leader have "to do everything possible to keep the population alive and safe"? If we accept that proposition then why did so many leaders dump decades of proven science and globally accepted pandemic plans? The answer is quite clearly politics NOT keeping the population alive and safe. As for "scientific evidence strongly" indicating that the "best weapon against Covid was the vaccine" that is demonstrably false. There was never any evidence showing that the Pzifer and Moderna vaccines had efficacy in terms of infection and disease prevention. That was clear when the FDA granted an EUA and is even more clear now that the data is starting to be released to the wider scientific community. It is clear that the vaccines had zero efficacy in terms of preventing disease and death. At the very best they may be classed as therapeutics NOT vaccines i.e. they MAY reduce the severity of Covid. You really have bought the Kool Aid by the gallon. Your statement about viral load in an unvaccinated person being higher than a vaccinated person is false! I can list numerous papers supporting that. Unvaccinated people were NEVER a greater risk to others including the vaccinated. Ironically you contradict your earlier statement about the vaccine being the best weapon. Bollocks. There is ZERO evidence that vaccination did ANYTHING to lesson the impact of the virus on the community. What is evident now is that the vaccine had a cost in terms of risk versus reward. That is there is ample evidence that supports the contention that the efficacy of the vaccine did NOT outweigh the risk of adverse reactions e.g. more damage was done from vaccination than from the supposed benefits. Watch this space for the emerging evidence. You will be grateful in the future to those that steadfastly refused to be vaccinated - they are the control (placebo) group that was never part of the Pzifer trials. Studies on the unvaccinated group will show that the Pzifer vaccine was useless if not dangerous. I personally know someone who has had 4 jabs and has had Covid TWICE!!!!! Some essential workers are STILL losing jobs because they now refuse to take any more jabs of what is a useless vaccine. When the population immunity has reached the level it has why should people lose their jobs because the refuse to get the FOURTH booster? Where is Cindy's compassion and kindness now? Nope she has fallen down the rabbit hole and she can't back off. Nurses and Doctors are still being laid off because they are refusing to get the 3rd, the 4th and probably what will soon be the 5th jab. The key point is she has had no business experience of any kind. She is a career socialist politician who trained in communication. Even then I wish someone had trained her how to speak English correctly because not only has she butchered the country she butchers the language on a daily basis!

Well one is more efficient at doing so. Isn't that what counts?

But both those mares got black type in OZ which stamps their NZ form.

They never publish the levels detected and there have been promises to adjust thresholds so as to avoid low level environmental contamination. I would guess that the levels were such that there was no way there was any performance enhancement.

Mmmmmm I wonder why Peter Goodfellow is retiring. Got the Gospel on that Judas? @Gospel of Judas

Q1: Easton Light

Amazing how the RIB could test at Cambridge and on the same day and the next "inspect" 59 harness stables in Canterbury! Has the number of employees at the RIB gone over 200?

Apparently the word doing the rounds is Cam Jones has pleaded guilty to the RIB charge that he administered a substance to his horse Johnny Nevits in January 2022. I guess the usual suspects have leaked this information.

Drug testing conducted at Cambridge Category: News Date: 20/06/2022 The Racing Integrity Board conducted routine drug testing at the Cambridge Jockey Club on Monday 20 June 2022. Any instances of riders failing to present for testing, or a positive drug test, will be subject to an investigation.

Well at least we now have some new news on the RIB website. But taking into consideration travelling time - how long was spent "inspecting" at each of the 59 stables? Or did the RIB fly in every employee from across the country to do the inspections? Bear in mind that on one of the inspection days the RIB was doing random drug testing at Cambridge JC! Drug testing conducted at Cambridge Category: News Date: 20/06/2022 The Racing Integrity Board conducted routine drug testing at the Cambridge Jockey Club on Monday 20 June 2022. Any instances of riders failing to present for testing, or a positive drug test, will be subject to an investigation.

Canterbury stable inspections Category: News Date: 22/06/2022 On Monday 20 June and Tuesday 21 June Racing Integrity Board Stewards inspected 59 harness racing stables in the Canterbury region. The RIB General Manager of Stewards Nigel McIntyre was satisfied with the standard overall, acknowledging the positive and welcoming attitude of the licensees. Stable inspections are a routine function of the RIB however this was an opportunity for stewards to concentrate efforts over two days to maximise coverage, identify good practice and opportunities for improvement. It is an approach likely to be repeated.

Davey's Jill. Was good enough to break a NZ record for 2400m.

I've never understood why they made the amateur races betting races. Perhaps the final of a series where the real mug drivers have been eliminated. One irony is the Stipes seem to treat the amateurs just as harshly as the professional's when it comes to making "errors of judgement"!!! Go figure! That said an astute punter such as @Brodie will find value in any race.

Geez you write a load of shyte. Suggest you get your facts right in the future. As for being "worried about you" - rest assured no one gives a shyte about your incoherent ramblings.

Hamish you haven't changed your modus operandi in the more than 10 years you've been posting on Racing Forums. You still haven't learnt to use grammar check either. Not that it is any of your business but I can say that at no point in time has BOAY received any funding from anyone be they a Waikato Racing luminary or otherwise That said if anyone wants to make a donation then I'd be more than happy to accept it providing advertising in return. Haven't outed anyone Hamish. People such as yourself do it themselves. Must be a Marlborough thing.

Big deal Hamster. All a bit petty really. But whatever spins your wheel.

Environmental contamination. Fact of life unfortunately. A lot will depend on the levels detected.

What's this got to do with racing Hamish? Are you still in the Young Nats?

X will be tough.

What I can't understand is why hasn't a business plan been published? Then we could all assess the benefits. Actually the reason they haven't is quite self explanatory. No accountability.

Do you really think anything has changed? They've never put aside enough to maintain their turf track and they're certainly not going to clear enough to maintain BOTH the AWT and the Turf. A white elephant that is going to suck the life out of Sth Island racing.

Why bother when you can't use it properly anyway?!