Chief Stipe

$9 here

So more than one meeting? Shit if they don't put out after the second there is no third!

Has to be Ruakaka then. Verry Elleegant and Catalyst and..

Te Akau Shark Te Akau Shark has died in New Zealand. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images HORSES Star galloper Te Akau Shark put down in NZ Article Author Mitch Cohen 11:01AM04 February 2021 0 Comments Kiwi cult hero Te Akau Shark has been humanely put down following complications from a rare eye condition. The gun son of Rip Van Winkle had to be put down after becoming blind in both eyes following a difficult health battle. Te Akau Shark went blind in one eye after surgery in Australia last year before contracting pneumonia which unfortunately resulted in the condition spreading. Te Akau Shark (orange) winning the Chipping Norton Stakes. Photo: AAP Image/Simon Bullard) Te Akau Racing made the decision to euthanise their star galloper and confirmed the tragic news on Thursday morning. “It is with immense pain and sadness that we announce that our beloved Te Akau Shark has lost his brave health battle,” a statement read. “A true warrior, Darryl (stable name) your heart and courage, your determination and kindness, lit up the lives of everyone privileged to know you – as well as those who admired you from afar. Te Akau Shark with connections. Photo: Jenny Evans/Getty Images “You made us laugh, you made us proud, you brought so much joy – we fell in love with you over and over again, every single day with your quirky personality. Your owners, our team, the racing world. “You changed lives and left your inedible hoof prints stamped all over our hearts. Our grief has no words.” Te Akau Racing announced just days before Christmas that the talented five-year-old had been retired after the popular gelding failed to make a full recovery from a rare eye condition. He has been off the scene since a fifth placing in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick last April when he narrowly beat home star stablemate Melody Belle. Te Akau Shark in the lead up to the Cox Plate. Photo: AAP Image/Vince Caligiuri The six-year-old was a Group 1 winner in both New Zealand and Australia, claiming the BCD Sprint at Te Rapa before winning the Chipping Norton Stakes at his next start at Randwick. Perhaps his best performance on the big stage came when Te Akau Shark finished third in the 2019 Cox Plate behind Lys Gracieux and Castelvecchio. Te Akau Shark banked $1.5 million in prizemoney for connections, which included former Cronulla Sharks captain-turned-heavyweight boxer Paul Gallen, with the outstanding record of seven wins and five placings from just 14 starts.

Taupo?

Matamata on the 25th.

Cite your sources. Post some links to this "Research"!

Why don't we run our "Premier Meetings" on a Wednesday? We can't compete with the quality of racing from OZ on a Saturday. Perhaps we might earn more revenue.

There is ample evidence to show the opposite. The quality of our horses are declining as is their number. So you'd be an idiot to target a midweek race when you have the same chance of winning a race double the stake (or more) on a Saturday. An R65 rating is the same whether you race on a Wednesday or a Saturday. If it isn't then the Rating system is shyte as well!

What research? Cite it accurately and or post a link. BTW you haven't replied to my question regarding the banning of whips all through the supply chain. Are you still formulating your views?

LOL you can't eat Carbon Credits let alone Pine Trees. You can't feed them to horses either!

Fuel costs, Transport costs, labour costs and the prices our local producers can get overseas at economical volumes. Add to that the Covid-19 lockdown and the inability to import labour both skilled and cheap. We are currently living in Fool's Paradise. The current Government is taking us quickly to hell in a shopping basket. I've been predicting for over a year now that mid this year the shit will hit the fan. Fuel prices will have sky rocketed past the high in 2018 and the folly of printing money (QE - Quantitative Easing) will hit home. Watch inflation go through the roof. South Island racing will feel the pinch first and what have we done? Signed up to a high cost model aka a $16m AWT. I'm picking that the best stables will set up in OZ very soon. Te Akau for one. Their systems and local NZ connections and knowledge will work well in OZ.

Which makes a mockery of the so called "Tiered Racing"! As I pointed out in an earlier post if the nominations had been lower and their average rating lower the stake would still have been $22,500! Surely you are not suggesting that the stake for an R65 on a Saturday should be determined by a quality assessment of who pitches up? Under the rating system R65 is an R65!

Have you contacted the BGP yet to discuss your allegations of "misogyny and sexual boasting"? However in this Topic you missed the point not surprisingly. It is the bigger issue of the futility and meaninglessness of Tiered Racing!

I agree. We have had this conversation before but in my opinion the real issue is the $22,500 and tiered racing. The $10,000 "consolation" just reinforces the point that both are a load of crap. If there had been less horses nominated and those that were just happened to be those now in the consolation then the stake would have been $22,500! Now absurdity is further magnified by the disparity that you have pointed out. Did NZTR grade both "extra" races and then determine the stakes? If they did what was they criteria they used?

Wouldn't surprise me. Assuming they lay off into commingled pools technically they do.

Legally you are probably correct. However does it preclude TAB NZ from laying off on overseas markets with overseas operators? I don't know if they operate that way but...

I've been ruminating on the whole area of betting, gaming and wagering legislation in New Zealand for awhile - more so when I saw the BGP exclusive monopoly deal. It is clear that the average consumer's rights are not protected and that there is ambiguity in the law in terms of reducing harm. The law in Australia seems "more mature" than ours. For example they have minimum bet rules on a State basis.

You may laugh JJ Flash but their law says you can't offer inducements to target individuals that DON'T have an account. So the question would be DID the BGP syndicate members all have TAB accounts? We await your erudite and cogent response JJ.

Under the Aussie Betting and Racing Act 1998 the BGP Quinella bet would likely have been illegal.

BOOKMAKER Robbie Waterhouse has been accused of using illegal inducements and incentives — such as offering free betting money and improved market odds — to lure punters to his online gambling website. The Australian has revealed that the racing identity, who is married to leading trainer Gai, will front court next month after becoming the latest target in Liquor & Gaming NSW’s crackdown on illicit internet betting promotions. The 66-year-old has been charged with five counts of unlawfully publishing gaming advert­isements relating to his eponymous betting website, ­RobWaterhouse.com, and faces a $55,000 fine if convicted. The alleged offences relate to a promotional banner featured on his website last June, along with three emails he allegedly sent between last June and last August and a tweet posted by an account allegedly run by Waterhouse. The tweet, which appeared on June 13, attracted the attention of authorities after promising betting “boosts” to gamblers on his website. “Forms done for today, markets are open! It looks a great day of racing. I’m giving punters 5 boosts a day join me now at http://RobWaterhouse.com,” it said. Under the Betting and Racing Act 1998, it is an offence for sport bookmakers to publish or communicate any inducement to participate in any gambling activity unless the advertising is directly targeted to a person who holds an account with that bookmaker. According to the act, inducement is defined as “the offer of a credit, voucher, reward or other benefit that includes additional benefits or enhancements”. It will be alleged Waterhouse followed up the tweet days later with a promotional banner on his website on June 18 that promised: “Up to 5 price boots per day.” The Sydney bookmaker has also been accused of sending emails to clients offering “FREE $20 cash”, “Bet Boosts” and a promotional email notifying the receiver that he had launched his betting website, promising “great pricing” and “lots of bonuses”. “Hi Jai, I hope you took advantage of the FREE $20 cash I deposited straight into your Robwaterhouse.com account this week. If you are betting with me this weekend, remember I offer 5 Bet Boosts per day. Best, Rob,” Waterhouse allegedly said in one email to a customer. Since Waterhouse is trading as a sole trader, he is being prosecuted as an individual, with each ­offence carrying a maximum penalty of $11,000. In 2018 and 2019, state and territory governments implemented minimum protections for online gamblers called the National Protection Framework, which must be adhered to by all online wagering providers. Individual states and territories have separate legislation, with NSW having some of the strongest in the country. The legal action against Waterhouse comes after multinational online betting sites Ladbrokes and Neds were convicted at the Downing Centre Local Court last February for promoting inducements to gamble. The firms were ordered to pay a total of $207,500 in fines — the largest gambling fine to be handed down in NSW. Waterhouse, who was charged with the alleged offences last month, is scheduled to appear in court for mention on February 17. His wife, Gai Waterhouse, was ­appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia on Australia Day for her distinguished services to the racing industry. It is not the first time the ­Waterhouse family, one of the highest profile in racing, has come under fire for activities relating to its gambling empire. William Hill, at the time headed by Waterhouse’s son Tom, was referred to federal police by the Australian Communications and Media Authority over a betting loophole that allowed punters to bet live on sports on their phones. The AFP rejected that referral in October 2015.

From that reliable source of information - The Internet! WE are convinced that the information relayed to Peterprofit.com & LGHR is reliable and will be turning whistle-blower and referring it to the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission. Here is what Archie Butterfly has written today: THERE is an amazing story floating around in South-East Queensland circles that a high-profile stable foreman for an even higher profile trainer allegedly has for some time had a well-hidden serious drug problem which has suddenly exploded into rage and, according to industry sources, resulted in carnage. The word is that this foreman got on the gear big-time the other day, allegedly attacked a former top jockey who is now working for the stable, smashing his eye socket and putting him in hospital, then smashed up a rented house at the stables owned by a well-know racing identity, before taking more of whatever drug he was abusing (one guess - hint, its cold) and OD'ing before getting carted off to hospital in an ambulance. I'm not naming any names but if the stories I am being told are even half true it's going to blow the roof off the industry. Apparently the high profile trainer in question has promised the investigate the situation early this week find out what the f**k has gone on, and to try and fix up the mess. As I said, if true this story is going to be huge. Some drugs really suck - that's why I take the others.

Shame the track was off! But I guess that doesn't worry music goers!

Racenet is hardly Backwater Media!