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There has hardly been any "favours" for harness OR gallops in the media. Try and find the menu tab for racing on the two mainstream media websites. I applaud the CEO for taking an assertive proactive stance in managing the situation the way he has. Don't forget no one has been found guilty yet and there were 100's of hard working people doing their job last night without being annoyed by media vultures. Let alone those few remaining on course patrons who were there for an enjoyable night. Oh and don't forget the Racing Media were in attendance as normal. If my recollection is correct they were right at the forefront of reporting on this story.

I beg to differ. Addington isn't a public place it's private property running an event. The owner can decide on who he wants to allow to attend. It wasn't censorship as they were allowed to attend and write what they wish. However in the interests of the paying customers and dare I say the sport the CEO chose to restrict or rather manage their access. That's not censorship. If to allow media vultures crawling all over the place looking to question patrons and stakeholders for an "angle" then we also differ on what constitutes news! As the CEO said the only other time you see these guys is on Cup Day. The normal racing media were there as usual.

The response puts a more favourable light on the action that was taken. The "extra" news media that turned up were only there to provide sensationalist reporting. Expect more of that as this debacle progresses further. If I was a new racegoer I would want some investigative journo within two feet of me. Certainly you wouldn't want race newbie journos in the stables.

It was a big grass track in those days with big fields. Then as it is today it was hard to make a profit racing a horse. Setting your horse up was all part of the game and the fun in the lower grades but you needed to have a good one to do it successfully. I wouldn't call it cheating as such. Giving your horse a soft run for one day on a long summer circuit often happened especially if you were avoiding a horse as good with a better draw.

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Yeah we actually learnt Morse code without realising it.

LOL just thought of some more stories regarding pulling the wool over a few unofficial bookies.

Actually this reminds of my old man. A horse lover first - used to gallop ponies with his mates up and down the Blaketown beach. Anyway he got into Harness racing probably because even then it was a cheaper option for the average bloke. Loyal man my dad - turns out my mother was a reli of some pretty good horse trainers so dad invested. Had a lot of success - every horse he owned won a race. Never had a champion if only because injury and bad luck stopped his horses from reaching their full potential. So back to the topic at hand - dads great racing era was in the 70's and early 80's. He liked a good punt. So the trick as an owner was to set the horse up for the big win. In those days the first was often the best but later on you could place your horse on fitness and class to set up a killing. The trainer would ring after the last fast work and give the oil on his horse and the other stable runners. "Get On" was the phrase to be heard. So he would wander down to the TAB and put the undeclared cash on pick up his yellow hand written tickets and 90% of the time clean up. Unfortunately he liked to tell his mates the "oil" and as I argued with him not to I'm sure the divi's were smaller than they could have been. Unfortunately it was a small town and we had a manual phone exchange. We were on a party line our number 895M - damn sight harder to remember numbers now! But it turns out with a party line and a manual exchange and lax privacy laws you didn't need to wire tap. So after a while of dad and his mates cleaning up the whole town was in on it! Those were the true race fixing days!

I've just realised I must be in the inner circle as I do a damn sight better at picking harness winners than gallopers!

Yes but you could argue they achieved the best result for the punters. They didn't cut each other's throats having a speed duel in front. Isn't it driving 101 that when a better horse comes up alongside you that you hand up because you know they are unlikely to? You get the trail and if you pip the favourite everyone says "great drive"? I think legally this is going to turn into a circus. The only way to remove doubt is to run races in lanes like the Olympic 400m!

Yes please be careful about naming individuals. The last thing I need is REAL suits actually knocking on the door!

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