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Go back & watch the race video till the end Curious, it shows head on & there is at least a 5 mtr gap on the inside for 400 mtrs.

I am with you on this Newmarket. Massive gap on the inside & he doesn’t go there, what’s bloody worse is there is no stripes questioning of the ride. Was a shocker of a ride & he doesn’t get questioned, really?.

I was on track & would be shocked if 2 weren't destroyed. Taharoa Heights & Im a Wonder both looked gone. Pontadawe looked a possiblity as well. Berry The Cash racing career over as well?.

The updated data is conclusive, there would not be another industry that would carry a sector for so long grossly under performing without trying to rectify it or confine it to history. It’s survived 5 yrs longer than it should have, I wonder if they have stats on amateur races as well?, would be very interesting to compare against that.

Agree entirely, average piece. The point he is missing is jumps racing is of no interest to the punter, it’s putting the rest of the industry as risk with horror events like race 2 today. Its turning off its loyal supporters like me who still bet & until recent times owned jumpers, even I am sick of seeing those dirty old shagged jumps like todays. Its such a shame but it needs to be confined too the past, no one has the skill or interest to revive it to former glory.

Sadly, NZ Jumps racing is done for & so is Victorian. No one bets on them & wont do into the future regardless of what they do. Even I get sick of under $2 jumps winners, punters just avoid them like the plague. I have heard a lot of arguments for keeping jumps & many valid ones, the problem is the vast majority don’t reference the end product user. There are not many businesses out there that survive who don’t take into account when supplying something to the end user the cost of production v sale price. Jumps in NZ offer nothing compared to say Warrnambool & that’s the issue, it’s too late to manufacture that now.

2 horses euthanised at that Ballarat meeting, jockeys injured & plenty of fallers & lame horses. The outcry in Aus is significant in calling for a ban in Victoria of jumps racing after it.

One of the horses lay motionless on the track for at least 3 mins, I thought it was dead. Then got up & galloped away with a broken bridle. The other never went down & continued on riderless. The young rider looked dazed & was focusing on the horse, whilst some of the riders went out to McNab, was hard to tell but it looked like Weatherley was sitting with him.

There was a significant crowd at Te Rapa, probably the only larger day in the last 12 months was Cup day in mid December, all areas of the course were pretty much full. Not sure on the Grand Tour part of it, there were signs up for it etc, I don't understand what it is or even why.

Roc Cha or Is it Alegre. What a monumental f up.

Very simply if you are not vaccinated you will be squeezed out of the NZ employment market, in almost all industries. Its happening now if you are visiting some sites and if you are not vaccinated or refuse to state (treated as no) then you are not allowed on site. This is gaining momentum and is driving vaccination by fear of future prospects, whether it’s against legislation or not, it’s reality right now. I can see a time soon where you won’t be allowed into cafes/restaurants/shops unless jabbed, it’s peer pressure fear at its worst. Colleagues will refuse to work alongside you & so on, creating massive dilemmas for employers, dream on if you think this isn’t happening now. You are free to choose & we can’t ask you your status but be prepared to declare it when seeking employment elsewhere or at contract renewal time.

Dolls are essential items?

15 yrs is a long time Freda, Tradition & Pomp is undone in 5 mins by wrong doing. Have a look at the training ranks here for example, would more than 50% be over 60yrs old?, owners & participants in general wouldn’t be much different, that’s not a long term survival plan.

Ya dreaming Nomates, racing won’t exist in 15 yrs in any location other than maybe pockets of Aus.

Any racing on it Huey?