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Absolutely yankiwi ,this is my own personal protest

I have just closed my Tab account.in protest to the pending closure of Greyhound Racing.

Seems they have been silenced imo

Not to my knowledge and nothing from the tab .Deadly silence all around. .Just think of the rent money it’s going to cost trots

Yes we have reached out to no avail

To the impending closure of greyhounds.I would have presumed that the codes would stick together.But zero comment from them and the same goes for Tab .Very disappointing .

As we have had zero response from the other two codes ,should we be supporting them by betting on them.Obviously it’s up to the individual but it would be a small protest.

Charles,I was notified big time loch was a starter from box one ,so yes I did travel to Invercargill.I kennelled olive tree and was informed she was .1 under required weight .I then kennelled big time loch and was informed by the stipe that he was not able to start from box 1 because of an error by Otago officials due to being a straight runner.so yes it cost me two days travel $280 fuel and a $100 for accommodation.Hope this eases your mind .Understand I was not impressed as the dog has had 7 starts from box one for one win and four places.Also he was a downgrade and has now been nominated four times for no start.

well yankiwi ,getting the wrong end of the stick again .Yes I got this dog to try to get going .he has won three or 4 trials but alas it doesn’t look like he will make the grade .As for me personally wanting to change a rule for my own benefit I think you have lost your marbles somewhere.If a trial is conducted under race conditions then this dog should have been vet checked after the race ,if no injury is found then he would be subject to a penalty under the current rule No vet check took place.As for me using my position on the board I take extreme offence to this accusation and ask you to prove or put your money where your mouth is that I alone am trying to get this rule changed .Do I actually agree with the rule as it stands,no I don’t as I cannot see how you can disqualify a dog that hasn’t qualified and especially as no vet check is carried out .In my opinion your stirring shit for either your or someone else’s benefit .Like I said before you can always call me I have always had the best interest of the sport at heart .At least I am not a keyboard warrior that knows everything .

In regard to your questions 1 The petition I saw on the Chch kennel block wall .I don’t know who organised it or what happened to it .To my knowledge it has not been presented to the board .2 What was decided in 2014 I am not aware of this as I have not seen any thing regarding this issue .3The board is having a strategic meeting in march,I am very keen on progressing this and had a discussion with Wayne the other day.I firmly believe that we should have a Ten yr plan in place at the very least.3 Injury data is available,But I can’t see any point in highlighting it .Perhaps a ph call to Michael Dore .In regard to not getting in contact with you yesterday,I had a meeting in the morning and races last night and have been busy all day.Regarding injuries,everyone is very concerned about this and every effort is being made by the team to get to the bottom of the problem.I as I think all board members are very approachable and are working extremely hard under very trying times.Rest assured that we do have both yours and the dogs interests at heart Dave

Before you start making assumptions on board members give me a call and have a chat and while you’re at it have a chat to Wayne.Dave Kingston 0274207989 I’m free tomorrow night.I take it you don’t know Fred or Steve either.

Is there any union that covers racing participants in all 3 codes