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Sounds like a lack of transparency. So people are left to guess why the stipes ordered the withdrawal of her horse the other night. Maybe you've explained why,but no clarification from authorities.

So whats the circumstances around the stewards scratching another Wigg horse the other night? Seems rather strange that it happens when they have the older matter still pending,or has that been dealt with. Does it mean they have done something they aren't supposed to again?

I have to admit i didn't see what you did today,so i went back and watched every race. In total there were 6 breakers at the crossing in 4 of the 11 races. 2 were driven by r mcilwrick and personally i think you never know what hes going to do,but one it appeared he contributed to it breaking. 1 was a non win trotter having just its second chance,another was Top pocket chance who nearly always breaks for no reason, and the other 2 were Winning Bones and Cast a shadow who only broke for a couple of strides. i agree some crossings seem too rough,but today it caused very few issues.

No idea how that works myself,but i would be quite happy to collect $999 each day.The reason they felt the need to bring in the anti money laundering thing a couple of years back was because it happens. Heck i remember about 20 years ago having a good week on the punt each day and when i went to get my money out for the 4th time in as many days, the TAB manager wouldn't give it to me because he said i was money laundering and he was on to me about getting my money from some sort of criminal activity. Those were the days.I wish i had the same problem now days.

Everyone has there own assessment i guess. But even the whale bases his selections on the opening prices as he is always quoting them when giving his selections.So when the prices drop so much,as they always seem to,then i'm pretty sure the whale wouldn't think the starting prices would be worth betting on. I guess his supporters rely on him to just pick winners,and seem happy to back them whatever the price.Maybe thats why he picks so many short priced favorites. The TAB are well known for opening horses at conservative prices,so punters who back them at the reduced prices aren't using a winning formula. i did have a theory that one or two of the punters who follow him with large investments may be trying to launder their money. Just a hunch but who knows.

So today his 3 tips prices dropped from opening at $2.80 to $1.85, $4.20 to $3.30 and $7.50 to $3.20. They all closed well under what they should have. He got 2 seconds. Still,can't deny today he did help the TAB fixed odds turnover by the sounds of it. Amongst some bets on arizona wildcat were bets of $6,500 and $5000 at $3.30 according to the trackside presenter. They almost came off but the horse looked a little flat from the fast race it ran in 6 days ago. Amazing that people would put so much money on a horse at the reduced dividend,when its opening price which was double that, was about right.The power of the whale.

Doesn't rock your boat" i thought was a common saying,being a colourful way of saying if it doesn't excite you. Seems you have taken my attempt at wit in a way not intended. Guess that is my fault as i wondered whether that may happen a few minutes after i posted it. But once its there can't rethink it later. I enjoyed my attempt at humour at the time,even though some may not.

If you mean my logic is an 8 horse field with a $2.20 favorite would attract more betting than a 6 horse field with a $1.70 favorite.Well yes i think thats a given.

Also,just ask yourself this,Would the TAB promote the whale watch on their betting website like it does,above each harness meeting,if they were losing on the fixed odds betting?

I've been watching the whale watch in recent times.Theres no doubting he knows his stuff,but also theres no doubt he kills the price of every horse he tips to the extent that if you were putting a $ each way on all his selections you would barely be breaking even. Last night he had a couple of scratchings,but 2 of his 4 selections managed to win. Still,as per normal,you would still have only got $7 back from an $8 investment for the $1 each way. I'm not convinced promoting his selections helps turnover.There is never any value in backing one of his selections as every time,no exception,they are always unders on what a fair price would be. I see he has tipped one in the last today that i liked,but because hes tipped it personlly i will give the race a miss. The horse is arizona wildcat. It opened at $7.50,which seemed a fair price,(not that anyone who wanted to put much on would be able to back it anyway). But he will kill the tote price as well,as theres a definite pattern of people betting on the tote after a horses fixed odds drop. I suggest people watch that price drop. I'm guessing because the whale has tipped it and john dunn is driving it,it will be the biggest mover of the day and start around $3.20. And that would be a ridiculous price.

If it is, your missing the fallout from the biggest doping scandal in your lifetime.You'll never see anything like it again.Its obviously centered around the USA but some of those charged are known to have connections globally. If whats been posted so far doesn't rock your boat, then i'll see if i can find a connection to climate change and gender dysphoria for you.

Just looked at the tote pool showing when race closed for the main pacing race tonight at addington. The oamaru race run on a wednesday afternoon had more in the tote pools.And that oamaru race the commentator referred to a few times as lacking any form and was for 1 win horses. The point is some of these races on friday nights would be better off run as midweek races as they are turn offs from a betting perspective. If the point is to maximise turnover on a friday,why have small fields with $1.70 favorites as we seem to have seen all night tonight. Give us some lower grade,even betting fields to at least encourage punter participation.

Thats pleasing to see ,but we knew it had to be something like that. Adern and her government live in an echo chamber of one dimensional thinking,but parties like national and the greens have promoted the same thinking and are out of touch as well. To their credit Act seem to be able to read the views of New Zealanders. I've been a winston/nz first supporter for some time,and while at least he came out a few days ago in semi support of the protests,i've been disappointed he has badly missed an opportunity to represent part of the nz population.Had he done so earlier he would have regained support,but he didn't,just like the rest of them.

Thats sad shad,but like djokovic you have stuck to your beliefs,so good luck

The latest on that list. Authorities are hoping Lisa Ranger,salesperson for the vet,will cooperate now shes seen whats happened to the vet who she worked for. Her case is still pending and Gural believes theirs a good chance she will hand over the list of products those on the released list bought. He said its either that or she goes through a very,very costly trial and end up with a greater sentence. Maybe Gural and the feds will get what they want.Time will tell. Then Gural said once they have their hands on who bought what,they will go after those who bought the performance enhancers.

As to your theory about the trainers being supplied products with fake claims,well one of the witnesses who gave evidence described a conversation where the disgraced vet said..."mother natures a bitch" then went on to describe how he explained chemically enhancing a horse to perform above its ability,it will eventually come down,detoxing,becoming very sick,falling apart". Do you think that sounds like a good salesmans pitch to peddle his products chief. Or maybe you should consider the obvious. That his products did effect the horses health,and that is why so many became sick,with others dying.

Of course it was rife in the USA.Don't tell me your going to deny that in spite of everything that has come out in the court cases? You can bang on about them being able to test for any performance enhancer because they have such great testing,but no one believes that except you. The point is there are still several harness licence holders who are due to give evidence in upcoming court cases over there. So the USTA,who you you think would want to have the sport have some integrity,have immediately suspended the first couple of licence holders that have given evidence,and the conclusion being drawn by many is the UTSA don't want future witnesses exposing the cheats.

jeff gural clearly chooses his words wisely,but there always seems a reason behind what he says. What he had to say on the Harness racing alumni show this week,which you can hear on harnesslink, is very illuminating. He calls the decision of the Unites states trotting association to immediately ban the first 2 people to have cooperated with federal authorites and given evidence of the widespread use of performance enhancers and corruption as a "mystery". When you listen to him its clear there is an inference that the USTA have taken this action to discourage others from going down the path of revealing the truth. Seemingly some of those with influence within the UTSA do not want others to come forward,fearing they may be implicated. The USTA have often been at loggerheads with Gural in the past. Gural explained certain small time participants,who authorities had significant evidence of using performance enhancers,were deliberately selected as witnesses and given immunity from prosecution, and with the promise that racing jurisdictions such as those that run the meadowlands would treat them with leniency when it came to future participation in the sport. They would get that because of their cooperation in helping clean up the sport by revealing the truth. Gural makes it quite clear that more high profile trainers,with teams of 20-30 were not given immunity or promises of continued participation,as he no longer wanted those bigger,doping trainers participating in the sport in the future. Gural says his goal is to set the example where trainers will see the dopers behind bars for a couple of years,sometimes having lost a fortune in legal fees,and realise that path isn't worth it. The host of the show commented that trainers knew they were only racing for 4th and 5th when they were racing against certain stables at tracks like yonkers.

Can you believe that Adern is now criticising ACT leader david seymour for speaking with the protesters. She has labelled it "irresponsible". She now scolds MP's for daring to engage in conversation with groups who have different views to hers.What happened to communication being a key to resolving issues?Shes fake. I used to respect her,but it seems her true colours are coming through.Yesterday's headline was she said they need to change the laws around protests. I can think of many protests which have involved occupations of others land,but she never talked of changing the law when that happened. I thought Brodie was being extreme when he used to talk about Adern,but it seems Adern and her government have proved him right.

Today at manawatu they fined the driver of aurelia cotta,m johnson,$350 for continuous use of the whip. Well that maybe so but he hardly flicked it much at all. But what was noticeable on trackside today was the replay of Better Talk Art winning last week at addington. R Close the driver never even got a mention for his whip use,yet he appeared to flick and hit it continuously the length of the straight. When you compare the 2 drives,its a bit of a joke to think the driver today got fined and close didn't.Wheres the consistency?

If we have a conversation about that its likely to be "cut short". Do you know what aaron white commented after he saw dave mcdonald come out of the hairdresser. "Hes all dressed up with no hair to go".

Go to the right hairdresser and ask them

Well your again saying i have said the use of performance enhancers is rife,and i again will tell you i have never said that. Maybe one day that might get through. And again i say your wrong when you say that testing can pick up the use of all performance enhancers.I have referred to the US cases many times,but you just completely ignore whatever evidence there is which proves your wrong,so i realise its a a waste of time trying to convince you. As to Anderson. Well you can extoll the virtues of someone who supplies class b drugs to others,who assaults and chokes a woman. But to me the bloke needed and deserved a period away from harness racing to reflect on life,and the choices he made,which put him in that position. And of course in my opinion hes not a driver i would trust from a punting perspective,as i don't think he was always honest. Thats my opinion. And people can change,so if he comes back then good luck to him,but he wouldn't be the top of my list as a trainer or driver until i had seen a long period of consistent honesty.

Those who criticise the RIU on here have loyalties to certain stables involved. Loyalty is a good characteristic for anyone to have,so there's nothing wrong with people criticising the RIU,where some doing the criticising go wrong is they often ignore the evidence,and lose credibility when they do. Of course it can work both ways. And when was the last time you heard of an owner changing trainers because their trainer had more than one positive. It doesn't happen. I don't know why the chief seems to have strong feelings around the RIU,he seems to take on a grizz wylie type persona when attacking the RIU.Thats just the way he sees things and probably just reflects his actual character. Besides,the louder the criticism there is towards the RIU,the more you know they are actually doing their job well. Its their job to police the integrity side,and you don't make friends amongst those who transgress the rules.They just have to be respectful in how they handle the individuals involved. And that has to work both ways as well. Finally,if people are knowingly consistently breaking the rules then they have to be man enough to take the punishment that comes if they get caught.For some it seems they put themselves through hell,when the reality is better to just accept they got it wrong and deal with that.It may be a big thing for them when they get caught,but really they need to get their heads round the possible consequences before they undertake actions that break the rules.

Well chief you could be asking,If the police surveillance evidence has nothing incriminating, then why are the defendants spending top $ in the courts to have it excluded from a racing jurisdiction hearing?