Taku Umanga

Formerly employed by HRNZ - now with Harnesslink I believe

Apathy and tolerance is killing our industry - Harnesslink

Email received from HRNZ late May 2022 - related perhaps? ------------------------------------------------------------------- The SPCA has contacted HRNZ as they are looking to find good foster homes for Standardbred horses to be cared for while they are rehabilitating.Currently the SPCA have 11 standardbreds of varying ages that require fostering for a number of months, these horses would ideally go in two groups but can be split into smaller groups if needed.HRNZ will pay for the hay and hard feed. The SPCA will cover the costs of farrier, worming, vet and a rug.If you are interested in helping foster for the SPCA and have your own place that is horse safe and have time to look after these horses please get in touch with me.RegardsNatalie Gameson -------------------------------------------------------------------- And another from early June 2022 - clearly related -------------------------------------------------------------------- Good Afternoon, On behalf of Murray Boyd- 7 Unbroken 2YO’s available to giveaway. These horses are located in Kaikoura and to minimise the cost of taking over any of these horses HRNZ have agreed to waiver the transfer and registration fee on all of these horses. Name Brand Identity Unregistered 191302 2019 2 B f Bettors Creek-Donegal Glenties Unregistered 190571 2019 2 Br c He's Watching-Donegal Ideal Chokin Unregistered 190676 2019 2 Br f He's Watching-Unregistered Unregistered 191303 2019 2 Br f Bettors Creek-Donegal Lucy Anne Unregistered 191297 2019 2 B f He's Watching-Donegal Delight Unregistered 191304 2019 2 B f Bettors Creek-Donegal Lucys Chokin Unregistered 191300 2019 2 Br c Bettors Creek-Donegal Lucy If you are interested please respond directly to this email for more information. Kind Regards Georgie Bolton Education & Training Co-Ordinator | Harness Racing NZ

To be fair - the Stipes sought the disqualification, but it was the JCA that dismissed it.

Were autopsies ever carried out - stipes reports said they would be?

Imagine if it was in comparison to rivals - last year the rating spread was between 74 and 120 ..... Self Assured would've been off 50m (at least)!

Didn't realise he'd passed - RIP Hemi

2022.23 Final Racing Calendar - TAB NZ.pdf

Can you provide a link to this calendar?

Have been told she's copped a 2 year ban, though nothing published as far as I can see. Was supposed to be driving in amateur race at Rangiora on Saturday but was replaced. Again, nothing in stipes report about that.

Where did you read that?

Addington racing on a Friday night - Rangiora on the grass, during the day on a Sunday - that's probably why.

Because I have no idea what's going on - hence the question mark(s).

5 scratchings already at Cambridge - race 3 is now a 4 horse field All C Wigg and Hughes horses are scratched and in the nominations for Auckland. I'd lay money on an "administrative error" resulting in them being able to start at Auckland.

How economic is it to pay a commercial transporter to bring horses from out of the Waikato region to race? Manawatu (x7), Thames (x1), Auckland (x23). Will there be enough drivers in the Waikato region?

Can race at level 3, but only essential staff on course - no owners allowed. At level 2 owners are allowed back, but not punters etc.

Another issue up North is staff. Josh was adverting for months for a stablehand/junior driver but apparently couldn't attract any interest.

NI ranks gonna be even thinner soon with young Bublitz moving South in the new season

Found the answer: 213 (1) A Stipendiary Steward at any time may scratch from a race or declare ineligible to start in a race until a specific condition is met any horse on all or any of the following grounds:- (c) that the horse has had or may have had administered to it a prohibited substance;

Acting on a report provided by Racing Investigators who completed a stable inspection at the training premises of S Wigg this afternoon, Stewards ordered that GETN WIGGY WITHIT (Race 4), SAINT MICHEL (Race 6) and HAPPY PLACE (Race 7) be scratched acting under Rule 213(1)(c). An investigation was opened into this matter.

I think you'll find most (if not all) the other available juniors are in Christchurch for the championship

Same as for the South ... https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/dochr/hrnz/Guidelines-2021-Junior-Champs.pdf

It's great that the punters get looked after when things like this happen, but what about the owners - getting scratched if denied a fair start, or being declared a non-runner means they don't even get the "also ran" dollars.

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