Murray Fish

Tracks to close • Dargaville • Avondale • Thames • Rotorua • Wairoa • Stratford • Hawera • Waipukurau • Woodville • Reefton • Greymouth • Hokitika • Motukarara • Timaru • Kurow • Oamaru • Waimate • Omakau • Winton • Gore

· Shared with Public RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Reduce the number of existing thoroughbred racing venues in New Zealand over the next 6 years by 20, from 48 to 28 venues, and establish Cambridge as a new synthetic track racing and training venue within 1 year, so making a total of 29 venues. Sell all freehold racecourse land of the closed venues with the proceeds to accrue to NZTR. Maintain racecourses in all regions of New Zealand where racing is currently conducted. Not require any Race Clubs to close but encourage them to race at another venue or merge with another Club. 2. Significantly improve the racing and facilities infrastructure at all remaining tracks over the next 6 years and build 3 synthetic racing and training tracks (including Cambridge) over the next 3 years, at an estimated total cost of about $190 million. 3. Fund all the proposed capital expenditure by the sale of surplus freehold racecourse land, grants from the Provincial Growth Fund for the synthetic tracks and co-funding by some Race Clubs. Clubs racing at retained venues (or NZTR as per recommendation 5 below) should also be required to sell any surplus freehold land holdings to help co-fund infrastructure investment. 4. Build an exceptional new racing and training venue in the Waikato within the next 8 to 10 years at an estimated cost of at least $110 million and then close and sell the Te Rapa, Cambridge and Te Awamutu racecourses to fund the development. There would then be 27 thoroughbred venues racing in New Zealand. 5. To allow for recommendations 1 to 4 to be implemented, amend the Racing Act 2003 and any other relevant legislation to provide for the vesting in NZTR of the ownership of freehold racecourse land and other net assets of Race Clubs. This would allow NZTR, if it decided not to issue licences to a Race Club/s to hold any race meetings at a venue, to then take possession of the Race Club/s freehold racecourse land and sell the land with the proceeds being used to benefit the entire thoroughbred racing industry. The proposed amendments to the Racing Act 2003 should also facilitate the ability of NZTR to negotiate loans, secured by the freehold racecourse land, to fund infrastructure investment before the freehold land of the closed venues is sold. 6. To introduce a simplified 3 Tier structure for New Zealand thoroughbred racing and a simplified Prizemoney Matrix that will provide for about $110 million of prizemoney (up from $53.7 million in 2016/17 and an estimated $59.4 million in 2017/18), including 6th to 10th prizemoney, subject to the implementation of the other recommendations in this report. All races at the same meetings to have the same minimum prizemoney whether they be an Open Handicap or a Maiden race. 7. To introduce the measures described to reinforce the importance of good corporate governance practices by Race Club controlling Boards or Committees, to improve the Race Club management skills of CEOs and senior staff and to lift the NZTR minimum acceptable standards for racecourses in terms of the presentation of racing tracks, training tracks and facilities infrastructure. Increased attention should also be given to ensuring the adequate training of all Race Club staff and, in particular, track maintenance personnel.

lol.... you need to go back and reread your books on Logic~ 'Things' (in the material world) are independent of you! As a rule, they don't care about how you are looking at them! back to the classroom for you!

ummm, a provocateur! pokes and prods! on getting a response! Cries 'oh poor me'. It's always amusing to surmise whom a @TAB For Ever or a @Doomed might be, in person? Back in the early 90's, in Wellington Region, there was a thriving little Bullitinboard scene, 'we' organised a get together. 50 turned up! I think about 42 actually didn't know 1 other person, though knew via the Board! A very eclectic lot, heavily male! rather Nerdy! Many went on to Bigger Things!

I use (and I presume @TAB For Ever would agree What is a Pollyanna personality type? Pollyanna attitude means positive thinking i.e. acknowledging both negative and positive events and choosing to focus on the positive aspects rather than the negative ones. Today, “Pollyanna” is a common label and proponent of optimism, gratitude and eventually happiness.

you have your old school Tie! and a few silver spoons that go with it? @TAB For Ever"been reading a NZ book on Meth........Mad on Meth by Benjamin Collins the TV1 Reporter. Racing ,both animals and people get a few mentions !" Is a detailed review coming? sigh, re 'mentioned', tiz interesting how some can get so badly labelled by nz racing industry! Disgustingly so at times, just look at the shit CWJ has been dealt! Umm, man! do I hold some 'secrets!'

sigh, this in a nut shell shows off your need to be Pollyanna... These Events were already hard wired into the social fabric!

Yet you don't think that all the Pollyanna ra ra isn't just as insulting?

I be 123% keen for this to be happening, please!

lol, until a few things like better tracks and fit horses, where you feel you might just have a chance....

paid my rent a few times

sigh, you know you might be behind the 8 ball, when, umm, I've not seen most of theses horses! odds posted: to see how they change ps, what this market be set at? Win Place Alabama Lass 4.00 1.75 Captured By Love 5.00 2.00 Velocious 6.00 2.25 Archaic Smile 8.00 2.75 Damask Rose 10.00 3.25 Love Poem 10.00 3.25 Thooza 10.00 3.25 Boss 'N' Higheels 16.00 4.75 Foreverintime 18.00 5.25 Renovations 18.00 5.25 Ziggy Stardust 18.00 5.25 Diablo Blanco 21.00 6.00 Social Climber 21.00 6.00 Star Shadow 21.00 6.00 Tristar 21.00 6.00 Amulet 26.00 7.25 Donna Chiara 26.00 7.25 Dream Of The Moon 26.00 7.25 Great Time 26.00 7.25 Matakana Perkynana 31.00 8.50 Out Of Exile 31.00 8.50 Flash Roca 41.00 11.00 Indie Ardie 41.00 11.00 Sister Ping 41.00 11.00 Sunrise 41.00 11.00 Vegas Queen 41.00 11.00 Tarzador 61.00 16.00 Zerre 61.00 16.00

so, Everyone has their hands out! please sir! Politics rules!

both!

as it should be! with thanks! @Wingatui recently, a nice day, I recon there might have been 50 people pass around the Public area! I recon I spoke to 49

what would the price of a beer be? $9 at Wingatui the other day! for those big meetings, a entrance charge?

It would be interesting to track that in nz since the start of TAB? Handsome profits for each race once! When did it change, when did the prize money get out of wack with what was bet? How obliged are new Tab managers now in releasing betting numbers?

I got to know him when he first started out! from humble (racing) beginnings! he really did start at the bottom! A lot have him starting out at Paddy Bus, but he actually started with another Foxton trainer, Alister Good, a interesting bloke was he... gee! 30 years later! 162 G1's.. What a ride!

he present perplexed in the after race interview! At least 3 of his runners put in Winning runs Then, where to be placing next??? Great race well deserving of its G1 tag!!!

please share

how is that meant to work?

(from left field) By chance: I note the passing of Prof Bill Harris earlier this year!

yip... baton down the hatches! ride the chaos! and see where ya end up! ☹️ then, cognitzing all that sort of stuff! how can "one" detach from it and Find some Fun via the up coming Spring races

As the 'rate of profit declined', there has been a need for a more 'hands on approach', driven by the voting power of the Big Clubs! as ever, In whose Interest$?

tick... though, the ever use of straw dogs get tedious... more historical stuff needed.. more insights into upcoming group races...