holy ravioli

'To which Oatham vehemently denied he had one'

its never 'crunch time' for pollies re NZ racing..its a quite an insignificant voting faction. The Velas have cultivated WP and despite any poison dwarf syndrome he is the best ..hope.

bit like Savvy Coup and the Cox plate...a respectful...'wish' but ..reality says ..'out of your depth'!

always loved Trudy T...whip it good babe..her forte...plenty will confirm.

good ole Barry Bumstead..what happened to..Blondie.

belle family...heard of 'living in the past'...Jethro Tull.!?

Start with the punters...whats in it for them? I rarely bet on NZ racing..Melbourne/Sydney gets my $ these days.

'no wonder the best trainers and jockeys seek refuge in the USA ' dead right..the home of the real MAFIA!

this is the man who was destined to become NZ's best trainer ,from memory...apparentley 8 out of 10 of NZ's top owners had horses with him! Still couldn't make the top 100. One individual I spoke to ,said he had a promising 2 y.o that beat the Vespa and was a stakes performer and was crucified by this mug in his quest for glory.Campaigned everywhere,Nth,Sth,heavy track,firm,fast,slow.you name it..it would never ever run faster!

Don't forget to give the new man a 'chance'...about 15 years ago NZ racing had some pom arrive here who was going to make NZ Racing the envy of..the world! A fantastic gravy train is NZTR and the whole game in general. All the money Winston got for the industry years ago was gobbled up in OPEX...there will be no tote racing in NZ in 2030.

a profitable business with a viable plan ,should not need Govt leg ups..at least that's supposedly how the 'free market' works!

the NZ TAB is doomed ..it is inevitable that it will be devoured by an aussie corporate. There will be many over paid ,very average current employees in the ..dole queue.

starter is a very difficult job...get a grip on ..yourself!

amazing relegation. Look at Sydney Melbourne racing ..win by a nose and you still hold the race 99 times out of a 100.

any viable track needs to construct a lease to a separate entity ,preferably quite a long term one and deal with any ramifications on the basis of that.