Special Agent

Question ... what happens if the 5 year guarantee becomes impossible?

Not arguing with you Chief and not prepared to give examples. I don't know who you converse with in racing but, obviously a very different group to those I continue to chew the fat with. There are some very learned racing people out there but, they are possibly not flavour of the month in many current circles. Takanini was sold with many promises not honoured. How's that state of the art facility looking at Prices Road? Do you think recent ideas are going to be any different?

It is all relative. Outsiders do not know the lay of the land, any pitfalls.

Land value. NZTR love to tack a few zero's on the end of any registered valuation.

According to Masa Hashizume in an article on the NZTR site Matt Cartwright has a bruised arm and is off for two weeks. There seems to have been quite a number of falls and injuries in racing of late. I wonder if there is a staffer at NZTR assigned with going through videos and incident reports to work out forms of prevention under the Health & Safety Act.

What do you think other clubs around the country have been trying to tell NZTR and the rest of the dopes in racing? What some think racecourses are worth are way off. All Winston Peters and racing admin have done is cause angst within communities and cost clubs money fighting a cause that never needed to be fought. Bring in as many foreigners as you like. You will never know more than the locals.

Only to the "valued" ones as that is how it was addressed.

We don't know how many counting fingers TAB Man has on his hand? He is from Otago after all.

I submit. I am obviously not in the "old" category but, the "ancient" one. I could see signing up to a TAB site attached to your credit card or bank account being a real turn off to a young person looking to secure a mortgage any time soon. Banks frown upon a weekly takeaway purchase.

What are the wrong things? Wrong things according to whom? Did you agree with the survey question to reallocate prize money on technology and upgrading facilities?

Well you see, I don't think the main customer of NZTR should be the punter. I believe the site in particular should be first and foremost a working tool for trainers, jockeys, owners and stud masters. Afterall, that is where transactions are completed and information pertaining to their trades is sought. The TAB website is geared for punters.

FFS. To what? Working person? Working or non-working ... ?

Agreed. Has everyone completed the Kantar survey?

Yes. NZ Racing Conference is no longer just administration and governing body for racing and breeding. It has morphed into a branch of the TAB.

"Factors outside the NZPC’s control include on-going issues with significant venues, highlighted by the closure of Hastings until at least the spring of 2026, the indefinite timing around the closure of Trentham post the January carnival, and the hope shared by all in the industry that the Awapuni track will soon be able to host major racing." Even though I've heard conversations and interviews does the "indefinite timing around the closure of Trentham post the January carnival" as reported define permanent closure, as this is the first time I think I've seen this stated as fact in print?