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  1. Special Agent
    Is that galloping and paceworking on grass? I just wonder how many grass paceworking tracks there are in NZ, especially in the bigger centres.
  2. Special Agent
    Two points I found interesting in David's article was the fact Te Akau look after their young horses' conformation by not running on a synthetic track, and that Karyn has been appointed to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, an apt appointment in my view.
  3. Special Agent
    Question ... what happens if the 5 year guarantee becomes impossible?
  4. Special Agent
    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?
  5. Special Agent
    It is all relative. Outsiders do not know the lay of the land, any pitfalls.
  6. Special Agent
    Land value. NZTR love to tack a few zero's on the end of any registered valuation.
  7. Special Agent
    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.
  8. Special Agent
    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.
  9. Special Agent
    Only to the "valued" ones as that is how it was addressed.
  10. Special Agent
    We don't know how many counting fingers TAB Man has on his hand? He is from Otago after all.
  11. Special Agent
    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.
  12. Special Agent
    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?
  13. Special Agent
    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.
  14. Special Agent
    FFS. To what? Working person? Working or non-working ... ?
  15. Special Agent
    Agreed. Has everyone completed the Kantar survey?
  16. Special Agent
    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.
  17. Special Agent
    "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?
  18. Special Agent
    Yes, we know this but, I can't be dismissive of the turnover figure as a tracking tool and % return to clubs. With the new appointments at NZTR the betting focus has certainly intensified. Charlotte Mills is an interesting one. She must be extremely good at her job to be consulting for just the 12-month term and be allowed to remain based in WA.
  19. Special Agent
    From one old person to another, I could see a definite drop in live customers in the TAB area. With no sheets on the board, only screens, I could visualise congestion at busy times i.e. Melbourne Cup day. I hope provision is in place for early betting on the Melbourne Cup, and extra easy bet options so as to no allienate the once a year punters. It's a pretty big turnover day.
  20. Special Agent
    I haven't been to a TAB for a while until recently. If you think what they are now providing is progress, good on you. It all is a turn off, especially if you are in a hurry.
  21. Special Agent
    I think turnover is a fairly key figure. Most can simply reflect on what the day's turnover is/was, and aren't clubs paid a percentage of the oncourse turnover?
  22. Special Agent
    I think when customers take the time to phone or write to a club praising their service or personnel that's a good place to start.
  23. Special Agent
    Yes, they are scared of the minority.
  24. Special Agent
    It looks like Waipukurau are giving it a go and providing enough on course to draw a crowd.
  25. Special Agent
    Nothing. Sitting on my hands.
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