Special Agent

Some of the media who have a lot to answer for now no longer have a job. I watched a lot of their crap biased reporting through the parliamentary protests. Oh poor them!! The piece from NZ First in parliament recorded today is worth a watch.

Sterilisation would be my first step. I will never be convinced these types should be entitled to breed.

I'd hate to have my name on any racing board or Auckland club at the moment. What a fiasco!!

In a professional sport I don't think for one minute we should be looking to the future through the quality of our amateur races.

I agree with everything you are saying Doomed. Hindsight is wonderful if you learn from it. Plus it seems to be easy for some to spend others' money. Commonsense missing again.

So, do you think the demand for housing has waned? How many houses are on it now? It would have made more sense to sell Awapuni as it has houses right up to the facility and the land is worth more. Feilding is much more country vs Awapuni city.

I agree that not all top races in Australia are actually top quality races.

It also indicates the club is involved in the decision which does not seem to be the case. So when does 15.1 of the regulations apply in order for the club to have some input. The terms and conditions of these races, including the stakes and grading of these races, are indicative only. The Racing Programme Guide is the official guide as to the terms and conditions of a race, including the stakes and grading. All races are subject to the Standard Regulations for Race Meeting Regulations, as set out in the Racing Programme Guide, which includes the right for NZTR or the Club under regulations 15.1 at any time to alter the terms and conditions of any race, including the stakes and/or its grading.

I'll kick it off ... The closing of Feilding never made sense.

As professionals are being paid to renovate the track I doubt suggestions are being sought at this stage. Awapuni AWT is hardly the gift that keeps giving, taking into account the cost of maintenance and upkeep.

Rugby, racing and beer. Can't see NZ going teetotal, can you?

I don't see the relevance of Vodafone/One NZ, unless you think that rebranding was a genius move. On the other hand the success of Rhythm and Vines makes much more sense.

I think it is in consultation with the club. With short notice maybe some clubs can't find extra stake money. Could we reach out to someone at the Riverton club and ask them the questions; were they consulted, was putting two equally rated races on an option, if extra stake money was required did the club have to provide it? It seems a shame all horses couldn't race for the better stakes.

All a bit stupid isn't it. Small insignificant clubs that provide such important services to the industry are self funding and told they must close, yet the big clubs are top heavy with staff, run up debts in the millions, have unsafe track surfaces and get handout after handout.

That's great, and Levin did the same. The question is though, as Foxton is an NZTR trials venue, what is provided and funded by NZTR?

A work in progress I suppose. As long as the concept is dissected before next year's running and adapted to make it better.

Whatever the figure it will be huge for David and fantastic to keep his breeding operation going, plus subsequent progeny racing and winning in Australia can only enhance his breed.

That is a point Huey, it could be a misquote. Otherwise a major faux pas.

All jokes aside, what is stopping you from joining a racing club committee? If your ideas are too whacky for a racing club, they will soon tell you. Some clubs need an outside the box thinker. If you don't have a go you don't know your worth.

This reminds me of the 1980 glory days of racing. We know what happened afterwards. I would like to think it is different this time around and Entain can pull something exceptional out of the box to sustain the injection of cash and enthusiasm.

Although the rules are clearly defined so at least the horses need to be based and have raced from the south island stable for a few months thus contributing to the southern racing economy. North Island entities are not the only group to provide people who can train.

Maybe trials aren't considered to be an important part of the industry.

Well, I'm not totally sure about that as, and I stand to be corrected, I thought the trials at Foxton used the Club Hub starting gates which are funded by the clubs of the group.

It's like anything in life, does everyone need to know everything about everyone? As far as the royals go, what they do isn't going to affect me unduly in the immediate future. Do I hang off their every word? No, but I have a passing interest as most of us in New Zealand can trace our ancestors back through Great Brittain, and the royal family has provided much history to date and I guess will continue moving forward. There's nothing wrong with a blue screen, many a good movie has utilised one or two. I don't need a building this week thanks but, if you have any bare land count me in because there won't be any more being made. The lemon juice comment is laced with irony. Personally I am partial to many uses of lemon juice but, I can't help think had Kate dosed her body with the elixir she may have kept cancer at bay, as it is thought cancer cannot survive in acidic conditions. I also wonder if the royal family subjected themselves to a Pzifer vaccine.

And it is all pretty obvious, isn't it? Don't forget there is a spot going on the board if anyone is interested.