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Listen to all those names as you read them out. Fabulous racing in the 1980's. Almost as good as the music and fashion. Fun times.

One of my all time favourite races was the 1981 Allan Matson Free For All won by LORD MODULE. One of the most amazing races I have ever seen. Cecil Devine always struck me as a grumpy old bugger but, he knew how to condition a racehorse.

Do you know how many members of that unit there were before pokies funded it, and how much they got paid? I think the days of the gravy train are over and maybe we should be seeking honorary members for these boards. You might see true racing enthusiasts on top.

I thought one of the emails said SBS computer system starts 1st August

Since when has competition been a bad thing? Where do you all think all these extra punters and extra bets are going to come from? The turnover will need to be massive just to have the same return to racing once Entain takes out their 50%, okay I know that doesn't apply early in the contract. We only have 5 million people, many of them non punters. Do you really think Entain is going to improve the quality of our racing product and increase field size and number of races on a card sufficiently to double or treble investment? It's all very well listening to projections and modelling but it has to turn into reality. I think we should all prepare and look at what part time jobs outside of the racing industry could be going in our area

Yes exactly. Having a bob each way. A bit like the number of hits to their app for problem gamblers. It may be the deal of the century .... only for Entain though.

That quote was a shocker!! It was also against the ideas Entain told us they would implement when they were justifying their inclusion in New Zealand racing.

You have a high opinion of Matt Cross, not my cup of tea. Listening to Entain this is the type of thing they want to do. Jason Teaz might be available. I think Trackside is moving in the wrong direction. The type of pieces the galah would watch would be best served through the internet. If I was presenting on Trackside I would be scared when Entain takes over.

Well hopefully the fine won't stop Jason speaking his mind, just tweak the language. It always pays not to write anything while angry.

I too am pissed off. Those who were not listening have woken up too late. We maybe stuck with a useless deal but, that doesn't mean we have to like it. I'm pleased you added in "nearly" every licence holder is at fault because some licence holders have been relentless in the past lobbying politicians, writing and speaking to racing administrators. The world is now sometimes a horribly dumb place.

How many are putting their hands up still with a vote of confidence for an Entain partnership?

What a croc of shit!! They will fix nothing. I hope many are saving written comments to dredge up again a short while down the track when New Zealand has been put into the too hard basket.

Unfortunately whether it is disinformation or misinformation depends on who you listen to and who is the best liar.

I also can't get over the small amounts invested that are ringing alarm bells for the TAB. Entain is going to fix this how? Oh that's right, there is going to be this influx of turnover to save the day. These corporations are encouraging punters to look for ways to beat the system.

The Entain Road Shows start today. I wonder what enlightenment there will be.

Dirty politics from everyone. To what end?

Compliance is an interesting topic. Racing administrators were Governmental lackeys. They charged, suspended and fined licence holders who had the nous not to be vaccinated yet were naive in their disregard for the rules they were licenced under. For every person caught by RIB officials I'd lay money on there being many others who slipped under the radar. What about those who sat the period of Covid restrictions out by being mandated out of an income? These licence holders should be congratulated. They respect their licence status and have gonads, as the Mad Butcher would say, as big as Texas. The audacity of the automotive store worker was commonplace during the pandemic, just like the imaginary authority a race day white coat endows. Every man and his dog could spout off rubbish in such an authoritative manner I felt the need to withdraw from conversation. There was better fiction to be enjoyed in a book or on the telly. I feel the Covid debacle handled abysmally by the Labour Government of the time sorted the shit from the straw. I know which label I deserve and will stand fast should a similar situation arise, with less "friends" to call upon for a chat or encouragement. Good luck to those who will jab up again because they think the coffee out with friends is more important than their health. Personally my coffee supped at home is cheaper and enjoyed in better company.

They penalise anyone who works hard and tries to get ahead, and they HATE racing and anyone who questions their scientific claptrap. I don't want them back either. The country is so far down the gurgler I'm not sure what innovative initiative any other Party can come up with to make racing flourish. Maybe Jason can practice some sweet tweets on political policy ideas using some new adjectives of which the RIB approves.

For goodness sake how affordable are houses supposed to be? If you commit to a mortgage it means going without quite a bit. It may not work out to be the duration, but definitely the first few years. Listening to radio reports this afternoon many are looking for creative ways to overcome a mortgage rate hike from 2% to 7.7%, and climbing. Going by political spin the answer to that problem is simple. Shortly we are going to be able to cram as many people into the cities as possible so convert your garage or add two more stories and sell part of your dwelling to someone who has visions of stepping onto the property ladder or, better still, rent out your conversion, attic or garden shed to someone who currently resides in a vehicle.

Everything about Entain alarms me!!

I think no on the first point. And yes on the second point. I think this has not been well thought out to the end. It's a "let's grab a lifeline and worry about the details later" mentality.

I skimmed over the Stipe's Report last night and I think it was this horse that put in a rough jump at the 800m on the first round which can take the stuffing out of any horse, and I think that was where Emily dropped her whip. You might just need to confirm those details relate to this horse.

This is disgusting the way we are treated like idiots. Indirectly we are paying their wages. I am sick of their words that say nothing ... approval, intend, confirm, framework, test, priorities, formal, initiatives ... they are talking teletubby.

A Royal Commission. The codes do not work together, the decisions across the codes are inconsistent. An independent inquiry is called for.

What is the connection between Jason and Nicole? Just wondering why Jason would care about Nicole's presenting style.