Joe Bloggs

You don't go from being a very good trainer to a struggling one by choice, there are always reasons for a bad run, what it is does though is sort out the good, understanding and loyal owners from the fair weather sailors. I don't think Lisa is struggling, just a flat spot, give her the cattle, the right cattle and she'll get results. Owners are changing, so many of the old faithful boomers are gone, or nearly gone, the new breed are arriving, and they are vastly different, a major reason the old stale males running our industry are nearly gone also.

My old boss would love that Centaur, we won 2 races in the one day at Hawera back in the 60's.......with the same horse mind, and countless times we won races at 2 day or Sat/Mon race meetings..........you need to get out more mate, some trainers might need a needle or more to help them, but the good ones don't!

It would be better for you to read it in it's entirety Weasel, www.peterprofit.com

I think he's been threatened countless times Freda, he doesn't give a shit, he's obviously very upset with this one and it's close to the bone. As a suicide is involved/mentioned it's been very touchy, but I'm just hoping that this kicks off with Archie Butterfly now on the case.

Well, I'm now asking your current CEO Mr Bernard Saundry for his honest and open answer, ''did you know of these allegations during your time at RVL''? I look forward to his answer.

I must clarify, I am not referring to Terry Bailey as the gutless creep, he has no part in this, I'm referring to the incident where Danny and Terry were at each others throats and Dan was disqualified.......I only wish they were friends and Terry took up the cudgels on Dans behalf, as Bailey love him or hate him could have been the catalyst for a result if they had of reopened this.

I urge all of you with an interest Australian to read this mornings edition of peterprofit.com as there is much to digest. Archie Butterfly has gone to a dark place, it's where some of us have been and it's ugly. You see, many years ago there was a very strong rumour going around Melbourne about a racing person that was molesting young jockeys, young male jockeys, of course there were the usual denials and deflection, much from racing journalists. The boys club was at work and it's a mighty closed and strong club indeed, however, Archie has named Dan Nikolic, the much troubled and tormented talented jockey we have all got to know through the Terry Bailey episodes as an innocent victim of this gutless creep!!! Perhaps we should take the time to understand how and why Danny Nikolic went the way he did.......if any of you have been to the dark places peter profit/ Archie Butterfly mentions, the you will understand. As there is no statute of limitations on child abuse, or sexual abuse here there absolutely should be another investigation. I'm going this road as much was told to me by the then leading apprentice in VIC and of the cover ups, and when I lived in NZ saw the same happen with a trainer that was given an absolute joke of a penalty when he was confronted with sexual abuse charges. I wont hold my breath that justice will finally prevail here, same as there, but at least some of us will keep hoping,.......and waiting.

Read peterprofit.com Chief, he's concerned about a certain QLD horsy place.......wouldn't it be funny??

Many have read no doubt about the disgrace with Phoenix Thoroughbreds, kicked out of France and the inglorious story of why they have left the UK......well, the latest announcements re their intent to grow their presence in Australia leaves me worried. Who gave them the green light? More to come........hopefully.

Nathan Guy, Bernie Sanders, sorry, slip of the tongue, Saundry, neither seems to know grassroots stuff do they? and some wonder why it is what it is? what a classic, ''do you gallop everyday''? what's that salary again? and Nathan, where is he by the way, anyone shirtfronted him lately.

Danistan is in closedown, I don't count that joint, it's run by fools, your GOV needs to learn, just look at Andrews and his crew to learn how NOT to do things......NSW has their customers back on track, smaller numbers allowed and Newcastle went into a hiatus with crowds too with their recent scare, but QLD has had racegoers, I was one last week..pie and a punt and roaring sunshine.

How can we do it here in Oz and you guys are confined to quarters?..........what gives? It makes no sense at all, when you are eating the paint off the wall why wouldn't you want to get the message out there that responsible race going is better than irresponsible non race going? What a bloody tragedy, oh well, at least the spend should be up with nothing much to do......#kickacandownthestreet.

I reckon he's a little bald fella with an Aussie twang.

Yep, we knew it, it's frozen peas fault!......yep.

If Mills has any respect for supporters like you Freda he'll get his arse into gear quick pronto........surely if you've booked a hospitality suite then the catering, food wastage has to be taken into account? My guess is that there will be more positives to COVID and the reaction will be hard and painful......

A few weeks ago here on the Goldie, there were 4 bus loads of Chinese tourists seen outside a large hotel, no one will explain, how, and why. If it's happened here, it's happened there.......telling the truth, nah, human beings, it's not doable.

I hope Adern takes advice, they aren't clever enough to sort this themselves, only caveat, DO NOT CALL DAN ANDREWS MS ADERN, please!!!!

Betcha booties I'm a Kiwi, doesn't it show with the passion and anger I wear on my sleeve? When you've tipped in as much as we have and watched it being pissed against the wall, give me a call....I'll buy you a beer, once Adern has killed off the resurgence and the bubble becomes a reality that is.

Is that you Bernie? How they hanging mate? giving those Kiwis a good razz up I hope.

I wouldn't buy at Karaka full stop. We breed to race! Grass roots supporters of a once brilliant industry, we don't flog ours to HK, we race em, all of em if they're good enough. There are hundreds like us I'm guess, where there used to be thousands, do you own one? or three or 14 as we did? I'll never support a closed shop series if I find out the industry throws in hundreds of thousands of our money, you are eating the paint off the wall and support this? blow me over with a feather.

Yes he does, he's looking for a return on his investments, they buy to sell and race the ones HK don't want.......however he is one of hundreds of expats racing horses in Oz and beyond, if the joint had of been managed better I bet so many would have chosen to race the horses in the place they were both born!........Don't defend the indefensible, racing is in a parlous state, and as investment dwindles it will get worse. Other posters get it, why are you in denial, it is fixable, slow but sure, not however with people that ignore the blatantly obvious, if the TAB goes under again, and it surely will, the government will have to do the hand out thing again. It's the only first world racing jurisdiction that needs and accepts Gov handouts..... ATA, Aderns GOV is a soup kitchen, and the queue stretches around the corner, take a stool and take a seat, you'll be an old man by the time you get to the counter.

Could someone ask them if they are taking questions from the floor? By gee I hope you mob take them apart, they are not allowed to lie either, the propaganda tour, ask the difficult questions, are the government going to bail the industry out again shortly? what and who senior management were made redundant? who was responsible for the terrible and tragic betting platform debacles? Oh, God this will be priceless. I bet you Southerners and CD'ers wont hold back, but the room will be warm and fuzzy in moo moo land eh?

You and people like you are the very reason racing went south, you drive grassroots people out of the game you may as well varnish the coffin. I've been in committee rooms where most of the blowhards wouldn't know which end kicks. I wanted to support NZ racing, our financial commitment proved that, but we got sick of Petone ruining our love for the game and our bank account. The very fact as an owner they made you pay for a jockey, nom, acceptance fees and then treated you like a leper at the course made us angry. The northern cartel was unaffected, to a point they still are, being able to arrive at the track in the latest Range Rover, in the Harris Tweed and pretend that everything was rosy? then kick in to keep Peters in a position of power?? or he thought he was, yeah, great stuff. So many good Kiwi's bailed out of NZ, Tommy H, one of the largest supporters of NZ racing, why tip in millions when in reality you are rewarding mediocrity. You are entitled to your view on NZB and the closed race series, however, in my opine it alienates the majority of racing people, the AKL society set [once a year racegoers] and the B grade celebrities that haunt the marquis, yep, they love the evening, and the breeders that hold hands and sing Kumbaya, and the bloodstock agents fuelled up on Bollinger and adrenaline, yep, it's the highlight of their calendar year. I'm hoping against hope that there is a change of senior management there, the revenue that will come from overseas betting will not save the industry, they may have instituted some cost cutting and they spruik stakes are holding, but they have slashed the races, it's akin to a plane that's run out of avgas and they are gliding, so the crew are in the hold throwing cargo out the door to prolong the glide and the eventual crash....... Anyway, my opinion wont change things, at least I have options, most don't and it's only their love and passion for the horses and the industry they have known since childhood and thats what keeps them active and alive........

I'm not paying for your 'big night out', the industry has been riddled with backslappers and sycophants for years, any closed race series owned by a select few is on the nose, spread the moula around, you'll get long term people and long term benefits.

It's a folly as we/you/us have been part funding it, yes, it should be fully paid for by NZB, not the Hoi poloi. This industry money should go to important projects to assist all.