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Yeah good idea. Let's see how pissing off one of our biggest trading partners affects the economy. Easy answer of course. They'll raise taxes like the good little socialists that they are. This will all end up badly for NZ.

Pathetic.

Hmm yet to see the law where one dubious Newsnow poll ensures a government for another 3 years. Also if you think Peters is going to be involved you can't read. He's goneburger...

Hard to know who to believe. Sam Spratt said it was fine and Michael Rodd said it was a bit rough in patches.

Jason Waddell even more scathing.

Luca Cumani, who retired at the end of 2018, trained his final Group 1 winner when God Given won last year's Lydia Tesio. "It's a very sad, but I'm afraid inevitable, situation because Italian racing has been on a slippery slope for a number of years," Cumani told Racing Post. "There doesn't seem any chance of light at the end of the tunnel until the administration of Italian racing is changed and placed in the hands of racing people, as opposed to bureaucrats. "Things have been going the wrong way for a number of years and lurching from one disaster to another" Could have been speaking about New Zealand.

Group 1 day at Te Rapa and that was Matt Cameron's comment after the first. Doesn't offer much encouragement to have a bet does it?

Been to course once or twice but not during carnival. An absolutely magnificent racecourse.

Already voted for you to stay. A decision I'm rapidly regretting.

The last two posts illustrate why so many people have problems with your posting style.

They offered me 30 bucks if I deposited 50 the other day. You should also be aware that it only applies to Fixed Odds bets. That may explain the discrepancy.

I thought my reply was pretty mild in the messages. On the surface there did appear to be a bit of hypocrisy but I accept that is not the case. This has all got so toxic and it's a real pity. It appears Hesi messaged everyone who put a like on his leaving post in the Competitions page.

You're in a group of us that Hesi sent messages to. When someone replies the whole group gets the replies.

I have childhood memories as well. One year we went down for the Maramarua Hunt Cup in the May school holidays. I loved the twin hills on the steeples course. They ran a couple of really good National Jumps Days relatively recently as well. Sad but that's modern life I'm afraid.

Hard to argue with that list. Begs the question as to why he is still training in light of all the previous 'indiscretions"

No unfortunately but he's one of my modern day heroes.

Unfortunately Hesi free speech is free speech. You don't get to make judgments on who is allowed free speech and who isn't.

Not sure why you included me in that. I wasn't asking Doug to do anything. On the contrary I was being supportive I thought.

Great post Joe Kidd and bang on.

Good stuff Chief. On reflection I respect you sticking to your principles. I still would like to know how Thomass feels about free speech when he doesn't agree with it. His mob hate Jordan Peterson who is coming here next month. Let's watch them all try to shut him down.

I think if the person who has got everyone's back up could just tone down the way he posts all would be well. I've got no problem with him having opinions and to me that is free speech. Calling people silly names instead of addressing them in a polite manner is not free speech in my opinion. I find it slightly odd that Ross (if that's his name) can't just address someone in a civilized way. Calling mardigras McFly is just childish as an example Free speech doesn't mean you don't have to show your fellow posters a modicum of respect. I'm happy to stick around.

So Mr Free Speech what are your views on Jordan Peterson arriving here next month?

Real shame if true.

Good God. The years certainly haven't been kind to him.

I'm actually really confused about all this. I don't understand why Doug would spend a whole lot of time and money establishing a site that looked to be going great guns only to have it destroyed by one wanker. It's a genuine question. I understand the reasoning and am all for free speech (Jordan Peterson is a hero in my book) but I just can't get my head around why you would let one principle destroy all the hard work that has gone into building this site. Is free speech so important to you that you'd risk this being reduced to one insane poster? If so, that's fine I guess but it seems such a waste of a good idea. I'm genuinely interested, this isn't meant to be critical of you Doug.