JTeaz

More so ask the question when was the last time they had a caller on track that called the races for trackside

Best post in ages

Living off the fat of the industry. Making sure his own agenda is looked after at the expense of the industry he apparsntly loves. Sad really. Add tonight. Cambridge trots. No caller available so they get the Southland and Otago based caller to call the rsces off the screen in christchurch. They would have flown him there. He made a few errors. 2 monumental which had anyone watching shaking their heads Yet i sit at home 10 mins up the road looking at the fields for the pukekohe trials i call tomorrow. Clearly there is issues between them and me. None of which i have been told but common sense should maybe come into this or am.i totally wrong? Im not perfect ive made errors and will again but at the end of the day i am competent and can do the job.

I just shook my head and left. The cambridge club have my number. So does tommy..sadly one common denominator is involved..a former club president and tommys best mate....also the fella "too busy" wining and dining to do his job today

Just called in to the Cambridge gallop trials. There was no commentator for their trials. The judge Tom Thomson was reading out the starters,advisinf they had jumped. Then announcing results. I would say this was a bad joke and surely not good enough. Clearly they would rather no one than me. Which is a bit baffling to be fair. But its no surprise really

Utter Crap rule. Can't see why you have to concede anything in a race. Jordan very stiff here. Apparantly Ferguson was marginally in front of him so jordan was found to have to concede. A rule made by people who have never been out there.

Needed you to send me that link a year ago Bill. i'd have been off and gone

Yes. Would love to know where that job was advertised

Sadly. Its cut throat. Going back to when i was calling in the CD prior to Tony Lee's comeback the same man told me i wasn't good enough to be calling there and pushed hard for another now full time caller to call there instead. Fair to say he was not happy that Tony was reinstated as it didn't fit his agenda. Disappointing really when one of your idols "shits" on you.

Thats still happening. However under the red traffic light there was no point until it changes. It worked very well at the early December meetings. But its still not enough for me.i feel as though i have more to offer than just that.

Cheers John You have always been a supporter of mine. Always loved calling your dogs too. Ive had hopes that the mindset would change but my latest efforts to reach out resulted in being dismissed and told to dump my rscecalling equipment. So thats that

Thankyou Brian and the other people who have posted. The words nean alot Yes,sadly years of travel and work at the expense of my health and family has amounted to nothing. Unfortunately, one of the most "tired" callers mentioned is the one who won't go into bat for me and told me to give it away as there will never be a place for me. As soon as my training commitments cease i will be moving to Australia to hopefully call some ants running down a wall or whatever i can find.

Sadly il never call another race in NZ

Clearly not. Given i was at the pukekohe harness trials and a lot closer for a mercy dash.

on course

R10 westport.....🙈

3 months apparantly. About what was expected

Im glad to hear that the information doing the rounds was blown out of proportion.

I wonder if charges will be laid against the other soeed dualling driver for abusing the female horsewoman attacking.. Not a good look these days to be abusing woman. I am surprised this hasn't been brought up by the stipes.

Thankyou for this. Yes if he was a driver who had 8 drives a day he might get 1 or 2 meetings tops, however as WE have both now stated...he has 1 or 2 a day hence he will get longer (3 months)

You clearly are living in fairyland if any stipes decision will be changed by him "making up for it". It's like robbing a bank and giving half the money back to avoid jail....Not going to happen.

I am repeating what i was told in the stipes room on more then 1 occasion. I dont agree, however its what they believe.

Couldnt have explained it better. Yes there are aggravating factors but fact remains he is guilty of breaching the rule he has been charged with. If he had hooked him.out and gone nowhere it wouldnt have been an issue. The fact he hooked him into a pocket and looked desperately unlucky is an integrity issue and ANY stipe will tell you the only people they are there to serve is the PUNTER. Nothing agaianst Ross.Hes a good honest battler but he will get a long stint away from driving for this one.

With his lack of drives he will get longer..If he had 6 drives a night he would get 3 weeks..6 drives a month tops... he will get 3 months at least. It was a terrible lack of judgment.

3 months minimum