mikeynz

Just start off punting slowly, just $2 place bets until you get back into fitness lol.

I guess you can look at it another way, even if none are trying to win someone will, and if you backed it then who cares lol.

Interesting 12 races I think on Friday, at Addington, why not same at Auckland and no Thursday.? In regards to trying, I always thought drivers were suspended if they didn't give horses best chance of winning.

You also bag Southern people then have the cheek to show respect for a prominent racing figure from a prominent racing family who died earlier this week which shows what a twisted fucker you are., get some help, it may be too late, good riddance you useless piece of shit.

Winston's done more than enough, 2 all weather tracks and sees nothing but dislike for them by many, then giving his flash tie wearing friends at Ellerslie the betting monopoly so they can supposedly get a bit richer, the well must dry up one day.

You really seem to be beyond rehabilitation, what positives in Harness Racing in Southland, racing all year, is that not a positive, they too have been jerked around by those who set the dates, but haven't as yet needed to be put on life support as Northern Harness is, all those extra Cambridge meetings was such a success that now they are backtracking and are now dropping some, throw in the fact that Aucklands been facing insolvency, at least the Southern Surge concept did boost numbers, larger stakes up North has changed nothing, fields are still pathetic, Akuta getting 10 grand for winning a four horse workout, nice but the few left racing will thankfully milk the system as long as they can until reality takes precedence. Whats happening up North to harness racing, Rugbys going the same way, for the population there they are pathetic and as the population demographic changes it ain't going to get better.

Which kind of sums up Northern harness racing to a tee.

Southlands fine the way they are, the numbers will build up again up North would be fine too if they only raced once a week at present, sometimes the small fields are projecting some winners who probably might not be good enough normally, Harness don't need any extra meetings just utilize the ones they have better, just my thoughts

Think if you get same old same old week after week anything gets boring after time, but Cambridge and Auckland are hard work, might be interesting to those with horses racing there, not very to anyone else.

Have you checked out any racing in Norway,? plenty of harness, only one gallop track, it looks a nice place especially outside the city, lots on you tube aye.

You get to go to Oslo and you are worrying about Auckland/Alexandra Park, Brodie, no one other than those living there give a shit about the place.

Seems many of these places seem to have reduced capacity these days, you notice it when Hagley Park or the Basin are sold out yet there always seems lots of space, might be heath and safety or something, Addington with all those, tables umbrellas must affect capacity, used to be standing room only, times change I guess.

Poor old TAB, judging by the number of positive post on Facebook after Southland won the shield, seems to indicate people do care about the NPC or maybe the way he thinks might be just a Auckland thing, strange indeed😁

What I was thinking though is if the money they are punting isn't their own then they will naturally throw it around willy nilly, not like their own, and if the money is Betchas/TABs then all they are doing is giving on one hand, taking on the other so what is the point, might make sense if any winnings went to charity but as Entain are in this game to make money they would be so tight that in human terms they wouldn't give ya the steam off their shit.

Havnt watched it, bar 5 minutes when flicking chanels, do they start of with a Betting pool and punt away until it's all gone ?

Heaps and heaps of fake stuff on Facebook, but , in the gambling company world, takeover, sell outs are common, so who would know what to believe.

Could be fake news, I guess many hope it is aye.

Galah you note they are boasting about the big surge in betting for the Southern Surge series but they didn't mention the extra races, bigger fields, better dates and stakes but breaking it down is it, increased stakes, increased betting, maybe when it's all broken down, maybe it's exactly the same as last year, but the positives are owners, trainers, drivers get a better return, don't lose sight of the fact Southlands had one of it's best July/August weather for sometime, that helps, often if the weather turns crap sometimes they just pull the pin for a while, nature sometimes works for you sometimes not, exactly the same for dairy farmers.

Now come on Brodie, me old mate TAB 4 EVER will be after you for Auckland bashing.

The biggest problem with NZ Racing is the continual obsession in NZ of worrying about what Australia are doing, but look, different country's, different mentality to gambling, different weather and different populations, has it actually been much different, there are a lot of average stuff in OZ too, it's not all Flemington and Randwick, small crowds here is only the end product of TV, it's made people apathetic, ain't going to change that but Addington can still pack a good crowd on Cup Day.

Had a sleep, nice and peaceful, no traffic and rush rush around here and I'm a wee bit worried for TABs state of mind, regarding his thoughts that no one gives a toss about NPC, not sure if the people at the head of NZ Rugby would agree, where do our next batch of players hone their craft, not sure if Shadbolt saved the South from extinsion, doing nicely as it is really just doing what it is best at , Farming, what the South earns for the Country per capita would outstrip anywhere else, some just don't understand such things. Anyway not much point carrying on this discussion, as it ain't going nowhere.

Maybe you stand to be the Mayor, of Auckland.

HRNZ news item hailing Southern Surge success,significant increase in turnover, didn't mention significant increase in races 11 race cards as opposed to 7, Sundays instead of Thursdays and better fields with bigger stakes, be nice if someone would break it down in real terms before shouting from the rooftops, should factor in Southlands had its best July August weather for many years,just putting it out there.

we all need a laugh sometimes.it gets better near the end

If guy above claims that 90% win and place is fixed then based on 6500 and 3500 =10000 total tote pool would equivilate to 100000, bet win and place, combined, tote and fixed turnover meaning a million turnover on 10 races plus exotics, , now those smaller tote pools may be based on say Friday night Addington, gallops on Saturday might do 45000 win tote so do your sums, I'm not hearing 3 or 4 mill bet on Saturday racing from anywhere, so the claim of 90% fixed sounds like bullshit.