mikeynz

And you think they will ? It makes no sense to me canning a betting option as everybody's different pick 6 is just a extension of the quaddie, why they didn't have or don't have something unique on feature days is beyond me, don't have to be 1 meeting, they seemed to run pick 6 on greyhounds a lot ,and Friday harness but it never built up as it was terminating always.

The question is what are the new things coming ?

Wiggles tickets are going fast it seems.

Ellerslie have only raced a few times so they would be excluded at this point, wouldn't you think ? Maybe Avondale is the only other metro track.

Why have a go at Motukarara, it's more than likely generating income that's being flitted away keeping Auckland going, as for the biggest population being in the North, won't make a scrap of difference if those people simply ain't interested in harness racing, just like Rugby wanting to tap into the US market, they simply ain't interested and never really will be. Brodie I don't think it's so bad running 2 meets on friday nights, like Saturdays for gallops , Fridays for harness, Entain seem to be keen to make the night a bit better, it can be a borefest between races when only one meeting, maybe if Auckland was on its own on Thursdays no one would watch at all. On a slightly more positive note I just hear the Wiggles are touring again soon, they seem to be able to attract young followers , why can't racing ? Might help if they reduce the gambling age to four.

I think the climate helps Nelson develop some good Cricket players, Ken Wadsworth was another good Nelson player, not up with things as much now so now sure how many Nelsonians play for CD at present. Greg Turner is Glens brother, not sure if Glen has family. Right now NZ are teetering, another 150 might be enough, hopefully they don't chuck wickets away.

Interesting someone's comments here on Friday about Nelson being a sleepy boring place but 2 things, they do produce or have produced some good Cricketers and with the Tasman Rugby Union they are on the sporting map, winning the NPC twice, I think, who would think they would beat Auckland but the positives are having a stadium that's OK for a ABs test match, had Unions not have merged then would still be a back water lost in the Heartland.

At least if they ran out of paper plenty of losing tickets, finally a use for them

Wonder if a crowd like that will be at Gore today.

It's named on TAB website, Graeme Edwards memorial yet on HRNZ its Graeme Edwars, who is it the race is dedicated too, if by chance it's in memory of a popular Cricket player then that would be Graham Edwards, which one is it ?

Westport fields are better than Xmas, main race don't have to compete with same rating 51 and faster as was the case in December. One simply wonders if some just don't like going to Auckland, one can understand that,better stakes for non winners but still more at Cambridge

May have been talking about car racing track.

Wonder how a commentator would get on if Harry Cox was still alive and driving. With a sense of humour like mine I think even if might struggle

Canterbury does fine in the context of things, Riccarton want everything at Riccarton, do you ?

Ascot Park on Saturday was a excellent days racing, I think the calendar the way it structured from Boxing Day until Easter is well structured in the South Island, even the West Coast get a fair go, with meetings mostly alternating from Riccarton to a Southern feature every fortnight for a short period , after Easter it starts to be a bit of a challenge down South, maybe the stakes being better might help.

I suspect Entain are a bit naive about the state of play, they spend and spend, but for how long ?

Sounds or looks like to me that Michael is handicapped. Only a month or two ago he was bemoaning Invercargill having its Cup at the same time as the so called Northern top races. Invercargill race their race then as their are no races in the north over Xmas, New Year, it's 2024, not 1974, times have changed. You have to have handicaps for some races, it's little wonder less people are bothering when the odds are stacked against you. There are actually more races for top class horses than we tend to think, many rating 60+ races have a maximum back mark of 30m or so, they have a choice to turn up or not then they have all in FFA, note how those fields attract 6 starters of less, lots just don't bother.

Southland Racing Clubs seems to be financially in a good position, must be the Trotting Club keeping them going but must have other income streams as well, probably farm the place, training centre etc etc, I know they even sponsored the Stags in the NPC, wonder what they get out of that, probably a big fat fucking zero.

You firm on being anti Auckland, good for you.

Hope he's not got one called Vladamir. If he did it may need a name change or have to be shot.

Wasn't the Superboost for winning by a length or more ?

I actually saw cars in the car park and people leaning against the rail at Ascot Park today, bet its not like that next time for Sunday after Easter but if you can't drag a few in for a card like today's you never will. It does happen, good crowds, Riverton will do same,just not often.

I thought Guerin was a professional punter and writing for the Herald and doing the radio show was just a hobby.

Probably just used that theory to justify not racing there. It's called bullshit.

Alls not long for Wingatui. Young farmers comp had 120 spectators filling the grandstand according to the ODT, should add that to the Messara report.