mikeynz

The real issue here with closing borders is Aussie betting sites and racing, yet sites like Betway, 10 bet, bet365 based in Europe really just do sport and casino games etc etc, woudnt make any sense blocking them as they mostly of no great issue ,its the racing guys who are wanting change.

Can you or anybody else explain to me why you have to call the betting agency to place a live Sportsbet in Aussie, that seems weird.

Simply want all the money bet off shore, no more Sportsbet, Ladbrokes etc etc. Benefits obvious , not my words, just the general assumption I suspect lots might pull the pin if it was close border betting

Guerin asked the question, seems by the talk its a real possibility, benefits, fairly obvious.

I see that guy Sharrock last night suggesting closing borders for betting a very real prospect, thoughts on this one.

I note the Gore septic tank cleaning service are sponsoring a race on Thursday. One wonders if they will be donating a 10 litre bucket of shit to the winner.

Are you a fan or just enjoy it ?

Might I add none of us want Putins rhetoric either.

Is Awapuni going to get that dollop of rain coming, ? weather map for the South is nice and clear.

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I often have a wee chuckle with Australia deporting criminals, wasn't long ago you had to be one to get in the place😁

Gore on friday, probably be snowing, hang on just checked the forecast, fine and sunny for a week, the south gets a bad wrap about its weather, yet it's the North that gets all the rain.

Actually pretty good, had some doubts, I see Robert Dennis has one nominated is he still training?, Another under the Dennis Bros as well, must be a hard habit to give up.

Maybe if there is a public holiday then today might have been more timely, funeral overnight, a day to remember after, just a thought.

As I said earlier in this thread, it's going to be interesting to see how many nominate for the Gore Gallops, Friday, strange how they don't want harness racing there but one would think the more a venue is used the better I would have thought.

Good numbers for Saturday,(Winton), maybe the bigger tracks are more appealing, not much choice if you are in the north. Interesting Winton get Saturday, yet most days are Thursdays , Fridays, thats another anomaly.

Is Te Awamutu still a racing venue.

No one has commented about the numbers or the lack of in the Hannon Memorial, 2 or 3 are top performers, no doubt but 2 or three are just middle class, that's why they have only won 5 or 6 races so far, not a great race for betting,

Anybody watched the live video of the Queens casket and all the visitors, fascinating.

Just watching the shield match (Wellington), looks like a good crowd the shields not completely dead, not in the rural areas.

Thanks for the likes people, when you actually think about it if you want to listen to maori stuff then watch and listen to the moari tv channel or if you want to watch religion then watch a religious channel, imagine the kerfuffle if they were giving out tips for the races on the tv1 sports section there would be a uproar, simple fact everything is appropriate, at, right place right time.

Personally I dont think we should be subject to all this Maori stuff like you get on radio and tv and I'm not anti Maori, it's no different to being subject to religious rhetoric, lots of this stuff is part of the woke society, so is this shit with the rugby union having to have a certain number of fems on the board.

It came to my attention that it's on South Canterbury anniversary day,( the one off holiday) Why not a Raceday at Washdyke ? use to be Orari, a lot of those one day holidays, lots have not much to do ,on a slightly different tangent, I dont even think there is a gallop meeting on labour day, most of the public holidays seem to be becoming non events ,racing wise.

I say no, what does it achieve?

I think Saturday nights, and Saturdays as a rule are a gone burger for harness racing, once it was the main night but , things have changed, Aussie racing late in the day has become the main focus, outside racing there is other sports on tv that capture people's attention, Invercargill have it seems a twilight meeting on a Saturday before Xmas with the Cup race, will be interesting to see how that goes,. I don't care what people say losing radio coverage is a backward step, racing was always freely available but only people who will follow racing now online are diehards who as they die off will not be replaced, kind of similar to putting all sport on pay tv, you don't get the new followers. Totally agree about the TAB telling about 200 dollars here and 300 there, no one cares, don't matter if you spend 2 bucks or 2000, it's not relevant to watchers, listeners, only relevant to the person taking the bet, unless it a major punt like the guy who put 140 grand or whatever on the ABs not to win the World Cup, that's kind of newsworthy or some of the big multi winners A lot of harness meetings these days ain't really captivating me no more, only noting the small fields or meetings like Invers being scrubbed , that is catching my attention., very interesting times indeed.