mikeynz

I stand to be corrected on this one but Russia produces a lot of dairy produce, some of that may be ending up in China, Russia don't have too many friends at present.

The farmers did actually contribute to this government, 2020 to 2023, remember that. As for the man you are referring to hè needs his fiscal hole filled with a size 12 gumboot..

The bigger these companies are the bigger they fall, big isn't always best.Everbody can take a bit of a dip but for how long ?

Everything is a vicious circle, we have a smart well educated society yet seem to be getting worse than the generation before in most things.

Farming is always cyclical but you have good years and you have bad years both money wise and weather wise but so many of the support industry's never drop their charges, yet once the payout starts climbing bang they bang their charges up. 6 bucks would be OK, not brilliant but manageable if everybody else took a cut back in line but no one ever does.

I'm still rather amused by this massive injection of cash into NZ racing and how Entain can make it pay, if people don't bet or can't afford to, short term it all looks good but 5 years time it's going to be interesting, maybe Entain will have shot themselves in the foot. Incidentally Fonterra have dropped their forecast price again so further stress on NZ, interesting times.

At least it's not a race meeting, be hard to justify the trackside crew turning up😆

Might have you mixed up with Happy Sunrise or someone like that.

Hunter the punter, don't see that name here often these days.

8 races, guess that's pretty good for the time of the year, I was right about the open race, seems the experts were wrong scheduling one, but as I often say, what do I know.

Must simply have had a difference somewhere, maybe the TAB are wanting a better deal from senz or not bothering at all.

4 nominations for the open handicap, I imagine they can be shifted to another race, maybe and only 6 for a maiden 3 year old race, I was right thought about the open handicappers, they had there go last week.

Well going by that logic Oamaru should be racing next week to allow a few grass trackers a little bit more rest after slogging through that shit hole called Riccarton. Nominations shortly I will be interested to see how many open handicappers are looking to turn up. I could be completely wrong, I have been before.

It appears that the TAB are no longer funding senz as in punters club or free bets in competitions. Maybe that relationship has gone a bit sour. As for the pokies, slots they call them, played them online a few years back, never played them in a pub or club very addictive, they mesmerize people.

So those who are addicted to pokies will just go somewhere else ,?

Did i not read they pulled them all out of the TAB venues, a while ago ?

Entain have removed the pokies, i believe, anyone know what the rational is.

Only 6 races last year, seems to me their is a bit of a lull after the Grand National meeting so be interesting to see how numbers stack up. 4 maiden races as well as a open handicap sprint programmed one wonders if this day should be a week later and this week run on the AWT. Trots at Oamaru Sunday, here's a question someone must know will the trackside crew set up Friday and stay over for Sunday or go home and return Sunday morn, trackside are trying to cut cost, might that be a reason for Friday Sunday at same course or totally irrelevant.

I don't live in Dunedin but when it's snows and roads freeze the hill roads are almost non negotiable until the thaw, just as they were this morning. Insurance companies must dread Dunedin in the winter, plenty of dents in vehicles.

Adelaide, u live there ?

Dunedin is worse. Re, frost.

In our ever increasing strange world we live in you are man women or something in-between. Spose the Catholic church should state that if you are a boozer a fornicator, a pedophile, a gambler or a transgender you are not welcome at our church. Unfortunately for them they would have hardly anyone left to turn up.

Slightly off topic but j note the Beaumont meeting at Wingatui has been moved to the Sunday and the Forbury harness races are no more, that seems odd as a trotting meeting is at Oamaru same day, 2 meetings so close. Mondays seem to be out of favour except for Public holidays and I've thought that Mondays and Tuesdays maybe be non trackside days to cut cost thus being more profitable. It must cost the same to cover those non event greyhound meetings yet turnover suggest not many give a shit. Basically we only race Wednesdays to Sunday plus holiday times and of course 2 Tuesdays in November. More is not always best Just a thought.

Sometimes I get a bit off course , the Xtra stakes probably won't increase horse numbers or owners or whatever, I still am curious as to what Entain thinks they will get back, I doubt turnovers will change. If the grins race has funded itself as it is then hrnz should just leave it alone.

It's almost a long long tradition, the old pie or pottle of chips as the main cuisine on race night or showday or whatever, probably ain't improved much. What about MrWhippy, is he contracted to the TAB to do desert .?