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Do you think this announcement might have slightly upset @Reefton? Meeting News Waverley 28 January Stakes to $25,000 The Waverley twilight meeting on Wednesday 28 January will run for stakes of $25,000 for all eight races. This brings it in line with all twilight Wednesdays from mid-January through to the end of March. So the ONLY Wednesday meeting this year that didn't get twilight funding was ??? And to make matters worse, Reefton on a weekday with industry funding did oncourse turnover of $132k. The following Sunday, ATR (feature meeting at Ellerslie qith 460k stakes) just managed 100k.

The programming committee reps themselves don't yet have it, as of this morning. I was told "Don't be so silly thinking ahead like that". The meeting is not till next Wednesday.

Who are the Otago/Southland reps?

True though at the mo it seems to be a plethora of warnings.

That's total Entain revenue including sports.

That is through July 2024 though isn't it and it shows a widening trend between the Min Guarantee and the top up. What has happened since then and is happening now?

So how do trainers from South Canterbury, Otago and Southland get to have input on programming? In fact how do any? I understand that the next SI programming meeting to confirm the programme for April through July is next week. Yet, although a licensed trainer, I have had no communication from the TA or NZTR about it and certainly haven't been sent the draft programme for feedback.

Scratchings don't close till tomorrow mate!

MGA won't be licensed for NZ once the new licences are in place. Entain could and probably will get one I'd say, but not as part of their relationship with TABNZ.

Yes but via an MGA (Malta Gaming) licence/partner so as not to violate current NZ law. Both Sky City and Christchurch do that at least.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/545235/not-under-my-watch-minister-blocks-tab-s-150m-casino-deal

Oh NZTAB or TABNZ?

Can't be. They can apply but I thought Winnie was opposed. Timeline of Implementation April 2025: New gambling law expected to be in place. End of 2025: Regulator (Department of Internal Affairs) to be fully established. February 2026: Online casinos can start applying for licenses. April 2026: New gaming market officially starts under the licensing system. July 1, 2026: Offenses related to under-18 gambling enforced. December 31, 2026: All unlicensed operations will be prohibited. https://newzealandcasinos.nz/nz-license/

Same as 2024 then. I was counting Michael/Matthew as one.

Who are they now? They are appointed annually at the Trainers' Association branch AGM, aren't they? I thought usually 3.

No she lay in, bumping the winner and placing herself on the heels of Cannon Hill as the stewards said.

Looks like CBL lay in quite badly bumping the eventual winner but had been tending to from the turn and Bosson was attempting to correct so questioning him probably wasn't necessary. Pretty much as I saw it in the original video.

My main conclusion is in line with @Thomass. It's absolutely atrocious that the best that NZTR can do is to put up video of this quality for participants and that it takes them a month to do so.

Yes, that was sort of part of my point following your remarks about AI.

When I asked AI about the transmission, it didn't actually mention satellite links. Central Production & Viewer Delivery Live feeds from OB vans are sent via broadcast-grade links (often fiber or microwave) to the production centre and then distributed to: TV channels (Sky, Freeview) Online streams via the Trackside website and TAB app.

I was allowing for coffee and sausage roll breaks and a bit of a yarn with the locals.

The consultants appointed for the Project Stamina report now due in May.

I don't get that either. Wouldn't take an hour for one person to set up the starlink hardware from scratch would it?

Could it be that Trackside uses a dedicated satellite uplink not easily converted to broad customer access across the courses.

I seem to remember that was an issue maybe for Foxton. But if they have fibre, they wouldn't need the satellite? This seems to be where there is poor mobile connection.