curious

On the other hand, the authors, seem to have taken the same colonialist view of things that they are purportedly critically examining. About a C+ for mine.

As above in the headpost. We do ask that trainers scratch with NZTR prior to 12pm Friday, if they do not intend to start. This will provide NZTR an indication as to the viability of the meeting, and allow early notification for Clubs & Participants.

Scratching time is 12pm but good so far.

And/or the handicapper?

The Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic will be run next week with a further announcement on the venue shortly. All other fields will be transferred as currently drawn with amendments to distances and extra ballots where necessary, as the maximum field size at Cambridge is 12 runners. Amendments to distances are: Maiden 1600m becomes Maiden 1550m Maiden 1200m & R75 1200 will both now be run at 1300m. R75 1400m & R65 1400m will now be run at 1550m. Seeka Kiwifruit Cup, R88 2100m will now be run at 2000m. We do ask that trainers scratch with NZTR prior to 12pm Friday, if they do not intend to start. This will provide NZTR an indication as to the viability of the meeting, and allow early notification for Clubs & Participants. Should NZTR in its discretion deem the meeting not viable, the race day may be abandoned. A final decision will be made by the Scratching deadline 7.30am Saturday. There will be no scratching fees for the meeting.

They'll be in the fine print but we don't yet have the bold. I thought the TAB said the details would be released once the deal was concluded June 1? Otherwise, you could try looking in the same place as the half year and monthly trading reports maybe.

Mystery to me Huey. Maybe ask NZTR? I'll be all ears if you get a reply.

How would that enhance net wagering revenue? That is the goal isn't it? Don't think former glories are much use now.

Seems pretty clear to me. Conditions: Eligibility: For trainers outside of the Top 10 in prizemoney at midnight 30 November 2023 Horse must be in the trainer's stable list at midnight 31 July 2023. Horses may not be transferred from a Top 10 trainers stable to a trainer outside of the Top 10 after midnight 31 October 2023. Any horse transferred after 1 August will be ineligible to run Ballot order to be by rating based on eligible entries NZTR will be the sole judge to determine eligibility to compete in the fina

I don't agree with the funding allocated for that race but also don't think that 'not top 10 trainers' necessarily represent mediocrity. Mostly just smaller stables.

The same percentage wise.

At least, and given that 50% of that will ultimately go to Entain, more than double that.

Yes. 4 350k races and $1m one. That's another 8% of the funding which I think could have been better allocated along with the group race funding imo. While I think the allocation overall is helpful and a positive for stakeholders, some of these decisions are hard to understand. I would have thought that in a 32 page document they might have devoted a page or 2 to share the data, evidence, rationale for the stakes allocation, especially in light of the fact that the NZTR share of the funding is contingent on their racing performance over future seasons. I struggle to see how some of these things will help that. Perhaps there will be a background document released explaining that. At the moment it's a bit of a mystery to some of us.

That was prior to the stakes announcement which doesn't take effect till next season.

Don't think they are anywhere near there now in which case a bullet is the kindest option.

The whole stand is now coming down this week and next. Nothing much but concrete left the last meeting there.

Yep.

Auto refresh so I don't have to manually refresh it to see new posts?

How do I get this page to auto update? Or can I not?

Pete has circulated this on other sites. Might inform and stimulate the discussion here. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/q-and-a-with-dean-shannon-what-the-entain-austab-deal-means-to-nz-racing/MU2O3JWATNA5HOPJ2ZK2GUDRYI/

The stated purpose was to specifically tackle the competition from the likes of Sportsbet and 365 head on.

Yes. He said he wants to. But as I said it's not a done deal and he said nothing about new brands being launched under the auspices of that monopoly. Go back, have another listen and come back to us. “The cabinet agreement to restore these legislative protections was in principle. This means there is still detailed policy work and legislative drafting to do before the updated regulations take effect and I’ll engage with the industry on the designs of these regulations, so they areas effective as they can be. However, it is important to state that my top priorities are securing the industry for the future, providing high paying jobs with good conditions, harm minimisation, a world leading focus on animal welfare and a fair deal for the punter.”

No. It's not. There is no rebranding involved. Entain have a service agreement to operate the existing TAB brand (and any other brands they may decide to launch as part of that service agreement).

Where or when did he say that? Certainly not what he said in his Karaka announcement. He said that's what he wants and they would be looking at ways of doing that. The Entain deal is not contingent on it. Though they will pay an additional $100m to the TAB if and when it comes to pass.

I don't think they ever said that they NEED a monopoly nor Centaur have they been GIVEN one, though obviously see it as an advantage. That is far from a done deal anyway and might be a distance away at best. Starting a second brand here to directly compete with Aussie competition sounds like a priority and to me that does seem both progressive and proactive to me. I don't think they'll be sitting on their hands waiting on a government decision that may or may not come and if so, who knows when.