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Yes, I'd agree with that. I don't think raw strike rate data is of much use in assessing training ability. If used, it needs to be in relation to the individual runners' chances based on ability and fitness. Of course you could argue that continually turning up with horses too slow to win is poor performance but then we don't know that those horses don't have undisclosed ability being hampered by some problem that the trainer is trying to sort out albeit unsuccessfully. Sometimes the only way to test that effectively may be on raceday.

I fail to see what you hope that the report will do. The code body and its member clubs essentially run the game and I don't see how any report or recommendations will change the fact that they've done nothing except waste what money they've had for at least the last decade or so or make them do anything different in the future? Seems like pretty much another waste of time to me and I can't really see any use of the regional development funds being anything but political suicide and if it's only going to new track builds that are probably unsustainable, no help at all. Don't have any hope myself that the Messara report will make an iota of difference to the state of the industry or its future. Will probably just finally kill the virtually useless Racing Amendment Act which is already dead in the water.

Thommo's problem is that he is incapable of understanding that you cannot apply a population statistic (which in the case of the effect of weight he has a mile wrong anyway) to an individual runner. It doesn't matter how you try to explain this, he has proven over and over that he does not have that capability and until he goes back and passes primary school maths you are wasting your time trying to get it through his thick head.

1kg dead weight = 1kg jockey weight = 1 kg horse weight ......doesn't it?

Don't recall him ever advocating for a strike which would have only punished those at the coal face he aimed to help. Do remember a call for some industrial action though but that was more things like delaying horses getting to the birdcage etc. in an attempt to get the leadership to sit down and talk. Maybe I missed something?

I'd be surprised if that is the case. Don't think that is his mission.

Isn't about that long since he was on the TA committee? Or am I hallucinating?

Messara's report can carry no weight unless it actually changes the legislation which currently empowers the NZRB and the codes to run the industry. It's those bodies that need to come up with strategies and reports if any change is to happen in the short term, other than the current one of expending all reserves to sustain stakes.

Sounds like we might be talking about different times Kakama. I'm talking about 6 or 7 years ago. You seem to be referring to the meeting a year or two back.

Do you think that would have helped?

I expect he'll let you know after the race wally.

Yes, Chris and P4P and others tried to tell them. Others of us did a lot of work on that behalf. Fell on deaf ears and what we see and have is the result.

Issue them with handbags ... and they'd still get red carded? https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/sunwolves-forward-ed-quirk-cops-twoweek-ban-for-love-tap-during-super-rugby-loss-to-reds/news-story/1c58ba97d76d14d7379394761ddec505

lol....that sounds about right.

I'm glad you put at least one in first time blinkers TDC.

bloody brilliant!

Belmont Park R9 #5 This Cat Can Fly

You'd think the team who made "Kiwi" would have a shot wouldn't you?

It's not a technicality. It's an absence of any thing remotely demonstrating excellence in the way of Contribution to Media, Digital & Content in thoroughbred racing. "NZTR is seeking entries from a variety of content providers and would welcome examples of new and innovative methods of storytelling and audience engagement." I can't see how the above article could even begin to meet that criterion for the award and if the NZTR board has any gumption, and that is the best they have, I think they should decline to make the award this year because of no suitable entries.

Unfortunately, most of that article is simply word for word regurgitation of two pieces actually written by Chris Luoni. Neither an original thought nor a critical comment offered. No balance. Complete journalistic waste of time in my view.

Should come right when they put the blinkers on.

Morphettville R8 #8 for me.

I don't see how you wouldn't have been all over Chavuma. Nice turn of pace to place last time. The form horse surely?

a) Greek Islands.

lol...