curious

Possible sad end for the champ's career in Oz. I note they've labelled it a preliminary decision. Be interesting to see the response and what happens now. Seems they've left the door open.

Who do they actually bet with offshore that is not funding NZ racing anyway?

Is who providing funding to BGP? What do you mean? A fair bit went to NZ racing this day. They are racing horses. Giving to worthy charities. Seriously punting. Getting 100s on course spending money. Getting new people involved. What more do you want? Who is doing more for NZ racing?

Good work admin.

Here ya go... 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. Edited July 13 by curious

If you look, I think you'll find I posted that somewhere when this was discussed earlier.

The award is for TR related social media content as well and particularly ... "new and innovative methods of storytelling and audience engagement." https://www.nzracing.co.nz/OnHorseFiles/Downloads/Forms/Contribution-to-Media-Digital-Content_ENTRY.pdf

"Just get on" Thommo? At least you named your loser before the race this time.

Agree. He's always just fallen out of the gates and only winds up the last 200. Arrogant old bugger! Not much different in his trial the other day. Kinda like he says "no panic, we'll just fall out of the gates, follow them around and run past them the last furlong. I know where the line is." Not much different from his trial the other day.

So, from what I can see at least 4 things went wrong here. The wrong filter fabric was laid (I assume that's what Thommo means by "gauzy stuff"), 10 times the amount of sand carpet was laid than was supposed to be, that sand was the wrong grade, and miraculously neither the contractor or Te Rapa staff noticed, or if they did they decided not to worry about it. The latter may require a large number needing a trip to specsavers or quite a few DCMs. There's only two ways the other things could have happened. Either the wrong grades and quantities were specified, or the contractor can't read. Who was the contractor?

Either that or they spread the wrong pile?

Barrier 1. H11. 4kg claim but no blinkers?

Just sent a box of choccies to the remedial class teacher.

Hold the phone .... we have agreement?

Unfortunately, they've banned me.

Well it's obviously rooted. Might need two years even if I get the tractor up there by Sunday.

In that case it's up to the members? Special General Meeting. Sack the Board. New Board sack the CEO etc. and start over. Is there the will though?

I've emailed the bookies to see if I can get my money back or preferably paid out at 9/1. I'm not hopeful though.

Must be a bloody big cock involved.

Just put the battery charger on her Thommo. Should be there by Sunday.

Lol...Think they should have taken them off if they were going to pull it up.

They won't generate any more revenue and the argument about avoiding abandoned racedays is ridiculous because all racedays lose money currently, hence the Purcell quote that the most financially viable one is the one we don't have. There is also the safety, horse and rider health and well being issue. This is from a 2009 paper on that, but I'm not aware of anything more recent to overturn it. 6. Summary In summary, turf racing surfaces have historically provided the benchmark in terms of being the safest AAEP PROCEEDINGS Vol. 55 2009 185 LAMENESS—RACING racing surface for horses and jockeys alike. The initial results attained with the new generation of synthetic tracks indicate that these surfaces are in general terms less safe than a turf surface. I'm also not aware of any feasibility studies or costings to support the idea and in that article, it seems that Saundry is talking about synthetics, not Strathayrs, by the reference to and picture of Pakenham. The whole thing has me flummoxed and I'm not clear what or who the driver is.

This was Saundry's take on it Reefton. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12096773

Oddly the same owner owned the horse that forced the breakneck pace.