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  1. curious
    There's nothing for him to write about really is there?
  2. curious
    Sure was exactly that got me back into racing in NZ after a 10 year hiatus.
  3. curious
    I agree with your last sentence and that's the whole point isn't it? The failure to address the whip use problem is contributing to the economic issues. As to the highlighting of whip indiscretions, some of us first took the matter up with the RIB and NZTR, to no avail. Highlighting them on racing oriented social media was the next step which has also failed to date, at least as far as any visible action is concerned. Unfortunately, it seems the only way forward now is the wider media and the politicians. That is underway.
  4. curious
    I have hardly heard the term "breaking in" for decades. Most of us now talk about starting horses. And I've no idea where or when in that process any pain to the horse would usually occur. That idea is about as foreign and antiquated as the one that says whip use for encouragement is OK.
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  6. curious
    It's only NOT "abuse" and "cheating" based on flawed definitions. You asked and that's my opinion.
  7. curious
    They can't see the whip infringements on the clearest of days, so they'd love that to give them another excuse to allow the abuse and cheating to continue.
  8. curious
    I think that's plain wrong. Many of them tried (ask @Reefton) but "I raced 90" prevailed with the support of the big club beneficiaries who control NZTR.
  9. curious
    I'm struggling with that comment. I think that's exactly what they don't understand.
  10. curious
    I'll take a shot at that question and probably be shot down but I'd say it's because those clubs are no longer funded in proportion to what the product they produce generates and they have no funding provided for infrastructure maintenance and development because the NZTR leadership have wasted all that on stakes.
  11. curious
    The NZ Racing Board (now TABNZ), if that's what you mean, operated the TAB. I'm not clear what that has to do with NZTR operating costs?
  12. curious
    https://www.dazn.com/en-NZ/home
  13. curious
    I think that's because a lot of horses can't because of the camber? They can't get round the corner at full speed.
  14. curious
    I might have dreamed it but I thought I saw or heard that somewhere. Don't think it's ever in the guide as it's a pop-up.
  15. curious
    Where did you see that? Supposed to go live about 2.15 I thought?
  16. curious
    Except it's reportedly 6.3m to 13m over 10 years if I'm reading correctly. Meanwhile, cumulative inflation about 35%
  17. curious
    I think his figures exclude special projects funding which is not really an operating expense. It's a transfer of funds to a contingency reserve and strategic capital pool.
  18. curious
    On the other side of the ledger, one major cost at least, has been moved off the code financials and that is what is now the RIB.
  19. curious
    So in the last decade NZTR operating costs have gone from $2200 per race to $5400 per race. How could this happen? It is not producing any positive outcomes is it? It's surely not sustainable? https://www.theoptimist.site/author/thepessimist/
  20. curious
    Looks like yours has too @Huey lol!
  21. curious
    Could this race overshadow the Melbourne Cup? Sold out. 50,000 capacity on course. TAB reporting turnover to date double last year. I'm intrigued. Might even watch it live for the first time.
  22. curious
    I guess because they have experienced synthetic tracks that have not been properly maintained and prepared, so fair enough. A lot of those are using sand and dirt tracks instead though which are probably worse.
  23. curious
    Yes for racing.
  24. curious
    Yes, an odd comment from Ellis when synthetics are significantly safer than grass.
  25. curious
    You are the one nit picking. I said one grass training track. The course proper is not used for training, just trials sometimes and racing. There are 250-300 horses in work there. You said that TA bring their 2yos up on grass tracks. It seemed a reasonable question to ask how that might work at Cranbourne. I'm not knocking Cranbourne as a training facility. I think it's excellent. In fact I might send a horse there later in the year.
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