BitofaLegend

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I do not see how this will make any difference at all. Most dogs put out for failing to pursue that come from australia take a few month to settle in and requalify anyway. All a trainer would have to do is not race a dog within that 3 month period and there would be absolutly nothing stopping that dog coming into nz. GRNZ time could be better spent elsewhere right now on issues such as greyhound population control which to my disbelief, still hasnt been pursued yet

The rules seem pretty clear. The riu investigators have no power over unlicensed people and properties. If the had any concerns over training arrangements or anything of that kind, im sure they could go and check the properties where the dogs are. They clearly cannot enter properties freely when no one is licensed on it as per their own rules and it would be doubtful that they could even if they put it into their rules.

The officials are not known for their mathetician skills ?

Seems to have gone quiet all of a sudden

id assume that only a small party were involved with the investigation. How it was managed to be kept so under rapts up until yesterday.

Well that clears that up

P is a class A drug is it not?

It hasnt been confirmed No. I should clarify this is an assumption on my behalf. Unless she was taking those class b drugs herself. whatever the drugs are EDIT: The article does say "supplying Class B drugs".

Innocent till proven guilty don't forget... But it doesnt look good on the industry when some of the leading figures are involved. Matt Anderson, Nigel McGrath, John Dunn, Blair Orange, Andrew Stuart, Natalie Rasmussen and Brent Wall should be ashamed of themselves along with anyone else involved in match fixing. Surely Natalie will lose her license over this, supplying Class B drugs to stables? Now I would like to know which stables she was supplying the Class B drugs to? What I find even stranger that this comes out on the same day a well known Greyhound figure only got a 5k fine for 5 dead dogs? Was this a case of swaying the media away from that animal welfare issue?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/106830745/seven-charged-in-harness-racing-probe Stuff understands the 26-year-old is Matt Anderson, who is widely regarded as one of harness racing's brightest young prospects. Four men aged 34, 40, 41 and 44 were due to appear in Christchurch District Court on Tuesday next week on match-fixing charges. Stuff understands the men are Nigel McGrath, John Dunn, Blair Orange and Andrew Stuart. A 41-year-old woman would appear in court the same day on two counts of supplying Class B drugs. Stuff understands she is champion driver Natalie Rasmussen. A 47-year-old man, who Stuff understands is Brent Wall, 47, has been charged with deception by match-fixing and is due to appear in Palmerston North District Court, also on Tuesday, police said.

what a joke

The current stakes are very poor. Losing more would damn near close 90% of trainers down.

Especially when the greyhound code percentage of the stake will go down to a measly 5%

No surprises. Same thing, different day

I have never had a grudge against the Mcinerneys on a personal level, however, I have heard John Mac SR admit that he runs a greyhound 'farm'. Sort of says it all really...

yes, 3 tracks would have been very bad IMO. Every region needs atleast one two turn and one one turn track imo

no surprises that it focused on Thoroughbreds. The other two codes were irrelevant.

We now know how much one dogs life is worth to the higher ups. 1k apparently

Heard from the track today he got a 5k fine, not sure how reliable this is though

This boys career at stud is looking more impressive than his records on the track. In the first two yrs, his stats have been ridiculious with his prodige winning group races on both sides of the tasman. His prodige trifectered the national distance final last night and quinelered the national sprint final. I dare say he will be a better stud dog than both temlee and brett lee.

Its the first boat of mine that hasn't sunk for a while ?

How could the bookies let him go? Christmas came early today ? Should have been $1.30 fav Dyna weslyns a good dog. But just travelled 18hrs and first look at track. Bookies were very brave ??

I hate to say it but if this is the only benefit the codes will receive, how will it lead towards a more sustainable future? We need something revolutionary if we want racing to not only survive, but thrive and if increasing stakes across the board is their answer, than I would be very worried

I think the biggest question would be, what does this report mean for the direction of all 3 codes going forward?