BitofaLegend

I know multiple trainers in the CD have even refused to trial at Wanganui since its opened due to the amount of muscle injuries occurring there. Apparently the clubs looking at using the straight track for all sprints after its built which is ludicrous because straight tracks are typically for fast and strong 450m dogs, not 300m sprinters. Sounds like palmy isnt much better now. Hearing broken hocks there every week. Its no wonder racing in the CD is dead with how Palmy is getting run now. No tote, no places to buy food and drinks. I went to a meeting there recently and its so dreadful and boring. How are you meant to get new people into the industry when the atmosphere is that bad? Especially when its the sole track in the CD for over a year now. You can say what you want about Paul Freeman, the racedays never looked that bad while he was president. As for Cole, I'd imagine the amount of new regulations would be costly on a trainer with 150+ dogs in his care. Hard to maximise profits in that case. I think some of the regulations are silly but many of them are needed for racing to keep its social license and many of these should have been implemented a decade ago. I think its been to little to late in this regard. All in all racing is looking miserable everywhere besides Addington. And i dont think those in charge have made things any better. I know I will no longer be investing in any more racing dogs and i know multiple others who will not.

Its more likely the broken box draw aĺgorythm than actual fixing. The algorythm has been broken for a long time. I used to go weeks with box 4, 5, 6 than would get a run where all i would draw are box 1 and 2. Clearly something needs to be fixed here. Look at the aussies. Theyve acknowledged for a while the system is flawed

I dont think Cambridge has preferred box draws yet and if it does, it would be c1 only.

Is it just me or are some of the margins posted on tab and grnz for Wednesdays meetings wrong? Was looking at the results this morning and race 5 says the magin was 8L but it was barely 2L and race 4 magins say 1L when it was closer to 5 or 6L id say. R2 also says 1 and a half lengths and looked closer to 3L https://www.grnz.co.nz/catch-the-action/15304/result-detail.aspx Why are they lying to punters and posting incorrect magins? Some of these dogs are in today

Neither statement is very clear tbf

Replay was put up 20 minutes after I made the post here and Channel X. Coincidence?

GRNZ are obviously aware of yesterdays mess. Theyve hidden the worst replay.

3x 42 day stand downs and one dog put down in one meeting on a "fixed track". Will no longer be punting or letting my dogs race there. 1). ZOE STAR (P Heterick) - had a 42 day incapacitation issued due to sustaining a hock injury when attempting to complete a satisfactory trial. Ordered to undergo x-rays within 24 hours to diagnose sprain or fracture with this to be reported back to Stewards. 2). BIG TIM MOSSY (P Heterick) - had a 42 day incapacitation issued due to sustaining a right carpal sprain when filling in for the satisfactory trial. THRILLING SNIPER (7) - referred to the Veterinarian after becoming awkward in its gallop rounding the first bend losing ground with the field where it was reported to have torn right long head tricep with a 42 day incapacitation issued. Must trial prior to resuming. MEG'S MUNCH (5) - referred to the Veterinarian after faltering free of interference rounding the bend before falling to the track where it was reported to have a compound fracture to its left hock, a fractured right tibia and fibula and a fractured right hock. Due to the catastrophic nature of the injuries the greyhound was humanely euthanised

what a fucken disgrace! So many injuries today and dogs in clear air. Goodbye greyhound racing with these clowns in charge. That last broken hock, the dog was in clear air. Disgusting! Dont be shocked of todays meeting makes the news

It is not the trainers fault GRNZ genuises hired a numbskull.

Hes already destroyed Auckland. Auckland will be lucky to be racing thursday with the state of the canvas

Didnt realise he was the man in charge here. Remember talking to several big trainers in Aus about how he farked theit tracks up.

Why was manukau off today? Weather? Or did they stuff up the resurface like last time

Not a completely fair lookup. Most of the races have been at cambrige since and his dogs generally dont do well

Mind boggling the stipes only decided to abandon the meeting after 9 serious injuries. Surely the 3rd or 4th would have been enough to abandon it. Youd hope they do an inquest into the stipes decision not to abandon the meeting earlier aswell. In an age where animal welfare is paramount, this is an embarrasment. If the stipes arent fit enough to make the easy decisions like this, why are they stipes?

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/serious-concern-horror-day-of-greyhound-racing-ends-with-nine-dogs-injured/ar-AA13OBUs?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d49b538eecba4ae2a28bdb23bc995d7c

Been told track looked poorly prepped yesterday by people there. Cant help bad track management regardless of the track shape. Auckland has a history of it.

Is everything fine here? I notice all their dogs were scratched 2 weeks ago and havent had a single one race since?

Geez race 11 at Addington todays interesting

I see the trainer in question down south js racing again aswell. I wonder what happened there? I heard some stuff about some staff contamination at Palmerston North so I wonder if this is the same case

Interesting read linked below. The J curve Traralagon track was designed by Sydney University "Experts" to help provide a safer track design for racing than the current ones we use. However, the track is now one of the deadliest in the state of Victoria. They are saying the track hasnt been at fault for most of these deaths but surely the tracks shape is contributing to these deadly collisions that keep occurring on this one track? Will be interesting to see if this trend continues on the track. Could be the experts arent as sure about track design as they say they are? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-21/greyhound-death-traralgon-j-curve-greyhound-racing-victoria/101459204

RIB should be testing trainers, handlers and on course staff for Meth because there is a clear problem in the racing community. If people test positive, instead of criticising or punishing them, the industry should be supporting them getting clean before positives happen. People doing meth is an issue for their own dogs and others at the track from cross contamination and it really does not look good from the outside. Talking to work colleagues about it yesterday as some know i was involved in the industry in the past and they have all said it looks terrible.

If the wounds were bad enough that the dog had to get put down than i disagree here

How does one person with an entire kennel in poor condition get 6 months and he gets 2 yrs? No consistency here at all