Brodie

Is there such a thing? Never be let out!

Yep I can now. where I was I wasn’t being allowed to play the replays .

Wouldnt allow Brodie on for $1k in one go Gamma! The AML law they adopting is $1k which the TAB is not abiding by the law! they probably wouldnt take a $1k top 3 from Brodie without slashing the odds They would more than likely let their preferred punters on though!

Gamma, the point I was trying to make is that many punters nowadays just won’t bother punting into tight class racing with The Purdon’s dominating a 6 horse field. We will survive if we can keep the grass roots owners and trainers industry alive! The industry will not survive if we continue the way things are going at the moment. When HRNZ states that he believes that things are all positive on a recent interview, we know we are in deep trouble! Good punting.

Gamma, always appreciate you comments even if they conflict with mine. Not sure that they are doing their best to bring attractive racing to us all the time? Whether Mark Purdon Barry Purdon etc. win in Auckland is irrelevant andnot important to most punters, and punters is what we need! We also need the smaller time owners and trainers participating or punters and other owners are going to be lost to the industry! Yes it does cost a lot of money nowadays to race any horse but currently HRNZ are living beyond their means and it is only due to the Entain cash splash! This will end and before we know it and then they will realise that Brodie and others were certainly on the money. Reality is that Entain share price is nothing to do with harness racing in NZ and they will be more than happy not to have it! They are not a gambling agency that is into harness racing and unfortunately that is going to play out! Gamma, you come from the angle of being a racing purist, nowadays I see it from a business point of view! Personally think it is going to take a lot more than a splurge of cash for 5 years to make harness racing a viable venture for the TAB! They are going about it the wrong way in my humble opinion and time will only tell?

You are correct Mikey. The Auckland population is now dominated by people born overseas/ immigrants who you never see on course or very much wagering on machines! It is the same around NZ, Asian/Indian just are not into harness racing! They are into the faster paced quicker losing Casinos! This needs go change otherwise it is pointless quoting this stuff about the big population in Auckland, as it is now not an overly attractive place to live lol!

Gamma, I do know how it works, but as I say the business plan they have adopted is extremely flawed! They need all punters for turnover! They place far too much reliance on yield, it all flows back into racing!

Gamma, does seem a bit hard to believe some of these big bets that they say with just how risk averse they are to other punters. They restrict some punters bets to netting $200 or $300 and yet they try to suggest that they are taking these large bets from others?

So the TAB is prepared to take a liability of $100k on one horse and yet stop other punters from being able to wager on other horses? Totally flawed business plan and is backfiring on them. Time the Committee came out with what they have been discussing or has it not met as yet??

Form is temporary but class is permanent as they say, Chief! Thing is they may well think they are achieving what they desire by heavily restricting certain punters. Reality is that it is costing them turnover and they will never be able to stop us making some sort of a profit, so why dont they let us offload??

Not looking at fields and can’t even watch replays at the moment, as over in Europe for many weeks. Most money to be made in the looser class racing in my opinion but then again everyone has there way of punting! Are we sure that the punter that gets preferential treatment on the Stonewall horses is actually Steve Stockman???

Gamma, each to their own with how you punt! Brodie doesn’t punt on tight class racing for obvious reasons. I would be surprised if there are many restricted harness punters that are betting on tight class racing, but you never know? Lol Anyway always money to be made even if TAB try to shut you down.

Na, not worth the effort, although they now have the $5k minimum payout fixed win! Never have and never will wager on shorties like that!

Certainly an Entire last time I looked!

No one is stealing them Paleface? Still required as not being gelded!