Brodie

Personally think the camera person too often have their camera on the first few rather than showing mire of the ones running on! People want to see more than just the first few if you are a punter! no need to show a horse if he is tailed off but showing more than the first few is preferential.

No I didnt, it was up to the Greyhound fraternity to have out their best case forward! It is a bit ironic that Edward Rennell went from CEO of harness to the Greyhounds CEO. Rennell wanted the whip banned on harness horses which wont happen and the greyhound racing is banned and greyhound breed going to become extinct while he is the CEO!

As been pointed out many times, HRNZ are barely heard from, despite many knowing how it is going to end! You can not tell me that that there is no one from HRNZ that doesnt read BOAY! It is actually pretty disappointing that we never get any response from them defending their decision making and why they are making these decisions!! Reality is that they must know they are not acting in the best interests of harness racing but looking after their own interests while they are still getting salaries?

For those punters that want accurate info to assist with their punting, we often do not get it! You look at the weather report online for the Nelson area and it is saying it is fine for many days. And yet if you go to HRNZ web site, it is going to be raining?? This happens quite often with them, so do they know something that the weather forecasters don’t? I appreciate that weather can change but better putting nothing than putting that it is going to rain when it isnt? Or are they putting this up to mislead punters??

Programming by many of the Clubs in NZ is very poor! Nelson deserves what it gets with having these mile races on the second day of their meetings nowadays! Lunacy that they think that mile standing starts on that track is going tonentice punters to wager! Miss away slightly and you might as well pull the horse up? Unfortunately we have got people with very limited business sense continuing to make decisions that are not in the best interests of harness racing! For those that are punting in those miles, all the best as there will be some upsets over that distance you would think?

Not for much longer though, which is unfortunate! Greyhound breed is going to become extinct through stupid legislation!

I appreciate that it is not politically correct, but seriously? How have they all got to be so large? Terrible image for racing!

Heavy Restrictions galore and some options not available to them, how is that fair when others get what they want on and all Options are available to them? Why would Brodie be wagering on the gallops?? Certain to be another losing punter! The reality of is that the TAB make it as hard as they can for the serious punter who know what they are doing! Sometimes wonder whether it is worth the effort due to being treated unfairly, but then the TAB wins!

He made an appearance at Omakau races with Unhinged interviewing him! We get next to nothing out of him or HRNZ and only trading off Entain’s cash splash! Unfortunately the industry is in serious financial trouble and yet they seem to have their heads buried in the sand? If we are wrong about what is happening then you would think that someone would come on BOAY and tell us that we are wrong, wouldn’t you?? Not a single person has defended what HRNZ has been doing in the last few years! You just can not run any business like they have been and expect it to survive! I challenge anyone from HRNZ to come on and defend the decisions they are making to make harness racing flourish!

Stands are rubbish most of the time Taku, why pick on today? lol Not sure why Brad Steele has not said a single thing about them being so poor, do he is clearly happy with them!

Owners will need to make the most of what they are currently receiving in stake money, as there is nothing surer than when Entain pulls the funding in 2 years time, they will be racing for significantly less stake money. If we are only getting 4 horse fields with good stake money how do they think there are going to be more horses than this racing? Unfortunately things are not flash and HRNZ need to quickly acknowledge this fact and make the necessary changes! Business owners and CEO’s need to do best for their business, but is there anyone that thinks that the actions that have been taken since the cash splash is going to be successful??

Chief, if they are a gambling agency and punters aren’t cheating, then how is it right to any degree, that they can let one punter put on as much as they want on a horse and yet another punter backing the same horse, is restricted to a small amount? The Bookies should know the horses, so they put up the odds that they think is right! The fact is that they are losing massive turnover by not allowing punters on for reasonable amounts, and then receives very little more money on that horse on the fixed odds, due to slashing the hell out of the odds, is crazy! The restricted punters would increase the turnover significantly and should be encouraged rather than what they are doing!!! This would make the harness business stronger with all the flow on effects! What other business in NZ is allowed to treat its customer the way the NZ TAB treats its current ones??

So if 4% only win, why is it ok for the TAB to restrict the 4% that win??? The TAB acts with very little integrity! They want to ensure that everyone is a loser, and those that can beat them, they try to eliminate them by big restrictions! The TAB with the monopoly it has has been very bad for the wagering industry.

The thing is the starter needs to command respect from the drivers, or they take the piss which is what happens most of the time! It has come up so many times about the standing starts, the starters don’t seem to care and it is anything goes most of the time! High time the starters take it seriously and are professional, as they just arent currently!

Galah, I was going to make a comment about the Southland standing starts from where the Unruly horses start from lol. You are correct they are often at least 60 metres from the front line horses and he lets them go? They are getting paid for this crap? Not a fair go for anyone! How about some professionalism as it seems like it is just “ it doesnt matter” to them! Brad Steele says nothing yet is supposedly in charge, but doesn't want to get off side with anyone by the look of it?