Brodie

As far from a Socialist as can be Chief. Not Tall Poppy either, just stating fact! For Harness Racing to survive in the future, we have to have horses, owners, trainers and punters!! The stake money for harness racing is quite pathetic nowadays when you compare it to previous decades. You were racing for more back in the 1980’s and to be racing for stakes of $7k is just ludicrous. You are just going to attract people to racing to own horses when they are almost guaranteed to be losing $10 to $20k per horse per year, and this is what has been going on in recent years. Now with the opportunity to own a horse with a chance of earning good money in the bigger stake races, there is some chance. What I like is seeing stake money going to different people who are also shelling out thousands every month for having a horse racing. Seriously, do harness enthusiasts really enjoy seeing the one set of colours dominating races???? I certainly didnt!!

What I will guarantee is that most owners and trainers in NZ thought it was a great day when it was announced that the All Stars were pulling up sticks! Many wont say so but it is a very well known fact that are totally over racing for the scraps in the big races! Yes the AllStars have an unbelievable record for winning races and do a great with their horses, no one can deny that! Of course they are going to be missed, as they wont be plundering all the major stake money year in and year out! We all have an opinion on whether what they were doing was always legal or not, however what ever they were doing clearly worked! As a racing point of of view, I do firmly believe that owners and trainers will now view things a lot lot more positive going forward. Will be very interesting to see how well Hayden Cullen goes and jf he gets the same results seem he has been watching most things that have been going on there?

Happy New Year, Basil. Love getting awards, just another for the cabinet. Hoping that 2021 is the year that the TAB sees the error of their ways, and starts treating customers all equally and are ethically correct! Nothing to do with self obsession, it is all about my continued right to point out the hypocrisy of the NZ TAB!

Mehe, FFS it is nearly a New Year and you seem to think that Brodie needs protection? If someone has been moderated it is for a reason that Chief deems warranted and after warnings! If Anyone doesnt agree with something they are entitled to express their opinion, but there js a right and wrong way to do it! You and A couple of others were deliberately being antagonistic and trying to disrupt this site, and as it is the Chiefs site, it is his perogative as to how he runs it! Happy New Year to each and everyone to contributes anything to BOAY! It is going to be a very interesting year for everyone, some have not done very well financially, so hopefully 2021 is better for you!

Mehe, no one is protecting anyone here! Anyone is allowed to state an opinion, providing it is respectful and not putting the site in jeopardy! Brodie will speak his mind whether you like it or not! Chief doesnt have to support anything I say and that is the beauty of it! Some people have generally the same thought patterns and that is why you think I am being supported. The TAB continually victimise restricted punters, so it is restricted punters perogative to remind the TAB how ethically wrong it is to be treating punters differently!!!!!

Lol. Yes I did like your comment, then I thought that Paul Nairn wouldve worked out how to train The Ginga better than Alan Clark, as he is a brilliant trainer of trotters. I sincerely apologise if you were offended by the removal of the heart, nothing at all personal, Mehe! It is Xmas/New Year time, and we are all meant to be KIND!!!!!!

Most of the Middleton breed were little horses and never carried much condition. The late Carl Middleton also from Methven was more than likely a son of one of them. Carl was a good trainer of trotters and a decent bloke from what I heard.

Probably a “Prized Prick”. Was it worth reading? Yes I read it, was I not meant to?

Yes, the Middleton’s, Graeme and Colin, I believe, always had 2 year olds up and running for the first 2 year old races back in the 1970’s and 1980’s. They could run as 2 year olds but didnt go on with it as older horses.

I think Paul Nairn would be bright enough to work out how to find the best from The Fiery Ginga! He was probably as tough a trotter as we have had, with the way he was driven and raced all the time. Mr Clark should have it suggested to him, that the horses he have raced since are not The Fiery Ginga, and can not be driven the same way!

Mehe you were clearly moderated for being a plonker! I am not protected by Chief at all, We have never met!!! Chief to my mind is an extremely fair and tolerant moderator, and everyone gets a more than fair hearing! What happens is that there is one or three that just want to rock the boat! If you dont want to read any of my posts, then just totally ignore them, as you are not compelled to read anything!!! You dont have to agree with what I point out, however disagreeing with Brodie for the sheer hell of it is also very tedious.

Mehe, just can not be bothered discussing things with you! The TAB hammers restricted punters continually so I will give it back to them as they dont play fair! If someone has been moderated then it is not before they have received warnings! As to spelling it is often hard to understand what you are saying! Finally, how about posting a discussion topic for once, instead of just being a plonker?

Matt Purvis and Tom Bagrie are both very good young trainers, and very likeable as well. There are a few coming through but probably not enough! You could probably say that they have had a bit of an assistance due to their family connections in racing! Must be just about impossible nowadays for a young person starting out training without some assistance! Not belittling their very good efforts as they are both successful and doing a great job with their horses. We certainly need more coming through!

Mehe, yes of course it is repetitive!!!! I will always stand up and fight for my rights when I am being wronged!!!! You on the other hand are a follower of BS! Mehe, not one person has been moderated at all due to someone not agreeing with Brodie!!!!

Mehe, all we get from you is NOTHING! Spelling is not your long suit is it? With your background, I would be pulling my head in!!

Mehe, why do you find the need to post my last post as being BAD? Not sure whether you have a boss or not, however I ask the question if you do! If your boss called you in and said that you are doing a great job however I am going to take some of your wages off you and give it to other employees who are not doing as good a job as you? This is effectively what the TAB is doing to restricted punters,

Yes I have thought about it, but I like to keep under the radar! Also, this lefty government is into this AML BS, so I wouldnt be getting any sympathy At the end of the day the TAB are a law unto themselves and do what they want to, whether it is ethically or morally wrong. I have spoken to various TAB Agency staff over the past year or so and they are very disgruntled with their employer as well! I am not going to worry too much about punting in 2021 and will watch from the sidelines as to see how things pan out for racing! Just not worth the effort when you want to back something and the tossers say that $20 is your maximum stake!!!!!! TAB should go back to tote only if they consider a wager of $20 as being a risk for them!!!!!!!

When a betting agency is not allowing certain punters to wager anymore than $20 on a bet , you know that they are just a wasted space. FFS, what is the point of putting up odds for punting and then saying, no we dont want you taking them! The NZ TAB is a monopoly that has no idea on how to better itself! They have total control over punters and is far from a fair playground. The AML law that they blame for the $1k identification process is just a load of BOLLACKs, and I will never ever abide by it!

NZ TAB are not letting certain punters on for large amounts! They have totally lost the plot when it comes to what they think a betting agency is!!! This Paddy Power system that they paid $50m for is just a lemon!

You would have to wonder just how good The Fiery Ginga wouldve been in Paul Nairn’s stable!

And several of them are from the South Island! Not many family members continuing the training or driving in the North Island nowadays. Yes racing in the North Island is dieing

Great time of year to get new people to the races, and hopefully they get hooked, and continue to go during the year as well! Only thing is that you will need to be a losing punter or the TAB will stop you! The NZ TAB have stooped to even lower levels with the amount you are able to win. Time that the Racing Minister steps in and makes a fair minimum that is able to be won by punters from a single bet, as $60 is just a farce!!!!!

Great news if true. The starts are just such a raffle. One race he yells out “walking”, and they are jogging up andhe still lets them go??.. Seriously, nothing personal, but he has not got a clue about what a standing start is!! Anything goes, and he does need to retire if that is the best he has got!

Most of the stands were very poor! Lamb has got no idea what “standing” means! Yes he needs to go out to pasture!

Mikey, $200 and then they slash the odds so not worth having another go even if I could get on! Not sure about Sports betting currently as I dont generally bother. At the stage where it just isnt worth the effort. Yes I go on about it, but there is a reason for that! As for betting on the tote as some say, it is not feasible if you are wanting to put a reasonable amount on. Been there done that years ago.