Brodie

Phil likes to get in early and totally stuff everything he touches! Racing is already stuffed but yes he would be ideal as Racing Minister as he has no idea about how to succeed at anything!

We can not have racing without politics Mr Retard! Once Winston is gone then racing will not get any more bailouts! Forums are for discussions and sometimes topics get intertwined! If you do not like the topic then you are not required to comment! Anyway, I think your country has more than enough to worry about, thinking maybe you could take our PM but we do not want the Victoria Premier in exchange.

Would not win!

Seriously, how can anyone defend Mr O’Connells drive, it wasnt just one very poor decision! Have a look at the UDR and no. Of wins! Please explain why he has only a Graduation license when he has held an Open License previousy? Yes Keryns decision to press on so hard when leading was not great, however she did win the Juniors inter island champs recently, so can drive. Mr O’Connell’s drive and decision making was extremely poor and not up to a standard and deserves a long suspension. A young Junior lost his license and was sent back to the trials, and he actually won his race!!!! Mr O’Connell has not got the ability to drive a winner at Addington, so how does that work?

You are probably right, and I am not doubting that he can train horses! He should not be allowed a license to drive on raceday! His driving record UDR clearly shows that! His horse he previously trained Vigaroso is going like a champ in OZ!!

Kimberley clearly went for a gap that wasnt there, and she will admit that, but she is a skilled horse woman and driver, however Denis could not be classed as the second one! Mr O’Connell certainly used the whip in the straight unnecessarily as the horse was already beaten

Yes Keryns drive on Glenthorpe, was not that well thought out! yes it wouldnt go down as some of her better work, however nowhere near as bad as O’Connells for several reasons! The interesting thing is the fact that our Junior driver that won the inter island competition this year has not won a single race in 34 drives!! Just shows how much of a raffle the inter island comp is doesnt it?

Thanks Chief.

What has happened to the edit bit?

Unfortunately that is the problem! She has not got any kdea! She wants to stiff the economy as then she has more. Her first policy she has announced if they get back in, ks for another Public Holiday for Matariki, whatever that BS Is???? FFS, the last thing we need is more holidays, business is bleeding and people have had enough days off this year to last a lifetime!!! Ardern and her loser cohorts have got absolutely no idea how to get NZ business going! Be Kind, what a load of BS!!!!

What quote is wrong? So you are saying that people losing their business and jobs is not going to increase the suicide rates? You are dreaming JAKH, Australia commentators are already saying there is a spike Over there, but the governments wont want it coming out!!! It is common sense that the crippling of the economy is going to have a a far worse effect on lives than any virus that is not a killer, unless you have issues already. If you are scared, stay at your rest home, where you are more likely to catch something anyway! People are starting to see that this government has mismanaged the situation in recent months and Wont take much more.

JAKH, this was brought out as a political broadcast by the Labour Party. Are all the specialists wrong when they say the ramifications from the lockdowns that are killing business and jobs goi g to be far worse than Covid19? I have heard from many that are saying that mental health is increasing and there has been an increase in suicides. Interesting that they quoted to June when the financial Implications hadnt totally hit but watch this space!! There are heaps of people die from the run of the mill influenza every hear but do we lockdown for that? If you feel you are vulnerable then stay put but you have no right to expect to be able to financially cripple everyone else!!! In time you will realise what a total over reaction to a virus that will not have a vaccine that works for a long time. The scaremongering by this controlling leader is blatant BS and government is not elected to control people and especially not myself!

Seriously, hoe anyone could possibly defend the drive as being acceptable is just ridiculous!!! He couldve easily dropped into the trail early on. He shouldve handed up to Jimmy Curtain a lap out, and to keep his poor horse parked out and then hammer it down the back straight was just ridiculous! Yes of course he is an easy target bit there js a reason for that! Why is he only on a Graduation license, when years ago he had an Open License???? The Harness Industry needs to have far better standards than this, as the drive was a shocker. The same driver had his horse disqualified From a placing at Cromwell as he went up the passing lane with a round to go! Yes there are a enthusiasts that want to drive their horses on race day, and yes they are entitled to if they have a licenses! However, if their standards are not up to scratch, then they need to be stood down. On the roads, do you condone people that are dangerous to be able to drive just because they have a license?

I have just read the stewards report for today. The race in question the stewards did actually question Denis O’Connell as to why he gave Petes Dash no cover despite having the opportunity to on at least 2 occasions! It doesnt say what Mr O’Connells reason was which will be very interesting? The stewards have adjourned the matter till a later date! There is only one reason that he could have given, which is that I am nlt a very good driver! If there is any integrity whatsoever, there has to be a indefinite suspension to the license and back to the trials for 6 months at least!

Actually where is Flagship? He was a very intelligent poster! I do know that there are alot of harness enthusiasts that do read our very intelligent banter, but do not post for so e reason? Maybe they all agree that The Brodster is “always on the money”. This is a great site that Chief allows us to speak our mi d and discuss things, whether you think it is important or a load of BS!

Mikey, you couldnt call it very average! It was absolutely incompetent and I believe there is a rule in harness that says the driver has to give The horse its best opportunity! Ray Reekie an amateur got a long time in the stands for a poor drive a few years ago! This drive was twice as bad as that one!

Yeah amateurs can only drive in amateur races. What constitutes a graduation driver? Someone who can sit in a cart and not have any skill? How on earth has he graduated from any academy when he can not have passed anything, going by that ? Not trying to be personal, however it is far from the first time and if that is acceptable then god help harness racing!!!!

It is a borefest When you can not get much money on and you have to put it on thru a self service machine.

That was one of the worst drives I have ever witnessed by a harness driver! I doubt whether you could have done any worse than that on Petes Dash, but to be fair it is not the first time!!!! You were in the trail and going to be following the pacemaker and yet you couldnt steer the horse and sat parked. When you couldve haded up and get a trail, you pressed on and were under the bat and driving hard a long way out!!! FFS, if the Stipes dont suspend Mr O’Connells license for a very long time after that shocking drive, then the RIU should all be sacked. That really was a shocker and harness deserve drivers on the track that have some sort of ability and Denis you fell well short of this again. Denis, have you not realised that your Horses go better when you arent on them?

Happy, the TAB would be happy just to have Gallops and Sports Betting. The gallops has all the extras and yes harness is the poor relation. I have been told several times from TAB employees that if harness didnt exist, then then the TAB would be better off! What this unnecessary extended lockdown is doing is keeping people away from racing and some may just never return to the course. Having a look at the last race at Addington tote pools and there is a combined total of $7k for the win and place pools! There is no way On earth that the NZ TAB can guarantee that stake money is not going to be reduced with this amount of punting!

I am not talking about Bookies, Greg!!!! I am talking about harness racing!! Harness racing is at a crossroads at the moment! If the TAB can not attract new punters, then there will not be the stake money to pay anything! If the stakes arent worth running for compared to owning, then there will be no new owners etc. The TAB does not give a rats about harness racing, in fact they would prefer not to have it!!! The tote pools are pathetic, the amount you can get on is pathetic and the thing that keeps the NZ TAB going is the sports punting!

I would be encouraging wagering and not trying to get rid of punters. If you are relying on losing punters to continue to offload, then racing is buggered. The NZ TAB need to be attracting new punters for racing to remain feasable. Unfortunately the industry is becoming less Popular and needs new blood coming thru!

Geez Boobs, someone that is anti Boomers, not that becoming of you. Baby Boomers are probably the reason you are alive in NZ! Reality is that jealousy of successful people is not an overly attractive trait! If you feel that you are not as successful as Baby Boomers, then go and do something about it! Moaning about the age of people is a waste of time!

Yes you will have to work till you are 80 if you can not provide for yourself! This has been made more certain because the Ardern led govt. have mismanaged the country over the last few months. Financially has not affected us, however I feel effed off because I know so many are now affected by the mismanagement and control unecessarily!

Boobs, lets just follow like sheep, people that havent got a clue what they are doing? You can not lock people down because there is a virus i the country! It is less of a killer virus than other influenza viruses, that kills 1000 people in NZ every year! What has the Ardern led government achieved successfully, what they campaigned on? Will be interesting what you come back with? They are totally incompetent unfortunately!