Brodie

If we post unlucky runners each week the TAB will open them too short Newmarket, and everyone will be on 😂 To be fair, the Sunday meetings are far better for the punters! We need them every week, far better than the Friday night with Auckland

Of course there is more to worry about, Blackie. Forums are to discuss things, and put points of views across. Just because something is introduced doesnt mean it is for the better! Look what the citizens of NZ were subjected to for 6 years, does thst nesn we dhould have just accepted the mismanagement and lies? I say that we all need to speak up more and not accept everything that is dished up to us, that is why we are in the crap, Blackie.

I am even more worried now! Great that Brad Steele is thinking about how to improve things and having more horses to race, but seriously? He is thinking about horses not having to qualify?? So we have horses lining up that the punter hasnt seen at the trials? Is he serious? So we just line up something that can not run qualifying time , just for a run so that it can get better? It will get better with time so lets put it in a race and punters are expected to punt into the race that has a horse that can not run a qualifying time ? NO!! Would like to know who this trainer is that was going to scale down his numbers and now due to the recent announcements he is going to fill the stable up? 😂 Actually the end of the day, if it works then that is great for the industry, but wouldnt be holding your breath. TAB/Entain, increase your turnover instead of saying you want to! Let the punters on and for what they want, very simple really!

Lol Already this Brad Steele is a worry if he is wanting more miles! I believe that really harness racing is at the crossroads, and I do fear that there does not seem to be too much intelligence from those making decisions! There are some really dumb decisions being made and at the end if the day if it continues then Harness racing is gone burger as the punters will just walk! They need to be encouraging wagering and seriously mile race is just not enticing for punters. At the end the day, it doesn’t matter what I say whether harness racing survives, it is what HRNZ and the TAB/ Entain does! Personally I have very little confidence in them being able to make sensible decisions, going on their current form.

Why dont they do it in the straight and at the winning post? Personally hate every bit of it and can not see any benefit at all? So because Brodie doesn’t like it, they will do it more often! They should do it for the NRL the whole game, and Rugby Games, Brilliant!

So why do they only show it for a short time? Why dont they use it more if it is so good? Personally can not see a single reason for using it, and when they show it at the start, mobiles and stands??

So why dont they show the whole race with the Drone? Absolutely hate it. To show a standing start from the drone is crap!

Come on Trackside, get rid of the drone at Addington! it is horrendous and the way you used it in the first race at Addington tonight is ridiculous! Up you game, absolutely shocker, we want to see the race, not something from the moon!!

Watch Coronation Street? Personally think that the TAB would have more turnover with Thursday snd Friday meetings rather than Auckland and Addington competing for the $. Auckland is going to struggle as punters much prefer Addington!

The thing is though, how many horse punters are money launderers? The casino doesnt give a rats as long as the gambler is losing, but if they win then they will try and shut them down! The NZ TAB doe not play fair at all, shutting down any punter that tends to consistently win. The NZ TAB also does not abide by the NZ Law for AML ACT, they have a $1K limit whereas the ACT says $5k or $6k. It us not about Anti Money Laundering with them it is about having total control of all punters. Sky City Casino will be operating under the NZ Law for the AML unlike the NZ TAB! It will be costly for Sky City having to close but at the end of the day they will continue to make good profit and deserve to get punished if they hsve not been opersting correctly under their license.

Entain and HRNZ are saying that punters want consistency with when the Clubs race, so that is why they are are having Cambridge on the Tuesday and Auckland and Addington on the Friday night! As a punter, I say Bollacks! This does not suit punters at all, quite the opposite. Having the same horses race week in and week out at the same course in my opinion just causes punters to get the stitch and can not be bothered offloading. Having variety is what we need not the same old same old, and short odds every week!

I would not be putting money into something that is self funding as per the Slot Races! What HRNZ is doing is throwing away money into the Slot Races when the races would have occurred without HRNZ chucking big money into them. To be fair I do not think that too many of the salaried employees currently employed actually are that knowledgeable with financial things! Too many very poor decisions is what has caused the issues that we currently have!

My point is that they would fun the slot races without the need to add industry $ that can not afford it! The amounts being added this year to races us hundreds of thousands if $. Great that there are these wealthier people putting in hesls to the industry that needs it. My point is that we need to retain the battler in the sport and this is certainly not going to help one iota.

So putting $200k into Slot races so the wealthier owners can race is money well spent fir the industry to survive? I say NO, but then we know who the ones that benefit from it don’t we? The thing is we need intelligent decisions to be made for harness racing to survive, and personally, I am not seeing too many of them at all, Anyway, we are entitled to an opinion and we will agree to disagree, but at the end of the day, the decisions being made will be what makes harness racing survive or not! I wouldn't be holding my breath relying on people that think chucking hundreds of thousands of industry funds into a few races for the wealthier owners to claim!

I didnt say Slot races were bad! What I said was that I did not see the need for HRNZ to be chucking in hundreds thousands into the Slot races, when they didnt need to or afford to!!! The big players will out the money up and race without the HRNZ money, which would be far better being applied to lower class meetings. Slot races are fine for the big players but really does it actually do anything to retain the participant's that are struggling financially? It is only a transfer of funds between the participants.

TAB, certainly was not saying that girls/ females can not drive ! quite the opposite really, just appreciating that we have the females in racing, otherwise there would be no Junior races in the North!

I want harness racing to survive in the North Island obviously. It is going to be very difficult to see how it is going to survive with the way things are up there! They need owners prepared to race horses and they need punters! Personally do not think it is that bright for HRNZ chucking in large amounts of money into Slot races?? The race stakes surely are large enough with the slot holders paying into the race stake as it is really just a transfer of money between the slot holders! I believe stupid decisions like this is not necessary and no advantage whatsoever for harness racing and this money could be used in a far more beneficial way!

We all know that there is a big shortage of Junior Drivers in the North Island. The North Island racing is pretty much on life support at the moment and is trying to hang in there and hopefully survive. Entain is chucking money at it as part of their agreement with the NZ TAB, for the granting of them controlling rights for 25 long years! Interesting that there is only 7 starters in the Junior’s race at Cambridge on Friday night, there are only 2 males and 5 females, so it is showing that without females involved in harness then things would be dire! Entain are pushing this “the future starts now” thing so if they can not attract more horses, more owners, more trainers and more punters, then the future is very bleak, I suggest that the TAB/ Entain start listening to the public before it all goes belly up! Who really believes that throwing the money into the NZCup, Slot races and age group racing is going to be the saviour?

Entain introduced things that just make no sense. This Racing and Sport Australia that they reckon have been trusted for 20+ years are very poor at providing accurate and informed comments! The Ozzies clearly have very low expectations and accept the crap that they have been dished up for over 20 years! Whoever is making the decisions for Entain needs to be making better decisions, they believe that chucking the promised $ at the stakes is all they need to do to satisfy us!

Overall we are very lucky in NZ with what Trackside offers! HOWEVER, it could be improved significantly if the ones that make the decisions only asked their Customers of their thoughts!!! Personally do not think that the TAB/Entain really give much consideration to customers opinions

Would also like the camera man to have a wide screen of the horses after the winning post rather than panning in on the winner! Would be more beneficial to see the whole field!

Good luck to them with that. Form is temporary as they say, they will never stop Brodie winning as long as the NZ TAB and harness racing is still going! Maybe i dont make as much as I once did but it is all good, and I am up for the challenge. Other ways of making far more passively, but the fact that they operate the way they do, makes me hang in there for longer!

What is incorrect?

You are correct, they have been totally mismanaged for years, and no they will not survive despite several trying to talk-it up. They will never have enough horses to run profitable meetings as the costs are too high and Aucklanders have other issues on their minds. Entain are chucking the money into Auckland as that is what they said they will do, so it is no worry to them. The Reidman even looks like he is heading to Canterbury as he can see the writing on wall in Auckland. Ray Green will finish up shortly and there will only be Stonewall racing abainst each other and very few others. The turnover for Auckland must be terrible as the racing they are offering is very mediocre!

It is great that the TAB/Entain bring out the harness odds for Sunday meetings a couple of days early!!! HOWEVER, you can not take them up at an agency or Pub TAB, only on account? Why do they do this? If the punter wants on why do they not allow it at betting agencies, if they put the fixed odds up? Think I know why, but just another way of restricting their turnover when they state they want increased turnover!