Brodie

Mark is a very good caller and he will get plenty of opportunities in oz. Matt Cross will do a very good job

I see Sam drove Don’t Rock The Boat over a week or so ago, so it was his 3rd drive.

This young fellah Sam Thornley drives a helluva lot better than many senior horsemen. Having only his second drive, he drove a near perfect drive on Don’t Rock The Boat to run 3rd, alongside his first drive where he won. He possibly would have won tonight if he had used the whip a bit more tonight , but didn’t as he would be worried about what happened at his first drive. Don’t know Sam Thornley at all, but he is going to have no trouble picking up plenty of drives in the future.

Yeah/na Notice how Forbury has given up on them I think!

Just got back from Europe yesterday Ranga and bit of jet lag lol. Selectively watched parts on IPad this morn, not sure turnover can be up as he said that the tote pools were poor. As for mile racing being easier on horses, wouldn’t say that was true as a lot of form reversals over a mile.

What did Michael say? Did he say that mile racing was popular and punters were offloading on them?

Evidence, is the pathetic pools that are generated on the tote Ranga. Punters are voting with their feet nowadays and mile racing doesn’t encourage punters to offload!

Why on earth is Auckland continuing with 1609metre races again. A word in your ear Auckland Trotting Club, if you think you are attracting people to bet on mile racing, you are dreaming. Your Racing is never that exciting and you continue to program mile racing! It is hard to come from the back over any distance on your 1000metre track, however racing over a mile is just blatantly stupid. OK I am not going to be offloading anyway due to the TAB considering me a money launderer, but to program races over such short distances is not overly attractive for any serious punter, and certainly won’t be encouraging new money and people oncourse.

Blood not spun?

Good to see! Clearly he has the ability and I am sure he will be a successful Junior.

Happy it is so pathetic it isn’t funny? They May as well just close the bookies down as they are going to have so few actually betting with them, as very few new punters coming thru and others just giving it away the NZ TAB is rudderless and this so-called new betting platform has made things no better at all

The Box Seat back on the screen last night. Always appreciate it when they discuss important issues that affects harness racing rather than watching races that have already been run. We all can watch replays anyway. Michael commented that he thought that Fixed Odds had stymied betting and tote pools were now very poor. He stated that he was restricted to winning $300 on fixed odds now on a Thursday night and doesnt now bother very often, and this is the biggest thing affecting Harness Racing! He stated that it is driving punters away and this flows on to non ownership etc. Michael you are totally correct that punters are being driven away and personally haven’t had a bet since the NZ TAB have considered that I could be a money launderer for collecting over $1k!! Harness Racing is struggling hugely at the moment and will continue to do so while decisions are being made to discourage punters!

Flag, how do u know about the Cruz night club?

Currently in Munich for another couple of days, then home. All these blokes wearing these stupid looking leather pants and walk socks. Went to see the Dachau Concentration Camp. Very sobering and how Hitler was allowed to get away with the atrocities he did for so long before the 2nd world war, defies any logic. Great to see the massive divs on the tote at Oamaru from the Blue and Silver!

Ranga,, you must be a very poor punter! Restricted punters don’t appear to be given anything!!!!!!

Turnover is down $1 mill a week! Is this tote turnover and fixed odds or just tote? It is secret squirrel with the TAB but I do know that the win and place tote pools are quite pathetic on most races nowadays, as punters can see that the returns are just not there as there is too much taken out of the pools. It is like betting on the tote on harness in Oz where there is nothing in the pools. I have a suggestion for the NZ TAB, you should be encouraging punters to offload rather than putting them off and letting them only have a pointless amount put on! Seriously stopping existing people betting is only going to have poor consequences. John Allen is jumping ship and asaville should be going with him.

Been thru a few European countries and currently on a river cruise and currently in Bratislava. Great architecture in Europe and plenty of church’s and museums lol Great places to visit but apart from the NZ TAB and the current government we are very lucky to be living in NZ Not much chance of Ranga being under our bed as very low and rooms Aren’t overly large

Had 3 days in Budapest, No TABS or Casinos! Not too sure what they do for entertainment?

Maybe Tim Vince is a major money launderer? Maybe he needs to be followed? Seriously though, the TAB have been pathetically weak about this ! Anyone with half a clue realise that it is nothing to do with money laundering at all, and whoever the dickhead was that brought in the $1k limit should be kicked out as he has no idea about how to run a business successfully. Hopefully commonsense will prevail and it will be altered to what the AML act says and that is $10k. TAB is haemorraging big time but they don’t admit it.

Saw the replay of Renezmee winning at Ashburton and I note that Reagan Todd is now training it for Jack Harrington. Major improvement on what she had shown in the last couple of months when Jack had it, as it was going like a dog! Clearly back to her very best again ! Must like The change of scenery PS. Jamie’s Bad Boy in the same category with Mark Jones. Didnt set the world on fire with Craig Buchan

Don’t know and don’t care Greg! Truth is that the TAB treats punters totally unequal and that is my gripe! They are supposedly a betting agency that should be taking the good with the bad! The fact is that the TAB won’t let anyone win consistently and they just make things impossible so that it is not worth your while. They let some bet $10k and they advertise that they are concerned about losing punters. Winning punters are shut down! It is The Brodsters perogative to point out the injustices that prevail, and it doesn’t just stop at restrictions. Hopefully one day they will realise the error of their ways and allow law abiding punters to be treated fairly!

Seriously we are meant to have close economic ties to Oz and yet we can’t bet on our nZ account for Oz unless it is on our phone. Another blatantly stupid thing that the powers at be in NZ TAB should be able To sort. They wonder why turnover isn’t growing, you are kidding aren’t you?

Reduced turnover!!! If you are in Oz you can not bet on NZ racing from your IPad or computer. Currently in Budapest, Hungary and you can! Why on earth is this allowed to happen with our neighbour?????!

Correct Chief. The 1k is just blatant BS, and just another way of selecting who the NZ TAB want wagering with them. There is no sense of fair play with them whatsoever, and the ones that are making the business decisions are out of their depth! It is all about yield for the bosses to the detriment of turnover. Reality is that they will get reduced turnover and reduced punters betting with them and with no new people coming on board and existing ones moving on, it isn’t going to be a positive result! $1k from a win is money laundering? Get real and come out and tell all the punters that it is just another way of having total control over everyone!!!! Does the Casino have a $1k limit? No!

Brilliant, lower betting activity from some high value customers!! FFS, NZ TAB, who are your high value customers? Is it your bigger losing customers or your previous bigger winning punters? Are you really that stupid that you can not work out why the turnover has dropped? You are as honest as this current Government that we have!!!