Brodie

Not robbing anything at all Ranga. TAB is a betting agency that should take the good with the bad for them! Anyway this new PUNTERS CARD is going to make it not worth many punters while, so watch the turnover drop, And never to return! Why on earth should we be telling Big Brother what we collect or put on? blatant breach of the Privacy Act!

Definitely a helluva lot of things that are unfair and many injustices in regards to many parts of racing in NZ. Does anyone want me to label these? I thought not!!

Too true What you have said! Everyone knows that it is not a level playing field and there is absolutely no way that one stable can dominate the way it does for so long, without doing things differently or using something that gives them an advantage over all the others. To say that it is just to do with being more professional is just a load of bollocks! Harness Racing In NZ is haemorrhaging hugely at the moment for several reasons and will continue to do so while there is so much domination by one stable, and policies that the TAB are enforcing! Will be very interesting what actually happens in regards to the rules of this Blood Spinning.

Wasn’t aware you were still on it Newmarket.

Ranga, I was saying that the Blood Doping I mean Spinning, be banned!,,

Yes, the horse has been a pig from a stand many times especially down south. The horse was standing ok, and then a starters assistant came and grabbed hold of the horse basically the same time as the field was let go. The starters assistant didn’t appear to show any urgency to get Crusher Collins to go. Will be interesting the Stipes Report

Haven’t seen it race yet, but did certainly look sore in the straight at Addington on Friday night! They breed them tough down south!,

Stands for “don’t punt” Globe. TAB loves you!

And ability to get a reasonable amount of money on without being restricted to pathetic amounts!!!! Also, not having to identify ourselves to the TAB and Government, as we all know who we are!!!!!

Good on the TAB for paying out on the Warriors, but does seem pretty weird. There have been a helluva lot worse decisions made and injustices than the Warriors decision. Week in and week out there are bad decisions from referees that cost teams wins, so are they now going to start paying out on these as well? Horse doesn’t get a run, full of running and runs 4th, pay out the place divvie please? Anyway, only a few more sleeps and we have to present our PUNTERS CARD, that the TAB states that it is to PROTECT US ALL!!! BOLLACKS!,

SAFE and SPCA are concerned about this Blood Spinning, and nothing been done to date! SAFE and SPCA were t worried about the whip in harness racing and HRNZ brings in ridiculous rule! Go figure? Only right thing to do is it to be banned! Still good vets around though!

Geez, the rugby test is boring! About as exciting as mile racing at Alexandra Park

Na not wrong Forum, the DP may stand for something?

The Blood Spinning rules are currently being reviewed by HRNZ and the update to the rules will be announced at the annual conference at the end of September. As we all know the AllStars stable currently use the practice and the company that owns the business and lab that actually does the process is also owned by the owners of the AllStars stable. Industry veteran David Phillips has written an 18000 word submission for the special review as part of the Messara Report! Mr Phillips slams the process saying it is cruel and should be banned! PETA and SPCA and SAFE also have concerns about the process and its affect on animal welfare! Will be very interesting to see what happens here, as we all know that it does improve a horses performance unquestionably. Yes some will come on and defend it, the Blue and Silver fan base, but we all know what is going on don’t we?

Defies logic running races over a mile if you want to attract people to the races. Yes it is good,to,have variety but as you say Auckland Harness does involve some pretty average drives quite often. Trainers are lining their horses up over the mile, and the drivers show very little urgency out of the gate, sit back and run home without making up any ground. Pointless, and unattractive for the punters I wouldve thought!

2 races at Auckland and 2 boring races! Leader won both times, nothing moves and Yawn!

1980m races at Addington are far better than a 1609m at Auckland. 1980 and 2600m are the only distances that can run on the next track in Australasia.. Auckland with the mile racing, if you aren’t handy, you generally got no show, as that home bend is a shocker!

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Tonka, you are definitely on the money, well done. Appreciate your input!

Exactly Tonka! You have been taking notice, good to see! Are you a supporter of mile racing at Alexandra Park?

Just noticed that Auckland Friday night has 10 races and all are being over the 1609metre distance even a stand is over a mile! What are they thinking, if they are trying to attract punters and to retain punters? Worst type of racing for punting on as any horse can run a mile and leads to form reversals! Each to their own but as a racing distance to punt on, leave Brodie out of it, and I know many others that wouldn’t waste their time either! Thank god Addington in their wisdom has given it a miss! Yes some will think it a good idea but if it was so popular, then why don’t they do it every week?

Great to see that the race is going to happen on Friday night. They let the 2 highest rating horses in and 2 more nominated. Well done.

Dexter is killing it in America, Dexter when he was here won that many premiership in a row it wasn’t funny so to say that Blair is the best is not that accurate. Blair is phenomenal and consistent and hardly ever drives a poor race. The Thing is though that if Dexter was here you would be able to compare the two, the reality is that Dexter was always driving more winners when he was last here.

It is a shame, as in principal it is a good idea, and a chance for horses down south to race while the Deep South has closed up. We do need variety with our race planning, like races for colonial bred horses, more races for fillies and mares, and aged horse races. Be great to get some claiming races at Addington again, I know it has been tried, but with training costs being what they are, it might well be worth having another crack at it.