Brodie

Must’ve had a blood transfusion! That is the beauty of racing, the unpredictable!,,,

Yes I know what he trades under, but what horses have raced from The Dunn stables. I can’t recall any?

Brodie doesn’t need to launder money. Lol.

Garrick Knight is a journalist who is normally on the money like Brodie. Not afraid to take on the establishment either. Hopefully he will continue to post on here as he is full of knowledge and fair I beleive.

Was it “Open All Hours”?

In its heyday The Press was very good with harness racing most days. I appreciate that most people just use the Internet nowadays, however there is always a human interest feelgood story around that could be written, maybe just not this week unfortunately.

The media nowadays hardly ever gives harness racing any good coverage at all! They are only wanting to publish the garbage that they can dig up and what they want to make a story. The Bronson Munro example was very unfair The Press nowadays has buggerall on harness worth reading anyway! Chief, you are correct! If you know that the media is turning up to your event just to dig up the shite, then why would you. If you were having a party, would you allow the local gang to walk in? No you wouldn’t because you know there will be trouble, so same thing!

To be fair The Big Don has got some reasonable ideas! Where have I said that nothing has been going on? I just beleive that too many people just want to put the boot in to people when they are obviously down. Look, I know what it is like to have the boot put into me when the TAB starting putting betting restrictions on me! Some people may not know that though!!!!!

If you are getting migraines from debating, then I suggest you keep off forums! You could never wind me up, it is just that Ranga xxxxxxTira

Just read on stuff that journalists were banned from Addington last night!! Think that was a great idea from the Addington Club. Not sure what journalist was barred but if it was the journalist that wrote the gutter article the other night, then he should get a life ban. He has done the industry no good whatsoever!

Oldwhiteman, you would be the life and soul of any party I would say. Your compassion is infectious and you seem like a real happy Chappy!

Of course I am right Nowornever. Where did I say that I give a rats about the Bookies making the div equal with the tote. Anyone with half a brain would not have put a brass razoo on DadnDave at $4.50 in that field, and that is the point that I was making!! ! I don’t care if you think Bookies had the price the same as the tote as that is totally irrelevant to the point that I was making. If they had it so right Nowornever, how much money did they take on the horse to win at $4.50????? I would suggest bugger all of any because you would have been a nutter to have backed it to win in that field, end of storey!

You missed the point Nowornever! I don’t give a rats about the tote odds and if punters want to bet on the tote horses that Don’t have much chance then that is their doing. The point I was making is that DadnDave was pushing it uphill with Tim on board in that race, being a maiden racing against race winners, which Brodie was proven correct! He should’ve been double figures at least to win that race, $4.50 Fixed to win was ludicrous. Even with Ricky May on it should’ve been $10 at least. You would’ve been a very poor punter to have backed it at that as it had been far longer in maiden races without looking like winning! If the Bookies want punters to invest then they need to be offering odds that will attract money, rather than put them off.

Fair enough Gavin. Agree to disagree, as I don’t believe it achieves a helluva lot especially seem it is in the same week as the people have been charged. It is just saying that geez it is so easy to rig or fix a race. These people have been charged and it will be like their world which is harness racing has collapsed around them. Maybe Brodie has become more compassionate over the years! People have different views on things which makes life more interesting.

What are you on Nowornever? What paid $4.40 and $1.60.? DadnDave didnt pay anything as it finished near last of course!!!! Brodie as usual “on the money”

Dunn’s have a few what? Horses? Are you sure??

I am in the minority here in regards to the publishing of the article from Mat Kermeen which is fine. My point is that for the sake of the future of harness racing I believe that this journo has not helped the cause. Very easy to put the boot into people when they are down and clearly are unable to defend themselves! Can not see the point in telling all,and sundry how easy it is to rig a harness race! With huge wagering on sport it is just as easy to rig a rugby or rugby league game as well! Just don’t tackle and let the other team score more points!! Agree to disagree with most I would say, but that is all good.

And why on earth would someone representing harness racing damn well want to tell the public. How on earth is that going to encourage new participants into the sport that we need? Quite the opposite I would say! Every one will,have an opinion and that is good but gutter journalism is not good coming from these journos.

Why???

DadnDave Race 3 at Addington tonight opened up at $4.50 to win Fixed! Not too sure how the Bookies can possibly open it so short when it is still a maiden after many starts against maidens and is racing race winners tonight for the first time? Tim Trathen is driving it again tonight and seriously it has to be major unders at that doesn’t it over 2600m? It has gone ok the last couple of races but against maidens and hasn’t looked like winning against them! Place was around the $1.60 as well which is really major unders as well and you couldn’t take it on any given Sunday. One day it will come back to haunt me but seriously Bookies, why so short????? Who sets these ridiculously short odds nowadays and who would bother as it has not got any favours going tonight! There are a couple of very good bets tonight that we’re overs though! Hope everyone has a good night on the punt to make up for such a shambles of a week for harness racing!

The drugs thing is interesting though. There are drugs throughout society in big numbers I would say. Dont personally need them but most get hooked and therefore they need help rather than putting the boot in. If these drivers had them in their system when they were driving, then why hasn’t testing picked this up? I can’t comment in regards to the race fixing and no one else should be until we know what has been actually happening. I am a punter and as such I have taken the good with the bad. Some of the drives on horses that I have backed seems like fraud when some drivers drive absolute shockers. If all these charged drivers do get done, it is certainly going to change the harness landscape in Canterbury.

Thick skinned perhaps Globe, fair and honest as the day is long is “The Brodster”.

Innocent until proven guilty! I appreciate I am pushing it uphill with many on here, but what I will say is that these people have put a helluva lot into harness racing in this country and now they are having their teeth kicked in! Lets just wait until we see what has actually occurred would be best!

I think the news has already been reported. To write ways to actually fix races to the general public is blatantly over the top. So if there was a murder in Christchurch, would a journo write every way that you could murder someone?

Yep, great way to keep,harness going by attracting new owners and punters!!! Way to go!