Brodie

That’s right, no one can be a winning punter, so tell that to the TAB and get our restrictions dropped ASAP! I would’ve thought it pretty obvious why we dont tip on a public forum?

No one will be banned from tote wagering. Would be interested to know how many gallops punters were restricted! I was told there were none a few years ago, might be different now but the harness punters ate the ones that are victimised! People I speak with, can not believe that the TAB actually restrict some punters to pathetic amounts to win, and think it is so wrong! Many of these people will not ever be betting with the NZTAB!, Yes there are some successful punters but putting restraints on winning punters has major consequences for the industry! Come on Entain, how about coming out and advise us what your plans are for the racing industry after the 2 years us up and then when the stake money guarantee ends?

The Diamond Stables horses are racing well, but they are also taking advantage of the fact that they are racing inferior horses st the moment without many AllStars or Telfer trained horses due to the season! John is also outdriving most of the others, as they are allowing him to dictate most races he wins!

You are correct, but to be fair, most of the racing at Alexandra Park nowadays is not overly exciting! ”The Candyman” ffs, just had the horse power with both of his big race wins, and both were never going to get beaten with the way the races were run.

The North Island Breeders Stakes was once a time honoured race! Last night was the 45th running of it, and it was for class 35 fillies and mares, which is surely just taking the piss? Class 35 and you can start in a glamour event like the North Island Breeders Stakes? Boudica took it out from the back mark, after sitting parked? It just shows how lacking for horses Auckland is when Boudica was able to win it? Boudica has won races but you would not consider her to be anywhere near being a top mare by any standards, and to be able to win a group race against some average horses is surely showing that there are some major issues within harness racing?

Newmarket, it is not difficult to make money wagering on harness racing! You should only bet on fixed odds, need to be disciplined and put the time and effort in! And continue to moan about TAB restrictions! The thing is they will never stop Brodie from consistently making a profit!

I am sure there will be some value in a lot of them, but clearly there wasnt a lot of interest in many of them. So many well under service fees so it doesnt bode that well for future weanling sales, does it? Cost of living is biting for many and purchasing and racing harness horses is not on the average persons agenda. Quite depressing for the breeders unless they have the top mares to breed from and if you haven't, then many will just give the breeding business away, you would have to think as it is going to be financially unviable!

Median only $6,500! That is a shocker for breeders and for most certainly a financial loss for them!

Lol Wasn’t that long ago we were talking about how average the Diamond Stables were going! As Westview states, they are very hardworking and a very hardworking family affair. They deserves the results they get, they appear to be able to attract and retain staff and appear to be a happy bunch on Harness Racing Unhinged videos. To operate such a large training establishment you have to be very dedicated and that is what the Dunn’s are. Without the no.s of their horses lining up, many races would not be run, and they travel their horses around the South Island as well.

Probably agree with you as I wasnt able to talk to any Bookie, just frontline female! People told me to bet on Ozzie accounts but that didnt work! Personally believe that they dont give a rats about their customers and do appear very arrogant. interesting to see what happens, and what the current staff in Wellington are actually doing?

Well done with your winning, however you were a naughty boy for winning 🥇! That is a no no with gambling agencies! They are not there to let punters take money off them, we only welcome losing punters and we will give them bonus bets to keep you with us. I lasted a few months and then just didnt allow any bets on harness racing. They are such bullies and dont play fair, Entain are not the White Knight that the racing industry was looking for unfortunately!

National Weanling Sale was today at Karaka! Had a quick look thru the sale prices and from what I saw it was an absolute shocker for the vendors! One sold for 1K and heaps for $2k, a d just so many for well under the service fee! Will be interesting to see what the median price was and the comments about how successful the sale was? Entain, we have a problem!!!

Take it as a compliment Nowornever.👍

How long did you last over there? They just stopped me and no correspondence could be entered into 😂

Most will be gone, everything out of Oz! Just a stupid idea to sign away for 25 years for what? Decimation of our once great racing industry!

For some reason there is a train of thought by many that Greyhound racing should be ended! Personally I dont really see the need to end it, as it us not really cruel to the dogs at all, as they all love to chase! There are other things that should be finished a long time before greyhound racing like Climate Change Rallies, LGBT Rallies and Lefty idealogies!

$40 per month on greyhounds and $25 per month per gambler on harness? Gee you couldnt really be calling them gamblers could you if they are wagering so little? I was under the impression that the Ozzies were big punters but clearly they arent? How could they be only spending $25 per month, $6 per week, surely not so little?

Good post, and explains clearly why many of the posters on here are fearful for the future of harness racing in NZ! There is absolutely no way on earth that this heavy subsidisation of money can continue to be given to North Island clubs that are under performing! I highly doubt it can be turned around despite the North Island based presenters trying to suggest that things arent that bad, they are deluded! Where is the interest going to come from all of a sudden to improve things? Are we suddenly going to attract new owners, trainers and punters? The TAB have certainly done a great job in putting off the punters with punter restrictions also adopting a ludicrously low AML limit that is not in line with the AML regulations for racing! It is interesting that we do not hear much at all from them, but then again why would we while they are getting paid? That will be stopping in approx. 18 months and then they may well be squawking?? Brodie “on the money”💰

Imperial Command? Might need the run though, bit short of racing?

They arent linking anything! They are closing every Ladbrokes accounts with NZ residents, full stop

Lol, don’t think they will do any real favours for Brodie? Thing is, I think we have to make hay while the sun shines as it is highly likely that Entain will be taken over by a bigger corporate in the next few years! They arent really showing us at all that they have racing interests at heart mid term and they have a few storm clouds circling!

It is all good, Entain have the answer to improve the racing, turnover and amount of horses racing, that no one else came up with! It is just Brilliant! Programme more races!! Just has to work doesnt it?

Yes only bet fixed, Doomed. Havent bet tote since fixed odds came in on racing, snd would never bet tote ever again. Not sure about tote paying more but they certainly wouldn’t if I had a tote bet, with amount in the tote pool I bet into, I would only get my money back! No, don’t back shorties ever, surefire way to be a losing punter! No, don’t back $30 fixed odds win bets either! Lol

$10 wouldve a reasonable amount of money back then! TAB allow me to only net $20 on some bets in 2024?

They arent that welcoming Ladbrokes Australia unless you are donating to their coffers! Show any consistency in winning and they will shut you down, Chief. If the NZ TAB want punters to offload on racing then they need to show that they want punters. Giving some punters free bets or cash bonuses to losing punters is falsifying the true amount being wagered! They will continue to lose punters interests in NZ and they can least afford that to happen in racing! Encourage punting to increase turnover who in turn introduce more punters. some of the decisions they have made are mind numbing stupidity, if they are wanting to make more money, however I do not believe that they are that business savvy!