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Exactly. About ten years ago I gathered up a bundle of Molloy's postings and forwarded them to NZTR. As a license holder at the time he was turning away potential participants in racing as people don't get into racing to be abused so why bother. NZTR did nothing but when one of their own was abused oh how quickly they acted e.g. Purcell. I believe that set Molloy back about $200,000. Still he never learnt. However the bullying of his was methodical. He would research a posters background as you say, twist it around and sit back and enjoy denigrating and humiliating the person. Most of these people just walked away but still the abuse followed online. One example of the vicious abuse with his so called mates joining in was against the handicapper at the time. All the handicapper did was have a few bets outside of paid hours. Had no possible effect on any outcome and the information was the same for everyone. OK one or two postings saying the rules were such and such should have been enough. But no the personal abuse was just astounding. Any postings saying enough is enough had McKenzie the site owner retaliating with his own personal abuse and he is supposed to have been the moderator. Then you had the wannabe's. I objected to Molloy's ageist abuse against one poster. It was painful seeing the "victim" crawling to the abuser without at least sticking up for someone willing to point out the abuse.

If the gutless wonders on that other racing forum had pulled up Molloy say a dozen years ago for his abusive and narcissistic social media behaviour he may well have learnt his lesson. Instead its cost him hundreds of thousand dollars in damages and fines and now no doubt contributed to the failed mayoralty campaign. The current owner of the site instead has retaliated against complainers in various ways so the contributors know they can't criticize Molloy. Therefore I would argue its the sites owner who has indirectly caused the failed campaign.

Slater the dirty politics man. He should have learnt when to quit.

Its here at 1'36. However he deserves credit. Spoke very well apart from this one glitch. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018852891/racing-industry-mourns-jockey-killed-in-fall

In the current climate e.g. National and bullying MP's hardly a good bet when you've been fined for bullying and assaulting a female employee. Getting a criminal conviction for disregarding a court order hardly showed good judgement. Thats even before starting on the bullying at the abuse factory where he got most of his thousands of postings deleted. Oh yes in his own words "business leader" yeah right when you've been a bankrupt.

THere are numerous initiatives available to as you say "Fix it". However when one see's all the greedies feeding of the industry with little evidence of them doing anything there is no incentive to put forward those ideas. Why bother when its only going to keep them in place and anyway the first logical place to start cutting costs is removing them.

I think Ellis is trying to support NZTR. Understandbly NZTR are very concerned.

Possibly. However based on precedent if there is proven culpability then it could cost racing millions. Listened to Dave Ellis on RNZ this morning. He spoke very well with compassion. Then he dropped a bombshell. He said there hadn't been a race death for 100 years. Can't figure that one out at all. Wasn't the last in 2016. In the thirties they closed down the Takapuna track because of multiple deaths. Like to know the harm factor of synthetic tracks. There would seem less of a slide factor that can mitigate serious injury.

Gut wrenching!

Still little information. Just hoping and praying for a snippet of better news. At some stage this episode will need facing up to. Its a poor show if no news is being released for reasons other than respect and wishes of the family.

VJA Update: Michael Walker has been brought out of his induced coma and is communicating with Doctors. He will be transferred from ICU into a ward today. 10:47 AM · Aug 5, 2022

Hard to get any information on Taiki. Probably means bad news. One has to think of his mother flying in.

Given the Packer family's long involvement with racing I thought I would post this from the Sydney Morning Herald James Packer’s $250,000 gift to free Julian Assange By Kishor Napier-Raman and Charlotte Grieve August 1, 2022 — 5.00am Perhaps James Packer’s been a secret progressive this whole time. CBD can reveal the billionaire has donated a whopping $250,000 to the campaign to free Julian Assange from prison and bring him home to Australia. The whistleblower and Wikileaks founder has been incarcerated in London’s Belmarsh prison since 2019, while he fights efforts to be extradited to the United States where he faces espionage charges that could have him jailed for 175 years. James Packer is the latest high-profile voice to call for Julian Assange’s release. James Packer is the latest high-profile voice to call for Julian Assange’s release.CREDIT:AAP, AP “Of course I support Julian Assange. What has happened to him is outrageous,” Packer said. “A lot of fine people who I am privileged to know are working around the clock for his freedom. I will continue to support him. Whatever it takes.” After his exit from Crown Resorts, Packer is now on a 10-year mission to “rehabilitate his reputation” (his words) – which seemingly involves splashing out on causes close to his heart. In the past, that’s included issues such as bringing down the monarchy – in Australia at least: he famously gave $250,000 to the Australian Republic Movement in 2016. And now, it seems, freeing Assange, whose lengthy imprisonment has drawn sympathy from across the political aisle, and calls for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to intervene. A friend of Packer’s who has seen his generosity in action told CBD the donation was “fantastic”. “James has had something of a mid-life blossoming in terms of supporting great and progressive causes, and when someone of his heft puts his weight behind it, it makes all the difference to making actual progress,” the friend said. “Being a billionaire means a lot of people automatically think you have no heart. James has always had one.”

Sorry have no idea what is funny maybe I should get sense of humour.

Forgot about Levin yes they did have motor racing. The way I see it electric car racing hasn't really got off the ground yet. I would have thought based on the absence of noise there could have been some possibilities for racing to explore. Certainly as a novelty scooter racing at summer meetings a form of entertainment for younger public to get involved.

Electric vehicle racing could have been a useful partner with horse racing. Would seem a rather rash decision not based on commercial reality.

Like to hear from any golfers with regard the dumping of Racing Radio and the listening via phone out on the golf course.

I realise several clubs stage golf tornies for racing participants however clubs could go big combining some TAB betting plus extra sponsors all based around a formula of 18 holes Friday, 9 holes Saturday morning for the leaders and final show down at the races in the afternoon between top 2 or 3 based on some form of hitting on the inside of the track. The prize money would have to be generous governed by the degree of sponsors plus golf club support.

If NZTR had any people with business brains they would look at ways of strengthening the Golf/Racing relationship.

You don't seem capable looking too far. Waller originates from the area along with his wife and some staff. He has had good results with NZ clients and horses which to him would be more important than initial stake money.

The eviction coinciding with the All Weather track seems more than a coincidence. Therefore I'm merely speculating that the stables are needed in order for either Chris Waller or Te Akau to set up shop. Therefore merely a commercial decision and lets face it either of them setting up would be a boost to CD racing.

There is propaganda everywhere not just Maori. I note Willie Jackson also complaining. Willie Jackson ✔@WillieJLabour I was on Marae this morning dispelling Māori Party propaganda again. They are claiming that only 2% of spending is going to Māori in the Māori Health area which is total rubbish.

Look at Wellington. The government has hired an army of propagandists pushing forward various agendas. Matariki day should have been a celebration day whereby organisations such as Otaki M.R.C doing their bit. Yet I saw numerous instances it being used for propaganda mainly by the well paid Wellington bureaucrats.

As you have mentioned the key is the local community. If the sole Maori racing club in NZ (Aotearoa) can't come up with something for the day then something is wrong.

The disease is right thru racing. Take a look at Otaki tomorrow. Having had an absolute overkill of Maori propaganda this year I would have thought Otaki Maori Racing Club racing on Matariki holiday would have at least a race named around Matariki and make the day special. Instead the same old racenames e.g. Riverstone Cafe, Chris Ruten bloodstock, Harcourts Otaki etc. I doubt anything planned. No initiative at all.