The Centaur

Round one looks like a knockout. Hopefully any abuse from now on is in the banter category. All I can say its an expensive way gaining some appeasement. Congrats on having the guts.

I can see your position. After more than 12 years of vile personal abuse from Molloy you wish to appease the abuser. From Molloys angle its certainly not a good look as the abuse over that period has been detailed. Hope you bear that in mind and don't get swayed. The abuse you have suffered has also been noted in quite high circles.

Well then choose YOUR charity. The BBM fits in nicely with the bully's operandi. Most similar restaurants have embarrasing amounts of left over foods so rather than have negative feed back its best to send it to charity and get some positive "feed back". I have some queries about BBM as well. Probably a calculated gamble by Tim.

Yes. Can't fathom why SLB hasn't thought it through. If the bully loses its "only a grand". Just like the $15,000 fine to the court he just laughs it off. Don't forget during the summer months after expenses he would have been pocketing 5 figure amounts nightly. Yet if SLB loses that would give the bully a big thrill seeing someone got sucked into his trap. SLB pull out of it now, Show some nous.

Don't be silly, He seems to have sucked you into this holy than thou charity thing. Your satisfaction would be in getting the grand into your pocket. What you do with it is your business. He obviously can't stomach the possibility you getting the cash. Wake up. Play by your rules not his.

I don't see any need to broadcast your CV because of Leo on the other forum. One has to chuckle at "scooby". The law says that moderators should take down material they believe is false and defamatory. As for the Tamaki gathering supporting is not necessarily organising somewhat technical definition. Notice that LJM is linked to offshore trusts. Not a good look for a "mayor"

I suggested to the TAB that with COVID and casinos closed, limited or even unpopular it would not cost much to turn 10am-3am slot on Trackside channels into sort of a racing casino concentrating on entertainment rather than turnover. I always believe turnover comes of its own accord. Clearly however the TAB has no intention of being innovative but rather determined to run racing into the ground.

Quite a few lessons to take in. Never discount the German horses. With motor sport they ensure international result reviews are broadcast in NZ media probably by paying for it. The high salaried NZ managers seem too busy counting their cash to bother following that angle. Racing and Sports have all the stat information around the world yet didn't show the Germany's runner's form. Good article here https://www.attheraces.com/blogs/liz-price/27-September-2021/torquator-tasso-out-to-rewrite-arc-lyrics where the trainer seemed very confident running a place and happy with "cut" in the ground.

THe soft track will suit the No.2 Japanese hope DEEP BOND. THe Japanese have been trying for yonks to win the race and so far just like NZ (Balmerino) seconds. Best heavy stats with Tarnawa and Broome ok too but Deep Bond beat Broome last start. Deep Bond currently 26:1.

Don't know what happened in the Northern but the injuries look serious.

Turn on TV and on one of the most important days racing Trackside serves up this crap.

Happy to provide the figures if I can examine the books. Whole trouble whilst examining the books I'd find all the travel, hotel and restaurant "costs" as well. Like to know how much has TAB management spent at a certain viaduct establishment. When you hear the howls of protest during lockdowns it's invariably those whose eating habits are paid by the "firm" or else are able to deduct the cost as an expense from their tax bill. The number one priority of racing media should be give the advertiser value not some sort of driver of turnover. Once racing employs genuine business type people who have grafted to get the sponsor then all the better. From that angle Bruce Sharrock may be OK.

I've got a hunch. Anyone with half a brain can see that NZTR should be located at Ellerslie racecourse. With Auckland combining with the other clubs now is the time to act. I would say Sharrock has been hired to facilitate that move.

The point is that Racing had the unique situation of having all media covered. Treating radio in isolation made no sense. No other organization in NZ was in that position. The TAB over paid suits simply had no idea and more importantly no innovative thinking. Their idea of filling in time was air some obscure greyhound race from the backblocks of Australia. There were so many options where radio could have fitted into the mix but no all they cared about was gambling even if the turnover on a race was less than $100. I'll say it again until the pay structure within racing is fixed racing will continue downwards.

Listening numbers yes but more directly adverisers. They seem to be very aggressive rounding up racing industry businesses. Racing once had it all e.g. radio, TV, internet, printed, on track advertising so they could offer package deals and organise campaigns and expos at the track. Still can but when you pay these bozos massive salaries there no incentive to be proactive.

I listened to Peeni Henare (asoc health minister) on Maori Radio this morning. Now I quite often listen to Maori radio because you get news segments in straight English and not the annoying radio NZ breakouts into Maori every few minutes on morning or midday report. What I heard from Peeni was shocking. The discussion was about funding the new Labour "Maori Health" settup. He admitted that ongoing funding would be the problem. The intention is to take out of the existing health budget about 25% and put it into these new ventures. The intention is to settup Maori "well being" centres and after those then move into the existing health structure to make them Maori focused. Taking funding away from the already under funded system means many people victims of the wealth gap won't receive any health care at all. Thats the only logical conclusion. I might add that in the seven decades on this planet I have never witnessed any discrimination against Maori. The sometimes corrupt legal system affects all types of people.

Rob Campbell from chairman Sky City to chairman Health Authority. One can quite rightly argue that Sky City gambling isn't exactly conducive to good health. I like gambling on horses but that doesn't mean I would support someone like Dean McKenzie running health. It will be interesting watching two ambulances racing around the racetrack. One ambulance for Maori jockeys and another for Pakeha. This new Health scheme from Labour is racially discriminatory, divisive, unneeded and inefficient. From a long time Labour voter I can't now support them. Sure there are areas that Maori health can be targeted but this is all about prioritising along with creating duplication of jobs.

Why is it that the name Grant Peters rings some sort of bell when it comes to photography. Anyone know? my memory is getting bit suspect.

You are horribly wrong. There is a huge backlash against Labour with regard separate health systems, separate this and that and as an example the control over the media with the $50m grant for employing only Maori and running Maori promotional programs. The policy of increasing only Maori welfare is creating a huge wealth gap and those disadvantaged as a protest will vote National. Most people have Maori friends mates etc and vice versa so don't want to be seen being active but the silent majority will certainly come out on election day. Mark my words.

Clearly SENZ seem to far more aggressive chasing the advertising dollar. Don't know if I could apply under the Information Act to obtain TAB's spending with SENZ including the bonus giveaways but listening to the NZTR and TAB promos there must be a considerable amount spent even allowing for contra deals. Plus many racing businesses e.g. studs have been rounded up for advertising. The point is that the cost to TAB + NZTR is now far greater than maintaining a loss in radio previously.

Several US ports don't allow nuclear vessels into their ports as well.

Which is when? I've seen some disturbing instances lawyers getting back in with just a tap on the bum. I've got a longstanding grievances against a bunch of lawyers who robbed me of hundreds of thousands dollars. I've been meaning to put a web site to explain it all. Then again given the lengths they went to muzzle me the site would have to be bomb proof.

Lets compare Jamie Kah with the Wanaka couple. All flouted similar laws. Kah potentially could lose millions long term courtesy Victorian Racing Tribunal. Short term she had some great mounts lined up e.g. Incentivise. So what is the Law Society doing to penalise Hannah Rawnsley. AS far as I can see nothing. Rawnsley's offending is far worse as she used a document for an improper purpose and the degree of premeditation far greater. The minimum they can do is suspend her legal license for say 6 months.

Didn't MP base himself in Victoria and train from there for a season or two. I distinctly remember a quote in the press when he got back that even after training many hundreds of winners in NZ it wasn't until training in OZ he learnt all about feeding.

Just been gobsmacked at Cameron Georges rise into CEO ranks. When he came from Australia to be part of RIU there seemed little track record in the industry. His linkedin page shows only four years college education. No university or tertiary qualifications. Then by obviously being matey with some on the ARC board he becomes CEO Auckland Racing Club and takes real estate courses. Soon after CEO Warriors. All this time with little in the public arena of what his ideas or management skills if any are. Then to top it all off the new board members on NZTR pleading for him to be Chairman NZTR whilst not even residing in the country. Now I must be wrong surely the guy is some sort of genius. Surely!!! Just that no one has explained to me in simple terms just what the genius entails.