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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.

There is a person in NZ thankfully not residing on this forum who in comparison would have got several lifetime bans.

As for betting I think there should be some rationality in the rules. Therefore a limit placed on jockeys, trainers, jockey agents and officials such as handicappers. Instead of zero for e.g. jockeys have a simple limit also for officials. In this day and age a judge is hardly going to change the result of the race if he had 10 each way on the runner up. In the case of a presenter its a bit like a share trading journalist. Buy shares, heavily promote the shares then sell them for a profit.

Listening to Michael Guerin can be rather stressful. Ok he seems to have ditched his diction tutor but his oh so "knowledgeable" punting info leaves lot to be desired. The Foxbridge was the first WFA for the season with disjointed preps. Yet Guerin relayed to all it was a 2 horse race. His so called "speed map" totally overrated and lacked logic for this time of year. Yet when it came to his own money he informed us he had $1000 a place at 7:1 early in the week on The Chosen One. Now did he elaborate on this? No. Had he spoken to Andrew Forsman ? We don't know. Its the same with Emily. How often do we hear what Opie has said. And previously when Karyn was on board did we ever know exactly what Te Akau was thinking.

I was starting to enjoy the days offering until the greyhounds jumped in.

Curious, If the bar became a place of interest prior to your posting the article (24Aug) how come it only appeared on the official list yesterday. Something doesn't smell right. Maybe Molloy went to lawyers to stymy getting on the list.

The viaduct is deadly. It intersects train, bus, ferry and auto transients. Most businesses there creamed windfalls because of the government subsidy of Americas Cup. How many repayed the wage subsidy that kept them earning millions. Hardly surprising the abusers bar is caught up in the outbreak. All these downtown outfits need to be closed for at least a year. One case there can spread overnight to all parts of Auckland.

So !!...... It brought out a useful comment by nomates which I thought was quite helpful. Plus also other comments yours excluded.

I'd be wary of backing Probabeel. Its trial seemed very ordinary.

What a huge coincidence they are in the same building. Have board members that are simultaneously on the both. Share a lot of the facilities. Constantly meet. You are right on one thing. The rubber stamp.

Ridiculous fine. $100 would have been fair. Wayback when I did stint as owner/trainer there was a seven day rule. 3 days before the race my vet applied some ointment on a slightly infected fetlock. Being an honest sort of guy I reported the treatment as per the 7 day rule. To my dismay on the morning of the race they scratched my horse and fined me $30. Apparently unbeknown to the vet and me the withholding period had changed. After that I learned the hard way it doesn't pay to be "honest".

Well finally the Channel X moderator has admitted the harmful, disgusting and vindictive posts made by Leo Molloy over the years by deleting them. You have to love the latest post replying to "Insider". Insider and Molloy go back long ways which must give rise to wonder what impairment substance he is on. Many nutcases get on the ballot for Mayor etc. This is another one.

Maybe the fact a few hours earlier JFK was assassinated pushed it off the headlines. Sorry wrong month (edit)

Good 2010 article by Mike Dillon. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/racing-greatest-thrill-was-passing-the-post-first-in-the-cox-plate/NNDP4TS3NSMKDDYVDKHL36Q6C4/ Didn't realize he won the Cox Plate.

TAB have admitted their error and are replenishing affected accounts. Also thankful for pointing out the error. However distinct possibility that same problem has been on going for sometime. One thing when Mike Dore was at the helm of interacting with punters these errors would immediately have been listened to. "Help" desk isn't much help at all.

Most racing type movies I find underwhelming. Patronizing and hardly realistic. However this 1952 black and white film is regarded as a classic. Excellent acting and tit bits within it very realistic. Its on youtube called Boots Malone. If you like it...... how about signing the Julian Assange petition. https://www.change.org/p/free-julian-assange-before-it-s-too-late-stop-usa-extradition

Thats a 1% chance. The dividends were correct when flashed across the screen soon after passing the post. They are also correct on the closing divs. But wrong on the payout. I guess I get a bit uptight when someone has tunnel vision like a judge or jury. Look at the case of Craig Murray (Scotland). The judge sentenced him because he could have breached a suppresion order. Your "mate" got off much lighter compared to the 8 months jail for Craig Murray.