The Centaur

There is just far too much errors due to ignorance at the TAB. In the four place totes they obviously picked up the error because they changed back to 3 divs. But then not to realize the dividends needed changing is just beyond stupid. Or was it a policy decision thinking no one would notice?

Take a look at the images. pic1 is the official result. i.e. the result paid out. pic2 is the initial result. Seems they made an error thinking there were 4 dividends for a place. pic3 is the official closing prices.

If you don't know the chap or haven't had dealings with him how about listening to those that have.

NEUTRAL....What a joke. The person in question has irritated maybe hundreds with his postings and going on some revelations his business dealings. Most people get into racing to enjoy, participate and hopefully make a contribution. Without any provocation Molloy has responded with personal abuse often researching a persons past and twisting facts to smear that person. I daresay numerous poeple have given up racing as they don't want the hassle. I don't know how long you've been on these forums but I've been in on the long haul so I've seen the postings many under different names even when agreed legally he would not post. I suggest you shake off the Molloy abuse mentality and show some sense.

Yes every time I've tuned in the TAB is giving away something. So I ask how much is the TAB going to budget on spending with SENZ. Plus how much less advertising revenue do the clubs, trackside etc rake in due to SENZ grabbing it.

Molloy not only posted the name of the accused but a full blown photo. I recall somewhere on the other site him saying that doing community service was an "honour" and has often skited how much money he has. So I fail to see how he can possibly complain about the penalty which compared to other cases overseas was extremely light.

I don't have much sympathy for studmasters. Whats wrong with encouraging,training,rewarding New Zealanders.

Rather intriguing article. Anyone have experience? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/447774/nzta-manual-change-causes-headaches-for-horse-truck-and-motorhome-owners

High salaries are self defeating. Lets say you or I have a good idea to advance racing. We approach a body say NZTR or TAB with the idea and it is considered good. Then because of the need by management to justify their high salaries the idea becomes their idea and the original instigator is left high and dry. So the net result is people with good ideas keep them to themselves.

I've an open mind on this. So could someone answer the following. What are the tertiary qualifications.? Does the person possess a MBA? What are his skills, qualifications and management experience within IT? I ask this question because predominantly the "operations" of racing revolves around expeditious use of IT. What legal qualifications are possessed?

My legal contact tells me August 2nd is the date for Molloys appeal hearing. Now I don't trust Auckland lawyers. If there is money floating around anything could happen. Even to a point the Police don't put up a good opposing counter argument.

Listened to a race at Forbury and inititially thought it was an Aussie race and commentator. Thought the call was excellent. Then blow me down it was Kevin Payne can't remember if his name was Kevin Pain. Clearly seems to have changed his style with less screaming. Something Justin Evans could take on board.

In the eighties going to Dargaville was bit of an adventure. First time i think I lost a hundred but thereafter never came off the course without a $5K profit. Even some of the locals I got to know wanted to know what I was betting on. Recall in the eighties there still wasn't a Trackside so seeing the videos of the trials in particular was a huge advantage per the tote. Plus the dates of Dargaville came at the height of seasonal trial form. I believe Dargaville racecourse is used for Northern Fieldays. There should be a formula whereby the racecourse is maintained for two meetings per year and turned into a real event and not just a for an "industry day".

Sounds like they are up and running now with a revolving promo. Not a mention about racing. Saundry or the Jockey Association must make the point that...... JOCKEYS ARE SPORTSMEN/WOMEN TOO. The level of fitness, training, expertise and competitiveness is much higher than most of the recognized "sports" on offer. The SENZ commercial clearly doesn't acknowledge this fact. Off to a poor start.

SENZ purchased the same number of frequencies in Australia for $7m. Here in NZ they paid below $1M and I daresay a few freebies thrown in. Now the SENZ people know more about radio that the TAB but fact is that any advertising revenue rather than coming back directly into racing goes to private concerns. On top of that NZ racing will no doubt be required to fork up and pay for promotion. I'd like to know what the deal was with the awards promotion. No doubt free air time for the naming rights. I see Saundry is all over SENZ and how great they are. Perhaps he could judge them after they have started. He didn't do much to save radio before.

Not really. Its the industry that has been slammed. Radio was a cog in the wheel. Removing it makes the wheel likely to collapse. The whole formula of paying high salaries is killing racing. Those with the salaries mostly have little experience or real knowledge of racing. It also prevents enterprising ideas being injected into racing when the single most inefficient aspect is the entrenched salaries. There could have been a host of innovative schemes possible with radio but then oh... that would show up the "executives" as clueless.

Got a reply from the Minister.

So far no trial has had more than 8 starters. You would have thought they would have given a test with 12. Chief is right the scratchings are a farce. They could have been declared 8.00 pm tonight that still gives trainers time to see if horse is "eating up". You can't blame track conditions for scratchings.

The Aussie's just loved Vo Rogue. In some of these races he led by 20 lengths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h59ofp_9KBM

The Act stipulates consultation with codes. That means written fully documented consultation.

Your argument only enforces what I've been saying all along. i.e. there should have been more consultation with the codes. Now if you look at the code CEO's you see they are cozy with the TAB heads. e.g. Glenda Hughes, Gary Woodham both ex TAB whilst Bernard Saundry in the same building and too close to Australian interests. Obviously if the racing Minister following on from my complaint makes enquiry from them they will quickly back up the TAB decision. However my investigation showed there was little consultation or interest.

Interesting documentary this morning on BBC and Vic Rail. Some evidence that research into Hendra played a part researching into COVID19. Vic offcourse trained Vo Rogue. Plenty background into the tragic story on the internet. e.g. https://www.csiro.au/en/research/animals/livestock/hendra

New survey figures show radio is surging. "Beyond the continuous competition for the coveted number one slots across segments, the overall figures told a good story for the radio industry. The data showed that more than 3.7 million New Zealanders continue to listen to the radio every week and almost 3.5 million of those listen to commercial radio stations. The continued relevance of radio was reiterated in 2020 by significant spikes in the number of people tuning in to stations around the country." https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/newstalk-zb-topples-rnz-national-as-biggest-talk-station-in-nz/OD3SQOASMQBEVZPRAFESOUKC6I/

I am assuming when Greg Purcell reached a settlement from Molloy there was some agreement he wouldn't post on Racecufe for a period of time. So what does the gutless wonder do. He uses his mates good name to post under the name "Midget" and carries on the abuse. Now how gutless is that. I've been on racing chats since 1995 and used only 3 usernames across about 6 forums. Many know exactly who I am including Molloy with whom I had a meeting. He approached me I didn't approach him. The meeting was cordial and just routine. So his keyboard antics subsequently against me just as against you hard to fathom.

Now that's an interesting thread on the other chan. The ageist abuse is typical of Molloy's tactics. By giving out details such as age and having knowledge of the victim the reader assumes Molloy "knows" what he is talking. Then when someone complains about the abuse McKenzie the site owner belittles the respondent and even asks the victim to "sort it out" The victim then meekly apologizes for being "old" and tries to downplay Molloy's abuse.