Robalan

No, although Bray came on certainly within the last 6 months and now he's deputy Chair, God help us. Is John Grainger still on the board?

Cam Bray

If you punch a horse in the head, the horse will feel nothing and you will have a very sore hand

Gammalite, the fact that most weanlings sold at the National weanling sale sold for less than their service fee proves THAT SERVICE FEES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. The rapid reduction in the total number of mares being bred from also proves that very few individuals or syndicates are breeding horses to race This is because SERVICE FEES ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. Also, racing costs are too high compared to the potential return from rapidly diminishing stakes.

By selling horses for less than their service fee Woodlands and Alabar are giving the finger to all the breeders who paid the full fee before they even got a foal. By doing this they are competing against their own customers. It's no wonder that breeding numbers are falling so rapidly each year. THE SERVICE FEES ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE

If Mr. Branch does leave, as rumoured, that would be disastrous for what's left of Harness Racing in the North Island. In the meantime those that are in a position to do anything about it are squabbling over who holds the power at HRNZ. The quality of the HRNZ board leaves much to be desired and the addition of the latest Board Member does nothing to improve its quality

GOSH YOU ARE HARD TO PLEASE BRODIE. THIS IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO RACING FOR DECADES

What a load of rubbish you guys are talking about. Please show some analytical data supporting your statements. Even a report produced by a medical analyst showing trends that tend to show an increase in heart attacks and strokes in people that have been treated with covid vaccines

I believe the high court judge referred to many cases for comparitive cases which were not relevant to the Wigg case. Wigg deliberately administered a substance to her horses on raceday with an intent to boost their performance level. She lied about doing it. In most comparative cases they were accepted by the RIU as accidental administrations and were admitted to by the defendents. In spite of the recommendations from the High Court I believe the RIU should leave the penalty unchanged

I don't think it would take a lot to improve on John McDermotts training

The detection of EPO is very difficult. There is only a 3 day window, after injection, for the substance to be detected. Therefore when do you swab, some say look at a 4 week period for when a horse is eligible to race in a major race and work back from there to calculate the ideal time to swab a horse

Harness Racing is regareded, by the general public so they might as well dress like a bunch opf gypsys. Take their example from their honarable leader

It was originally intended to do it that way, but was changed to a direct payment to owners once the stud fee has been paid

I was at the Ashburton races yesterday and noticed the Chief Executive of Harness Racing New Zealand in the stables area talking to horse trainers. He was dressed in a pair of tatty old denim shorts and a scuffy T shirt. This man is responsible for setting the standard for the image of Harness racing. Edward Rennell was always dressed in a jacket and tie and presented a very respectable image, John Rowley, Chief Executive for about 30 years was never seen at the races without a suit and tie. Standards are slipping in many areas of Harness Racing, breeding numbers are falling, betting is down, stakes are collapsing and Mr. Woodham is supposed to be the person to lead us out of our dire situation. I don't think so

By the way Brodie, the subsidy is paid to the owners of the mare not the studs