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FFS Thommy, give it a rest. i have noticed whenever you post, it goes very quiet on this site

Totally agree with you…. Had a few days betting after Boxing day mainly on grass track racing….but first time ever i have not had a bet last couple of weeks of Jan. Tab / Betcha offering very few promos now, not had a deposit match from TAB for many months…. so happy to spend my money elsewhere. Gee, once those NZ dogs are gone, Entain will pull out of NZ, hopefully Sportsbet get in NZ instead.

From a NZ Entain point of view, of course they would love to continue to provide betting on Aus dogs…. but for all the reasons it is getting banned in NZ, its quite alright to show Aus racing for purely gambling? Remember Tasmania is phasing out dog racing…and the Victorian government has said it could save $500m if it follows Tasmania in phasing out, estimates the government would save $451m between 2025/2026 and 2035/2036 if it stopped subsidising greyhound racing and closed the industry…. interesting indeed…

Totally agree…. but just watch, the Aus greyhound betting will not go ahead in NZ once racing stops here. Will be pressure on bigtime, and rightly so, one could say that Aus dog racing is run worse than NZ…. In fact, the only 2 dogs really looked after in Aus was Coco and Son Of Coco…Darryl Kerrigan and family even took them on holiday to Bonnie Doon…😁 A great movie… interestingly its been reported that Michael Caton was only paid $3000 for his lead role…. i would have told him ya dreamin….

Will be smaller soon once Dog racing finishes.

Not sure limit now, as Addington dont race much over a mile anymore, but i am pretty sure limit was 10? Is that correct? I too would like to see less runners in racing at certain tracks from a betting view.

Wow…. thats a crazy decision. Unless you have a real sprint horse and luckily get a draw that suits…. for the majority of the field, they will struggle.

But majority of NZ tracks are not designed for mile racing? So America predominantly race over a mile, but they dont have their most prestigious race run over 3200m from a stand?

Whats with all these short distance races lately, apart from 2 x 2400m races the rest are 1700m? I try to avoid betting on low class sprint races…

Wow…. used to be a top class field…. pretty 2nd rate now.

That $8 still in there….not much use if you cant deposit and have a punt is it? Funny, a few weeks back you stated nothing wrong with Entains 2 crappy apps….

This is what app should look like, first time in ages was going to deposit… in the end got aussie mate to place bets, Betcha glitches …. Oh dear

What a joke…

Well…. As per usual, Betcha App very slow…. mainly at peak times….TAB app is not showing balance or log in…. FFS, what a circus.

Yeah great ride, but also shows how far behind NZ nags are behind Aus nags. The best Nz horses were well and truly spanked, as well the jockeys. Did happen in many races, jockeys full tit till they get to front… then jam on the handbreak🫣

He should retire, if he is medically unfit he will still receive ACC. He is 61, gosh i thought he was about 70 now,

So anyone that his close to him… surely he has retired, not rode for years.

Funny, i always remember any decent collects by trainers / Jockeys. Canterbury Belle a fav, didnt make much off her but was there when she won 1000 race. Facing The Music, had a decent go on her when she won for CJ…. i took 2 days off work after to recover🫣 But my best punt on a CJ winner was Final Touch winning Telegraph. A few went to Wellington for a few days to watch, had some decent bets fixed odds before race…. we met at local TAB / Pub on Friday before, forgot name but is the popular one…. got on the grog and boys biffed in a few bucks for syndicate, had a great day on punt. We cashed out $500 each ( which probably just covered my booze and strip club afta😬😉) and i said to mate, just put whats left and a few other bets we had going on Final Touch EW…. i had no idea that evening how much bet was… but next morning at breakfast he said we had $614 ew, as well as a few box trfs etc…. Well…. a great result when she surged home to win, everyones trip well paid for. Always great to remember the great days, i dont remember the 1000s poor days in between😊

With the doggies coming to an end… one thing they have never fixed…. LURE. It fell off today😂😙😙, fitting really from an industry that never helped itself.

Thats the one 👍

Yep, your right Gamma, The Galahs first post explained it well. Seems a strange concept indeed, but one things for sure, for $720k stakes for the day, it will be the worse fields of horses lining up, with the exception of a few. I suppose it shows you need to spend money on a stallion generally speaking. Saying that, good luck today, no doubt some will get a good run and get a good cheque…. but from a punters view, gonna sit back and watch mostly. Surprised the many hotpot’s especially from the draw, can see a few getting rolled.

What was the name of that top sprinter he rode in the 80s or 90s… used to fly home?

Used to like oncourse exchange trebles / doubles. Always at Addington after a close finish…. pop down to view photo finish pic beside old main stand. Only went to races couple of times for Jackpots, the buzz around course was amazing, not sure of they were exchange as well? No doubt somebody will have some good stories about them, anyone get one up?

Some very hot favourites going around tomorrow, and to be honest, some average fields. Had a quick look, but not many excite me. I know nothing about this day, what was the criteria to start?

Maybe next year…. one step at a time…