jess

Ah ok - sorry Chief - obviously I am late to the conversation - just pleased to be able to watch replays either on computer/phone or cast to TV - without 7-8 "freezes" along the way ... Cheers, J.

Hi there - if you struggle with slow speed rural internet like I do - you might find replaying races via nzracing pretty tedious - frequent stops, buffering etc. Well - this is life for me, at least. But - if I go to trackside.co.nz instead & play the races from there - boom! - plays right through smoothly. Just posting in case other BOAYarners experience the same & haven't discovered this. Kind regards, Jess

I'm sure different jockeys will have slightly different things to say about the track - & wouldn't that be something you'd expect? It might be influenced by things like their experience (obviously in the case of JKB - VERY experienced and you'd have to regard his comments - if quoted accurately - as worth listening to) + with how many rides they had, at what stage of the day, how their mounts coped and where they positioned their horse on the track. Perhaps echoing the feedback of a couple of posters here - and not bagging the track, the manager or any jockeys - I have heard - variability across the track and around the track - particularly not riding as expected around the turn (into the straight) when off the fence It certainly appeared it rode quite differently to the meeting there on 11 May,

"Whales to get Active" Well they're certainly big - but are they whales? - or are they sharks ....

Precisely! Couldn't have put it better, Chief. To focus so heavily on that, is almost to admit defeat re the state of the tracks ....

"Advisory committee to the TAB" Interesting that with all the big noises in the various arms of the industry, who presumably get together and work stuff out - that it's believed we need a new entity to advise. "Vela, Waller, Lindsay, Chittick ... (et al)" Interesting members. Who chose them? Plenty of champagne but not a lot of grass roots there - or understanding, connection with or support for small owners/breeders. Sometimes in TB racing, the gene-pool feels like it's shrinking & sphere of influence feels like existing in a cartel & a money-go-round (with fewer & fewer "horses" circling on that carousel). But I acknowledge I'm seeing it through my lens - and the good & the great may have worked out that the whole industry would be better off without the minnows..

Yes! Rail movements features prominently doesn't it? Not sure why an image flashed into my head - of chaiirs being moved on the deck of a certain ship .... one that now rests on the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean ....

Gotta agree with that. I think in some rooms it's hard for the operators to hear through their little window - & the more complicated the bet - the more chance it gets messed up. Filling out slips for those makes a lot of sense - and easier for the operators - and yep - keeps the queue behind moving along happily ....

Ah ok. Hence the howls of " that bl#*#y thing was paying $4.00 when backed it a minute ago - now it's won `n' paid $2.80!! "🤪

Still haven't worked out what situations to go fixed & what horses are more likely to drift out on the tote & pay more - some days it seems whatever you do - the opposite happens! That's punting I guess .... One thing I have noticed is there must be a bit of a delay in calculating/displaying dividends - because sometimes the last dividends you see displayed before they jump are quite different. Perhaps inevitable with a few late last minute plunges ...

Me too! Have a TAB account - a credit card - but I have only country ponies at the moment! I'm with him! But I reckon I could do it too! There's no holding back technology ... embrace it

Agree - from what I could tell, anyhow. Not all scouting wide like they do sometimes on heavy tracks there. Heard that there was some variability in places but it was hard to pick where was the best. Think you're right SA - some relished it - some just coped with it - & some hated it & packed it in. But to the eye it looked safe - and fair. So well done Wanganui/Whanganui.

Oh for sure. But I am betting pretty "basic", tbf. Haven't seen seen the pods on course. Maybe I should get out more Chief? - get me a metro class of pony & check out the big city courses .... To be fair I was confused enough making a rare foray into a Maccas a while back & all the young ones were ordering at screens instead of talking to the humans behind the counters.. I did work it out & got me a big mac - but I rather more enjoyed my next takeaway meal at the local fish n chip shop - ordering from the 11 year old (whose maths was way sharper than mine) - then seeing mum prepare the feast (her English definitely not quite as good as mine) -and dad wrap & hand it over with a smile. With a bit of random people watching in the intervening time .... a little bit of kiwi magic 😍

Interesting! I assumed (for no particular reason other than fixed odd being a more recent addition to the betting menu) that tote was the default if not stipulated by the on-course customer. From now on I'll make sure I specify whichever way I'm betting. When on course I find most of the tote staff very pleasant but some of them seem super-slow & almost unfamiliar with the keyboards/menus/betting types. I guess some of them may not work the machines all that often so possibly a bit out of practice. It's definitely handy to have the phone bet option.

.. ha ha ... and these gamblers - should they participate - go into a draw (a bit like a wee lottery?) to win some prizes! ... 😝