the galah Posted December 9 Share Posted December 9 (edited) The draw a number out of a hat approach, by the stipes continues for these so called scratching penalties. lets be honest,the inconsistent application of the penalties rule is just a farce. Its almost certain that every trainer nominating their horses is doing so online. So trainers aren't being contacted by the clubs and being asked to keep their non win horse in the fields because the club wants a field of 13 instead of 12.if that does happen i assume they are the ones that get no penalty for scratching.(exceptional circumstances that you see in the stipes reports) In other words ,trainers are knowingly nominating their horses with little intention of starting,often thinking i'll see whats in that field and then compare it to this other field thats running say 3 days later and see where they draw and so on. take this week in the south island,we had 1,1 day penalty,1, 2 day penalty,2, 4 day penalties and 13 5 day penalties. All for the exact same thing.The 5 day penalty is what the rules says should happen. so,ask yourself this,why. well the answer is the system is a joke open to manipulation. Manipulation enabled by the stipes. Personally i couldn't care less whether there is a scratching penalty or not,but you can't ignore some people are getting preferential treatment,so why shouldn't others get the same treatment. A fairer rule change was proposed not that long ago,yet its just another one of those things that the people in charge at hrnz chose to ignore. It may not be seen as a big deal,but to me indicates a symptom of poor leadership. Edited December 9 by the galah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted December 17 Author Share Posted December 17 today race 5. almight clever. scratched. doesn't even get a mention in the stipes report,why,because its running on friday at invercargill. now i've mentioned it on here, they will probably stick it in their report and go to the special hat,put numbers 1 and 2 in it,then pull one out and then amend todays report to show he got a stand down.Just watch. why,because the alternative is to give almighty clever connections not only the special treatment ,but the special ,special treatment.. note:the horse in question isn't named after the stipes dishing out the scratching penalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted December 18 Author Share Posted December 18 (edited) On 17/12/2024 at 9:47 PM, the galah said: today race 5. almight clever. scratched. doesn't even get a mention in the stipes report,why,because its running on friday at invercargill. now i've mentioned it on here, they will probably stick it in their report and go to the special hat,put numbers 1 and 2 in it,then pull one out and then amend todays report to show he got a stand down.Just watch. why,because the alternative is to give almighty clever connections not only the special treatment ,but the special ,special treatment.. note:the horse in question isn't named after the stipes dishing out the scratching penalties. so they put the numbers in the hat and .................... and they drew out 1. just as i predicted. And as predicted that horse has now been added to the scratching penalties for yesterdays stipes report,now showing the 1 day stand down.. Edited December 18 by the galah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowornever Posted December 18 Share Posted December 18 Lol good call.... They are so predictable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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