Auckland/Cambridge.

[mikeynz]

Judging by numbers, might be smarter running one night instead of two, they lack numbers as a rule, less than Southland and Southland survive on a 10 day break at present, would save cost in transport, tv cost etc etc

[mikeynz]

Only 5 races at Cambridge tomorrow, seems it would make more sense only one Northern meeting per week at present, with maybe 12 races, add to that if you bulk up field sizes you might get genuine winners instead of some winning by default, while as one poster says lots of happy owners but this can't be in the best interest of HRNZ.

[Nowornever]

The fields this week up north can only be described as an abortion. I will not touch them. They are an embarrassment.

 

[mikeynz]

Well would make more sense one day, travelling cost reduced, trackside crew don't do it for nought, you can make allowances for Manawatu or some areas a bit light sometimes but in the North, one day a week is sufficient, seems to be at the other end of the country.

Edited 8 hours ago by mikeynz

[Brodie]

Na all is Rosey, Brad Steele says so!

Plenty of money left from Entain, even though the NZ Government is actually shelling out tens of millions to Entain so they do not lose as much according to Greyhound Racing NZ.

HRNZ need to take their blinkers off and start acting financially fiscally.

[mikeynz]

23 minutes ago, Brodie said:

Na all is Rosey, Brad Steele says so!

Plenty of money left from Entain, even though the NZ Government is actually shelling out tens of millions to Entain so they do not lose as much according to Greyhound Racing NZ.

HRNZ need to take their blinkers off and start acting financially fiscally.

What would be the point in selling a training centre to keep a course open when more than likely the supply of runners will more than likely dry up, can't have one without the other.

[Brodie]

Reality is that harness racing is not travelling well despite the picture that HRNZ is trying to paint!

Not sure when this committee that Winstone wants is going to be formed and take action?

Yes for some they think thinks are going well for harness but it is being held together by the money that come from Entain, but that is going to finish!

Then we find out that the NZ Government taxpayer is shelling out tens of millions to Entain and then they get 50% of the online gambling and sports profit??

McAnulty signed off on one hell of a bad deal for NZ and a great deal for Entain,  but then again so many appallingly bad things occurred when Labour was in control of NZ.

Edited 6 hours ago by Brodie

[mikeynz]

The government is shelling out millions to Entain, really?

[curious]

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2506/S00124/new-analysis-details-government-annual-gift-of-119m-to-multinational-gambling-company.htm

[mikeynz]

30 minutes ago, curious said:

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2506/S00124/new-analysis-details-government-annual-gift-of-119m-to-multinational-gambling-company.htm

And if revenue remains static?

[Gammalite]

5 hours ago, Nowornever said:

The fields this week up north can only be described as an abortion. I will not touch them. They are an embarrassment.

 

An embarrassment ?? people having fun with their sport. Why do you have to get involved as a Naysayer of the sport anyway ? go and do some knitting or something. 

Best think ever is  that HRNZ LOOKING after the Grass roots people with SLOW horses,  so they can have fun .

The GAlah was calling for HRNZ to look after the 'grass roots ' .You guys all saying the Elite getting looked after too well ??  🤣  here they are doing it. HRNZ looking after the slow ones , and then get an 'abortion of a comment 'like yours ,😄

that's pretty funny.

Just up the road from me tonight a few horses are racing at Redcliffe . The slowest of the slow 🤣.  an extra meeting so they can have some fun. only $4000 races. winners get $2300 I think. 7 Winners getting a weeks wages .

And NOBODY here is calling it an abortion or an Embarassment in the slightest  ( or are betting on them lol🤣 )    Racing QLD has put up some races for them to get a WINNER.  How IMPORTANT that is , to keep them happy. 

Great to see HRNZ trying to do the same tomorrow in the Waikato 👍👍 it's how harness racing can Survive.

[Nowornever]

1 hour ago, Gammalite said:

An embarrassment ?? people having fun with their sport. Why do you have to get involved as a Naysayer of the sport anyway ? go and do some knitting or something. 

If you call a five race meeting fun with none of the fields having more than 8 horses and one of those 5 races a five horse field, then good luck to you. 

There is no way I am betting at that load of shite and I am willing to bet that is a losing meeting for funding with the turnover nowhere near covering the cost of running it.

People may be having fun at their sport but I suppose the people on the Titanic were having fun at some stage too.

[Brodie]

Gamma, great that you can race in Queensland 2 or 3 times a week for at least $4k.

They should never have closed the Parklands course to build those hideous coloured boxes!

Thing is, when the funding from Entain finishes they may well be needing to race for stakes half of what they are currently racing  for here.

If this is the case I highly suspect that the industry will crash big time as I reckon with the cost of having a horse trained will not justify racing one.

Owners are getting older snd the young ones will not be entering into new ownerships!

Problem currently is that HRNZ I personally believe are mismanaging things and this will probably come out once the committee does the due diligence on what is happening with the Entain cash splash wastage!

More than happy to not be on the money on this one?