TAB accepts $40k bet on Telfer horse?

[Kane21]

It was $40k @ 3.20 or close to that and someone was in the know!

More than likely owns it and until a certain ex trainer joined the team would have donated a fair bit to Entain.

[Rangatira]

On 19/06/2025 at 6:08 AM, paleface adios said:

Don't they offer you  any cream cakes  anymore? 

No more complimentary bus trips to the Coalgate Tavern for quiz night.

[Rangatira]

11 hours ago, Brodie said:

$13k On Music Mistress at $2.20 drawn 9 in that field was in my humble opinion to be not worth the risk whatsoever!

But no risk of getting restricted in the short term, complimentary Hillyers of Lincoln Steak and Kidney gourmet pie voucher sure to be on the way.

[paleface adios]

1 hour ago, Rangatira said:

No more complimentary bus trips to the Coalgate Tavern for quiz night.

Lol is that on sale day

[Gammalite]

7 hours ago, Kane21 said:

It was $40k @ 3.20 or close to that and someone was in the know!

More than likely owns it and until a certain ex trainer joined the team would have donated a fair bit to Entain.

Who is the big Stonewall Stud main owner/ Person/ People ? 

You don't see much about them in the media. 

Steve and Amanda have about 100 horses to paddle around with so no surprise seeing them win some of the races each week. weight of numbers = some victories (and a few gallops usually lol 😆)

Ace gun Herlihy was engaged for a heavily supported runner last night CAPTAIN MOONLIGHT . but it ran last.

Conversely, AKATEA and CC ARDEN both won at Addington with heavy support. CC ARDEN in the 6th race showing $1.60 win and $1.60 place so someone landed something Big on the nose of that runner.

Seems the TAB will take big bets if the 'betting party ' is known to them. 

Best of luck to them I spose (both TAB and Punter lol 😁🤣) makes for interesting racing. and pressure on Tim W 😅.

 

[Rangatira]

2 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Who is the big Stonewall Stud main owner/ Person/ People ? 

Steve Stockman

[Gammalite]

9 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

Steve Stockman

Hahaha I thought nooo . can't be 😳 that American Congressman Felon , with a rap sheet as long as your arm has run away to NZ after TRUMP 'commuted ' his 10 year jail sentence , and he now lives on Supervised Release 🤣 . 

 

have Just seen with search,  the NZ Steve Stockman has made 2 purchases this year (at Sale record prices )

$360,000 Twice for 2 Captain Treacherous yearlings. 

One out of the champ Nz Cup winner Adore Me. and One out of Bettor Twist (another great racemare and half sister to King of Swing)   champion raceMares have been mostly disappointing at stud over the decades but don't tell Steve that 😉😋)

Lots of pressure (Doubled down 😅)  for Steve and Tim to enjoy next year . Betta get them to the races lol🤣. 

[Rangatira]

5 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Hahaha I thought nooo . can't be 😳 that American Congressman Felon , with a rap sheet as long as your arm has run away to NZ after TRUMP 'commuted ' his 10 year jail sentence , and he now lives on Supervised Release 🤣 . 

https://sgc.co.nz/about/

[Gammalite]

7 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

https://sgc.co.nz/about/

well there you go. thank you for that .

Stockman Making absolute heaps from property Developement just like Kevin Seymour here in Queensland ( Seymour has a standardbred stud as well = Egmont park  ) as well as Leap To Fame 'earning' well lol 🤣.

Seymour has saved QLD trotting by being Chairman Of the Board at Albion Park, a member of the board at Harness Racing Australia, and recently South Australia Harness honoured Patron , as he pours money into the SA trotting club to save them from collapse. they are 2000km's away from here but Kevin is the Greatest man ever for harness , he is saving the day for many folk down there, after what he has done here , to extraordinary levels. deserves MBE.

Get this Stockman Bloke CHAIRMAN Of THE BOARD at the ATC Immeadiately . He can save the day. Tell him get advice from Seymour and FIX the NZ trotting for a bright Future.

Brodie says , "you need Revenue though" to keep going. Well . Bob's your Uncle !! 💰 Push Brodsters 'small' bets out of the way,  and just Let this Mr Stockman on the Tote for whatever amount's he wants to Put on those Telfer Runners.

Seems by this thread that is starting to happen now !! excellent. Instant Revenue !!! happy punting Mr Stockman 👍💰 

[Brodie]

Gamma, great to see the TAB taking these larger bets, and not talking $1k @ $1.90!

That is not a large bet in this day and age!

TAB need to be encouraging the larger scale punters to offload, rather than restrict  many!

Yes they will suffer some losses but overall they have the advantage!

The thing is it takes so many smaller scale punters to wager to get anywhere near the larger offloading punter!!z

Why they do not utilise this is very hard to fathom?

Edited 3 hours ago by Brodie

[Gammalite]

24 minutes ago, Brodie said:

Gamma, great to see the TAB taking these larger bets, and not talking $1k @ $1.90!

That is not a large bet in this day and age!

TAB need to be encouraging the larger scale punters to offload, rather than restrict  many!

Yes they will suffer some losses but overall they have the advantage!

The thing is it takes so many smaller scale punters to wager to get anywhere near the larger offloading punter!!z

Why they do not utilise this is very hard to fathom?

Everyone knows what you are saying mate. The house (TAB, or Bookie) have the advantage . They can take the bet or Not. and around 90% horse betters end up behind. 

There are 3 types of punter /Gambler'

  1/ High rollers (e.g like Stockman with these bets on this thread) , and the Big wigs that go 'upstairs' or behind closed doors at Casino's and that and can place whatever SIZE bets they like ,( if proven to be financially stable by the House.)  

2/ Problem Gamblers . there's a lot of those. generally seen on Pokies playing for Dumb Luck,  as have already done their arse on the tables/horses and continue to cause issues for their families and BET Way way way more than they should. broke the limits.  

3/ Standard supporters of a sport. Those that like a bet , every now and again, for fun, don't need the money really that the bet or they wouldn't be doing it. enjoy the racing or footy or whatever it is they are watching. (or can wander anonymously on a casino floor where limits of say around $500 apply to all the types of play.) 

the Brodster lingers in group 3 type.  BUT aspires to be a Group 1 High Roller. Go to the casino mate .  Christchurch has one I think. and tell em' you're a High roller but don't like cards and that sort of shite . so How about take my harness Bets on ?? 

albeit, I don't know if casino's have a TAB aspect anymore , they used to when I last went about 15 years ago lol

[Brodie]

29 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Everyone knows what you are saying mate. The house (TAB, or Bookie) have the advantage . They can take the bet or Not. and around 90% horse betters end up behind. 

There are 3 types of punter /Gambler'

  1/ High rollers (e.g like Stockman with these bets on this thread) , and the Big wigs that go 'upstairs' or behind closed doors at Casino's and that and can place whatever SIZE bets they like ,( if proven to be financially stable by the House.)  

2/ Problem Gamblers . there's a lot of those. generally seen on Pokies playing for Dumb Luck,  as have already done their arse on the tables/horses and continue to cause issues for their families and BET Way way way more than they should. broke the limits.  

3/ Standard supporters of a sport. Those that like a bet , every now and again, for fun, don't need the money really that the bet or they wouldn't be doing it. enjoy the racing or footy or whatever it is they are watching. (or can wander anonymously on a casino floor where limits of say around $500 apply to all the types of play.) 

the Brodster lingers in group 3 type.  BUT aspires to be a Group 1 High Roller. Go to the casino mate .  Christchurch has one I think. and tell em' you're a High roller but don't like cards and that sort of shite . so How about take my harness Bets on ?? 

albeit, I don't know if casino's have a TAB aspect anymore , they used to when I last went about 15 years ago lol

Casino gamblers are exactly that! Gamblers and you can  not win there long term!

The NZ TAB is a gambling agency that has the monopoly on horse racing in NZ.

They put up the odds for people to take and yet they have got no appetite for letting certain punters that want to take the TAB on with the odds offered!

They advertise that they are concerned for those punters that are not good gamblers or can not afford to lose! Lol

They encourage people to wager by offering bonus bets and bonus cash back and yet they also heavily restrict those that can afford to lose?

Poor decision making and Flawed business plan and is coming home to roost!

Can the committee turn things around?

Edited 2 hours ago by Brodie