Even Te Akau are finding this Spring hard work!!

[Chief Stipe]

I see the Premier Anti-Racing Forum prodded by the no principled @Pete Lane are bagging Karyn Fenton-Ellis.  That typifies that site.  Karyn would have to be one of the most enthusiastic hard working woman in racing I have had the pleasure of meeting.  A friend of mine was encouraged to buy a share in a Te Akau yearling and I have been fortunate to see first hand Karyn's work and communication.  An example was when Karyn was following Imperatriz (which she had a share in) in that period of successive Grp 1's in Australia and my friend would receive replies to emails in the early hours of the morning and not one didn't go unanswered.  

Ironcially if anyone has experienced how harmful online media can be it is Karyn and I'm sure she will bring that perspective to the BSA.  

[hesi]

27 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I don't think it is about intellect or lack thereof.  In my opinion it is a malaise that is only too prevalent now.  The issues can't be debated openly and reobustly without everything becoming personal, a conspiracy or tribal.  It has always been present in the racing industry - being relatively small, insular and hard work to succeed many chose to keep the peace because they were afraid of being isolated.  Australia by contrast excel in and embrace robust and colourful debate.

Not wishing to go down the Wightman path but if you were a student of political decisions influencing social behaviour the periods of lockdown during covid made the malaise worse.  A cynic would say that closing pubs while allowing the same people to go grocery shopping was not about reducing infection (they didn't) but about stopping debate.

Anyway LOL no doubt the usual types will have a laugh about the above two paragraphs.

Hahaha

For a site that is meant to be so wonderful (self-proclaimed ad nauseum), a lot of them seem to spend a lot of time reading your site.

Anyway, the site is only a shadow of what it used to be when Dave and Ange started it, and it very quickly became an enjoyable forum for the industry.  The FB site has become a lot more informative and the 'go to' place for people in the industry these days, notwithstanding the conspiracy rants from CW

A point to consider, if it was so wonderful, this site and indirectly RP would never exist

[Chief Stipe]

Oh the irony.  It seems the collective intellect of the forward pack primarily made up of overweight props doesn't understand the description of fawning sycophants.  LOL.

It isnt applauding excellence where it is deserved and recognising hard working participants in the Racing Industry.  That isnt sycophantic thats giving credit where credit is due.

As for @nomates aka Bob Scott continually bagging the stable that gave him his most  successful period in racing well that's at least  ungrateful but at best weird.

[Chief Stipe]

9 hours ago, Huey said:

Well it's looking like your popularity has hit new heights.

Even your former prodigy SLB has stuck the knives!

Yea well he finds "ads annoying" does @SLB2.0 yet he wanted to buy ad space here for his business.  Sadly he is struggling with that at the moment because his business model of aggregating every bookmakers offer in the universe has been cut off.

@Pete Lane and @Scooby3051 dont understand that.

[Chief Stipe]

Really @nomates is my biggest problem "I'm never wrong" or just the fact I dont agree with your negativity?  Happy to debate anything with you that you want.  But it appears the moment you post something that is factually wrong you run away and post with the fawning sycophants at the altar of the Comic Dog.