brad steele latest question and answer

[the galah]

harnesslink haa an article regarding mr steeles answers to questions posed by b stewart an harnesslink.

maybe its an annual thing.

anyways,whenever i read what mr steele says,and this latest is another example,i have to admire his abilty to not answer questions,but  in a way that still comes across as sounding positive.

mr steele ability to word answers in the way he does, is quite skillful.

for example, when asked if number of mares being bred the past season were up,he said .."a survey showed they were going in the right direction...conversations with studmasters were generally positive....we remain optimistic we will deliver on a much improved result on the prior year...

I mean,a simple yes or no would have been better. Wouldn't hrnz have enough information by now to just give the numbers.

personally i think he gave the answer in the final comment..optimistic for a better result than last year. My guess that means about the same or only just above last year,which of course had been a really bad year.

anyways,that man sure knows how put a good spin on whatever he wants to.

Edited 1 hour ago by the galah

[Brodie]

59 minutes ago, the galah said:

harnesslink haa an article regarding mr steeles answers to questions posed by b stewart an harnesslink.

maybe its an annual thing.

anyways,whenever i read what mr steele says,and this latest is another example,i have to admire his abilty to not answer questions,but  in a way that still comes across as sounding positive.

mr steele ability to word answers in the way he does, is quite skillful.

for example, when asked if number of mares being bred the past season were up,he said .."a survey showed they were going in the right direction...conversations with studmasters were generally positive....we remain optimistic we will deliver on a much improved result on the prior year...

I mean,a simple yes or no would have been better. Wouldn't hrnz have enough information by now to just give the numbers.

personally i think he gave the answer in the final comment..optimistic for a better result than last year. My guess that means about the same or only just above last year,which of course had been a really bad year.

anyways,that man sure knows how put a good spin on whatever he wants to.

Lol, Galah mustve been a politician at some stage?

Really is that the best HRNZ can do, just a nothing interview ?

Surely he should be able say how many mares had been bred so far without this other BS?

Mentioned Taupo racing as a positive, but didnt mention the elephants in the room!

said more punters effectively but the cost of living is affecting turnover??
Mr Steele it is not the cost of living that is affecting turnover any more than other times!!

You allow the TAB Bookies to stop punters from wagering, you have allowed Entain/ TAB to make poor decisions in regards to several wagering decisions and Trackside production and yet you come out with this??

If they wanted turnover to be increased then it would be exceptionslly easy to do but they would rather restrict it and not encourage wagering!

HRNZ and harness participants are going to get a rude awakening shortly, as too many in the industry are scared to speak up as they will be shown the door.

 

 

[pete cook]

I'll make a prediction. Mr. Steele will stick around, talking things up until just before the Entain deal runs out, then he will say what a wonderful job he has done and go back to Australia, to leave some other poor sods to handle the fallout from the house of cards he has help create.