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Take the allegation made by more than one poster that "Te Akau clips the ticket on ALL supplier invoices adding 10% to vet bills".

That is blantantly incorrect and a lie.

The @Comic Dog knows it is and allows it to be posted.  He doesn't have the integrity to remove it.  But then takes the lame cop out of "be prepared to prove it".  If he honestly doesn't know it's a lie (which is unlikely) then he should act responsibly and find out.

Yeah no anything goes in the desperate gamble for traffic.

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I tried to get back on Channel X… logged on, up come up BANNED😂

Sent message saying, come on let me back in… never heard back😂😂

Oh well, was only the harness section i was interested in. 

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13 minutes ago, Newmarket said:

I tried to get back on Channel X… logged on, up come up BANNED😂

Sent message saying, come on let me back in… never heard back😂😂

Oh well, was only the harness section i was interested in. 

Don't expect The Dog to call you.  He expects everyone to call him.  Anyone would think he was running CNN!

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Apparently he has some advice for where Mark Walker is going wrong.  Laughable isn't it, did you say his name was Waller lol

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On 11/05/2026 at 9:37 AM, Chief Stipe said:

Don't expect The Dog to call you.  He expects everyone to call him.  Anyone would think he was running CNN!

Your a funny man Chief, need to worry about this site not others, members are posting less and less. Its very boring here now…

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1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

Your a funny man Chief, need to worry about this site not others, members are posting less and less. Its very boring here now…

Yeah well do I seem worried?  I must say it's been awhile since you posted something interesting.

That said the most popular thread over on NZ's Anti-Racing site is all about trashing NZ's leading stable.  Even then they can't get their facts right.  Surely intelligent debate would allow the facts to be presented and analysed.

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45 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Yeah well do I seem worried?  I must say it's been awhile since you posted something interesting.

That said the most popular thread over on NZ's Anti-Racing site is all about trashing NZ's leading stable.  Even then they can't get their facts right.  Surely intelligent debate would allow the facts to be presented and analysed.

I have also posted about stable in the past, but i stopped as you didnt want to hear the truth from syndicate members. So no point arguing is there, people are entitled to their own opinions, it is a bit sickening you going on about Te Akau all the time. 
 

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2 hours ago, Newmarket said:

I have also posted about stable in the past, but i stopped as you didnt want to hear the truth from syndicate members. So no point arguing is there, people are entitled to their own opinions, it is a bit sickening you going on about Te Akau all the time. 
 

What "truth"?  I'm a syndicate member and my partner is one.

Posted
2 hours ago, Newmarket said:

is a bit sickening you going on about Te Akau all the time

Isn't more sickening that the other mob on NZ's Anti-Racing site just trash Te Akau for the sake of it?  NZ's leading stable?  Try harder @Newmarket.

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Seriously who writes this shyte other than Claude?

Today’s meeting at Hastings may have got through the six scheduled races, but whether it can genuinely be called a success is another question entirely.

 

There are some serious questions that need to be asked following the return to racing in my opinion.

 

Firstly, how does a track receive only 11mm of rain since the beginning of the month, yet present as a Heavy 8 that, to most observers, looked and raced more like a Heavy 10 plus? The visual evidence and race times raised obvious concerns about just how wet the surface actually was.

 

Secondly, if the track was in fact significantly wetter than natural weather conditions would suggest, then the obvious question is why? Was there excessive irrigation or overwatering leading into the meeting, and if so, who made that decision and on what basis?Will anyone be held accountable???

 

Thirdly, was the track deliberately kept extremely wet as a precautionary measure to ensure there were no slipping issues or safety concerns attached to the return to racing? If that was the thinking, then the industry deserves transparency about it. Safety must always come first, but participants and punters also deserve honesty around how and why surfaces are being prepared.

 

And finally, what exactly did the industry learn from today? Because if the only way racing can proceed at Hastings is on an artificially deep and holding track, then that raises major concerns heading into spring racing. Are we now facing a situation where the track will never be allowed to naturally dry out and race on better footing? Is Hastings only going to be considered safe when presented in testing winter conditions?

 

Getting through six races was one thing. Proving the long term viability, consistency and confidence in the surface is something completely different.NZTR can put-out all the puff pieces they want patting themselves on the back...but I ask again what did we actually learn today???

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12 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Seriously who writes this shyte other than Claude?

Today’s meeting at Hastings may have got through the six scheduled races, but whether it can genuinely be called a success is another question entirely.

 

There are some serious questions that need to be asked following the return to racing in my opinion.

 

Firstly, how does a track receive only 11mm of rain since the beginning of the month, yet present as a Heavy 8 that, to most observers, looked and raced more like a Heavy 10 plus? The visual evidence and race times raised obvious concerns about just how wet the surface actually was.

 

Secondly, if the track was in fact significantly wetter than natural weather conditions would suggest, then the obvious question is why? Was there excessive irrigation or overwatering leading into the meeting, and if so, who made that decision and on what basis?Will anyone be held accountable???

 

Thirdly, was the track deliberately kept extremely wet as a precautionary measure to ensure there were no slipping issues or safety concerns attached to the return to racing? If that was the thinking, then the industry deserves transparency about it. Safety must always come first, but participants and punters also deserve honesty around how and why surfaces are being prepared.

 

And finally, what exactly did the industry learn from today? Because if the only way racing can proceed at Hastings is on an artificially deep and holding track, then that raises major concerns heading into spring racing. Are we now facing a situation where the track will never be allowed to naturally dry out and race on better footing? Is Hastings only going to be considered safe when presented in testing winter conditions?

 

Getting through six races was one thing. Proving the long term viability, consistency and confidence in the surface is something completely different.NZTR can put-out all the puff pieces they want patting themselves on the back...but I ask again what did we actually learn today???

Who cares if Claude or kermit wrote it , much of what he has said has substance and he is at least attempting to hold the inept agenda driven leadership of this industry to task ,which I applaud him for!

He seems to have a grip on reality , you @Chief Stipe have a tight grip on something else entirely. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Huey said:

Who cares if Claude or kermit wrote it , much of what he has said has substance and he is at least attempting to hold the inept agenda driven leadership of this industry to task ,which I applaud him for!

He seems to have a grip on reality , you @Chief Stipe have a tight grip on something else entirely. 

Why don't you go join Arkham and co on the Anti-Racing channel?  You contribute NOTHING here.

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