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Please Popplewell and Rodley stop going on and on and on about the bookies getting done with the chap from TAB it's so tiring, like when you've got no conversation we talk about the weather. It's not entertaining or funny, so not sure why Rodley is always giggling away.

Quite a balanced article by excellent journalist Martin Van Beyden out of Christchurch today......a main story on Stuff ,and I assume the Press . Excellent qoutes from racing people STomilinson ,Jill Smolenski and MHouse. They speak of the damage these actions and the resulting bad publicity do to their careers/livelihood etc. Yet we wonder on here why attendance and betting is in sharp decline. The Industry eats itself up from the inside......yet we look to divert blame.

After attending Te Rapa yesterday & witnessing 5 jumps races, reading the stripes report and seeing 2 unnecessary fallers, it’s time this had some serious focus in a few areas. 1) The number of comments about persisting with a beaten horse is unacceptable from a welfare point of view. 2) Which fences do horses fall at? I think it’s obvious that it’s the first fence in the home straight. Like Aus they should be gone. 3) Does it stack up financially? The pool sizes suggest not, these races are nice to have but are avoided by punters. 4) The look & condition of the fences is from the 1980s, it has a half arsed she’ll be right look. In the midst of the worst economic crisis in a century & racings social licence under threat we can’t afford to ignore some of the glaring deficiencies around jumps racing. It has a place & I am a big supporter of it but it needs a complete refresh if it’s going to survive.

If those 5 races were to screen on One News tonight Ted, what do you think the outcome would be?. Needs to be able to stand up to public scrutiny.

Hi Barry thanks for bringing the subject up, I rearly back jumpers but thought Kuru's ride on Wagner was poor judgement .Wagner was nackered before the turn running mainly in the rear ,making no ground at all and loosing more ground on the turn Kuru pushed the horse who was exhausted into the fence ,Wagner could hardly rise to the fence and sadly was put down . Kuru went on to win a couple of races and as Rodley [ the most boring person on Trackside] keeps telling us the best jumps jockey ever , really I doubt it. CheersBH Sorry I was wrong one of the 3 most boring people on Trackside

Agree, esp about the last fence. Watching tired horses hunted into an obstacle is not a good look. It has also long been a concern of mine how riders will persist with a horse severely under pressure, risking accident /injury - to both parties. The new hurdles you highlighted are a good start, just look how the UK jumps scene still remains relevant and hugely popular.

It's abhorrent that politicians who make laws & get them signed off fail to comprehend how to read legislation. btw, has anyone taken any steps to prosecute those who signed off the fact there was an "epidemic" of the same nature as the person who reported they had been in Wuhan markets with pneumonia in New Zealand? Does anyone know how many of those who were unwell who attended The Hereford conference were exposed to Shisha used by those who traveled to NZ from the Middle east?

Whose scientific research was relied on that resulted in this petition? The worm is turning right back into the faces of the academics who have mislead others with their assumptions & modelling. The UK have ordered an enquiry into the reported number of Covid deaths as it's inaccurate, the CDC in USA is not updating there records of deaths, no doubt for exactly the same reason that the UK are together with Italy who started to revise the total number of Covid reported deaths. Roll on accountability of the academics who had caused the disruption to world stability with there "social media methodologies" that they relied on without seeking clarification & facts of individuals private health information that is not there damn business, & is way out of their scope of practice & qualifications.

Hopefully this "experiment" ends soon and Trackside realize you need presenters to be on track watching the horses parade, talking to trainers and jockeys, reporting on the weather and track conditions.

1991 = Sayou . Stays 1m 4f maximum and is completely useless, finally got round at 20th attempt ( but only after refusing ) and the rider could not have gained more pleasure from a multiple orgasm Ballysheil Star = Completed course six times in a row , but the equivalent of a bungee jump without a rope .

The industry is on its knees and these fuckin R.I.U muppets are wasting more funds on this sort of shit! Not to mention all their exorhborent salaries bleeding the industry dry! SACK THE LOT! and save the industry some much needed money! NZTR can't even afford to pay their phones bills currently!

Does anyone know who does the TAB form comments ? geez they are embarrassing, a 10 yo could do them better....

Is it just me or does Gallante look to have had enough , he has done a few favours to few owners over the years not sure he needs sending round anymore at the back of field in mud risking injury . Maybe needs plenty of fitting nowdays but hung out last two runs .

Firstly let's look at things in perspective Barry. 5 jumps races with 52 horses engaged and 3 fallers in total. 1 other knuckled over after jumping the fence and dropped the rider. 1) Only two riders were spoken to with regard to consideration to retiring their mount when out of contention. 8 horses were actually retired out of the race by riders. 2) The 3 horses that actually fell yesterday were all at different fences. In the hurdles one at the third last (top of the straight) and one at the second last. In the steeplechase there is only one fence in the straight with one falling and another as previously mentioned dropping the rider. 4) I think you need to go back and take a long look at fences in the 80's. Nothing like we have now. Personally I enjoy the jumping races, they are a test of stamina and skill for both horse and rider and they certainly provide an opportunity for horses that may be finding it tough to win on the flat. Jumps racing can provide huge excitement with great finishes and there is nothing more exhilarating seeing a great jumper in action soaring over the fences.

The whole upheaval was to try and survive. Where do you think these "better stakes" are going to come from? Total stakes as a proportion of total turnover is miles higher than it used to be. I don't think total stake money is all that well distributed, so I am a bit disappointed they haven't taken this opportunity to revisit the whole stakes allocation aspect. Obviously they must think it was perfect before lockdown so why change anything. And yes, I know they have made a slight change: less money to the winners and more to the also rans, which I'm also not a big fan of.

No that's not right John, you agreed with me just a couple of days ago

Hang on. I thought we had all this under control. All our cases have been caught at the border. There is no community transmission. Why are we talking about this now? The response sparked criticism from McIvor, who says that people are already concerned enough about the virus. She played audio from one caller, who said that he felt that, should the border be relaxed, then he stands at risk of catching Covid-19 and dying. McIvor says that the lockdown has kept the worst of Covid away, but there have undoubtedly been cases that have slipped through the cracks but we haven’t felt their impacts. We may have been lucky, but we all thought that we had basically eliminated the virus from our shores… so why are we talking about this now? There are only two possible scenarios. First, the government knows of outbreaks in some regions and are keeping a close eye on how this develops. This seems unlikely because it would show a complete lack of transparency by the government and a reprehensible attitude towards people at risk if we are not being informed of the areas where these outbreaks are occurring. It would also show that this government, once again, has failed in its major policy of keeping New Zealand safe just like it has failed in every other policy they have adopted so far. It would not be a good look for the government. To consider the second possibility, you will need to know that this announcement was made by Jacinda on Wednesday a matter of hours after Judith Collins was anointed as the leader of the opposition. Could this be nothing more than a perfectly innocent coincidence? Hardly. Jacinda is running scared. She has witnessed how Collins chewed up and spat out the hapless Phil Twyford in the house. Now her eyes are fixed on Jacinda, like a heat seeking missile locked on its target. Jacinda has good reason to be worried. Collins will make mincemeat of her, in the house and in the leaders’ debates. She has even expressed how much she is looking forward to it. I can guarantee, however, that Jacinda is not. But the really terrifying thing is that, to counter the threat from the opposition, Jacinda’s immediate reaction is to try to rule by terror. She reignited the country’s fear of the virus by warning us that it could all flare up again (when there is really no evidence of it) and that she has the power to lock us all up again, if she so desires. That is completely reprehensible by the prime minister. Ruling by terror is the favourite trick of despotic leaders. Think Joseph Stalin or Mao Tse Tung. Even I, no Jacinda fan at the best of times, did not think she would resort to this. McIvor says that it is reprehensible that the country is being kept in a state of fear over community transmission – that is damaging not only the economy, but people’s wellbeing. “She is creating a climate of terror designed to keep people cowed and bowed. “It’s cynical, and I believe she was acting in the best interest of the country in the beginning, and now it’s become almost a mania.” Good on Kerre Woodham for recognising that this is nothing more than ‘politicking’ by Jacinda, and in the worst possible way. Labour thought they were sleepwalking to an election victory. They bribed the media, didn’t bother with any new policies and watched the disarray on the opposition benches with disdain and contempt. Now the new leader of the opposition beats Jacinda hands down in every way, and Jacinda knows she is in trouble, so she resorts to the one thing she has left in her arsenal. Fear. She is now trying to rule by fear. Well done Kerre for calling her out. Maybe there are some pinpoints of light in the dark arena that is our media after all. Tardy Ardern, just like the academics & others running the show are reading word for word templates that are on the UK Govt website easily accessible for others to read along with that of all the other Ministers etc who are under the finger of the "scientists". We put up the 25 ways of ensuring Social Distancing on Racecafe a month or so ago as it is a document all people should be made aware of where the toxic behaviour originates from. It's a "Guideline" paper that was written by scientists that at the time was NOT peer reviewed, and contains serious errors, that hasn't factored into account the law... Always remember that there was a letter written to our "Politicians not to Scaremonger" that's signed by 50 Scientists including Siouxsie Wiles & head David Murdoch which is published in the March issue of NZ Medical Journal.. Timelines are vital to pin the tail on those responsible for bullcrap science. I see ole Pinky Wiles hasn't comprehended on her Twatter account why the USA are not recording Covid cases on CDC ...goes to show how lacking in intelligence she is to, she thinks she knows the answers to everything and obviously not up to speed with what's happening & why in countries like the UK who are pro active in speaking up about failings of adherence to laws, including that relating to accurate recording of illnesses & deaths.

Our intrepid eyewitness was abuzz with anticipation, having heard a rumour from his usual source in Parliament that Auntie Hellish Quark had been self-summoned to an emergency meeting with PM Justinda Ardeau. The Spyfly device was, therefore, sitting on the ceiling with a commanding view of Justinda’s office, awaiting the meeting. Your eyewitness was, as usual, in a broom cupboard not too far away observing developments. Nor was there long to wait, for at the exact stroke of the appointed hour there came a noise like a truckload of loose bricks being dropped onto a corrugated iron roof. This was merely Auntie Hellish giving a preliminary tap on the door before bursting into the office and striding authoritatively across the room and collapsing into a chair by Justinda’s desk. Justinda was at her desk, mumbling to herself, and cutting out paper dolls with a pair of scissors. She glanced up as Auntie Hellish glared loudly at her and barked, “For goodness sake, Justinda, pull yourself together, this is no time to be playing with your paper dollies.” “I just had this good idea,” said Justinda. “See, this paper dolly is Flusher. See how I’m sticking pins into it? Now look, I’m cutting off its arms and legs, now its head. I feel better already. And this big one is Terry Roundtree. See, I’m cutting his chins off. Now I’m cutting him in half.” She giggled uncontrollably. Auntie Hellish rolled her eyes. “Enough,” she roared. “We have an emergency on our hands, and I need you to stop playing and listen.” She glared at Justinda so fiercely that a few of the paper dolls began smouldering. “We have to act, Justinda. Our plan has received a swift kick where it hurts most. This was not meant to happen. We had the leader of our choice in place, and his deputy Nikki Stray was one of us. Now look what’s happened. The Flusher is the leader, and the rats are scattering in all directions.” “I heard that Kiwiswamp has been disbanded, and the death penalty applies to any who attempt to start it again,” said Justinda. “It’s worse than the death penalty,” said Auntie Hellish with a shudder. “The punishment is for the miscreants to be forced to listen to your cabinet ministers’ answers in question time on an endless loop. This includes yours as well. You can be certain that there will be no attempts to revive Kiwiswamp while Flusher is in charge.” “And Lamey Madams is retiring yet again,” said Justinda. “ Her family must be a bit confused though. She wants to spend more time with them, then she doesn’t, and then she does again. They must be on the edge of their seats waiting to see when the next ‘less time’ is coming up.” “I’ve already had a very grumpy ‘please explain’ from Uncle *Hwmbo George in New York,”growled Hellish, sounding rather like a constipated tiger. [*Editor: He Who Must Be Obeyed.] “He was congratulating Mister Duller at his last Kiwiswamp meeting, on his delivering the election to us, just days ago. Then he heard that the Flusher had become leader very soon afterwards. As you know, he’s grumpy even when he’s happy, and he is definitely very seriously as far from gruntled as it’s possible for an immensely rich, white privileged, racist, traitor to be. Cattle wagons were mentioned a number of times, and also he said he’s seriously thinking of telling Uncle Xi to turn off our cash supply.” “He wouldn’t do that, surely,” said Justinda going very pale. “And surely Uncle Hwmbo isn’t racist?” “He’s white,” said Auntie Hellish pointedly, “and by the definition of the terror groups he himself has created, that means he is racist.” “But you and I are w-w-,” Justinda paused, “a bit off-white,” she finished lamely. “Enough of this digression,” snapped Auntie Hellish, “we need a plan, and we need it fast. I’ve been thinking about this, and…” “So have I,” interrupted Justinda excitedly. “I have a plan. Lockdown! We need another lockdown. Then I can be on TV every day like before, and the Flusher won’t get a mention. And then we can postpone, even cancel, the election. Ohh, it’s such a good idea.” “How do you justify another lockdown?” enquired Hellish, looking rather surprised that Justinda had been thinking. “If you think the public will fall in line again like last time, you might be in for a shock. And don’t count on the Flusher being left out of the picture either.” “But my plan is absoludely brilliant,” cried Justinda. “We let hundreds of people in from Xiflu infested countries for the sentencing of the Tarr… I mean the bad guy, the eco-fasc… ah, fashionista, you know who I mean.” Hellish nodded impatiently “We let some of them escape from quarantine… We just pretend they don’t understand what quarantine means, and let them run around a bit, coughing a lot, then Hwmbo’s your uncle. Wuflu’s spreading again. ‘Ooops sorry people, lockdown’. It’s brilliant Auntie Hellish, say it is, please.” “It seems to me,” said Auntie Hellish thoughtfully, “that this might just be considered by a lot of people to smell of incompetence, don’t you think? This would not be good for your image, and more importantly, the party’s image. However, we don’t have a lot of options at present, so maybe it has some merit.” “No, no,” shouted Justinda, excited now. “The people love me. I saw it on my Farcebook supporters’ page. Everyone loves me. They will do whatever I say.” Auntie Hellish sighed deeply, like the first stirrings of a tropical cyclone. “All right Justinda,” she said, “you can play with the paper dolls again now. Just do as we tell you, keep taking the medications, go to bed early. Goodbye.” With that, she exited, leaving Justinda absorbed with her paper dolls again. By Aspie101

Ventura Highway, start 96 , win 3 at Donald today . Two wins inside a month for stable .

McGrath who else do you think should have got a life ban

One I remember from so long ago, back when Uncle Remus had a couple of starts as a two year old and had run unplaced. Resuming as a three year old the comment in the form guide was " The future looks all black for this fella " Would take a brave man to write something like that these days.

I recall several years ago whoever did the south island comments were brillaint,really funny but accurate. some of the tab comments today are so bad and uninformative for example. ran 3rd first up 4 th last time. do they think we are that thick we don't know what 34 in the form means?!

Thank God I stuck with Romancer! Good price too!

Todays article pity about Jill Smolenski (photoed) quoted as Jack Smolenski daughter. Wrong Jill. Cheating bastard should have got life.

" Honesty And Integrity Is The Way Forward! " Here we go again , more broken promises , Government sells $30m worth of state houses after Labour promised to stop sale The Government has sold at least 146 state homes, worth more than $30 million, since late 2017, according to figures released under the Official Information Act from state housing agency Kāinga Ora.

I agree.Their "banter" borders on being inane and embarrassing to watch.The TAB's payout is the same whatever wins, dividends just adjusted to how many winning units.They showed their true colours when they stooped to playing the theme to the Titanic movie.A sign of the quality of NZ Racing presentation.Pathetic.

or for the left https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieran_McAnulty

Here's one i found online with some background I've done on her , my copies of this huge book are in loft so I will need to waste in sauna to get through hole but I will use it as a goal at the gym to fit through and get the books out . Risk Me was a decent runner for David Sullivan , porn baron , wide boy and West Ham owner , put to stud he produced a horse from a mare called School dinners . The 1995 chestnut filly produced was called Gay Abandon , she ran 17 lengths behind high class Muhtahir at Sandown on debut but that was closest she ever got to winner . Over hurdles , fences and between flags she ran 17 races and completed nil times . PU, UR, RO, F she got the lot in formline .Her under rules rating was 39 , that's low for flat let alone a jump rating . Bizarrely they bred from her , Gay Millennium was even slower . MacKenzie and Selby view on her . 2003 = Looks awful, disgracefully bad 2004 = Gay Abandon looks awful and unschooled and the authorities should take action to prevent a disaster from occurring. There's plenty goodies in 500 pages each year .

PLease explain How come your fake news fake polls have Biden winning by 10 points but when real people vote online the number has Trump ahead by 75points? All online polls are showing the same 104,000 votes

Once they disqualify him , he's not licenced and therefore RIU are not allowed on his property if he chooses not to admit them. They would be trespassing, would they not ?Also he spells his racehorses elsewhere, are they gonna follow him everywhere ? What can they actually do ? How many employees did he have ? Or still does ? What consideration does the disqualification have regarding employment law ? I'm just asking questions ? As I reiterated before common law takes precedence and any HRNZ rule has to abide those constraints.

Judith Has Ardern and Media Running Scared What We Must Prepare For, but Ignore, Is a Largesse of Insults and Viciousness the Likes of Which We Have Never Seen. Judith has immediately got Ardern and the media on the run. Both are now showing their true colours. It is no surprise that they have immediately implemented their anti-Judith, anti-National strategies. What they appear to be unaware of, or are too thick to see, is that they have put themselves on the wrong side of public opinion. As this is probably a deliberate move they will be stupidly unconcerned. Immediately after Judith was elected Jacinda no doubt detected a certain inclement feeling in various parts of her anatomy. Following this she chose to ignore the fact of the leadership change and therefore Judith. You can’t show yourself to be more immature and rude than by doing that. What she is doing is illustrating that she is running scared of Judith. Her dismissive talk suggesting she wasn’t giving much thought to the election or Judith was at best insulting and at worst a porky. The opposite is the truth. To prove this she tried to make COVID the story of the day which was a pathetic attempt to knock Judith off the headlines. We were threatened with a regional or even a national lockdown. We were threatened with compulsory use of the tracing app. This behaviour has all the hallmarks of a woman in a panic, resorting to what she knows best, control and bullying. The methods commonly used by cowards. Question Time is the initial inflicting of misery courtesy of Judith. Then she has some weeks to have nightmares over the Leaders’ Debates. The media are understandably not happy and can’t help themselves when it comes to showing it. What they portray as negatives we supporters see as positives e.g the departure of Kaye and Adams. The hopelessly biased media paint this as the equivalent of the forty day flood and National need to build the Ark. Whereas we see it as the showers disappearing and the sun coming out. Both Jessica Mutch-McKay and Tova O’Brien, while having to report on all the good things Judith is doing, are highlighting anything that might look slightly negative. Whether these two lefties are aware of what idiots they’re making of themselves, who would know. Mutch-McKay is married to Ardern’s chief bodyguard so in my opinion, there’s a conflict of interest right there. The problem the media are having is they’re not getting anywhere, and will not get anywhere, with Judith. They have now met someone who is intelligent, quick on her feet and easily bats their puerile questions away. There’s no one hundred and one facial contortions, just facts laced with humour as required. The media mob are going to get increasingly frustrated and will become increasingly irrational in their reporting. As Judith further increases her aplomb the media pack are going to lose it. The BFD Public sentiment right now, as online polls have shown, is with Judith. If the media carry on as they have started out they will find their strategy will work against them. It won’t occur to them that they will be assisting the increase in Judith’s popularity. If these political journos think they can influence public opinion then they have a highly inflated opinion of themselves. Certainly those on the right pay little attention to their biased verbiage. The conclusion we can draw from the events of this week is that Judith has won all twelve rounds with some good verbal punches thrown in. Ardern got the equivalent of a TKO the moment Judith was elected. In view of what is to come expect to see her pretty much permanently on the ropes if not the floor. As for the media there will be a lot of tails between the legs moments to enjoy. As things get progressively worse for them expect something akin to senility in their reporting. What we must prepare for, but ignore, is a largesse of insults and viciousness the likes of which we have never seen. When the left are backed into a corner this is all they know.

Should have been disqualified forever, what about all the punters, other trainers and owners etc he has cheated and effectively stolen from.

Ah the beginning of desperation , left wing dirty politics in action , another good sign will be when lefty demonstrators start turning up shouting and screaming at National party meetings , its going to happen . When the next poll shows the race getting much closer the panic will set in . RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT gone , that's a great start .

Would people be happy in the comments if they said this horse cant run for shit,dont waste ya coin on it lol

Idiot More fake data ....this time from Texas What will happen when the CDC numbers don't match the HHS numbers? Thats right they will investigate who has been cooking the figures You can't tell the people you have to show the people. Drain the swamp

No Grimstone needs to go with the others who have stuffed up the RIU

Briefly....The deep state (real rulers of this world) have used intelligence agencies to control black operations/sites around the world incl the MSM (CIA controlled) They have been weaponised until Trump/US Military came along. Hence you will see the 5Eyes implicated in the Obamagate scandal that will rock the world. The 5eyes will cease to exist after the dust up. The US was sold out to China ...the intelligence agencies were complicit Trump/US military have been wagering a silent war to take down the deep state.....Obamagate will be first public exposure.

Whatever the font , the pretty colors , or what ever other fancy touches they want to add to the site , if they can't get fixed odds out for 5 of the races at Palmy , and it's now 12.30pm , then it doesn't matter what they else do to simplify or beautify the site . This is amateur hour by so called professionals . Wake up FFS .

Collins going great so far Are you voting for cannibis reform ?... No Tick Are you dismantling the RMA ? ....Yes Tick Are you paying out Fletchers Ihumateo ?.... No Tick Are you choosing your cabinet by diversity ? No by merit Tick Are you pulling out of the Paris agreement? One more and it will be a National landslide

Am i missing something , you headline DM departing but i can see no reference to it in your post? Greg

I would say their time would be better spent doing what they are being overpaid to do, not chasing personal garbage.

The only way that site will ever improve is with a change of management.The biggest financial disaster in the NZ TAB's existence and it has had plenty in both human and software form.

Go Crusher......sort those bastards out.......

Be like the market gardener, on a good celery.

All politicians speak with a forked tongue making all parties undeserving of my vote.

Who's next ? , it wouldn't surprise me if Bridges returns , no time for anyone else at least he's hardened and tough . Sorry for Muller but you can't fight two tough battles at the same time , my suspicion is C , he had some removed a couple of weeks ago and was unavailable for comment for a few days with an upset stomach , treatment ? , time will tell but best wishes if I'm correct .

Races in colours of Terry Jarvis (Hill of Grace, Pure of Heart, amongst other good ones).

Can’t you read previous post ? Word for Word Rosehill R6.