RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.

Yankiwi

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  1. A human, no matter where they are originally from, needs to meet certain criterias before they are allowed to enter NZ and live their life here. Why should greyhounds be any different? A human who has been prosecuted for assault would stand little chance of immigrating, someone with two prosecutions next to no chance & with three they'd be laughed at. Greyhounds with one charge for marring overseas are currently welcomed with open arms. Those with two charges are equally as welcome & they even get to complete their sentence within our shores. I've yet to notice an instance of a greyhound arriving here with three charges under its collar, but there's nothing in the rules/policies to say it would be treated any differently. Shame on the NZ Immigration department. They seem to be treating convicted humans worse than convicted greyhounds.
  2. Well this should be the beginning of putting an end to recent rumours. 9th March 2016 Media Statement on judicial proceedings against Greyhound Racing Board Member Greyhound Racing Board chair Craig Rendle said in a written statement today: “The Board of New Zealand Greyhound Racing has been made aware of an allegation of misconduct against a Board member. “The Board takes all allegations of misconduct extremely seriously and is unequivocal about upholding the integrity of our industry at all levels. However, it would be wrong to comment on the particulars of any case before all the judicial processes are complete. “The affected member has stood down from the Board in the interim pending the outcome of the proceedings. “In the meantime, the Greyhound Racing Board will continue to make sure all industry participants – including owners, trainers, promoters, supporters and spectators – have the utmost confidence in the way we operate and continue to benefit from it as a sport.”
  3. My missus has seen your post Starchyknickers & I'd like to thank you for that. She could somehow understand where you're coming from & has not only set up a new workout regiment for me so I can become more fit, she has even offered to stand in as a dog (as they're not allowed in the enclosure) while we walk laps around the pool. At first I was using a collar & leash to lead her around the pool, but for some reason that seemed to draw heaps of attention on us. She started to become very jealous when all the other girls started chatting me up asking & if I would walk them around the pool too. I didn't have a problem with that, as I've been working with greyhounds my entire life & fully aware of "pack mentality". However, relatively new in comparison to the greyhound world, she wasn't willing to share her collar with another woman. I had a bit of a tough time getting to sleep last night, as my brain was working on overtime...... There must be twenty or thirty collars out in the kennel that I can bring down to the pool for todays workout.
  4. What a nice first post. Is your definition of "gross" the same as everyone elses? The "visual look" which handlers must adhere to, is clearly defined under GRNZ policy. https://www.thedogs.co.nz/Files/Documents/Policy - Dress Code - Approved 20 Nov 15.pdf If you see a handler breaching that policy, you have the option to ring 0800 RIU 123 & complain anonymously. Are these animals below beautiful athletic symbols too, or are they bringing the swimming pool industry into disrepute?
  5. https://www.thedogs.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=1889 You will recall an earlier advisory that Greyhound Racing New Zealand launched an investigation into the track surface at Auckland after a number of incidents from the meeting on Sunday 21st February. The club has reported in detail, and a number of positive steps have been put in place to ensure our tracks are consistently maintained and presented in a safe condition. GRNZ facilitated a telephone conference call between the AGRC Board and Adam Baily. Adam is employed as Track Maintenance Manager for Greyhound Racing Victoria and overseas all the tracks in their jurisdiction. Adam made a number of recommendations which include; 1- Ensuring the track surface is worked daily irrespective of racing or no 2 -The track should never be allowed to sit and dry out, even for a day 3 -And the final recommendation is that the tracks are to be constantly watered . A review on automatic watering systems is being carried out to ensure tracks have the right equipment, and how these systems are used. Another action is to have Adam Baily come to New Zealand and work with club curators and give his advice on how our tracks should be prepared and maintained. This work will be carried out once Adams availability can be confirmed. The New Zealand Sports Turf institute is developing a new tool which will measure the hardness of the sand down to 100mm, and make recommendations on the use of moisture meters . A new penetromter reporting sheet will be put into practice on Monday the 14th March.The RIU will oversee the recording of this information.
  6. I'm not sure how the fields looked initially, but some of them sure look interesting now.
  7. In last years Railway I tipped out the trifecta with only 8 combinations which paid $129.30. This year might be another story? Here's the way I see it, using just 8 combinations again. 1,5 / 1,5,7 / 1,3,5,7 From last week, Made Time's 4.47 first sectional from the 8 box is a length quicker than Nangar Star's 4.54 from the 6 box. So my roughy to throw in the mix is Made Time, FF market currently @ $21 / $4 and I believe $4 FFP is very good value. She could well cross & lead into the first bend leaving a bit of a bumping behind her between NS & CG? Either one of those two should have the strength to overtake her in the run home, but there's a reasonably good chance both will not, thus me putting her in with a chance for second. I'm not as confident this year as I was last year, but still willing to throw a few coin at my ramblings.
  8. Does the Forbury dog track have lights for night racing? edit: I believe I've answered my own question. I don't see any evidence of lighting for the dog track, only the harness track. https://www.thedogs.co.nz/catch-the-action/12029/result-detail.aspx
  9. Yankiwi

    PNGRC

    Two more interesting statistics from the six invitational races held by the PNGRC during February. From what region were the 48 entrants in those races normally based? CD - 47 SI - 1 Nth - 0 Which kennels had multiple entrants in a single INV race of the 6 held? A. Turnwald - 4 M. Roberts - 2 L. Ahern - 1 B. Goldsack - 1 Eleven with - 0
  10. Yankiwi

    PNGRC

    So, the PNGRC was back to holding a total of 6 INV races for specific grades (which is in breach of GRNZ rules in my opinion) during the month of February & the numbers from those races are now in. From what kennels did the 48 dogs which had gained a penalty free start come from? A. Turnwald - 13 M. Roberts - 10 Thirteen other trainers combined - 25 So between two kennels alone, they were one start short of having 50% of the entrants. They sure were lucky weren't they?
  11. I'm not sure what you're on about Softly. Where or when have I "howled it down"? Auckland in the 80's, nope. Wellington in the 90's, nope. Arrived to NZ in the 00's, yep.
  12. Very interesting indeed. How can a greyhound run in two consecutive races, be charged in both of those races with FTP, not receive a "serious injury" in either of those two races and be charged with a first offence twice, no matter what country they were run in? RIU's got that one very wrong (again) in my opinion. If the ticket wasn't recognised by GRNZ in the first place, why was the dog required to satisfactorily trial prior to its first race here? So much for tickets being carried over between countries, at lease west to east. https://fasttrack.grv.org.au/RaceField/ViewRaces/1540850081 "Zipping Dee was vetted following the event and was revetted following Race 3. It was reported that the greyhound sustained minor spike wounds and an injury to the left monkey muscle, a 7 day stand down period was imposed. Stewards spoke to Ms C. Jones, Trainer of Zipping Dee. Acting under GAR 69(B)(1), Stewards charged Zipping Dee with failing to pursue the lure with due commitment (by reason of injury). Ms Jones pleaded guilty to the charge, Zipping Dee was found guilty and Stewards directed that the greyhound perform a Satisfactory Trial, All Tracks, pursuant to GAR 69(B)(1)(a), before any future nomination will be accepted."
  13. Steve, I've replied in another PM (email in your terms)
  14. Great news Hound Fan. Let's hope the positive vibe doesn't stop there and follows through to the mainstream media. Surely Barry Lichter's pen must still have a bit of ink in it, to rejoice the extremely rapid actions by GRNZ, as track safety reform has now been initiated, solely because of your stance.
  15. huh, how'd that happen? lol, that email address somehow showed up incorrect. The correct address is waynesteele@tZzzzzzkennels.com ok.. what's going on here... the website will not allow me to post the correct address. It should be (without spaces) w a y n e s t e e l e @ t m r a c i n g k e n n e l s . c o m
  16. Good on you for the offer Matt. While I can not answer your question, I can point you in the direction of someone that should be able to. I'd get in contact with Wayne Steele, president of the Waikato GRC. (He's very approachable) waynesteele@tZzzzzzkennels.com He'll either be able to answer your question, or point you to the person within the club that can.
  17. Your opinion has been & is respected. Here's a reflection of mine. The Stewards report on the day says: "Track: Good Initial concerns over the hardness of some areas of the track were addressed by the Club prior to Race 1 with the track being well maintained and watered throughout the meeting." Therefore the "Club" was well aware of the possibility that they had prepared an unsafe track. However, just who is the "Club"? Board, Members, Staff? Warning flag #1. How many dogs were late scratched for safety reasons prior to the first race? Move on the race #4, when the first hock injury occurred. The dog jumped from the 7 box and began going amiss not long after the mat and near the area of where the gate where handlers bring the dogs on to the track. It's very rare to have injuries suffered in that area of the track in a middle distance race. The injury then appeared to be then further complicated entering the first turn. Warning flag #2. How many dogs were late scratched for safety then? What did the RIU further do to ensure the track was safe when an initial concern had become realized? On to race #7, when the second hock was claimed. This time the dog jumped from the #1 box and appeared fine until entry into the first corner, again relatively free of interference and at the point the lateral forces were maximised for the greyhounds frame to endure. Warning flag #3. Late scratchings? RIU? Race #9, from the 318m boxes clearly saw a dog sustain a front leg injury & nearly run into or possibly impact the 603m boxes because it was unable to handle the inertia after sustaining the injury. Warning flag? RIU? Race #10, again from the 318m boxes, claimed the third hock of the day. This instance was somewhat similar to the instance in the 7th race, although it was entering the opposite turn & earlier in the greyhounds arc. Warning flag #4. Late scratchings? RIU - No show still? Why was only then, a call out for an urgent investigation to be conducted to the GRNZ board chairman (who was likely close by on course)? Why wasn't the investigation initiated by the RIU? They're the ones in charge of running of a race meet from 7:30 in the morning. Not any of the above questions need to be answered on my behalf. I've already formed my own personal opinions. Sunday's meet at Manukau was not a one-off for their venue. The end result from it was very similar to a race meet when I lost my first dog due to a fractured hock on 06/04/14, when his was the second of three on the day. As I see it, a directive needs to be handed down to the RIU by GRNZ, as they're the ones that make the call on each individual race day. If & when a directive is issued it should cover at a minimum~ What will be the criteria (in numbers) for injuries incurred on a given day to launch the next "urgent investigation" into track safety for a venue? Will "concerns" prior to a meet commencing be the testing ground to pull the plug on an entire meet? At what point will be the proper time to abandon a race meet due to potentially unsafe track conditions? At what point during a meet will greyhound be allowed to be scratched penalty free due to track safety concerns?
  18. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/77197284/Top-trainer-Steve-Clark-claims-track-conditions-putting-greyhound-lives-at-risk-after-dog-put-down Well now the front line media is involved. Isn't an urgent investigation with its report to be tabled at this week's board meeting moving quick enough? A very poor decision has been made.
  19. https://www.thedogs.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=1871 Greyhound Racing New Zealand has launched an urgent investigation into the track surface at Auckland on Sunday 21st February. GRNZ is to review how the dog ‘Jay Low’ fell during a race and subsequently had to be euthanised. GRNZ Chairman Craig Rendle says the safety of greyhounds is GRNZ’s number one priority and injuries of this nature are totally unacceptable. “The death of a dog is a tragedy that GRNZ must do everything in our power to prevent. Therefore we will be undertaking a thorough investigation of how this happened and what we need to do to remedy the situation for the future.” GRNZ is working with Steve Clark, the trainer of Jay Low as part of its investigation. “We have a responsibility to these animals to provide them with a safe racetrack. I am absolutely devastated at the loss of Jay Low, but I am relieved that GRNZ is taking this matter seriously and my concerns are being heard,” says Clark. GRNZ is expected to complete its investigation to report to its board by the end of the week. No further comment will be made before then. I'm very glad to see that this issue with Manukau is finally going to be addressed & in the open, head on. However, the statement says "urgent investigation", but racing went ahead as scheduled the following day. Did it only become urgent today? What about the other tracks with serious issues, are they less urgent? Wanganui, are races going to be held tomorrow? Cambridge, Thursday? Addington, Thursday & Friday? The rest? While I applaud what seems to be the beginning of track safety reform, I hope that it's followed through to the remaining greyhound tracks. Very similar problems extend well south of Manukau.
  20. NZGRA doesn't police the rules, the RIU does and when they fail, the NZGRA board can flex their muscles. NZGRA doesn't make the rules, remits are submitted to them & voted in/out by the clubs. NZGRA does make policies & guidelines. Therefore, if there's a rule in the rule book that needs changing, it's up to the clubs to get it changed, isn't it? While there's heaps of improvement needed from within the NZGRA, rules enforcement or rule making are not solely in their control.
  21. Wouldn't a fairer comparison of turnover would be $ wagered per hour instead of per race? In the time it takes to run 2 gallop/harness races, 4 greyhound races are run. ie: the weighing of revenue for greyhounds is 2 times that of either horse code.
  22. I admire the fact that you did make a stance against what obviously wasn't right, as my first post alluded to. You've suggested that change is now underway & I sure hope it is. There's no doubting it is needed. However keyboard warrior? You have no idea what I have done recently or am currently doing for the sport, even though you may think that you do. Internet forums are not the only place that a keyboard works & you can use the internet and the landline a the same time, unlike the dialup days.
  23. Hound Fan, I fully respect the decision you had made to scratch your dogs. By doing so, you have put the dogs welfare first, to the best of your ability, as a trainer. However, aren't you also a board member for the AGRC? As a board member, it would put you into a top decision making position for all of the matters pertaining to the running of a Greyhound meet in Manukau, including a safe racing surface, would it not? I find it quite ironic that you're now seemingly throwing stones at that very same track because of its lack of safety. If instructions from the board are being actioned by the staff, who or what's to blame for its inadequate safety? If Instructions from the board are not being actioned by the staff, track preperation training, better equipment or new employees altogether could be required.
  24. Sadly, the harness sub will lose another fathom of distance from the surface with such a self serving attitude. It will be a bit darker & the laws of physics will increase the pressure on the hull in it's attempt to make the sub implode. Instead of working together with the other two subs in the immediate area, it fires yet another torpedo at the greyhound sub, which misses & ultimately becomes wasted ordnance which will no longer be available to them when/ if the surface is ever approached. Off you go Brodie. Have your debate with the TAB/NZRB as to exactly how unfair they are being to yourself & the entire harness code for that matter & as to why they need a third broadcast channel just for the dogs. I'm sure they have $millions lying around for such a project that couldn't be spent elsewhere more effectively.