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Oh come on....this is a complete 'see me through till retirement crap' from them all. They just bunny hop to the next job that comes along. Pitiful people.

Our grandparents fought for our Freedom. Well my dad did anyway and he would be mortified if he knew it hadn't lasted that long and our own country was dictating terms on its people.

They have to follow the rules, the Government bailed them out!!

K Cheung(?) rode up there and did very well initially, don't know what happened to her, and there have been some American jockey girls that have in the past as well. She will be able to ride trackwork, as T Millards wife does, then she can get a license and ride JR's horses and then progress from there I believe. Good Luck to them both, great opportunity for a young couple. Not quite the racing jurisdiction it used to be but plenty of $$$.

Difference is Humidor went to Wallers, Patrick Erin has been there and has returned home!! I suppose he might take him back though!!

Time for the old fella to be retired. I think he has deserved it!!

I think he meant 'The world'

I don't know how they are going to drive the punter to bet if they don't have any coverage at all. No print media, no on course presenting, I don't see this working at all. Diminished interest from the punters point of view unless you head off shore, which lets face it is most appealing considering the pools, coverage etc...

Racing won't survive by doing all of this cost cutting either. Punting drives racing, so sort that and racing will come back. We don't need bookmakers. Cut the majority of exotic bets and get back to basic bet types. I don't know how but lets get a trans tasman pool going. The HK system works pretty well!!

Punting drives racing. Get that right and things will get better. Kick Dean McKenzie into touch, completely incompetent. Going to miss watching Greg & co cover some of the most important events and he is so right about missing out on the atmosphere. Can't believe it.

We don't need bookmakers. Get back to the basic bet types and do away with most of the exotic bet types. I don't know how but look to have a trans tasman pool. The Hong Kong system works pretty well.

We don't need bookmakers. Just cut the amount of exotic bets and go back to fairly simple bet types. Look to merge with Australia to create a trans tasman pool. The TAB can support racing if done right. The Hong Kong system works pretty well!!

Like all professions, there are good ones and bad ones. You just can't allow them to get all Bloomfield on us!!

I hope they have sacked all of those people who decided to air all of those obscure meetings from 'where the hell is that'. And then to cut to watch some rubbish dirt American race over the 'afters' of a decent race here goes to show they had know idea of racing. I used to really look forward to Saturday racing, now I'd rather garden, and I am not a gardener!!

Yeah I'm going alright though. Its a side hobby and I do love the 'Jennifer Eccles' story of course. But you got to look at the bottom dollar in the end 'I never really have till now' and you start to realise, it ain't as much fun anymore!!