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Interestingly the winner last year, ahhhhh what's his name now?? anyway he didn't get nom'd!!! PeteEarly, Steve Davis, Poppelwell, Aiden Rodley, and Paul Vitesse. Who's turn is it this year for the wheel to show up, who deserves it? Roders is a constant tweeter and social media junky, about time his number came up. Only one not employed by the TAB, whats happened to all of the old gurus like Dillo?

Oh dear, the Pommy owned Corporates are still screaming like greased up porkers, even after consultation!!! 2k min is nothing. It's hard to believe our beloved Minister will continue to tolerate the NZ TAB acting under an unethical, print your own money business model as his Government is beyond reproach when it comes to ethical behaviour, isn't it? "Corporate bookmakers feel they are being exposed to a Harold Larwood, bodyline-style attack by the new betting minimums imposed justifiably by Racing NSW. Changing the bowlers, gently underarming to TAB fixed-odds outlets by comparison, is a bleat that comes from the Australian Wagering Council, generally representing offshore interests. Racing NSW has given the TAB fixed-odds outlets some slack "due to the difficulties associated with determining whether cash bet in a retail outlet is a bowler bet placed on behalf of another person”. Off-course fixed-odds wagering operators, whose turnover is equal to or greater than $5 million, are now compelled to bet punters to lose $2000 on metropolitan races and $1000 on non-metropolitan races in NSW. "If one of the aims of the policy is to stop bookmakers discriminating against winning punters, it is necessary to ask how that aim will be achieved by excluding the policy's application to cash bets," AWC chief executive Chris Downy said. Perhaps Racing NSW figures the TAB is entitled to protectors considering the contribution it makes to the industry matched with the corporates, big advertisers but regarded as failing the Australian "fair go" ethos for punters. "Here we go whingeing poms ... If you don’t like the rule on behalf of all the Australian punters, go home with your bat n ball and destroy the pathetic English racing," Chillbet posted on Racenet. "'Requiring operators to trade with clients with whom they do not wish to trade'," Badbrokes posted. "Oncourse bookmakers have been doing that since Day 1! I can assure the AWC that there will be ‘national consistency." The AWC requested that a minimum bet rule "would be best achieved through a well-developed proposal on the issue being presented to each of the state and Territory licensing authorities charged with the regulation of wagering service operators in Australia". Had NSW not taken the initiative under Peter V'landys' captaincy over the racefields legislation Australia would be back under the heel of the corporates' Douglas Jardine-style win-at-all-costs policy. "I cannot understand all the negative comments," Punting Giant pleaded. "I have no trouble whatsoever getting set with several corporate bookies for large 5 figure amounts. They are all so friendly, helpful and accommodating. I do tend to lose on most Saturdays but punting is fun." Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/corporate-bookmakers-complain-new-betting-rules-treat-them-unfairly-20140724-zw9wg.html#ixzz38QzKA01y

Please post facts if I want to spread unsubstantiated rumours?? As you said, if you claim it you better prove it. I can give you Bevan Sweenys number if you like? It was broadcast live on trackside. Parkes txted Sweeney a horse and he said you better include it in your quaddies.

Do you know if Parkes had bet on the horse? A caller to the RIU yesterday asked "does a jockey have to die before you guys change the rule on jockey's betting with the TAB paying out on relegated horses"? At a recent meeting his manager said he'd just received a txt from Parkes who told him to include a horse in his quaddies. The rules state jockeys should only use their cellphones for obtaining mounts while on course not for anything else unless permission is obtained. If he was in Australia or any other country he would have been in deep trouble as they have far stricter rules.

To all the doubting Thomas's out there, this was an accurate portrayal of the interview. It sounded like a typical CEO who likes to pretend he's in control and knows what's going on in when he should have said he didn't know if they had or not.

It's more a Malaysian based minute and the NZ Malaysian society following their countrymen's silence at local time isn't it? The Auckland Malays have nothing on the fb or website either. It hasn't been well publicised in local media either so you'd hardly expect the TAB to follow. The experts said the sudden deceleration and loss of pressure would have meant almost instant death which would be a blessed relief to those families knowing that on the ground.

So Parkes has decided to appeal his 16 day sentence. Madness. As it was he got away with 6 Northern industry days where he's ridden only twice in 9 months! Talk about taking liberties. Perhaps his manager can't stand his % cut.

If I told you I'd have to kill you.

Who needs to watch horse's for entertainment when you can watch Avondale Dog chasers before the 3rd? The best bit of comedy since the Keystone Kops car chase. An overweight Golden Lab that some Westy munter forgot to tie up was being chased around by not only a Quad bike but the course ute. In the end they were clearly trying to kill it and Poperwell was peeing himself, in fits he was and then after he passed to the commentator you could still hear him rolling around on the floor. The dog was last seen heading to MacDonalds for a drink and cheese burger.

Talking to Pearly today on radio, Pearly, "has there been any remedial work done on the Riccarton track?" Purcell, "No" Pearly after a dog race, "oh Greg, just been on the website and they say it's been vertidrained and sliced" Purcell, " Oh" Lonnnnnngggggg silence.

Great news, let's hope the rest of the jurisdictions man up and grow some. It only mentions Australian operators unfortunately so the NZ TAB would have to suddenly find some moral fibre. Interestingly the NZ TAB took a 100k bet last week which lost and with their stated policy of restricting winners this punter must have been a long time loser.

Brilliant mix there. Do you know if NZ Retro is making a comeback with the Aug 1 switchover?

Are you inferring some type of skulduggery/ incompetence in that case or that it was reckless on Sweenys behalf? If a jockey is seriously injured their policy is to remove the video.

I believe they're thinking about it Ash although they're up against the Track managers who at their conference decided it would confuse too many people. Strange, every other country does it and punters were not informed before the first race of how close to soft it was. Only if you'd caught the brief interview with Hobbs who said it 'was on the cusp of soft". Obviously that info should have been available at 7.30am to one and all.

Sweeny's charge sheet was for careless riding labelled low to mid range. It was a gradual shift out into horses that were already squeezed into a narrow fast lane that Kelly Myers labelled "a dangerous track". In the Derby Kelly Myers was suspended for 13 days as was Sweeney and Parkes got 16. If Myers had have caused a fall, and it was very close, then she would probably have gone for more being a G1 race. In mitigation had she not clipped heals in angling out the interference wouldn't have been as severe but it was judged high end carelessness, one level from reckless. Their guidelines definitely state that once interference occurs and a horse falls then the punishment is greater.