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Lowdown

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  1. Still cant believe that t.agent gets $3000 fine when he was 'supposedly' trying to cure his dogs ailment, and freeman gets $300 fine for 'trying his luck' with coercion and dishonesty all in the name of trying to race a dog that needed a break! Not to mention miss clarke getting ZERO punishment for fraud and bringing the game into disrepute! Dont get me wrong, trent has ****** up and is paying the price, and like I said earlier, I also think trent has paid the price for 'hanging with the wrong crowd' and getting some bad advice from the above mentioned trainer who has a record of coercion and dishonesty. But $300 vs $3000 ? Is this a big 'important' trainer's fine compared to a nobody's fine? Makes u wonder.
  2. Poor trent, fell in with the wrong crowd that boy.
  3. Yep, freeman will not lose many if any owners over this tho, because he and a lot of the other big kennels have 'dollars before dogs' type of owners who don't care too much about what the dogs go through, how much cheating and injecting etc it takes to win the $$$!
  4. We've had this chat before about 'proof' and seeing it with ur own eyes not being sufficient, so basically short of having cctv footage we have to take it all to the grave with us.
  5. Yawn, punkrock is over it! Arent we all! Just accept it and move on, probably good advice punkrock. Problem is people are hard wired to want to see and seek justice and this whole situation with freeman and miss clarke is just shameful on so many levels, shame on them, shame on riu/jca, and just shame on the sport. Not surprised with ur reaction tho punkrock, ur probably desensitized to corruption and cheating etc by now having worked for or on the same property as some 'dodgys' and as for sticking up for miss clarke that not surprising either, u still tryna get in there? Lol
  6. Well, Mr Freeman has been dishonest, corrupt, selfish and greedy to name just a few, but he is paying a hefty price! He will be disquilified for another whole week yet and will have to pay a huge fine of $300 meaning the poor bastard will have to hand over 1 of his 3rd place cheques! I think we can all agree he's been dealt with harshly and now cut him some slack. Its all Georgie Clarks fault anyway, he wasnt responsible for her actions.
  7. This is a classic 'if it aint broke don't fix it' situation. Another thing is that it changes something that even casual punters understood about greyhound form, so we confuse punters potentially turning people off, bad bad bad idea this rule change for so many reasons! !
  8. Heres hoping jason we have been long suffering in that regard, agree that matt gardner was good when I was at hawera couple years ago, and I believe I heard him on racing replays doing the teir races and that was good quality aswell, lets hope that some if not all these young fellas come through the ranks and get an opportunity.
  9. I think jason may be referring to matt cross and perhaps even his bro andy?
  10. This one again! Yes everything you say is true he's a horrible greyhound commentator, I think we suffer because no one's got the heart or should that be balls to sack him! And when Brian Martin went, the next cab of the rank was Darryl Robinson!? Hes ordinary too! Ive heard some much better, younger commentators that must be due a shot!
  11. What's up with your post Eagle Eye? Stewards chased someone down the street and dragged them into a car? Perhaps a bit of hyperbole there? Sounds more like the behavior of a rapist than a steward! Lol
  12. Paul, what did you do? What have you been charged with? Why do you seemingly have name suppression?
  13. Didn't take one tonight but just checked results and must agree it looks easier than 10K worth! Fav in every leg and not 1 blowout amongst the place getters, if u got it you'll be laughing at the divvy! But in saying that I know how easy it is to just miss that 1 and miss out.
  14. There is no doubt that this safety rail has a very negative affect on ones ability to see what's happening on the track and therefore ones viewing pleasure is diminished. This is personified on course but also not ideal on tv either, this stipes report is now an official document confirming as much and as yankiwi said the people who are trying to police and enforce the rules cant see what is happening, let alone the punters! Question now is, is it all worth it?
  15. That is a good question Jason. My first instinct would be no he would not be eligible. Would probably need group race wins in nz. However would look forward to clarification from someone in the know. With dogs going to and from aus more regularly where would you draw the line? I know 1 thing for sure, an Australian bred and owned dog would never be aus greyhound of the year even if it won half a doz group1's here. P.S well done to above all!! Certainly showing those aussies that the kiwis can!
  16. Not always that easy though is it, we've discussed on here before, a large % of positives in this country are accidents or are minor non performance enhancing. The cheats in this country with cupboards full of syringes and bottles of undetected performance enhancing poisons are the ones that need to be caught and kicked OUT! Not joe bloggs who dropped a couple of m and m's.
  17. I doubt they are made to stand in the rain etc. The only thing I can think is that they try to keep it to the same approach for every start ie 1min is called, line up on track then called in behind and boxed away, this maybe because its such a regular thing that punters base how much time they've got etc on this, but as I said before surely people arent 'being made' to do anything, if a starter stood under cover and told me and my dog to go stand in the rain...I don't think so.
  18. Amazing what a little rest can do, good win today. Was great echway value from box1 if you were prepared to back him in the belief that he just needed a spell.
  19. Lowdown

    Dogzone

    Yeh credit where its due. Did say in original post that trainer profiles etc would make it more enjoyable and sure enough was good show last night, would love to see more of the same particularly from old legends as well as some battlers not on the premiership ladder nessacarily.
  20. I have to agree with everything being said on here lately re Greyhound Racing getting shafted when it comes to coverage on TV and Radio. The disrespect from some of the presenters is also very disappointing. It is hard to believe that with 2 channels now we are still getting shafted!! I suppose though it will not change anytime soon, whether we like it or not, the fact is a gallops race at Kyneton for example will turnover more $ than a dog race, so bugger them dogs because its all about the $$$ at the end of the day. Also on a similar vain, we have poor Greyhound Commentators in this country who lack passion and energy, not to mention accuracy, and then there's head office employing people with backgrounds in the other 2 codes!? They don't care as long as they get there 100K so no passion there either, so who exactly is putting Greyhound Racing 1st!? Also I feel there is so much more they could do with the programming on the channels. I believe with better placement of there racing replays they could increase turnover, for example, I want to have a bet today at Palmy dogs but the last Racing Replay package I recorded doesn't seem to have last Monday's dogs!? How hard would it be to have a 15min slot with last Mondays races before todays meeting and so on with other corresponding meetings? (too hard I know) it would make it far easier and make me more inclined to have a bet today.
  21. Yeh I made that comment in other thread punkrock, there will always be the shit stirers that have a beef with somone. But on the subject of 'actual proof' is that seeing it with your own eyes.? No. Actual proof is hard to come by unless u take a photo of ur boss shooting up a dogs leg, 'what r u doing? ' ' gathering actual proof incase u shit on me.' When u ring police with information they investigate your information you dont have to show them a smoking gun. Some info will lead to an arrest or drug bust ,some wont.
  22. I completely understand your frustration happy. It may be a long road yet but keep the faith. I believe the net is closing in, all this talk can only be positive as pointless as it may seem its better than giving up and going queit on the subject. There will be some trainers out there reading this who cheat, who treat their dogs like pin cushions and they want us to shut up. They see the 0800 integrity ad on tv and they want it to go away, they are thinking of all the former employees they've shat on who have seen some dodgy shit hoping they dont call up.
  23. Yankiwi, you heard it here 1st. Lol I mentioned this in a thread appropriately named 0800 integrity. Anyway ive heard that stipes/racing investigators are already approaching former employees of the big trainers hence why I say above that I believe the heat could come on some.
  24. Lowdown

    Dogzone

    Ah yes didnt even mention the GAP infomercials! And all due respect to Pete F but judging by his radio interviews he couldn't improve things much either.