[No Nth Is Easter Monday Meeting]

The  committee  that run Auckland Racing Club, should be sacked. No racing Easter Monday and the EASTER HANDICAP is being run on APRIL 23,!! this has been happening for some years now, that doesn't make it any better. To stop making a laughing stock of themselves, the race should be renamed. Is this the directive from the Thoroughbred Racing Board or the TAB? if so they should be sacked.

[Te Rapa Track today]

On Saturday, 13 February 2016 at 5:17 PM, Chestnut said:

I think class of the horse helped and It was a nice clean looking piece of the track too, only one horse had raced on it if that, by the look of it, must have been what they were discussing -  it hadn't been chopped out like the middle parts of the track.   Cunning plan really, good on them

 

Cunning is a great description

[Te Rapa Track today]

On Saturday, 13 February 2016 at 4:16 PM, kakama said:

Now we have trainers on the track running the show!!!!

Just race on it, just because a couple are against it???

And they didn't tell the truth!! their horse had all the advantages when they discovered that the inside was dry and instructed Matt Cameron to stay  against the rail and he wouldn't be challenged, we noted with interest in the next race he rode wide on the track, and the  horse who raced on the inside was the winner again.

[Lance O'Sullivan]

What a load  of cobblers, No Intent?  what does that mean? and  were the cows tested? if not why not?

[Lance O'Sullivan]

On 2/18/2016 at 10:15 AM, bloke said:

A well deserved award but the timing is wrong. The cobalt situation should have been dealt with first. If in a worst case situation Lance is heavily penailised, then the press as they always do will hone in on it and then we will have headlines about the hall of shame.

 

Well said, he has been an amazing jockey, what a shame he has blotted his copybook bigtime.

[only in Aus]

3 hours ago, Midget said:

Why would you bother saying that when it's totally incorrect, and if you don't know you're talking shit you should get yourself up to speed because you're ignorant.

I think that you  are the ignorant, why hasn't the O'Sullivan Scott partnership been charged yet?  

[Questions for the Minister of Racing]

18 minutes ago, Sickopunter said:

Please list your achievements as minister of racing.

 

 

 

I thought so.

Unfortunately as a newcomer to this site, I have today, posted my reply from the Minister of Racing  under the Heading, TAB monopoly must go.

[Questions for the Minister of Racing]

Unfortunately as a newcomer to this site, I have today, posted my reply from the Minister of Racing  under the Heading, TAB monopoly must go.

[TAB monopoly must go]

I recently wrote to the Minister of Racing, complaining about the poor state of racing in New Zealand. I mentioned Stake Money,Trial Fees and the donation of monies from the TAB into online accounts!!, where does this money come from I wanted to know. Unfortunately in his reply on December 17 2015 he ignored these concerns, but assured me " that the Government has currently no plans to become involved in providing stake money."

He went on to tell me something we all know, that the New Zealand  racing industry is very important as it contributes  $1.6 billion to New Zealand's GDP and provides the equivalent of some 17,000 fulltime jobs , it appears to me all take and no give, and this is not good enough.(think of the tax take.)

I also asked him whether he wanted to be remembered as useless as his predecssor, he said he is "committed to working with the racing industry to ensure it is sustainable in the long term. and continues to provide an enjoyable and colourful recreation option for  New Zealanders ."  yeah  right!