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

nomates

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  1. Mate when you factor in my inability what my 3 other team mates have achieved is nothing short of phenomenal . If only they had known they were starting the comp with a handicap . Go team McGinty .
  2. I have worked for a number of trainers since 2000 and never once did I have a contract nor anybody else that worked there , for some reason racing and trainers were a law unto themselves , they could do contracts but chose not to , I could look after myself , many couldn't and got abused for it . Because of the shortage of good staff the smart trainers have worked it out that you look after them , some still not so smart .
  3. There is now supposed to be a contract between trainer and employee . I thought you still had a hand in the game . I don't know where you worked but I know when I was on the studs thru the 80s , in the season I worked 6 1/2 days a week , if we got a quiet day maybe 1 or 2 of us would get a break . My wage never changed from off season to breeding season , a lot of days I often got up for a 6am serving with one of the stallions and still doing the same at 7pm or 8pm . Wouldn't happen now , as stated Westbury Stud has 40hour contracts with guaranteed days off , overtime ? I think , all the things that you get in normal working places . All done to retain good staff , and they say it is working . I know of one young lady , the daughter of a friend who wanted to get in to the industry and I gave some help and advice , who now goes back to Westbury every sales series . Even in that area if you don't see that as a dramatic change then I give up .
  4. To show that there has been a shift in the thinking of most modern trainers , how often do you now hear a trainer after a win thanking and bigging up his staff and giving the kudos for the success as much as themselves . It's a reasonably new phenomenon but shows the mind shift . It was unheard of up until a few years ago , even now tho you can pick the trainers that are stuck in the past . A while back I heard Westbury stud talking about the structures and remuneration they had put in place to retain their staff and I'm sure that all the other top outfits are doing the same . These sort of changes are a million miles away from what used to be the norm . This started discussing getting more owners involved and the way many have been treated over the years from trainers , administrators and racing clubs and even head office has driven many away from the sport and left a bitter taste and many are not short on relaying their treatment . Different areas of racing but all are aligned and something major has to change to get more people into the industry . Is that going to happen ?
  5. Maybe then you can post some data as to why the industry isn't attracting as many young NZers as they used to . I've heard the stories , I've seen the shite that staff used to have to take , working exorbitant hours , sexism , racism , bullying , not being paid for working on public holidays or getting time in lieu . I used to do my best to ensure that didn't happen where ever I was , I certainly didn't take any shit and done my best to protect others . I have known and still know people who had to deal with that stuff and have got out and been happy to tell others to stay away . I have also helped youngsters get a foot into the industry by getting them into reputable establishments and giving them advice on how to deal with any of the above if it happened to them . Those are changes that have been made but I don't see them being publicized to entice youngsters into the sport .
  6. A Te Aroha meeting so comes under NZTR funding only , not an ATC meeting .
  7. Your catching Dougs disease . Christ you've just posted something elsewhere regarding a trainer/ owner contract , well they now have the same for staff , for one .
  8. Haha , never said I would have turned the offer down , I completely understand , I just can't see the stakes changing things so we end up with mostly average horses racing for great stakes . Maybe that's not that bad , if it's sustainable .
  9. And there is the conundrum , do they do something like that and hope that is what happens , but it would cost a lot of money before the numbers climbed to make it worthwhile . The first thing they have to do IMO is get the numbers bred each season dramatically increased , as in doubled at least , and then get a lot more people involved in ownership . Both would require huge incentives to get people involved , many people have left the game and have vowed to not get involved again through bad treatment . And the biggest damage has been done by a lot of those people telling their stories of poor treatment , the same with many people involved working in racing , badly treated in many different ways and they have made sure their kids don't get involved and their friends get the same stories , hence our struggle to get young people into the industry . We as an industry very much stand back and wait for the young to come to us instead of being pro active and getting our story out to the young and their families that things have changed dramatically .
  10. I agree , but is there anything that can slow it down , if not then we are wasting our time letting the stakes get too high otherwise it is just a feast for one or two horses each season .
  11. Sergent Major , impressive winner of the 2yo race at Trentham a couple of Saturdays ago has been sold , sold to Ozzie Kheir for a 7 figure sum , runs in the Sires Produce on Saturday the xferes to Waller or Maher . For all the increase in stakes money it is disappointing that it isn't stopping good horses being sold offshore . What more can be done to retain these horses ?
  12. Might have been able to be ridden more positively , who knows .
  13. Oh but there is a few fast talkers on here , but it's whether what's going through the brain comes out of the mouth . For me it's mostly open the gob then think .
  14. The scary thing for me is that the numbers that all the factory stables entered just how many will be seen next season or even at all , after being munted after being pushed to get to this race .
  15. This season is probably the worst I have seen for Godolphin 2yos in a long time . Don't appear to have anything of outstanding ability , that has raced so far at least .
  16. I'm sure leggy will have some data to tear your theory apart .
  17. 3 top teams all battled this week , shows the vagaries of picking horses . Well done Mufhasa .
  18. I think he's trying hard to get it right , I will say he is accurate in a finish and sees them coming unlike some .
  19. IMO if McDonald rides Storm Boy he wins , he jumps better and is better positioned .
  20. The English horses have been impressive today , even Buckaroo went well .
  21. Good to see you here Idolmite . Enjoy your day .
  22. Tighter than the Premier league . Whatever happens I don't think anyone can complain at the enjoyment level , been fantastic .