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MalcolmH

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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Taku Umanga in box seat ,debate on blood spinning   
    Whilst it is good that the discussion is to take place it will amount to nothing. The first thing that does need to happen is that Mick Guerin needs to disqualify himself from the segment as he is well known to be biased towards a certain stable. The second thing that needs to be done is to get a Vet who is not associated with the industry (or participants) to give facts either for or against. Integrity needs to be shown by all involved in this segment or it will amount to nothing but a charade. Too many big players are involved in ACS and they won't want to see it stopped.
    IMHO I believe it should be stopped until the facts have been proven as to the welfare of the horse and the legality of it are proven. The sport at the top level is haemoraging which is affecting those at the grass roots who love the industry but don't have the money to compete on the same level. It is also affecting the perception of the sport by the bread and butter people - the punters. Welfare of the horse followed by integrity of the sport have be at the forefront of any discussion.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from hedley in box seat ,debate on blood spinning   
    Whilst it is good that the discussion is to take place it will amount to nothing. The first thing that does need to happen is that Mick Guerin needs to disqualify himself from the segment as he is well known to be biased towards a certain stable. The second thing that needs to be done is to get a Vet who is not associated with the industry (or participants) to give facts either for or against. Integrity needs to be shown by all involved in this segment or it will amount to nothing but a charade. Too many big players are involved in ACS and they won't want to see it stopped.
    IMHO I believe it should be stopped until the facts have been proven as to the welfare of the horse and the legality of it are proven. The sport at the top level is haemoraging which is affecting those at the grass roots who love the industry but don't have the money to compete on the same level. It is also affecting the perception of the sport by the bread and butter people - the punters. Welfare of the horse followed by integrity of the sport have be at the forefront of any discussion.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Hermione in box seat ,debate on blood spinning   
    Whilst it is good that the discussion is to take place it will amount to nothing. The first thing that does need to happen is that Mick Guerin needs to disqualify himself from the segment as he is well known to be biased towards a certain stable. The second thing that needs to be done is to get a Vet who is not associated with the industry (or participants) to give facts either for or against. Integrity needs to be shown by all involved in this segment or it will amount to nothing but a charade. Too many big players are involved in ACS and they won't want to see it stopped.
    IMHO I believe it should be stopped until the facts have been proven as to the welfare of the horse and the legality of it are proven. The sport at the top level is haemoraging which is affecting those at the grass roots who love the industry but don't have the money to compete on the same level. It is also affecting the perception of the sport by the bread and butter people - the punters. Welfare of the horse followed by integrity of the sport have be at the forefront of any discussion.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from what a post in Whip Infringments - M Howard   
    No sympathy for him if repetitive behaviour but I can think of others who are just as bad if not worse and they get a slap on the hand with a wet bus ticket. If you are going to come down hard be the same with EVERYONE no exceptions!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Overcheck in Dark Horse   
    Dark Horse had an injury which meant she had to have an enforced lay off. She is now back jogging with Nathan Williamson so all going well she will come back stronger and better!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Iraklis in Dark Horse   
    Dark Horse had an injury which meant she had to have an enforced lay off. She is now back jogging with Nathan Williamson so all going well she will come back stronger and better!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Fartoomuch in Dark Horse   
    Dark Horse had an injury which meant she had to have an enforced lay off. She is now back jogging with Nathan Williamson so all going well she will come back stronger and better!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Value Bell in Dark Horse   
    Dark Horse had an injury which meant she had to have an enforced lay off. She is now back jogging with Nathan Williamson so all going well she will come back stronger and better!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from ShiftingGround in Make Harness Racing Great Again   
    Totally agree with you JJ Flash! A couple of months ago I took 2 young friends to my local meeting to watch my horse race as a treat for them. We weren't allowed to actually go near the horse as they hadn't done the required course to enter the stabling area (thankfully the trainer brought him over to the barrier so the boys could pat him) The facilities were dirty and run down and the majority of signage was to let you know that you were in an area of great hazards! The food offering was minimal and over priced and there was absolutely nothing to entice you to want to go back although in saying that the racing was good as was the quality of the horses.Young people get bored very quickly and they need stimulation sadly not a lot of this was on offer. Like it or not the younger crowd are the ones we have to look to to keep the sport going wether it be by betting or ownership. It doesn't have to centre around drinking but we do have to make it enticing - family days,competition both on and off the track like the brothers in arm series that Oamaru run or the inter provincial series that Invercargill run. Involve some celebrities or local stars (god know most of them would turn up at the opening of a paper bag if their was publicity involved) but most of all make in interesting.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Rusty in Make Harness Racing Great Again   
    Totally agree with you JJ Flash! A couple of months ago I took 2 young friends to my local meeting to watch my horse race as a treat for them. We weren't allowed to actually go near the horse as they hadn't done the required course to enter the stabling area (thankfully the trainer brought him over to the barrier so the boys could pat him) The facilities were dirty and run down and the majority of signage was to let you know that you were in an area of great hazards! The food offering was minimal and over priced and there was absolutely nothing to entice you to want to go back although in saying that the racing was good as was the quality of the horses.Young people get bored very quickly and they need stimulation sadly not a lot of this was on offer. Like it or not the younger crowd are the ones we have to look to to keep the sport going wether it be by betting or ownership. It doesn't have to centre around drinking but we do have to make it enticing - family days,competition both on and off the track like the brothers in arm series that Oamaru run or the inter provincial series that Invercargill run. Involve some celebrities or local stars (god know most of them would turn up at the opening of a paper bag if their was publicity involved) but most of all make in interesting.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Fartoomuch in Make Harness Racing Great Again   
    Totally agree with you JJ Flash! A couple of months ago I took 2 young friends to my local meeting to watch my horse race as a treat for them. We weren't allowed to actually go near the horse as they hadn't done the required course to enter the stabling area (thankfully the trainer brought him over to the barrier so the boys could pat him) The facilities were dirty and run down and the majority of signage was to let you know that you were in an area of great hazards! The food offering was minimal and over priced and there was absolutely nothing to entice you to want to go back although in saying that the racing was good as was the quality of the horses.Young people get bored very quickly and they need stimulation sadly not a lot of this was on offer. Like it or not the younger crowd are the ones we have to look to to keep the sport going wether it be by betting or ownership. It doesn't have to centre around drinking but we do have to make it enticing - family days,competition both on and off the track like the brothers in arm series that Oamaru run or the inter provincial series that Invercargill run. Involve some celebrities or local stars (god know most of them would turn up at the opening of a paper bag if their was publicity involved) but most of all make in interesting.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from chevy86 in Mick The Name Dropper   
    Mick may have a lot of knowledge but he has always been a name dropper.This is only marginally worse than his consistent sucking up to a certain stable which sadly another commentator is also guilty of! Mick and co there are other trainers out there give them the same amount of coverage..
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from badger in Mick The Name Dropper   
    Mick may have a lot of knowledge but he has always been a name dropper.This is only marginally worse than his consistent sucking up to a certain stable which sadly another commentator is also guilty of! Mick and co there are other trainers out there give them the same amount of coverage..
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Fartoomuch in Mile Racing-Good or Bad   
    Wairio Trotting Club who race at Winton have a meeting totally devoted to mile racing and it is very popular. From my point of view I would prefer to see a mix of distances rather than just a mile otherwise things get predictable and boring after a while.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Fartoomuch in Dreadfully Boring Racing at Present but   
    Gore has never been a good hunting ground for me or any of our syndicate horses and with few workouts down here at the moment there is no real exposed form apart from Forbory Park however I have heard nice things about The Croupier in Race 2 and Chilli Franco in Race 8 is pretty smart on his day.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Thejanitor in too many chiefs   
    Why not, when appointing boards, do they not include a better representation of actual industry participants. For example the board of HRNZ should include an owners rep, a trainers rep,a drivers rep and also a junior drivers rep and an amateur drivers rep. It is ridiculous that decisions are not made in consultation with these type of people after all they ARE the industry. Interesting to note that HRNZ have appointed a new Operations Manager and guess what she has no experience in Harness racing although she says that she has experience in equestrian. That is sure to do Harness racing a lot of good isn't it!!
    As a smaller owner I feel somewhat betrayed by the powers to be who are doing nothing to address the dissatisfaction within our great sport. At Northern Southland we see two group races with $25,000 stakes and seven runners mainly for the benefit of stables that see Southland as easy pickings in fact I have heard that one stable nominated another one of their runners solely to get the race off the ground! Take $5000 off each race and you could cater for a lower class race to give the battler a chance instead of pandering to the high fliers..
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Lee270744 in too many chiefs   
    Why not, when appointing boards, do they not include a better representation of actual industry participants. For example the board of HRNZ should include an owners rep, a trainers rep,a drivers rep and also a junior drivers rep and an amateur drivers rep. It is ridiculous that decisions are not made in consultation with these type of people after all they ARE the industry. Interesting to note that HRNZ have appointed a new Operations Manager and guess what she has no experience in Harness racing although she says that she has experience in equestrian. That is sure to do Harness racing a lot of good isn't it!!
    As a smaller owner I feel somewhat betrayed by the powers to be who are doing nothing to address the dissatisfaction within our great sport. At Northern Southland we see two group races with $25,000 stakes and seven runners mainly for the benefit of stables that see Southland as easy pickings in fact I have heard that one stable nominated another one of their runners solely to get the race off the ground! Take $5000 off each race and you could cater for a lower class race to give the battler a chance instead of pandering to the high fliers..
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Bruce J Hadley in too many chiefs   
    Why not, when appointing boards, do they not include a better representation of actual industry participants. For example the board of HRNZ should include an owners rep, a trainers rep,a drivers rep and also a junior drivers rep and an amateur drivers rep. It is ridiculous that decisions are not made in consultation with these type of people after all they ARE the industry. Interesting to note that HRNZ have appointed a new Operations Manager and guess what she has no experience in Harness racing although she says that she has experience in equestrian. That is sure to do Harness racing a lot of good isn't it!!
    As a smaller owner I feel somewhat betrayed by the powers to be who are doing nothing to address the dissatisfaction within our great sport. At Northern Southland we see two group races with $25,000 stakes and seven runners mainly for the benefit of stables that see Southland as easy pickings in fact I have heard that one stable nominated another one of their runners solely to get the race off the ground! Take $5000 off each race and you could cater for a lower class race to give the battler a chance instead of pandering to the high fliers..
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Booby Bec in ALL STARS "NOT GOOD FOR THE GAME"-ITS A MYTH   
    Let's not forget that Allstars are essentially a business. They train for big spending owners who expect big bucks for the big bucks they spend.It would be fairer for the industry if the big owners spread some of their horses around other trainers but apart from the odd one that doesn't happen.They aren't interested in the Central Otago or West Coast circuits unless there are big stakes on offer so apart from the big stakes meetings are they really doing anything for the industry. I don't think so!! Go to those meetings and see the passion and dedication of the grass roots people. The crowds go there and the mood is relaxed and friendly. There is a touch of arrogance about AllStars and their big owners. When they decide to plunder the big races down south for example (thus depriving smaller owners the chance to win in their own area)they don't even bother to show up for the presentations. Most owners in their life time would love to win one big race and when they do they they relive it for many years after - could the same be said about the AllStars owners after all it is just a business for them!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from LongOwner in ALL STARS "NOT GOOD FOR THE GAME"-ITS A MYTH   
    Let's not forget that Allstars are essentially a business. They train for big spending owners who expect big bucks for the big bucks they spend.It would be fairer for the industry if the big owners spread some of their horses around other trainers but apart from the odd one that doesn't happen.They aren't interested in the Central Otago or West Coast circuits unless there are big stakes on offer so apart from the big stakes meetings are they really doing anything for the industry. I don't think so!! Go to those meetings and see the passion and dedication of the grass roots people. The crowds go there and the mood is relaxed and friendly. There is a touch of arrogance about AllStars and their big owners. When they decide to plunder the big races down south for example (thus depriving smaller owners the chance to win in their own area)they don't even bother to show up for the presentations. Most owners in their life time would love to win one big race and when they do they they relive it for many years after - could the same be said about the AllStars owners after all it is just a business for them!!
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from hedley in Surely it is time!!   
    I can't help thinking that it must be time for the Minister of Racing to order a Commission into New Zealand Racing as a whole. not just one code but all codes. There is just so much going on and wrong over all codes that some-one has to have the balls and order a complete and major investigation and overhaul. All industry participants are hurting except those in corporate offices who get paid regardless! As an owner I wonder where it is all heading and to be honest it makes me think why do I bother so come on Winnie you like the lime light time so to front up for the good of an industry and a country.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Turny in Surely it is time!!   
    I can't help thinking that it must be time for the Minister of Racing to order a Commission into New Zealand Racing as a whole. not just one code but all codes. There is just so much going on and wrong over all codes that some-one has to have the balls and order a complete and major investigation and overhaul. All industry participants are hurting except those in corporate offices who get paid regardless! As an owner I wonder where it is all heading and to be honest it makes me think why do I bother so come on Winnie you like the lime light time so to front up for the good of an industry and a country.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from gubellini in Surely it is time!!   
    I can't help thinking that it must be time for the Minister of Racing to order a Commission into New Zealand Racing as a whole. not just one code but all codes. There is just so much going on and wrong over all codes that some-one has to have the balls and order a complete and major investigation and overhaul. All industry participants are hurting except those in corporate offices who get paid regardless! As an owner I wonder where it is all heading and to be honest it makes me think why do I bother so come on Winnie you like the lime light time so to front up for the good of an industry and a country.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Hall in Surely it is time!!   
    I can't help thinking that it must be time for the Minister of Racing to order a Commission into New Zealand Racing as a whole. not just one code but all codes. There is just so much going on and wrong over all codes that some-one has to have the balls and order a complete and major investigation and overhaul. All industry participants are hurting except those in corporate offices who get paid regardless! As an owner I wonder where it is all heading and to be honest it makes me think why do I bother so come on Winnie you like the lime light time so to front up for the good of an industry and a country.
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    MalcolmH got a reaction from Catalano in Surely it is time!!   
    I can't help thinking that it must be time for the Minister of Racing to order a Commission into New Zealand Racing as a whole. not just one code but all codes. There is just so much going on and wrong over all codes that some-one has to have the balls and order a complete and major investigation and overhaul. All industry participants are hurting except those in corporate offices who get paid regardless! As an owner I wonder where it is all heading and to be honest it makes me think why do I bother so come on Winnie you like the lime light time so to front up for the good of an industry and a country.