TurnyTom

As far as Christchurch goes, my plan would be Sell Addington, worth zillions. New harness track inside Riccarton Turf Relocate Casino to Riccarton Members stand level 1 Joint governing body with Casino, Harness and Thoroughbred on board under an independent Chair. Seems to me consolidation vital, particularly down South

The SI is a total “cot case”, don’t know where the Winter Cup horses are getting pre runs for the GF. If it ain’t north of Taupo it doesn’t matter it would seem

Leggy, the whip thing is major a real big issue

No, talking about on course entertainment a few times a year as they are not regulars and would walk in with 5 hundy each for a few 50 each way bets Interestingly of the 10 or so 5 are Aussies and in their DNA, we are a golfing group

No option if that is your alternative, none at all

Yes I do Leggy, in the circle I mix with the non racing people tell me the extended time is just a turn-off along with the whip which they deplore

Playing one of my regular tunes, but racing has to wake up to the fact that first race 11.35 and last race 5.10 is last century stuff. The world has changed and no one gives a day to a following Try first race 1.30 last race 5.00pm … that’s the current world we live in, then bring in the band, disco and dancing from 6pm till 11pm for the young ones .. Randwick do this so well

Entain may well totally invest in an online casino having used racing/sport as the vehicle and once got may well offload the unwanted subsidiary, much more to this than what currently exisits

I have held the view from day 1 that Entains major objective was in having an online casino open 24/7. No surprise others share that view, and see racing and to a lesser degree sport betting as the vehicle, with purchase cost minimal compared to short term returns within 10 years. Of course, the off shore betting nonsense just solidifies the position for Entain. In 10 years, possibly even 5 years, the landscape will be completely different. They call it progress

Just wonder Stodge if UK synthetic mirrors our efforts in Aus and NZ On another front I never bet on them, form very inconsistent just too tough

If Aussie is any lead, very few of the top trainers place their horses on synthetic and stay solely to grass. Synthetic apparently causes too many issues to their horses

Agree Wellington have kicked their Cup carnival into touch Think Christchurch will stay strong, particularly, likely solely, for Harness. CJC are an also ran in protecting their patch, have few ideas and once the Guinea’s go it is over, and I have little doubt the Guinea’s gone within 3 years As a true Cantab very sad seeing this unfold and suspect we can’t save it now, poor leadership sole cause

70% north if Taupo 20% Taupō south rest of NI 10% SI Guinea's races to Auckland, as will Winter Cup to Trentham and Grand Nationals to Te Rapa. SI retain Cup Week for once a year racegoers mainly to support Harness week, with NZ Cup the centrepiece for SI racing New grass mounds at CJC for Cup week attendees with proposed shelved given low attendances Not as far fetched as it seems, most very likely to happen with SI leadership so poorly lacking

Yes indeed Leigh Fully deserved, justice served

Inca? Really