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

GONSTA

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  1. Just now, aquaman said:

    Wake up mate, it would be fabulous.

    So you wouldn't mind running for a $800 stake for a C5 race and 400 for a C1? 20k stake for the NZ cup? Turnover would plummet if you stopped the Aus imports racing in NZ, and the quality of our racing would be diabolical to say the least. You could say goodbye to C5 racing as well, good luck trying to get 8 C5 NZ bred dogs running in a particular distance at a particular region. Maybe you could list all the c4/5 NZ bred middle distance dogs to see what our 'elite' racing would look like? Would be rather interested in how many you can. 

  2. 51 minutes ago, aquaman said:

    You are no doubt an Australian, one of those thinking they can import dogs into NZ, rip off the prize money on a one way ticket back to Aus. Contribute nothing to the game, but just take. But before you can claim the whole cake, you need to destroy local breeding. Me, i stand for lifting our breeding, keeping all the associated employment opportunities in NZ,and keeping as much of the prizemoney here in NZ to be reinvested.

    You talk rubbish when you put down NZ bred dogs. You are obviously talking with a selfish motive, only interested in your own operation and where you sit. Destroying the local breeding scene all part of your agenda.

    NZ breeds dogs that could win anywhere in the world. Clone Your Own, Thrilling Brat, Above All, Shandell, spring to mind. The NZRS races have been very instrumental in improving our breeding, these need to be increased, not only in number, but also in value. Sprinters need to be reduced in prizemoney by 50%, this could be done gradually over 5 yrs at 10% per year, the money diverted to increasing middle and distance prizemoney. This along with taxing the imports, and maybe reducing race dates would see quality return over time. With quality you will begin to get growth back in the sport, as this will get a new and better breed of punter.

    Now lets here your vision for NZ Greyhound racing.

    Wake up mate, without imports NZ greyhound racing wouldn't be running for the stake money it currently is, turnover would be less than half of what it currently is, and you would struggle to get anyone interested in punting your typical low grade Wednesday or Friday meeting. How boring would it be without having the likes of Vikkers, D.C, Swift Fantasy, Little Mother ETC ETC running on our tracks, the publicity Swift Fantasy generated in NZ was far greater than the 4 dogs you named for your argument.

  3. 13 minutes ago, aquaman said:

    This information is vital for punters, much more important than what strappings, hoods, compression vests, etc, dogs may have on raceday. One has to question the logic of suppressing this information from their customers, the punter. Or is it they that are in charge do not realize the significance of this information.

    I am referring to convicted fighters and non chasers here. It really should be at the top of the list when it comes to information on dogs being fed to punters.

    Totally agree. I find it staggering the only way to find a dogs offences in NZ is by going thru EVERY stipes report, it's lazy, unprofessional and downright pathetic. 

    GRV do it well, and how friggen hard would it be to implement here? Piece of cake if someone gave a crap about the punter. 

     

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  4. 4 minutes ago, JayTee2016 said:

    I agree with the thread starter. Not only are a fair proportion obese,they also invariably walk with a limp favouring one leg. Belly out to here is not a good look in any sport....except sumo.  If you can't look after yourself,how can you look after a racing dog with all it's requirements? It's an unprofessional look. Surely another handler can be used until Mr Blob measures up? I see some venues have handlers wearing coloured coats etc to match the race number of their charge. Very professional look.

    The issue here is not helped either by a "security guard" limping alongside the handlers who looks like he lives by the counter at Valentines. Guy looks like he'd have a heart attack if he had to walk further than the letterbox. What will the guard do if any offender decides to walk away briskly?  "please bad guy,wait for me to catch up". 

    Greyhound racing is increasing each year. If you want to sell it to non greyhound people,you need to improve the image. If you had fat Albert on the gate puffing away on his fag with HATE tattooed on his knuckles,you will have sold an image,but is it the image you want to sell? 

    I agree it's not a good look and I still havn't been able to get the 'Brown eye' from Xmas eve meeting completely out of my mind lol. 

    BUT I think any 'weight restriction' implemented for handlers would be thrown out in court immediately. They have as much right to be there as anyone, next thing you know they won't let any fat people work at KFC or McDonalds, where does it stop? 

  5. 30 minutes ago, biff said:

    What were the sectionals for both horses, the last 400 of each horse will tell a tale in itself would it not?

    Courtesy of formpro.co.nz

     

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    6 1200 R75 Hunapo 35.46

     

    11.82

    35.74

    1.11.20
    Hunapo 34.70 won well

     

    Mime 34.54 weaved her way through from the back for a strong finishing second- ride queried

    Rich Billie Marsh 36.18 set a decent tempo and held on well for third.

    Triaction 35.94 battled ok for fourth

    Miss Pareto 34.90 ran home well and back in R65 grade can be harder to beat.

    Persuasive 34.78 got too far back and after clearing traffic, ran home well. Nice mare capable of better.

  6. No crouch? Now there's a surprise... :D:o:rolleyes: Seriously tho great fields, a shame DD1 isn't having a crack but he's got nothing left to prove. I'm picking Dalgetty to win the whole thing. Great to see Above All having a crack, drawn out in 8 for his heat which could prove difficult.

  7. So they re-drew the fields, and changed the C2 520 to a C1/2 520. No press release as far as I can see, cmon NZGRA where's your integrity? Atleast confess when you make a cock up, or in this case the wanganui club making a cock up due to no national selection policy!! Too many people with self interest at the clubs around NZ. 

  8. 29 minutes ago, aquaman said:

     

    You have to be an egg. Please inform all, how many drunken drivers or jockeys have caused accidents. Just bull@hit by the useless RIU justifying its existence.

    Rules are rules are they not? Should the RIU just ignore them? What if it was marijuana or meth? Would your opinion change because of the drug in question? Should someone be let off because a couple of years ago they would have been allowed to drive a car? In your opinion should they be allowed to drink and drive an animal that has a mind of its own on occassions?

  9. 3 minutes ago, Downsouth said:

    Phoned "Ribena" last Tuesday re Accounting problem but she couldn't help Was going to consult Accountant and call back.Still waiting.

    Hope your punting skills are better than your accounting skills would be the reply I'd expect if my interaction was anything to go by! 

  10. 1 hour ago, DaveyBoy said:

    Bimbo is correct. Been commingled for a couple of months. TABCORP have updated there system to allow for the additional meeting.

    Just looking at the pools from tab.com.au and note the closing tote prices are different from ours, im assuming the pools shown on their website is just the Aus money while ours is NZ and Aus?

  11. 2 minutes ago, DaveyBoy said:

    Bimbo is correct. Been commingled for a couple of months. TABCORP have updated there system to allow for the additional meeting.

    Any updates on the main commingling issue? When are we going to be able to bet into a decent Aus quad pool instead of this $1500-2000 rubbish we are dished up. Yes I know I can do it from my Aus account, but that's not the point. It's gone from being a 1 month issue to a issue that doesn't look like being resolved anytime soon. 

  12. 2 minutes ago, Bimbo said:

    I think you will find that the win and place pools are commingled.

    They don't cover the Thursday day meeting in Aus anymore due to the amount of meetings they already cover. Check out the win / place pools at the day meeting today, any bet over $100 will dramatically influence your price and its down right embarrassing to say the least. Wonder what head office is doing to try and get NZ punters betting on NZ dogs, because without Aus betting into our pools it's common knowledge the industry would be ****ed.

  13. I thought I'd share my recent interaction with this lady, sent her a message saying that I don't like the new format on the mobile version of thedogs new form guides, the format is average, you can't click on a dogs name when you bring up the whole card of fields in 'print/view all races' and now need to go thru them individually to click on a dogs profile. A couple of the replies I recieved were so ignorant it isn't funny. 

    "The print/view races are avail be on mobile. I have tested them myself ant they appear in a better format than previously - one race per page. We had one other complaint and I went back to the website people and they advise they are availbe for phone viewing. I have checked on my phone and the fields appear ok."

    "You have never been able to bring up the form from the print/view tab. The print view is merely a list of fields. That has never changed. By going into the fields themselves you can utiluse that function."

    "Good afternoon Rxxxxx. Hope your punting is better than your computer skills. Cheers"

     

     

     

  14. 8 hours ago, what a post said:

    Great to see all star fan club is growing.  Gonsta,reference

    Fly like an eagle 3 or 4 years ago and I thought had another one couple of years back that cant think name of. That jca search website never works so cant confirm, hey might all be a bad dream.   My Riu argument weak.   Funny,did you think so when commenting on the galloping forum re osullivan case.   I'm guessing your an each way man  gonsta when placing a bet.

    5 years ago, and was hardly a deliberate performance enhancing positive was it? Maybe you could go back and read the JCA report?  Actually you should know about it considering you made a thread about it. 

     

     

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    Ventipulmin is a bronchodilator-an oral treatment for the air passageways of a horse which might have been restricted by infection or internal injury. The treatment, while many experts maintain has little or no effect on race performance is commonly used on horses based within the more polluted city areas in the United States one form being known as clenbuterol. Racing authorities restrict it to 96 hour use in New Zealand because of some of the conditions it is used to treat."
     

     

  15. 3 minutes ago, scooby3051 said:

    He is entitled to his opinion just as I am entitled to think it was not warranted here, I am happy for honest debate but disrespecting people until the case has been proven i don't agree with...just my opinion.

    There was absolutely nothing wrong with his post. Great to see certain opinions aren't tolerated on here even when they havn't broken any rules. The case doesn't need to be proven Scooby, regardless of what happens they still had an unfair advantage and their horses were running far from au natural. The defence is hardly believable don't you agree?