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Love it Blue, and yes we can have a trainer winning a higher percentage of races for their owners. Everyone's a winner with the Mickey.Blair show, the club especially. I suspect the longevity of a few horses is also an added bonus

Won 6 of the 8 race card at Manawatu last night. A big improvement on Tuesday's effort where they won only half the 8 race card That has to be some sort of record.

I knew someone would pick up the very point you made, well done you Feds vrs State. I can see the NZ Messiah version now, the Auckland city council offering minimum stake of 25K for Ellerslie only for Wellington council trumping it with 30K

They are getting run over by NSW in the stakes race and are finally fighting back courtesy of the Labour government of Victoria

Victorian racing will enjoy a $40 million prizemoney boost from January 1 after last month’s state election. The Andrews government promised $33 million for higher prizemoney if re-elected before voters returned the Labor team for another term last month. A Racing Victoria cash injection will mean the industry will offer $40 million more in stakes across the next two years. Racing Victoria announced a sample of the new prizemoney package in October but unveiled the new prizemoney structure on Wednesday. Victorian TAB races will carry a minimum of $22,000 in stakes from January 1. Below is the new prizemoney structure for Victorian racing. New minimum prizemoney per race Country TAB - Standard $22,000 (up from $20,000) Country TAB - Premium $35,000 (up from $25,000 to $30,000) Country TAB - Night $35,000 (up from $20,000 to $30,000) Metropolitan – Midweek $50,000 (up from $30,000 to $40,000) Metropolitan – Public Holiday $60,000 (up from $40,000) Metropolitan – Saturday standard $125,000 (up from $100,000) Metropolitan – Saturday 3YO races and staying races (2000m+) $135,000 (up from $120,000) Metropolitan – Saturday pathway races $75,000 (up from $60,000) Metropolitan – Saturday Listed races $140,000 (up from $120,000) Metropolitan – Saturday Group III races $160,000 (up from $150,000) “The increases announced today ensure that the minimum prizemoney for every category of Victorian race is the equal of anywhere in the nation,” RV chief executive Giles Thompson. “They also ensure that Victoria remains the destination to race a stayer or a three-year-old with Saturday metropolitan minimums rising to a record $135,000 for these races. “As we’ve stated previously, a vibrant and successful thoroughbred racing industry is great for Victoria and enhancing returns to our owners, trainers, jockeys and breeders, particularly at the grass roots, is crucial to that.”

Nat didnt hold back on Box seat about who she thought would win- Spankem

Good attitude, every chance i will be on course at some or all of those Central Otago meetings , great fun

Just responding to their post Iraklis Or in this case having a bit of fun with Happy before grumpy old Brodie,HTP and Flagship get all uppity. That Globe is certainly a very grumpy old shit about this site and the AS team. Fancy saying that about NZ horses in the final of the ID's

Great promo Nigel , i hope you enjoy the great Central Otago circuit. Central Otago Trotting Club News - 2 January The Central Otago Trotting Club is proud to announce two exciting competitions which will soon be live on their facebook page! Witches of Westview competition Be in to win a share in a syndicate of ‘Witches of West View 2 Syndicate’ courtesy of Nigel Armstrong & Central Otago Trotting Club. This is your opportunity to ‘own’ a share in your own racehorse from 2nd January 2019 through to ………………… You will not have to contribute any money at any stage to pay for the syndicate. This is an opportunity to be involved in racing up to 6 horses throughout New Zealand. At the end of it you may even receive a pay-out – if the horses do well enough, though we can’t guarantee that. This is a fantastic no risk opportunity for you to experience the thrill of racing as an owner. To enter you all you need to do is type Witches in the comments, tag a friend and share the Facebook page. On race day entries will be drawn against a horse (in a yet to be specified race) in a sweepstake manner. The winning and 2ndplace getting horses in that race will receive a share each. In the event of a dead heat for 2nd, the club will try to get an additional share, otherwise it would be decided by coin toss. Entries close 30 Dec 2018 Terms & Conditions of ‘Witches of West View 2 Syndicate’ Open only to females Be 18yrs or over to enter Only one entry per person Enter on Facebook page ‘Omakau Trots 2019’ Must be on course at Omakau Racecourse, 2 January 2019 to pick up prize or will it will be redrawn. Photos & names may be used by the COTC or syndicate for future promotions. To have photo ID on the day All bona fide entries will go into a draw to be drawn on raceday. COTC committee members & partners are ineligible to enter. For full terms and conditions see ‘Witches of West View 2 Syndicate’ rules.

All the best, looks like a rather good card with plenty of money on offer.

Your welcome and i enjoyed the non confrontational banter but the matter is not closed nor ever will be.Its just one of those topics that seem to divide those interested in the sport

That would be the biggest certainty of the night

Im agreeing with you 100%. I know of at least one whose weekly turnover was in the thousands who has not had a bet since Inca arrived.

Congrats to you Trump, one of the better posts on here for quite some time on this topic

A redistribution of money is basically what Socialism is.The idea of dropping the top stakes and putting it into lower grade races is a recipe for even more of the best to be exported and a race to the bottom IMHO The industry has survived for decades and will continue to do so. Look at the fields for Winton and Rangiora in the weekend. Auckland and Addington offer more money for those that aspire to try and win more money..