Ligerzero

I dont think he will lose his job. (Right?)

The article can be found here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/8086244/Impaired-greyhounds-caller-gets-collared

Thanks for the reply, yes Brians calls are great! Unfortunately I didn’t hear any of the action until Rosso was in calling. Was a good night of racing either way, however the reasons surrounding Brian's commentary has somewhat overshadowed the event.

What did actually happen to B Martin?

Missed everything. Sounds like a big farce. Got on track by race 3 only to be told the meeting was abandoned.

Not on course this year, but it looks like Michael Guerin is the Mc again? Correct me if im wrong. Trackside has a big lineup yes, but I still think Mic and Sheldon Murtha should have been there.

Is there any more news surrounding Tony's departure? Odd not having him call.

Well actually, just heard Bevan Sweeny say that Trackside viewers on Freeview will join TAB TV after the next at Flemington (R3)

Yes I think its good having the 2 meetings. Also good to have Steve/George at Ellerslie, I remember when it was them before BP and Aidan.

Sounds reasonable

Ok maybe not that far. But you get what I mean!

Get over it! Steve makes racing exciting, which must be great for the industry. If it bothers you that much...turn down the volume, switch to TAB TV, turn on the radio or don’t bother at all!

I grew up with Tony's calls, they were always entertaining and full of energy. A great commentator, sad to see him go; all the best for his future endeavours. Re Mike O'Sullivan, he has a great radio voice; I think one of the last proper callers of yesteryear. I don’t have many criticisms for him, seems like a cool guy. I remember when he did the presenting and Tony did the calling. Edit: Will be good to see who commentates come Sat. Mike? Hmm.

Then dont use it? @Jess, that was one of the hardest things ive read today! Darn tootin.

Too true! Great to see things back up and running either way. The new format seems great.

Really? I wouldnt know as I dont have any plans of clearing my cache. My frequently visited sites would take longer to load (by only a few seconds I know) enough to discourage a young person

Just a quick heads up; if it hasn’t already been noticed. Clicking "Enter" from the Racecafe (http://www.racecafe.co.nz/) homepage leads to a 404 error...a possible reason for the decline?? Hmm. Edit: The redirecting URL is incorrect, hence the error. http://www.racecafe.co.nz/forum/index.php is missing an S (after forum). Hope it gets fixed soon.

Also, isnt that the same greyhound/house from the show "Hounds"?? Good stuff either way.

I dont think the greyhound track had any lighting, Im not sure whether the main lights would be enough.

For some reason the previous thread was deleted. Anyway, according to the official Addington Raceway Facebook page, Monkey King is set for a return. Below: "Exciting announcement....dual New Zealand Cup Winner Monkey King is to be nominated for the 2012 New Zealand Trotting Cup. Nominations close on Friday. Trainer Benny Hill says "it is a very real chance" he will line up in the 2012 Cup. WOW!! We look forward to welcoming him back to the track very soon!"

RE lead in time, I thinks it’s because SKY Racing 1 was also carrying other events so it seems broadcasting commitments have been stretched on both sides. I don’t think the TAB would go through lengths to have a studio panel cover the event just to cross back to the aussise feed.

Here it is: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xswgq6_track-runner_sport

Good on her, well deserved gold. TAB will pay out, right?

Good to see the story plastered on the front page of stuff too. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/7379048/Lisa-Allpress-clinches-jockey-premiership

Here it is. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrtan5_the-muffin-man_sport