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I see Harness Racing is introducing a new governance system, reducing their Executive to 5 people plus 2 outsiders. The organisations which represent the interests of the various stakeholders such as trainers and drivers, owners and breeders will no longer have representatives on the Executive. How will this new Executive be selected. Will every owner, trainer, breeder and driver have a vote. These are the people who have a real financial risk in this industry and are now being denied representation.

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The clubs are run by amateurs who have no real financial commitment to the industry and should therefore not have the ability to decide how it's run. Owners, trainers drivers and breeders do have a financial interest in the industry and in many cases this is considerable. I therefore believe that they should have the ability to vote for who they consider is best  capable of of management of their industry. We are the shareholders and in any company the shareholders select the board.  No taxation without representation

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There are natural flaws in this . The executive should be chosen by common vote by all members of the Harness Industry not just one section. This may be time consuming but it would appease most of the participants. If it is not done like this it will just become another "old boys" club whereby those with the money and the backing will get to dictate to everyone else. As for the clubs selecting the executive this is a joke. Yes the clubs should have an input but no bigger than anyone else. For this industry to survive it needs new blood and new direction and sadly you won't get this if you don't listen to the rank and file. For to long it has been all about those at the top  with their snouts in the trough taking but giving sweet beggar all back. Time to think of everyone not just a select few!!

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2 hours ago, frankie said:

Tim, the ATC should go it alone but only after the building mess is sorted and we get an intelligent board in place.

When you and Tim say  "go it alone " what does that mean. Are you leaving HRNZ for example and running your own show including your own RIU etc

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Handicapping programming as far as they want to go.n island s island so different horse numbers wise.the handicapping system has been hi jacked by those who don't understand Auckland.frankie.right as usual.having country clubs decide Auckland future like Thames valley dictating to the all blacks.hrnz is holding Auckland back in my opinion but we know what shane Warne said about opinions.

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