On the PP site this morning there is a reprint of a Garrick Knight article in the Harness Xpress dated 8th May. " According to ATC President, Jamie MacKinnon, club officials expect to sit down with Colliers reps within the next week and assess what interest or offers are on the table. MacKinnon also says rumours of a high mark offer of $67 million are, to his knowledge incorrect" " We haven't got to the point where we sit down with Colliers and hear what the best options are, so I don't know where that rumour has come from" "We are close to locking in a deal, but not that close" " The best and most suitable offer will be accepted with no further delays, even if that means the club remains in debt to it's lenders" " If we are left with debt following a sale, well it's not the end of the line, the club still has other assets to fall back on" I think that it is ridiculous to suggest that he has not been in contact with Colliers through out negotiations since the close of the deadline sale on the 17th April, he must know the numbers being talked about. The statement that the deal will be accepted with no further delay, does rather suggest that the bank has said Sell  Sell  Sell!!  

During a pair of May 8 panels at the Association of Racing Commissioners International's annual meeting, industry members discussed the impact created by social media influencer Griffin Johnson's involvement in the sport.View the full article

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Yeh and two plus two = Five

1. Rotorua R6 10 2. Rotorua R8 1,14 bb 3. Gold Coast R3 4 4. Gold Coast R4 4 5. Gold Coast R5 3 6. Gold Coast R6 3,9 7. Gold Coast R7 4,8 bb 8. Gold Coast R8 5 9. Morphettville R5 1 10. Morphettville R6 2 11. Morphettville R7 5 12. Morphettville R8 7 Thanks for the comp!

"Trade between UK and USA is 3% of USA's total trade"  ,  3% really and that gains $8 BILLION for the USA then Trump will be the greatest President ever , 97% to go that probably translates into TRILLIONS for the USA .The Share market continues to gain .

Big deal! Trade between UK and USA is 3% of USA's total trade so it like farting against thunder. Trump will be recognised as the most dishonest, criminal President in USA history. In addition to Tariffs, Trump another major concern which will have an impact on USA such as an increase in the cost of debt as other countries exit Treasury Bonds

It's amazing how right wingers are racists and gay haters. 

Trumps on a winner , the first trade deal has been signed with the UK , a great result which has been described as fair trade that's what Trump wants fair trade this deal will balance the trade imbalance and see the USA gain 8 BILLION from this first deal and making things even better the first meeting with China will happen on Sunday . Suck it up lefties this could see Trump recognised as the greatest President in USA history .

How dull is his life that he joins a forum just to post a negative comment . At least have the good grace to say hello .

haha buyers remorse LOL.....I helped him out a bit and removed his empty posts...dunno where the one you quoted went to.....he must have removed it....😂...but dont let that stop Doug from having a conspiracy theory on that too.....🤣

Looks like Mr GBeal is a man of few words😃

There you go , now there's another forum that has your name written all over it , don't let the door hit you on the way out .

Feeling sorry for yourself ?

The Everest winner Bella Nipotina fetches eye-popping sale record Bella Nipotina in the sales ring on Thursday night   By Adam Dobbin 10:51pm • 08 May 2025  0 Comments Mighty mare Bella Nipotina fetched a cool $4.2 million to set a new Inglis Chairman's Sale record at Riverside Stables on Thursday night. Following some frenetic bidding for the reigning The Everest winner, it was co-owner Michael Christian's Longwood Thoroughbreds that ultimately secured the four-time group 1 winner of $22.8 million in prize money. The purchase sees Christian, who bred the seven-year-old daughter of Pride Of Dubai, essentially buy out the remaining owners and ensure the once-in-a-lifetime galloper remains part of the Longwood Thoroughbreds Family. "It's great to be able to bring her home to where it all started," Christian said. "We knew it was always going to be tough to secure her, there was some serious bidding going on, and I'm just proud that we were able to secure her and bring her home." The $4.2 million splurged for Bella Nipotina surpasses the previous $3.6 million record paid for Nimalee at the 2023 Inglis Chairman's Sale. Bella Nipotina retired following a glorious 57-start career winning 11 races, four at group 1 level, with her crowning glory when becoming the first filly or mare to win The Everest in 2024. Her stake earnings of $22.8 million sits only behind the great Winx ($26.5m) in the all-time record books. And while Bella Nipotina was the headline horse at Thursday night's sale, she wasn't the only mare to command big dollars. Coolmore paid $2.8 million to secure Tiz Invincible, Ciaron Maher Bloodstock parted with $2.4 million to snare Too Darn Lizzie while Coolmore were at it again when paying $2.8 million for four-year-old Estriella. Arrowfield paid $2 million to land top flight mare I Am Me while the final lot of the night, star group 1 winning mare Amelia's Jewel, fetched an eye-watering $3.8 million from new owners Coolmore. 14 mares went for more than $1 million across the star-studded catalogue.  

Lets see shall we. How long can they keep losing money? And if so who bails them out given their balance sheet

Made $540K from memory

Race subsidies are one thing. $87 Million is something else.  The ATC will survive but Alexandra Park won’t. 

I saw McKinnon interviewed about 6 - 12 months ago and wasn’t impressed. He basically complained they weren’t getting a fair share from HRNZ. He complained about the NZ Derby being worth $400k.  He couldn’t even get his figures correct. 

They have done so in the past with all the race subsidies they have received, or do they not count? Just asking for a friend