I stumbled across the NZTR Annual Report today which made me wonder when the AGM is/was happening.  I can’t recall seeing anything advising the date, but as an organisation they’ve seemed a little loose around governance lately It would be good to see the minutes from recent years to see what input clubs have had compared with the days where the AGM was run with military precision.  Recently it seems the chair (previous, not current) would rather avoid interaction with any clubs other than the north, and had a preference for online AGMs which were over in minutes.

There is no doubt Mark is a good trainer , but I am like you I found Jamie to be better . The horses seemed more consistent with their form , rather than being in or out all the time 

1. Ellerslie R1 2. Ellerslie R2 3. Ellerslie R5 4. Ellerslie R6 5. Ellerslie R7 6. Whanganui R4 7. Whanganui R6 8. Rosehill R4 9. Rosehill R6 10. Rosehill R8 11. Caulfield R7 12. Caulfield R8

My own opinion is the results have never been the same since Jamie left...as I say just my own opinion.

Walkers horses very disappointing today . Puketiro never in the race and not pushed either. Might want 1400m now.

It could be a day of firsts for the connections of Bravo Centurion (AUS) when Western Australia's hottest horse aims to repel the eastern invasion and extend his picket fence in the Nov. 30 Winterbottom Stakes (G1). View the full article

Lest anyone think the seventh race at Churchill Downs Nov. 27 was just a routine maiden race, one only needed to glance in the paddock for those in attendance. Track executives were back to welcome trainer Bob Baffert after a three-year suspension.View the full article

Otaki today..some interesting runners…. R1 The Scunner $3.20 - won well at Riccarton, Spratt sticks. Bow Hill the quinella. R2 Linara $6.50 - previously with Neasham in Oz. looks up to these. Ballon D’Or $3.50 the danger. R3 Fury of Flight - first starter for Walker. No trials but smashed into $1.30 R5 Puketiro $5.50 Bet of the day for mine. Ran well in Oz, unbeaten fresh up.

A second horse in Barn 4 at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course tested positive for strangles, a contagious upper respiratory bacterial infection. A 14-day quarantine is now in place at this barn.View the full article

Laurel Park is scheduled to resume racing on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, after canceling racing over track surface concerns when it was last scheduled to race Nov. 22-23.View the full article

Trainer Bob Baffert called Nov. 27 a "glorious day" as his first starter at Churchill Downs following a three-year suspension from the track, Barnes, was victorious.View the full article

Three is the magic number for trainer Phil D'Amato at Del Mar Nov. 29 as he sends a trio of runners to the post in an attempt to win his third $200,000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (G2T).View the full article

A perfect 3-for-3 at Del Mar, Formidable Man will go up against a field that includes New York invaders Donegal Momentum and Carson's Run.View the full article

Turfway Park's Holiday Meet, running through Dec. 29, boasts record-setting purses fueled by support from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund. Owners, trainers, and jockeys will compete for more than $7 million in purses across the meet.View the full article

The 12 days is definitely passed, I think that in this case, no news is bad news, they have not publicly published last years annual report, but with the annual meeting being next week they will not be able to hide any longer.

Roger dresses for success impeccably.  Who cares how these people say something I'm more interested in what they say.  I haven't met anyone yet who has perfect diction.  I only got to wave to Queen Elizabeth not speak to her.

He slaughtered it again yesterday when 2nd fav. Naturally Keke would not have been on but plenty others did their $$ with another poor tactical drive by him. Gave the horse literally no chance and thats why it finished where it did.

Match fixing charges dropped after too many court delays www.thepost.co.nz The Crown has been denied a chance to prosecute two men accused of match fixing after a court found lengthy delays breached the defendants’ right to be tried without undue delay.   Brent Wall and another man were among several people arrested in 2018 as part of Operation Inca, a 17-month police sting looking at corruption in the harness racing industry.   Both men were each charged with obtaining or causing loss by deception after allegedly fixing a race at a Manawatū Harness Racing Club meet on May 22, 2018.   The Crown said they ensured the horse Sportscaster, partly owned by Wall, won that race and each claimed $4560. The initial charges against those netted in the police operation included drug offences and match fixing, and additional betting charges were laid in 2020. Over time most of those charges were dismissed, apart from those laid against Wall, an unnamed man who had name suppression, and a third person. The betting charges were later withdrawn by the Crown who said it was no longer in the public interest to pursue them. That left just the match fixing charges against Wall and the second man, but these were eventually dropped in November 2023 by Judge Michael Crosbie citing the five-year delay. A Court of Appeal decision released in November said the Crown had argued against this ruling and felt, despite the delays, the men still had a chance at a fair trial. The prosecution had intercepted conversations between the pair and had testimony from a steward, footage of the race and expert evidence, but a previous judge ruled even with this evidence the likelihood of conviction was low. The decision said Crosbie carefully considered the case before making his ruling and found the delays had been unacceptable. They started with the additional charges being laid two years after the first, and included “a series of unfortunate institutional errors and resource failures, interspersed with systemic delay”, he said. The judge also found the Crown’s “delayed decisions” to file, continue, then withdraw the betting charges helped make the process “exceptionally long”. There were also ongoing challenges to warrants used by police for surveillance devices and the judge noted this would further delay any trial dates that were still to be determined. Both men had the right to be tried without undue delay under the Bill of Rights Act, and the judge ruled the time it had taken in court “caused undue interference” with this. The Crown, however, said the judge made an error and argued that continuing with the prosecution would not be an abuse of process. They submitted that the offending was serious, their case was strong and there would be no prejudice to the defendants. The Crown argued the judge failed to take into account that the men had colluded to determine the race’s outcome, and said “given the significance of corruption” in the industry, the modest amount they were accused of claiming did not reflect the seriousness of the offending. The prosecution asserted that match fixing was more serious than the betting charges because it was a deliberate act to change the race’s result. The Court of Appeal judges disagreed, however, and dismissed the Crown’s application. “The delay has been very long, is not of the respondents’ making and would be extended by an appeal, the prospects of success for which are limited. “To allow a prosecution to proceed after so long, on a single charge against each respondent for which the penalty is likely to be modest, is not, in our view, a reasonable response or adequate recognition of their right to be tried without undue delay.” The Crown has been denied a chance to prosecute two men accused of match fixing after a court found lengthy delays breached the defendants’ right to be tried without undue delay. Brent Wall and another man were among several people arrested in 2018 as part of Operation Inca, a 17-month police sting looking at corruption in the harness racing industry. Both men were each charged with obtaining or causing loss by deception after allegedly fixing a race at a Manawatū Harness Racing Club meet on May 22, 2018.

Roger James is a worse "looker".  At least there is no more Peter Earley "there". 

Delany? He's back driving after recent surgery on his hand. In fact has a drive on Friday night.