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By We're Doomed · Posted
I grew up in an era when stakes were largely funded by turnovers. With a bit thrown in from sponsorship and gate-takings. Now we live in an era when turnovers have plummeted and stakes have boomed. And there is virtually no outside sponsorship (with the TAB sponsoring most big races) and most meetings have free entry, because hardly anyone goes anyhow. I know some people think this is great and we can carry on like this forever, but people of a certain age with some industry experience have got no idea how it works under this new model and how long we can carry on like this. We may well all be totally wrong, and we may be on the verge of a boom time and the industry possibly has never been better. I just hope most of us are wrong and the industry is in great hands. -
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By racingoutsider · Posted
It can but it seems a long way for them to get a similar monopoly for online gaming in NZ. They already have a big share of the NZ market for that and it's not proposed to make online gambling offered by overseas operators illegal. I can hardly see the NZ operators likes of Sky City or Christchurch Casino standing still to allow that. Don't think it would be feasible. Entain should do fine with the racing and sports betting deal as it is. -
Maybe Bernese is going to jump Anhedonia this winter? Teak was 15 when he won the 1974 HB Steeplechase. Biform 14 when he won the 1940 Pakuranga Hunt Cup. Kanamint was12 when he won the same race in 1985. Lord Zirito was 12 when he won the 1995 GN Hurdles. Dozie Boy was 12 when he won the 1944 GN Steeplechase. Ascona was 12 when he won the same race in 1979. -
By Pam Robson · Posted
That's quite true but I can't help feeling that the end aim is the online gaming. Legislation can be changed, can it not? -
Thats been my point all along. Its where the money is and dealing with one jurisdiction is far more profitable than multiple Ozzie states for starters
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By racingoutsider · Posted
Matamata Trials | Tuesday 14 January Nomination Morning Weather: Fine Track: Good 4 Moisture Meter: N/A Rail: Out 15m Rain: No Rain Last 7 Days Irrigation: 65mm Last 7 Days |15mm To Be Applied Today Weather and Track updated at 8.01am Monday 13 January -
By racingoutsider · Posted
At the moment, their licence doesn't extend to online gaming does it, and that would not be part of the current deal that funds racing? -
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By Pure Steel · Posted
Funny story so far is Barry and Scott currently 130th out of 140 odd, on the current NZ Trainers Premiership. for with Trainers with a placegetter so far this season 😅 They should be on the winners list shortly , but is quite funny seeing the champions so far down the ladder for the minute. -
A lot of the top stables have been very inconsistent lately . The only horses I could back with confidence are Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan's . The Dunns and the Telfer runners seem hot and cold these days . -
El Conqueror . Am surprised Blair wasn't questioned about his drive on this horse it was a shocker . Don't know if you watched it , but he sat on the back of a horse going backwards instead of going around it . He cost the stablemate Tu Tangata as well . Both horses made up a stack of ground in the home straight
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The one that can always upset them is Clyde in Race 8 . Back to a mobile and if he leads could hold them out , this is the type of race that suits him
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This week Bjorn Baker. Great interview. -
By Alf Riston · Posted
I'm sure their long term focus will be primarily Online gaming and Sports betting with Racing dying away in the shadows eventually. The $100m stakes boost is probably a cheap entrance ticket in the end wash up.. Lets face it, the total cost to extract a dollar from Online gaming and Sports events 'run by others' must be significantly less and far more appealing. -
For Matamata Trials tomorrow. Rain Out 15m | No Rain Last 7 Days | 65mm Irrigation Last 7 Days | 15mm This is a copy and paste from the NZTR site for Matamata tomorrow. Can someone please decipher it for me? -
Blenheim (grass track) popular this week . Good luck for those at Ashburton tomorrow. Revolution is my pick race 3 but quite an open field I think. -
By blackcaviar56 · Posted
It's a great Trial day would love to be there. I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't on a retainer with TA and if he is good on him and good on them if so, very smart move. Trial 12 is the big watch. $2.1m Wootton Bassett / Avantage . Avantaggia Bring it on tomorrow. -
Not completely unknown in the UK or Ireland to have 10-y-o maidens starting on the flat though most will have run under National Hunt rules. The older flat horses tend to be sprinters these days, I remember a horse called CHAPLIN’S CLUB winning at 13 on his final race in 1992 but the oldest runners were jumpers. SONNY SOMERS won two steeplechases as an 18-y-o but the oldest confirmed runner was one CREGGMORE BOY who ran his final race in a handicap hurdle at Cartmel in August 1962 at the ripe old age of 22.
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