That's an interesting comparison Lee,  Ardern plus a few others all spread  now proven misinformation yet this Dr gets fined and is no longer a Dr for a similar indiscretion , this seems a little unfair and surely its time to move on from that world wide madness . 

It's called jump before you are pushed. It's on the record now, in case she changes her mind and tries to reregister. 

Wouldn't had mattered if she had kept it, obviously knew what was coming, one less caring doctor we need, according to the authorities. 

Would be to many zeros on the fine

Think you really meant   ' arse kicking  Brawn '  they are Hoki

1. Trentham R7  4, 14 2. Trentham R8  1, 4 BB 3. Trentham R9  3, 9 4. Rosehill R2  5, 7 5. Rosehill R6  1, 3 BB 6. Rosehill R7  1, 2 7. Rosehill R8  1, 8 8. Rosehill R9  4, 6 9. Moonee Valley R7  1, 2 10. Moonee Valley R8  1, 2 11. Moonee Valley R9  4, 5 12. Moonee Valley R10  1, 3 Thanks SNM and Scooby, win lose or draw it should be a great days racing, good luck all.

The person I was replying to only mentioned Friday nights.  Other than Saturday days and Saturday evenings when there are some good Aussie gallops meetings on, and Saturday nights for the Aussie trots at their big carnivals only, I extremely rarely watch Trackside during the day or night outside of said Friday nights (barring Melbourne Cup, NZ Trotting Cup, NZ FFA day etc which traditionally run on week days, and over the Xmas/New Year period). If it switched off at 6pm 5 days per week, Sunday to Thursday, personally I wouldn't notice the difference, but others would. 

I knew he could not help himself...right on Que...🤡

Interested to know if anyone can explain how a 1.7% drop in moisture content correlates to a 2 point rating change from 8 to 6.  Also why the moisture reading at today's 6 is still 3% wetter than Tuesdays reading when the rating was also 6.

Thank you both...hope the track plays well so the naysayers, or mostly naysayer, we all know who will then hopefully keep quiet, wont be holding my breath though. Good luck with the meeting its a huge day.

Hi Boss, Zakhu’s reply is just about spot on. It’s a lovely day here, currently 22 degrees going to 24 the experts say, and it’s certainly possible.  Tomorrow is forecast for 22 so that’s pretty good.  The official figures for the actual rainfall were less than I was expecting hence the the better track rating than I was expecting!  In my opinion it should be a lovely kind track for all runners. My guess though is that they will get off the fence as the day wears on - as they always do once it’s had a bit of rain on it. P.S. Our horse is coming out of the St Ledger, not because of the track but because at set weights he can’t beat horses in the field that have won the NZ Cup, the Wellington Cup or the Auckland Cup!  Maybe the St Ledger after this running will get its Black Type back 😂      

Just proves what arse licking morons they are…..🙈

Thanks for the update lets hope you are right.🤞

'Not under my watch' - Minister blocks TAB's $150m casino deal' Guyon Espiner, Investigative reporter, In Depth @GuyonEspiner [email protected] Photo: RNZ The TAB offered a $150 million deal to the government in a bid to secure a lucrative online casino licence, according to documents obtained by RNZ. The government is auctioning off 15 online casino licences as it regulates online gambling for the first time and local operators fear they'll end up in the hands of foreign owned multinationals and eat into their market share. The TAB, which is a statutory entity, is barred from offering online casino gambling under current laws. It wrote to ministers requesting a law change, saying its viability was under threat if it continued to be locked out of the online casino market. Documents released to RNZ under the Official Information Act show the TAB told Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden that it could offer up a $150 million payment to the government. But the deal was knocked back. "Not under my watch," van Velden said when RNZ asked whether she would allow the TAB to seek a licence. "I don't believe that the government should be involved in casino gambling," she said. "I look at the government trying to address the core services that people need in their lives and providing an online service for casino games is not what I think the government should be involved in." The TAB made the offer for an "iGaming" licence in writing to van Velden in December 2023. "It is possible to get a substantial capital payment to the government from selling the rights to iGaming in an exclusive market. We estimate that there is a $150 million capital payment available for an exclusive market where there are one or two providers," the TAB said. The deal would "meet the government's fiscal ambitions," the TAB told van Velden. "The operator could pay approximately NZ$150m upfront for the right to operate the business under a 10-year licence." The TAB declined to be interviewed about the deal but it's understood its proposal could have seen the money paid directly by the TAB or as part of a deal with an international operator. In a statement to RNZ, Racing Minister Winston Peters said he had "received correspondence" regarding the TAB's proposal, but he would not change the law to allow the TAB to run an online casino. "Casino products are fundamentally different to wagering products and the Minister has advised TAB NZ of his expectation that it retains its focus on sports and racing." Racing Minister Winston Peters said he would not change the law to allow the TAB to run an online casino Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER But the TAB is not giving up and said in a statement to RNZ that it "would like to be considered for a licence and has asked for legislation to be reviewed". Millions in cash for TAB when online monopoly law passes Peters has legislation before Parliament - amendments to the Racing Industry Act - which will extend the TAB's monopoly for sports and race betting to the online environment. The TAB refers to the online monopoly as the "legislative net" and documents released to RNZ under the Official Information Act, show how valuable this is for the TAB and its multi-national business partner Entain. In 2023 the TAB entered into a 25-year partnership with UK betting company Entain, which guaranteed $900 million for the racing industry over five years and a 50-50 revenue sharing deal. In one email to van Velden, the TAB said it wanted the online monopoly in place by April 2024 because it was losing $200 million a year to overseas operators. The TAB said it would get direct payments from Entain when the law, embedding its monopoly for online sports and racing betting, was passed. "A delay in the legislative net is costing TAB NZ approximately $1.5m per month in payments from Entain - funds that will never be recouped," it said. "There is also (the) significant downstream effect of Kiwis aged 18 to 35 being acquired by offshore operators at a greater rate than the TAB." The TAB told van Velden that the law change would see big cash payments from Entain. "We are seeking enactment of the legislative net from April 2024. TAB NZ will immediately receive an additional $100 million from Entain and an increase in minimum guaranteed payments of at least $15million per year from this law change, delivering a material funding uplift to both our racing and sporting partners." Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden said she did not believe that the government should be involved in casino gambling. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Internal Affairs briefing to Peters, written in March 2024 and released to RNZ under the OIA, says it could be a bad look granting an online monopoly to the TAB, given its relationship with Entain. "When the land-based monopoly for TAB NZ was established, it was an entirely not-for-profit entity that distributed its profit to the racing and sports codes," the briefing said. "Since the Entain partnership was entered into in 2023, there is now a 50-50 split with a 'for profit' offshore online operator. Providing a monopoly to TAB NZ could be perceived as providing a global 'for profit' gambling provider a monopoly in New Zealand while sending profits offshore." The briefing said this was made worse by the fact that Entain was facing compliance breaches in Australia "This risk is compounded by the perception issues Entain is facing due to its noncompliance with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements in Australia." Despite those concerns Peters introduced legislation extending the TAB's sports and racing betting monopoly to the online environment last year and it is expected to pass into law by May. TAB gets to keep its pokies The TAB will also get to keep its pokie machines, despite a move by the previous Labour government to remove its Class 4 licence to operate pokies. The previous Labour government said that in return for allowing the TAB to have an online monopoly for sport and racing betting it would have to give up its Class 4 licence which allows it to operate its 415 pokie machines. In a December 2023 email to van Velden the TAB pushed back on the move, saying it would cost the TAB $18.5 million. "The previous government announced an intention to wind-down TAB NZ's Class 4 gaming operation which was not agreed by TAB NZ's board or management. TAB NZ does not support such a change and we seek to retain our Class 4 gaming licence." It said it was a "gold-standard Class 4 gaming operator" and was being "unnecessarily restricted" from rolling out its pokies to venues other than standalone TABs. The TAB has won that argument, with Peters telling RNZ that the TAB can hold on to its pokies. "TAB NZ has proven that it can effectively use Class 4 proceeds to fulfil its commitments to sports organisations and the racing industry and the Minister does not see any need to interrupt this revenue stream."

What about the trainer numbers to train these horses , how many registered trainers are there in the new season , I haven't seen any published numbers perhaps I missed it , anyone know ??