Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dear Track Users, On Wednesday July 23, members of the Auckland Trotting Club have been invited to attend an SGM to discuss a number of items, one of which is the sale of the Franklin training center. Ahead of the SGM we will be holding a meeting at Franklin Park at 3pm on July 23 […]
The word out of Alexandra Park is that Auckland Trotting Club chairman Jamie ‘ Watches’ Mackinnon is being paid a six-figure sum to act as a consultant to the club. A consultant on what? No-one seems to know. You’d certainly hope its not successful property developments or real estate deals. Mackinnon’s consulting role was never […]
$1.20 Tim Hale SC – Elected Director (pictured) Waterhouse man. Leading silk. Big wheel at the top end of town. Led the successful anti-sale campaign. Incumbent Vice-Chair. His time has come. We’re tipping him a cert. $4.10 David McGrath – Govt appointed Independent Director. So was rejected and just resigned Chairman Peter McGauran, and look […]
The agenda for the Special General Meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club to held on 23 July has been released to members,a and it will come as no surprise to readers of this site that it contains no offer to buy the Franklin Training Centre at Pukekohe for $100 million, or indeed any offer at […]
Dear MEMBER, NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING In accordance with Rule 17.7 of the Auckland Trotting Club Inc (ATC) Constitution, Notice is hereby given of a Special General Meeting (SGM) of Members of ATC to be held on Wednesday, 23 July 2025 at 6pm in the Tasman Room, Alexandra Park, Epsom. BUSINESS: Welcome. Apologies. Update on intended change to voting process for […]
Three months ago, in the wake of the collapsed $100m deal to sell the Franklin training centre at Pukekohe, Auckland Trotting Club (ATC) Chairman Jamie ‘Watches’ Mackinnon publicly announced that the club had the approval of its members to sell the track to another buyer. Sadly for Watches he lost track of time and forgot […]
Dear Members As I started drafting this letter on June 21, I was reminded that Saturday marked the winter solstice or as we more commonly know it, as the shortest day of daylight hours before the days start to get longer again. The Club is also at a turning point whereby plenty of hard work […]
Auckland Trotting Club Chairman ‘Watches’ Mackinnon was quoted on the HRNZ website yesterday as saying that he hoped the hopes the national body will be able to help at least partially fund a new training centre to replace the one he and his merry band of stooges at the ATC are selling before the banks […]
There are some major things about the advertisement calling for expressions of interest to buy the Auckland Trotting Club’s training centre and land at Pukekohe. 1) The call for expressions of interest was not put out until 7 April This makes no sense. The ATC members are paying interest of around 6% on the $80 […]
7 Apr 2025 A strategically located development site in the rapidly growing location of Pukekohe is available for purchase and offers developers the opportunity to acquire a major landholding that has scope for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The 35.2ha freehold site is spread across multiple titles and is situated at 240-242 Station Road and 27 […]
