Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm. (Chinese Proverb) CBRE are not just top shelf property valuation experts, they are the global leaders in the trade. They have valued the Auckland Trotting Club’s training complex and land at Franklin Park, Pukekohe as being worth around $31 million. The ATC claim that […]
Call me stupid if you like, for many do, but there is something I just don’t understand. How can the Auckland Trotting Club sell a piece of prime inner-city fringe land that it owns for $50 million, and only come out the other side of the sale with only $11.8 million? It’s got me baffled. […]
There are hundreds of lawyers in New Zealand, and many dozens of firms based in Auckland. Any supposed not-for-profit club with half a grain of integrity that wanted to spend more than a million dollars on legal fees would tender a contract for them so as to ensure that its members got the best quality […]
So the Auckland Trotting Club has leased one of the functions rooms at Alexandra Park to the Potters Church. The outfit that believes that God heals people, not doctors. The loons who hold that to truly know God you need to speak in tongues. Just like this. I saw a bloke make that sign […]
The picture you see is an extract from page 15 of the beautifully (and expensively) bound 2021/22 Auckland Trotting Club Annual Report. Do you see anything wrong? I didn’t know that the trop drivers in the North Island drove double cart. When did that start? I didn’t realise that Zac Butcher, who only has a […]
What do you do with a greyhound CEO who thinks a bit of live baiting makes it a big month? You headhunt him to become your trot club CEO of course. So that is exactly what the Auckland Trotting Club did. Mauro has moved on now. I would too. Most people like to be sure […]
This Saturday night at Alexandra Park sees the running of the $50 000 Group 2 Franklin Cup. $50 000 is damn good money for a Kiwi trot race, and every owner wants to win a Group race. The problem is that in Auckland there are no horses left to race in them. The race has […]
STATEMENT FROM HRNZ – Funding Update Following the TAB’s recent decision to reduce funding to all three racing codes, the Harness Racing New Zealand Board has today decided its response to the proposed shortfall. Due to trading difficulties, the TAB will reduce funding for the remainder of the current season by a total of $15m, with […]
The Board of the Auckland Trotting Club have today announced that they have suspended the club membership of renowned NZ harness racing writer, lover of the sport, and earnest Hall of Fame supporter Barry Lichter. They did not name Barry as the member who has been suspended – that would take integrity and balls – […]
