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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 […]
Once upon a time that world was a series of villages, and racing was too. People would go to the track or TAB in their town and bet predominantly on local events, because that was all they knew. Then along came the internet and everything changed. Suddenly at the push of a button you could […]
Dear Gary We are getting mixed messages about a rumoured career move that you may or may not be making across the ditch. Some say you are off to fill Johnny Dumesny’s rather small shoes in NSW. Others say you are off to QLD to fill those of a CEO at Albion Park who is […]
Questions asked of Harness Racing New Zealand, and the process followed in appointing an independent director has brought to light issues concerning the constitution and integrity of the process ultimately followed. The evidence suggests that the process followed by the board and management of HRNZ in selecting its appointment to the independent director position was […]
There has been very strong mail floating around in Kiwi racing circles that current HRNZ CEO Garry Woodham is abandoning the sinking ship and moving over the ditch to take up a very senior role in racing in Australia. Many have this new job for Woodham as being the CEO role at Harness Racing Victoria, […]
A poorly performing TAB NZ last week announced to the three codes that distributions would be reduced for the current season, a move that places the present low levels of New Zealand prizemoney in jeopardy and further undermines the future of racing in New Zealand. If you thought that the New Zealand racing fraternity’s morale […]
To be fair to Tod, his tenure commenced only in March of this year and his current problems come inherited from previous administrative regimes with the most damage done before his arrival. The turnover in August and September rose through aggressive promotions but profit fell in the same months compared to 2021, and the only […]
Online betting surged during lockdown Kiwibank represents only four percent of the banking market, so the total figure might amortise out to around $72 million annually for the entire country. The bulk of this figure is expected to be online casino-type gambling which surged to these levels with the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown. Few people […]
The problem with the PWC and Grant Thornton recommendations is they make them not giving a toss about the future of the racing industry. The three big issues coming up for Tod soon concern his support for geo-blocking New Zealand punters, rebranding TAB NZ, and partnering the business with an overseas corporate. Tod told me […]
The Auckland Trotting Club has been caught out making a number of incorrect and misleading claims on its website over the escalating dispute with the New Zealand Trotting Hall Of Fame. Two days after serving the Hall Of Fame with an eviction notice, its statement headed “What’s really going on” attempts to paint a picture […]
