cobalt

[trish]

VVV- I don't think for a minute that anyone has done anything wrong but at the same time I can't help thinking that if it were certain other stables involved here Trish....ones you're no great fan of...that you'd instead be all over them like a Seagull on a hot chip. Call me a cynic.

Hi Jaimie . No one has been found guilty as yet . We learnt our lesson and as far as that "other stable" is concerned , things are quite amicable . We met at Newcastle the other week and he asked us how we were doing . No problems or hard feelings there at all . You need to let go Triple . My post was about Collin and Cheryl . No one else .

[trish]

"I believe the average punter couldn't give a rats if a trainer is drugging their horse"

Hi Mitch
That's fine and probably right as far as the gallopers & dogs are concerned but harness racing is unique in as much that the majority of punters have a direct link to the industry. If participants leave then they take many punters with them. We've seen participation drop constantly over the last decade & paralleling this has been a decline in punting to the point where we now sit at the bottom of the code pool. We speak to many , many people who are feed up & have already planed to leave because of the cheats. We have a dozen horses & now have glimmer of hope that they may be able to compete at an even level.
We applaud Reid Sanders & his team, he may save the industry yet.

[BenScadden]

Harness racing is unique in as much that the majority of punters have a direct link to the industry

I've never seen a shred of evidence to suggest that's the case, Trish.

[Greg Hando]

Two more licenses suspended for Cobalt - Neil Day and Noel Tyndall

[aussiebreno]

Two more licenses suspended for Cobalt - Neil Dayl

If anybody is familiar with Brian Taylors commentary this is all I could think of when reading this "Boy oh boy, wow wee".

[trish]

I've never seen a shred of evidence to suggest that's the case, Trish.

No problem Ben, next time your at the TAB talk to anyone you might find betting on harness racing & may find like we have they know someone.
Cheers

[trish]

Two more licenses suspended for Cobalt - Neil Day and Noel Tyndall

oh that's sad if its true......

[BenScadden]

No problem Ben, next time your at the TAB talk to anyone you might find betting on harness racing & may find like we have they know someone.
Cheers

Having worked directly with senior management at corporate betting agencies and TABs for more than 20 years, I've never seen any research that suggests people who bet on harness racing are any different than those who wager on greyhound or thoroughbred racing. Chatting to 20 people at your local TAB probably doesn't offer a true cross-section of the tens of thousands of people who have a punt each day. Cheers

[trish]

Having worked directly with senior management at corporate betting agencies and TABs for more than 20 years, I've never seen any research that suggests people who bet on harness racing are any different than those who wager on greyhound or thoroughbred racing. Chatting to 20 people at your local TAB probably doesn't offer a true cross-section of the tens of thousands of people who have a punt each day. Cheers

Fair enough Ben, that's what we've found over the years. Its probably something that the Authority should have researched years ago . Surely they should know the people that they are trying to sell something to . All the best

[BenScadden]

Fair enough Ben, that's what we've found over the years. Its probably something that the Authority should have researched years ago . Surely they should know the people that they are trying to sell something to . All the best

No worries. The betting agencies (including TABs) spend vast sums doing market research to get a better sense of who's using their product. They're turning over billions of dollars every year - and knowing their customer base is a significant focus of their business.