The NZ reaction
If Harness Racing Australia expects any business to take a 15% hit on their margins and not pass it on to the customers, they are beyond dreaming.
The cost will be worn by breeders, plain and simple.
It was put to me that breeders will as a consequence be incentivised to support the colonial stallions. That is wishful thinking, and it is far more likely that many commercial breeders will simply breed less of their mares.
http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia...A-Andrew-Kelly