There is a good video on hrnz.co.nz with regards a decline in breeding in New Zealand.

If you watch it I think it shows that both Aust and NZ have very similiar issues with regards harness racing breeding.

It amazes me that the Alabar representative does not believe that high service fees are not affecting people decision to breed.

Jaimie, I was interested that John Curtin suggests that the service fees for Art Major, Bettors Delight and Mach Three are mainly going of shore.

As I said in my other posts I think eligibility for the State Bred scheme should be free. This rewards both existing breeders and new breeders alike and eliminates any possible rorting of the $500 breeding bonus.

As for the races series I can't see this changing peoples minds on choosing to bred or not, I think that HRNSW would be better to remove fees for Foal registration and DNA testing etc. These hidden costs are the ones that continue to add costs to the breeding process.