Having been in Wellington for a few days I attended a informal function that included The Minister of Racing. He seemed very approachable and so we started up a conversation on Harness Racing. Within 30 seconds alarm bells started ringing. The trainers he mentioned were all galloping trainers!!! He stated the jockeys in harness racing were being watched as part of his new Integrity Unit. He went on to a automated speel about harness racing looking after it's own industry where it should know that it is part of a tri-code industry and that our destiny lies in our own hands...blah blah blah...
Now I am fairly easy guy to get on with and my tolerance levels are somewhat high, but mid sentence I walked away from this dim wit.
Harness Racing New Zealand, we ARE IN TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!