There has been a great deal of debate in a couple of different threads on this forum about the future of harness racing which leads me to believe that John Curtin's editorial about 'The Need For Change' may have gone unnoticed by many

As with all articles on the New Zealand homepage, the News Bot has made it into a thread in the 'Harnesslink News NZ' sub forum. There is no way of knowing if it has been read by many or very few on the NZ homepage but I do know that as a thread on the 'Harnesslink News NZ' sub forum it has only had 16 views and no posts. It seems to me that many of the articles made into threads on this sub forum do not receive the attention they deserve as it has been a long time since anybody has replied/discussed one of them

So, if you don't mind TeeCee, I have linked the editorial again and created this Aussie board thread for it

http://www.harnesslink.com/New-Zeala...in-New-Zealand

The linked editorial is only 2 screens long so click above and let us know what you think

To stir your interest I include this excerpt:

"I have given up defending the structure of harness racing in New Zealand and have become a strong advocate for major change in how our industry is governed. How can it be in 2014 that we have a system of governance for our industry that is manifestly inappropriate for a business in the 21st century.

Currently we have a system that is controlled by the trotting clubs of New Zealand. Any major changes to the administration or structure of ANYTHING within the trotting industry requires the approval of a majority of those clubs. They meet once a year which means change within the industry happens at a glacial pace. The Executive of Harness Racing New Zealand can tinker at the edges but for anything major they need to take the proposal to the annual meeting of trotting clubs for their approval."

John Curtin