Happy Sunrise

Will win by 27 lengths. Amazing.

We hope harness never gets to this situation. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300858784/decision-on-greyhound-racings-future-delayed

To be fair to him, maybe he didn't want a ticket on the gravy train to Cambridge. What are they all doing there?

Poor buggers are having no luck with the weather gods in recent years. Tomorrow is no different.

I am going to presume Geraldine TC has survived the HRNZ cull as there has been no mention or hint of it being their last meeting anywhere that I have seen. If they were history surely there would have been something said.

It is not that hard to follow, is it? Much easier than the tackle rules in rugby as no many mitigating factors in harness.

Brave decision.

You are not being biased by any chance are you and would you like to declare your conflict of interest? 😉

Still 9ff in the Sire Stakes 3-year-old race at Auckland. High Energy V Sunny's Sister could be a genuine duel for years to come.

Good call.

Maybe Netflix needs to do a sporting 'The Office' for HRNZ? Episode 1 at Kaikoura?

Will kill the game down there.

And some small ones at Addington. Not a lot of logic being applied recently. I still await the new calendar with eagerness.

And Gronkowski goes huge for 2nd. I wonder how the other trainers down South feel about it all. Risk-averse for sure and who can blame them? Makes a mockery of the game.

You are clearly a bit young to not know the Thunderbirds. They are the thunderbirds. They could fly fast. Thunderbirds were actually a puppet show but not sure of the relevance of that fact lol

Overs by the TAB lol. The TAB bookie must play cards as he must think having 3 7s in the horse's hand is worth something.

Here is the response from HRNZ: 'HRNZ has received a detailed report from those representing Northern harness racing. Firstly, we would like to acknowledge the passion and commitment to the industry of those undertaking this report. HRNZ accepts there are issues facing the sport at the moment and realise there is a need to assist North Island clubs much more closely. HRNZ has recently been conducting a review of clubs and structures and will use the report to assist in any future decisions we make. We will also be discussing the feasibility of the suggestions in the report and holding a meeting with David Branch and other representatives in the near future. Our aim is to get Northern harness racing back to sustainability at a minimum so more people can enjoy our great sport. If you are still reading and think HRNZ would actually write something like this you are mistaken. Not quite April Fools but close.

And credit to Cambridge for doing 'The Race' When you look at the situation presented in the report they are to be highly commended for going against the norm and having a crack.

Still fascinated by No Matter Wot being in the race. Her gait is so dodgy. Looking forward to seeing how she copes with intense pressure to her outside.

Methven and some others often got another race added to their racecard after having big nominations so why can't Cambridge on their biggest night of racing with lots of people attending? Somebody needs to explain why this is so, come in Gary Woodham to explain.

Gronkowski needs to be tucked up in bed 3 back on the inner, then wakes up and sprints with 150m to go through the gaps that have appeared to win by a nose. That was the old Gronkowski. Now I see TAB Form says 'rates highly' from draw 14 over 2400m. That is the new Gronkowski.

Will HRNZ have the courage to respond publicly to this report?

One must also ask, how effective is Robert Dunn (as a northern trainer) on the Board? Where is his voice and leadership in all of this? Why is the North doing this under his nose? Harness needs the right people sailing the ship at the moment.

A few questions, can anyone can answer... When HRNZ recently interviewed Canterbury clubs about their racing dates, did they also interview the Northern clubs? From the report, it is obvious the northern racing calendar does not work so has HRNZ been working on the full calendar again with ALL clubs? Harness is going over the same thing over and over again. How much did they spend on the consultants to do a review for them a few years ago?

They are the most important group (probably cis-gender too) whether that is trendy or not these days. People usually live a long time after 60 so the continued participation of this group is essential to the survival of the game. It is important to get everyone, no matter age, gender, race, into the game.