A new penalty Guide has just been released by the Racing Integrity Board, and there are aspects of it that are concerning the Trainers & Drivers Association. Consequently, we have written the following to HRNZ:

One of the biggest turnouts for a Branch Committee meeting for several years, recently met with RIB Chief Executive Mike Clement and HRNZ Racing Manager Catherine McDonald. Also attending on zoom were Jay Abernethy, Bret Gray and Peter Ferguson.

The RIB and the Association have been consulting over aspects of the stable audits that have recently begun. While they may sound daunting, they take the form of a robust stable inspection. If, like me, you just skimmed over the details and thought, yes we do all that, I’d suggest that you have another look at the regulations, as it is not quite that straightforward.

As we move into a busy period of horse activity, remember New Zealand has some nasty infectious diseases that we need to ensure we don’t spread through carelessness.

The meeting began with a review of the current state of the Trainers & Drivers Association, in particular, the Greater Canterbury Branch.

To All Licenceholders - As a "thank you" Addington will be having a Christmas Shout for all Lincenceholders during the meeting on Friday 23rd December.

The Trainers & Drivers will be hosting a meeting of license-holders with HRNZ officials on the afternoon of Thursday 15 December in the HRNZ Boardroom.

Following discussions and further consideration, the meeting at the Yaldhurst Hotel this Thursday has been called off.

The Trainers & Drivers Association is hosting a meeting of license-holders next Thursday 1 December in the Conference Room of the Yaldhurst Hotel at 1pm.
All LICENSE-HOLDERS are welcome.

Having spent considerable time dealing with texts, emails and phone calls dealing with a couple of issues (yes there is more going on than the disqualified person controversy) over the past few days, I feel I’m entitled to a bit of a rant.