Trainers not to be sponsored by bookies

Hopefully, it eradicates the negative perceptions by punters that certain trainers/ jockeys work closely with bookies.
I am glad the NHA realised the punter is King.

The great P does not understand that already fixed odds Soccer bets have pushed Horse Racing into a corner in Bookmakers halls - If the bookies decide that racing is just not worth it anymore then TV's turned onto soccer and nothing for Racing - Clever boys!!

Tero Wrote:

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> Hopefully, it eradicating the negative perceptions
> by punters that certain trainers/ jockeys work
> closely with bookies.
> I am glad the NHA realised the punter is King.


Tero when last has the great NHA suspended a horse because of in and out running to protect it's King?

The theme of this thread is the anger at an attack on Hollywood..........as a fan of Hollywood ,and of Owen Heffer's contribution to racing,I sympathise with that emotion!!
However,leaving out the parties ,it has to be in the interests of(and the image of) ,racing that any conflict of interests, that could be perceved to be further served by a trading of favours,be avoided.
Lets be honest,if you took some newbie racing and he had a bet with a bookmaker and then finds that the "horse" he has just lost his money on,is sponsored by the people he just lost his money to,he may find it disconcerting.
We have to keep in mind the perceptions of the public at large if we wish to expand the base.
Hollywood will continue to prosper due to their excellent customer service and will very soon find even more appropriate advertising,I have little doubt.

The NHA is not perfect but you got to give credit when it's due.

But it does not say anything about jockey sponsorship or have i overlooked it?

Rob ..conflicts of Interest..lets not start there mate..methinks there are far more important conflicts of interest to discuss before this one

Basically they just don't want competion and who suffers? The poor punter that must take R1 a place on the tote when he can get R1-30 at the Bookmakers -

NHA should not allow bookies to sponsor jockeys!

Oscar,you are right ..............if what I am told is right ,there are a number of NHA rule changes to be announced.............I certainly hope that it's the case and that this is not their party trick!
Which particular conflict/s do you have in mind

now i will definitly wont be spending a cent with the tote ,i must take pathrtic prices because the fat ego owners want us to finance their fcuking sport...get fcuked lads

coupled with their dirty shocking facilities and zero customer service...what a fcuking joke