Garry’s Corner: News

15 June 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

To the ten of you, my regular readers of my view of the racing world, I’ve got to confess it is difficult to maintain the relevance – the reason you would take your time to …

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7 June 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Well, I attended the recent Entain presentation on their way forward. In essence, it is simply that they will do it better. Their technology, we are told, is the best, sad about the platform that …

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29 May 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

It would seem to be current that the Corner should dissect the announced deal on our behalf of the TAB with Entain. I will brush over the deal but can’t offer a lot more than …

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15 May 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

I read with great interest how we here in little NZ have 90 uber wealthy people who want to pay more tax. Don’t they realise if they buy an expensive yearling off me they will …

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5 May 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

It has been a difficult year, climatically I mean. Now I am not going to turn the Corner into a climate debate, I have been around long enough to present counter-examples of climate events over …

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27 April 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

As the ten of you know, I am not a journalist. No, just a commentator expressing my point of view. However, I feel duty-bound to express my sadness at the passing of Barry Humphries. On …

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21 April 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

I learnt a long time ago that in our game facts are more important than opinions. Over theyears the number of believers based on primarily opinions I have dealt with generallyoutweighs those whose decisions are …

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12 April 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Mary and I have returned from our nine days in NSW, this is our first visit five years afterCovid disrupted all of everyone’s life and travel plans. I am not going to dwell on howvarious …

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31 March 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Well, it’s happened, we have succumbed to the belief that a partner will be the saviour ofNZ Racing. Now I won’t immediately address the ramifications of the deal that will come, Iwill just remind my …

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10 February 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

“It’s a funny, funny world we live in Master Jack.” I had forwarded to me the briefingdocument prescribing the new minister’s responsibilities and authority under the currentracing act. As with all these responsibilities, it depends …

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7 February 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Well, what a week. After missing our friends and acquaintances for three years we encounter weather conditions that tested everybody’s good will. I take my hat off to all, the horse handlers were amazing, the …

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28 January 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

We are this week heading towards our annual life blood, the NZB Yearling Sales. As breederswe at Waikato Stud offer for sale annually 80+ yearlings. Our domestic sale is of greatimportance, here we display the …

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