Calling HRA ...

Denis Smith

Because this is not feasible, or helpful to hobbyists. Harness must stop trying to buy back a good name by grabbing every sensational scheme that pops up. Harness will only go forward when it re-builds its core product.

Alexis Beadman

The heart and soul of our industry is made up of small breeders. Expenses are already high. We put in everything for the love of the horse and the industry. Introducing this tax will be damaging to the industry and reduce the breeders and supporters.

Anne Rutherford

We support the long suffering harness racing breeding industry participants in this cause breeders and supporters.

Sue Streit

I am signing because we have standardbred stallions. An extra unnecessary cost

Joan Pracey

To stop tax on stallion service

Mat Day

No concerns for breeders who keep breeding every year to keep the numbers coming through for the industry

Gary Thorncraft

I'm not against the race only the way it's being funded and no consultation with the industry. HRA need a massive wake up call by all of smaller breeders banding together. 

Vicki Lea

This will continue to dwindle down numbers of horses bred.

Glenys Dean

Stop favouring the rich.

julija brosnan

Taxing breeders is definitely not the way to fund an elite slot race that will only be available to the elitist members of the industry who already reap most of the big race prize money.

Wendy Harlock

This is an unfair decision that benefits only a few

Ros Gladman

I am signing to support the standardbred stallion owners because I am a horse breeder with my own stallions & believe this ill-thought idea should be rescinded

Malcolm Macdougall

Not all taxes are legal since we are not in the Commonwealth any more and are now a republic so no crown here to make the tax legal

TRACEY WATKINS  

I believe it's a bad move to apply this tax. It will kill off the industry.

Ruth Macleod

I do not agree with this at all. The harness racing industry in Tasmania is in dire straights already without this happening

Rebecca Taylor

As a small breeder, I won’t be breeding again if this stallion tax goes ahead. This will kill the foundation of harness racing in Australia

Judy Edwards

Hard enough now for the majority of owners without imposing a breeders tax

Maree Newberry

We are small breeders who increased the number of mares put in foal this last season but if this tax gets put in place we will be rethinking our plan from now on. Slot holders should fund the race in the same manner as the gallops do

Michelle Wight

Harness racing needs to prioritise the majority that support the industry and not the top end.

Annette Johansen

It's totally ridiculous that the breeders have to pay a 15% tax so a few rich people can race for 2 million

Kathy Wolfe

People are just stupid. Taxing stallion sperm now. What next if it wins another tax?

Wayne Morrison

It should not be funded by breeders. I am a small breeder and it will affect my ability to continue breeding

Christine Daffy

It's just wrong on every level.

Louise Pangrazio

I'm a small breeder who won't breed anymore if this is introduced

monique parsons

Because if HRA want to look flash and try to follow the gallops (because heaven forbid they get left behind) they should make sure they have their own money to do it, not charge the lifeblood of their industry to fund something for the elite that are already rich enough

tim blee

Patently unfair distribution of tax generated fees so the purple circle can race for the breeder's money.

Jason Woods

This race in theory is a great idea but fund it through the people who want to put their best horse up against the best. The little man can’t afford to continue when the best horses get all the spoils year after year.

Matt Day

So wrong taxing the breeders to support a race HRA want to run when participants would be more than happy racing for only slot holders money. Another big mistake by HRA…..

Adam Smith

This could quite possibly be the last year I breed standardbreds. My family have bred for over 80 yrs. And it is just not viable to continue with the amount of risk that I have to take to get a yearling to the sales and not get what I am owed. We are the backbone of the industry, and if they don't start listening to breeders they will kill the industry.

Joy Riley

(Signing because …) It’s the right thing to do.

jan mclennan

Ridiculous to have breeders pay to line the pockets of a few. Give us a break.

Colin Gottlieb

Its daylight robbery to the breeders and owners.

Cathryn Jessop

Cost of breeding is already exorbitant. This is an unfair tax for the many breeders who just breed and love their horses. It is only going to assist the big time trainers/ owners to bankroll new race.

Verna Elkhishin

Am a breeder and own and race Standardbreds and do not want stud fees to rise. NO TO THE TAX.

des nolan

This is wrong to tax the breeders, more money needs to be put into grass roots racing.

Brenda Bice

Why should small breeders be forced to fund a race that is no benefit to them. It’s hard enough to break even without this tax. Find some other way to fund this race.

Melissa Sealey

The standardbred industry is struggling as it is. It costs more to breed and raise a yearling than what most are being sold for at the sales. This would be another setback for the industry.

peter goudie

Look after the little man, they keep the industry going.

Dorrie Polack

WHY change now.

Marion Downie

It is another case of the rich and more powerful.

Christine Tobin

I'm signing because I am a SB breeder and owner.

Larissa Crone

Once again, the harness racing boards are focused on catering to the wealthy professionals of the industry, whilst pushing the battlers further away.

Jane Pekin

Breeding is expensive enough. We have already lost a lot of breeders in the industry. More costs....more costs....more costs. Funding for the minority NOT the majority.

Grant Fuller

I am at a total loss as to where these people surface from that come up with these ideas.

Sharon Pullen

The harness racing and breeding industry in Tasmania is already in dire straits when the subsidy runs out from the sale of the Tote this will be another nail in the coffin of what was once a thriving industry.

Ros Gladman

I am signing to support the standardbred stallion owners because I am a horse breeder with my own stallions & believe this ill-thought idea should be rescinded.

Wendy Harlock

This is an unfair decision that benefits only a few.

Sue Meade

This is wrong on all levels !

Carol O’Connor

We have been breeding for the last 25 years we’ve always had a foal at any given time on our property if this decision goes ahead we will stop breeding.

Alexis Beadman

The race is a great idea. Funding needs to be better thought out. This tax is a terrible idea and not supported by the majority of breeders and studs.