1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Big moves and racing. This weekend, the nzbeeky We has 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: been run for the first time at Ellesleie. It'll be 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: the country's richest sporting occasion, new race, new format, three 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars of prize money. The brainchild 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: of the Warrior is Boss and the former New Zealand 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: thoroughbred racing cheer Cameron George, who is with us Cameron 7 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: Morning Mining. I've read the story a number of times 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: about how it all start and you had a beer 9 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: and there you were in Australia, et cetera. The feeling 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: that it has come to fruition, that it's real must 11 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: be quite something for you. 12 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: It's unbelievable, mate, what it's done to this industry. It's 13 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: transformed it. It's put it out there in the public 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 2: domain globally. It's the richest three year old race in 15 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: the world on turf. And you know, to think about 16 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: the idea, get a partner News on Bloodstock and bring 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: it to life and have international competitors come over for 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: It's just awesome, so very happy. 19 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: So the role of rejuvenating the industry, how much rejuvenation 20 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: does the industry need. 21 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: Well, it's well it's truly on its way. Well, you know, 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: during the years of COVID and before that, it was 23 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: pretty hard going. But you know, we reset it and 24 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 2: changed a few things, got and tame investment and the 25 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: industry is taken off again. It's going really, really well 26 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: and days like tomorrow at Barfoot and Thompson champions Day 27 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 2: is going to be huge for it. It's the industry's 28 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: grand final tomorrow. Say, looking forward to. 29 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: It, how hard was it to take it from the 30 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: I know we should do this to actually doing it? 31 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: Was it difficult to reason? 32 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: It's difficult because you know, everyone wants to have a 33 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 2: say and so on, but sometimes you just got to 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: put the foot down and go and back your idea 35 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 2: and back yourself and the people around you. And that's 36 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: what we did on this occasion. So very happy it's 37 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 2: coming together and you know, I just want to see 38 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 2: it all light up tomorrow and have a good day 39 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: for the industry. 40 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: Is the money there? Clearly it's there, But is that 41 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: hard to get? What's it say about the economy? 42 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 2: Look, the money is there. It's very strong in the 43 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: bloodstock industry and then the racing industry, so you know, 44 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: it's a huge huge industry into the New Zealand economy 45 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: and it's you know, it's done very well lately, so 46 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: the money is there, people participate and look there's three 47 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: and a half million dollars on the line tomorrow in 48 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: the richest race, so there's plenty of opportunity for this 49 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: industry to provide for the economy and vice versa. 50 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: How many times do you have to run it before 51 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: you can globally say this is a thing. 52 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: I think we can say it now because you measure 53 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: it on the prize money ad that's on offer, the 54 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: global presence that's got already, and the fact that we've 55 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: got some of the best horses from around Australia coming 56 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 2: over to compete and it is outstanding and what people 57 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: probably don't realize you have to be a ki We born, 58 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 2: bread or Sole horse. So it's very relevant to New 59 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: Zealand and we wanted to make that special criteria for 60 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: the eligibility of the race to make it New Zealand's own, 61 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: and we took the slots to auction like the IPL 62 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: We did everything so different and it's all worked to date, 63 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 2: so it's very exciting. 64 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 1: I hope it goes well for you. Cameron, appreciate your time. 65 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: I blew that a bit of broadcast would have left 66 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: time to ask about the Warriors, and I didn't. We'll 67 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: have to give him back. 68 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 2: You don't want to ruin his whole day. 69 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: Well, he was so bullish on the horses. I mean, 70 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: that's the other side of me. I'm just such a kind, caring, 71 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: giving guy that he's going. I just don't want to 72 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: wreck it for him, but bloody hell, I'm still angry 73 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: about it. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen 74 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: live to news talks. 75 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 2: It'd be from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast 76 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: on iHeartRadio.