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I think the racing at taupo has been a very good initiative by hrnz and the waikato club. Good size fileds and it looks like a nice crowd aregood to see. just a shame the weather not ideal,but still you can see a lot more people and kids than a normal north island race meeting. That has to be part of the strategy for north island racing going forward. Provide a grass track circuit with dates coninciding with public holidays.its just about getting the right number of racing dates that still sees the public and owners and trainers turning up in good numbers. the crossing may ned a little bit of work but its not that bad. some horses break on crossings no matter how good they are. i really like the idea of having the rail out as far as they have.It means the horses are getting to run on the parts of the track that the gallopers won't have used as much and therefore it would be smoother.I'm not sure about right on the outside of the track as far as that goes .. and the fact that the horses are actually racing closer to the public due to racing wider on the track,really its that closeness to the public which is a major part of the appeal of grass track racing for the public.Thats where people can get a feel for the buzz the sport can provide when so close to you.Only thing would be maybe a passing lane,even if only for 1 horse,would help the punters. another positive for sure is the 25-27 minute intervals between races. these sunday meeting where there was 4 nz meetimngs and when they had some 40 minute intervals are a a real turn off for on course patrons. today taupos got it spot on. My only suggestion to promote that may help that meeting is to promote it as a bit of a market day,where you work with local authorities and interest groups to coincide with promoting their things. It would get even more people at the track I've seen where a club had a market day every month on course,then one day it just happened to coincide with a race meeting,and the number of people who attended was quite substanial. It just provided the meeting with an extra buzz even if those people weren't punters,you could capture the childrens interest with a kiddie tote or something.Even the likes of those travelling gypsy perple who turn up with there caravans and trucks and read palms and sell there goods and all that type of sttuff.I'm not into it but i've observedwhere a town where they turned up every 3 years or so,and half the town went for a look.Anyway,just a couple of ideas. But what we see at taupo i think is what the industry needs to capitalise on and the decision makers and club officials and track amnager who made todays meeting happen deserve much credit. Its just a shame the weather looks a bit dull.Still if i was young,a we bit of drizzle wouldn't stop me from having a good day out. -
By Nowornever · Posted
When the fastest last 400m is 32.6 and worst 35.7 and they are running 2:17 MR it is definitely NOT a Good track even if they are two carts out. -
By Nowornever · Posted
Entain still says fine and track good at Taupo after Race 5 yet it has been raining and times suggest dead at best. Which clowns are running the show today.
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