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By Special Agent · Posted
I wonder how many track gallop and raceday divots could be put back for the price of that survey and unimpressive report? -
Nearly four in ten stakeholders say they are fairly or very confident in the future of New Zealand’s Thoroughbred racing industry. That's less than 40% I guess that is still deemed a "positive baseline" because it is above zero? -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Hong Kong stars Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior have topped the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, the first time the city has occupied both spots. The David Hayes-trained Ka Ying Rising headlines the rankings, remaining Hong Kong’s highest-rated racehorse in history on a mark of 128, while the Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained Romantic Warrior was close behind with a rating of 124. Third place in the list, which was released on Thursday, went to Japanese...View the full article -
To be fair, it takes very little money for the Bookies to slash the odds on harness horses. A few hundred dollars a couple of times can halve a fixed odds whether it is win or place! When the Trackside presenters state that there has been money come for a certain horse it could be very little! What is surprising is the publicised big bets that are on hot favourites? There seem to be punters that are desperate to back favourites even though it is hardly worth the risk! -
By Special Agent · Posted
Results have been posted. When 40% of stakeholders have no confidence in a particular aspect of racing, be it leadership, vision or financial, yet that percentage is described as a positive baseline, I wonder how the other 60% surveyed feel about that comment. Statistics can be made to say anything, and this report does that in spades, even if the stats say one thing and the comments another. In this report racing isn't going well for trainers, breeders, those with experience in the industry, young people and anyone in the CD. The racing industry is going to rattle once those low confidence groups come out.
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