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I don't notice much difference from a mid summer meeting to a mid winters raceday numbers wise, this season has been mostly Thursdays, now the draft calendar for next season has lots of Sundays, many same day as another meeting in Canterbury, turnovers for southland are modest to say the least, no new meetings next season, guess they've reached their limit. Maybe switching many days from Saturdays to Thursdays now to Sundays is a example of poor decisions -
Everywhere we go today we have saturation of everything sportswise, racing, cricket rugby etc etc, and it diminishes the enthusiasm/interest after time, I have to admit I probably watch less trackside than ever now, same for rugby, you just get too much but the 7 day a week racing schedule must have a impact on our local racing, do we really need all the overseas stuff saturating the product? You wonder if Geo blocking is implemented could the Aussies decide to stop taking bets on our racing or even stop us betting on their racing?
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Actually,the trainer pulled off a feat that would be seldom achieved in harness racing. The gardeners pride won for him at otaki in january,and her daughter,who he also trains,the horse being discussed,senior constble liz,8 years her junior ran 6th in the same race. The trainer would have been smiling that day. -
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I think they should have more grass track racing programmed in the summer down there on the days where there is no grass racing in Canterbury. It gives a varied punter experience and I am convinced it leads to bigger dividends and bigger fields chopping and changing from grass to grit. Also gives those horses with jarring grit track issues somewhere to race and those trainers chasing the grass in Canterbury might venture down south a bit more. House, Negus, Purvis, Jones, Hope might all be tempted. They definitely would if the stakes were a bit higher for the lower grade instead of pouring it all into slot races. -
I've previously pointed out southland harness racing is heading in the same direction as auckland . no doubt about it. I've also previously said part of the answer is they should shorten the racing season and have no racing in june/july and august.They simply don't have the numbers to justify racing all year around,its too cold and the small number of southland horses that want to race in those months can be based in canterbury or auckland,maybe with a travelling subsidy,to supplement the field sizes in those areas..Thats what used to happen in years gone by,and thats what they should be doing again. for southland,the age of most trainers and the demise of the number of owner trainers ,who once were so plentiful,are areas of obvious concern. The reasons for the decline is best understood by southlanders. In my opinion,the solution to future proof the sport in southland,is HRNZ should bulk fund,at all current levels provided for stakes and other things,to an organisation comprised solely of southland racing people. I understand currently HRNZ expects clubs in areas like southalnd to set stakes at certain levels.Hrnz need to continue to fund current stake levels,but let southland distribute as they see fit,not as HRNZ see fit. And southland need to come up with their own financially sustainabilty model and get HRNZ to agree to it long term which can future proof that region and avoid any consequences of poor decision making made by HRNZ, having an impact on them. And of course with a more sustainable southland industry as a result of all decision making in the hands of southlanders,they won't be the drain on harness racing in nz that they are becoming.Its a win/win situation.
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