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That is because of the the obvious reason that you need a 'Catchment ' of participants (in any sport actually) in a certain area to sustain the sport . And around a big city is the obvious place to do it . A catchment allows you to have a regular Base of racegoers to form fields of races. People like to live close to major centres in general. I realise the South Island has the Participants spread from one end to the other (like Victoria) which is nice and allows meetings to be held in Many many places still. BUT most catchments don't , like QLD, WA, NSW, and the North Island NZ of course where the training and racing are concentrated in just one or 2 areas. just the way it is. Brodie , Mikey and several on this thread/ and harness Site's often just 'Hammer North Island trotting' at any opportunity. so it's not even popular from the Sport's OWN FAN base? . with any ideas to save it. That is the Saddest Bit. Fan's that hate the Sport Lol 🤣 oxymoron of the highest order. It's DEAD in the water with that attitude , and No one saving it. (Dean Shannon almost propping it on it's death bed recent years or 2. ) May you get MANY more winners next year or 2 until it (the Sport) dies Dean !! bless you for trying. The critical factor why harness racing is Failing (all over really) The next generation hasn't come through. Young people who have parents that were involved in the industry as a family tradition , have other things to do rather than the 7 day week job that is harness racing for just a modest return. young people WITHOUT family involvement barely get a look -in. wouldn't get a drive to keep interested. Tony Cameron gets a go .one of the only ones? Often you see people crying on these forums about the size of the fields racing all the time . It's not the horses fault , or clubs, or owners... it's the horse worker participants unfortunately 🙄. they don't want to do it anymore. even in the South , the greatest of them all Mark Purdon, had 2 sons who don't want to drive races , and are young . A sure fire sign how things changed in/with the next generation coming through. In the North it's tragic only the BUTCHER family kept the family tradition going. No young descendants of Barry, Les, and Sandy Purdon seem to be around, the young Herlihy are overseas, Peter Wolfenden 2 boys gone, no McKendry's, no Charlie Hunter descendants? Mango's ? no nothing. It's all over mate . Over and finished. Harris, Brosnan, Lilley, Newberry, and their sons all gone to Aus long ago. (to the Sunshine) Auckland has that many old drivers going around it's embarrassing. old man Mitchell,David Butcher,Ferguson who should have handed the reins to the next gen ? . you don't see that in Australia. Fields are FULL of the younger 20 and 30 somethings age drivers. In all the states driving in all the races. we had juniors winning the Interdominion. The Next generation has FAILED you . (except good old mate Bernie who supplied young Crystal , almost holding the fort on her own for the young gen in the North) . (Monika and Emily and Harrison trying hard too ) BUT They will Not Save the Day. Where's Doomed ? when you need him 😅 he could step in here like the old bloke on 'Dad's Army' TV. 😂 -
It sounds like he will be back and forth from Aus to NZ , so perhaps that answers how it will run. Fascinating to see how he goes over there with the new firepower they have, I think he will do very well.
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About the same. Waller is 161+GST. ~$NZ200
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