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By Chief Stipe · Posted
This turnout relative to population is a red herring. Let's face it when the races are on at Wingatui and the Highlanders aren't playing there is only one gig on in town. On Saturday aside from all the outstanding permanent attractions there are a million entertainment options for people to spend their discretionary dollar on. It's called competition and you can throw a zillion dollars at marketing an event and at some stage the marginal cost leads to negative return. If they got 10,000 people oncourse thats more than your average Blues game!! The other thing to consider is the hospitality ticket pricing at Ellerslie. What would you expect to pay for 6 hours of entertainment? -
Sssshhh!! That place is a hidden gem. Right in amongst the horses and stable talent. Plus no loud music and you can talk without telling! You can wander out look at the horses in the pre-parade ring and still have 10 or more minutes to get a bet on. -
Not to mention there are more Polynesians in Auckland than Maori and many other cultures in significant numbers.
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Irrespective of what TAB says regarding my comments Ellerslie couldn't do any more to promote the meeting and the fields were excellent, but reality 10000 while still a good crowd, if it was, is still in the context of the population of Auckland rather modest and puts into perspective where horse racing fits in the community, a bit hard to get a line on the turnover with the world pool but the Derby was way more supported than the slot race. -
Seems Maori culture is a one trick pony. How does "Maori Culture" align with horse racing at Ellerslie? A haka is war cry or war challenge so essentially Ngati Whatu on the biggest racing day of the year are making a statement of war? The original peoples of Australia seem more civilised in offering remembrance and a blessing before a sporting event. BTW is it Maori Culture to start name calling?
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