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i remember ,as a kid.my father listening to the radio to hear the them read out the fields for the 2nd day at oamaru,i think it was maybe labour day,although may be wrong. Anyway,at 10 o'clock on the radio station they read out the horses names in each race,in order of barrier draws. thats when they had ballots. Talking about radio coverage,personally i think one of the dumbest things,amopngst many,was the decision to discontinue having a racing show on the radio.if they wanted to cut cost,why didn't they just put the trackside coverage on and have someone making sure the races,whenevr they were from got played. and when no races on just play the interviews that they used to do. ir was a bit like getting rid of free trackside tv. As i've said before,people massively underestimated the number of people who used to watch racing,who put small bets on or didn't bet. i remebr when trackside when pay to view,i had dozens of people telling me how they were disappointed they would no longer get to see trackside. Thse were people,often elderly or those with lower incomes,who watched racing. Mind you,back then there wasn't the wall to wall racing coverage and people followed racing because they genuinely liked to see those involved,and the pre race interviews.Most of those people had partners who they watched it with and families who would go around and visit and watch the races with them.. It wasn't until free to air trackside went,that i found out so many people knew the horses we had and fmade a point of following them,simply because they knew us.And of course when they got rid of trackside you couldn't get a motel or hotel with it. I remember drivibng around dunedin with the wife,going to 6 different motels,thinking iwe would watch the friday nights races,but none of them had trackside coverage and just ended up just giving up on that. so many of the reasons for the decline of racing have been short sighted own goals. -
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No rides for Holmquist, is she still out or maybe shes gone home, last ride was last Sunday.
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yes ,that always happens when they are run in those timeslots near ther end of the working day. like you said,it would be people in pubs,people home from work,with the australian $ invested significantly impacting turnovers around that time. Most likely that last race also got some ok lead in sky coverag as well. another factor with that last race was there was a false start and the race was delayed. Whenever that happens and its in a good time slot to start with,the pools always increase.The tabcorp win pool on the last race was $11,000.more than double any other ace.And 5 times more than the early races for them. from my observations,a part of that increase has to be a lot of people,most likely in australia,betting on what they think is the next race to go. About a year ago i gave the example of how a win pool for a race at the gore trots run in the right time slot,got to just under $20,000 after being delayed for close to half an hour,but it continued to pop up as the next race to go every 10 minutes or so.. it just goes to show who's really betting. Only problem with those delayed races is they sometimes won't get shown on aussie tv so people over there wouldn't be too impreesed they had bet on a race from nz that they may not even get to see sometimes..
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By Jonny Turner There’s no disputing that Miki’s Deal’s impressive debut win in the Group 2 Entain Southern Fillies Classic at Winton was a local triumph. The filly made the most of her trip in the one-one for driver Matthew Williamson, charging away from her rivals for an emphatic win. Miki’s Deal was raised by her breeders and owners, Marty and Daphne Fairbairn, who live just minutes from Central Southland Raceway, and she is trained by Winton committee member Brett Gray. The filly had had all of her trial outings at Winton before making an explosive start to her racing career there on Thursday. “That was a great win. I think there will be a fair old party in Winton tonight,” Gray said. While Miki’s Deal was enjoying home advantage ahead of her Group 2 victory, her trainer was not. Gray spent 10 days in Japan this month before returning home about a week before Winton Cup Day to put the finishing touches on his team. That included making crucial final adjustments to Miki’s Deal’s shoeing before the race. “Her last trial was outstanding, but she just went rough on the bend, so we got Franksy (Brendan Franks) to reshoe her.” “Matty said she paced beautifully today.” “She has been a lovely horse all the way through, and she has just kept stepping up every time we’ve taken her back to the trials.” “She’s got a great nature and a great attitude.” “Not many win their first start in a Group Two. It’s a great result for Marty and Daph.” Matthew Williamson found the one-one with Miki’s Deal — the same spot that Nathan Williamson secured for Betterthancash in the All Lay Carpets & Drapes Winton Cup. Nathan made the most of his catch-drive behind the Regan Todd-trained pacer, who continued his outstanding recent form in Southland with a victory in the 2400m feature. Williamson enjoyed an outstanding Winton Cup Day, also driving Our Pinocchio, Passchendaele, and Utah Jazz to victory. The latter two were among a training treble for the trainer-driver, who also produced Chez Dale to score. Utah Jazz is set for a big showdown with her stablemate, Captains Mistress, after her impressive win in the final heat of the Southern Oaks Series. The filly kept her unbeaten record intact with a powerful front-running display. Captains Mistress looks like she will scrape into the Southern Oaks field. The filly is eligible for the Group 2 event after nominating for a cancelled heat. Though she’s at the bottom of the qualifying ladder, the expected withdrawal of other fillies will secure her a spot. Who earns top honours between Utah Jazz and Captain’s Mistress will be of most interest to harness racing fans and punters, rather than their connections. Both fillies are trained by Williamson and raced by Mick Boots. View the full article
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