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southland had its first 2 year old race a couple of weeks ago and did get 9 starters. But if you had a look at that race,2/3rds of them were so green that not one canterbury trainer would have lined up any of them in a canterbury race.   it was as much luck as anything that someone didn't hit the deck on the first bend in that race. all you had to do was look at the videos of the trial performances of the southland horses and you would have thought ,this race is gouing to be very messy.And so it proved. The canterbury horse who won by 8 lengths, could have won by 20 lengths. HRNZ thinks putting on a group 3 race worth $37,500 for 2 year olds whoare as green as grass is a great idea. last year i referred to the leading points scorer in the canterbury country cups races. Tanzania was the leading points scorer,ran in nearly every country cup and ran many good placings,yet what6 he earnt in 1 year of dunning his guts out wasn't much more than what that 2 year old race winner in southland earnt in 1 start against a field of horses who 3/4 wouldn't run a place in a weak manawatu maiden. thats the way hrnz,the media and the big players want it. thats why p cook suggested earlier there needed to be a break down of exactly who had bred  mares this year, Because going by what they said and what they didn't,there seem a strong chance the breeders who breed one or 2 may have declined again.

Be odds on that a significant number post regularly on social media, namely the Facebook site

it would be nice to see a break down of that 8%   (lol LUCKY LUCKY #)   1307 people,  into Trainers, Riders, Stable Hands, coalface workers,  Owner$ etc..  

What I will add with regards to paying of prize money....yes you got to have 2 year old and 3 year old races, and you got to have some big races for everyone to aspire too but paying 50000 as Wyndham do for half a dozen 2yos who probably are from Canterbury, then only paying 25 for the mature tradesman horses is like paying school leavers executive wages and executives school leavers wages, by tweaking the handicapping thus creating more depth will bolster the main races and those races with more depth do create better turnovers, unlike 5 or 6 fields with high stakes and a raging 1 50 favourite.

Another off topic comment but last week both of the Cup races on the coast went over 10000 in the tote win pool, one other race from Westport went over 12, last night Addington and Auckland win pools were half that, I know fixed odds comes into it but it emphasizes  how much people prefer those little country cups races at places people prefer watching and betting on.

Haha. Just sent one down to Freda that I had in work at Hastings and ran another less than a year ago at Trentham and Wanganui. Remain a member of a CD club also. At this stage though only have one in work in the NI and that's further north as you know.

@Huey emptying your bed pan isn't mucking out a box. 

The real question is why are bothering with a sport you don't have one good thing to say about? You trash anyone successful and bitch and moan about everything else. Why don't you lower your blood pressure, put on your slipper, ease that Ezyboy and pull out your racing scrap book from the 70's.  Wallow in some nostalgia and let the rest of us get on with it.  I'd hate to see you slide to the level of your mates Nomates and Joe Bloggs.

At least they are getting it right now.  Things are on the up.  Investment in Hastings and Trentham to be fixed soon - gee the CD will be the place to be.  They've even got a great AWT!!!  Trials at Foxton, Jumpouts at Levin and Otaki to be sold to help fund the improvements. Central Districts the place to be!!