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Looks like they are cutting down on Saturday work! Effectively they are now extending the time to when the fields are available!! Why not just have Acceptances and do away with Nominations altogether? Call it Entries.

Meeting News Wednesday and Friday Meetings – New Closing Times Starting from September there will be new closing times for nominations and withdrawals: For race-meetings held on a Wednesday nominations will remain with a closing time of noon on the Friday prior, however withdrawals will now close on the Monday at 10am (previously Saturday). For race-meetings held on a Friday nominations will now be Monday at noon (previously Tuesday) with withdrawals closing on the Tuesday (previously Wednesday). The final Wednesday race meeting with Saturday withdrawals will be Matamata RC, Wednesday 4 September. After this meeting Wednesday race meetings will follow the new deadlines. The first Friday race meeting with new deadlines will be Matamata RC, Friday 13 September. Click to view the full schedule of closing times. There are no changes to meeting times held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. This has been decided after consultation with a number of Racing Clubs and the Trainers’ Association.

Anyone else notice that the rail is out 9m till the home straight and then out 11m in the home straight. Good luck punters trying to work out which draws are favoured! Don't bet until Race 3!

LOL @curious the 2000 Guineas closing time was 4pm and the 1000 Guineas closing time was 12pm. That would confuse most Trainers!

Uh?! Your post takes the BOAY Abstruse Post Annual Prize - the BAPAP.

Saturday week @Huey gives you a chance to dig for oil. I'll send some tips and advice on how to maximise your enjoyment. Or will you be watching the guns go round at Hastings?

Still no noms. Maybe it is to give time for ENTAIN to set their books? Might be a few surprises.

How many spoke back?

Appears so. Slightly off-topic are there that many good reasons for having 24hrs between Nominations and Acceptances for the run of the mill weekly races? Why not go straight to Acceptance 24 hrs earlier than now. Another day of analysis and possible wagering for the punter.

These seems so screwed up that it must have been planned.

You have to prune roses to get a good crop. I would have thought the track would come first.

I looked at it this morning.

They actually closed at 12pm not 4pm.

Looking at the Karaka Million night (at the bottom of the list) wouldn't you have to adjust the $4.5m for sweepstake holder and ATR contributions?

Ok Gotcha. If Kumara is at the top of the heap and not covering stakes then there is a lot of subsidisation going on elsewhere!!!

What denominator do you use? I don't get the same % e.g. $176,000 divided by $1,903,756 = 9.2%. However if gross revenue is say 15% of turnover then net revenue may be covering stakes at some meetings e.g. Kumara.

Are there any social media or news reports?

Yes but they probably irrigated in anticipation of the Nor'westers coming. Yes but a shame that some still see ghosts from incidents a long time ago.

So they do include Fixed Odds and Exotics (both fixed and tote)?

Well you can take the historical average but that would just give you the same comparative ranking but a reality check. Although your turnover figures don't include fixed odds or exotics?

It's Photographs pattern - jumps ok then gets lost for early speed. Done it in nearly all of its races. Watch its win first up over 1300m. Longer straight at Sandown helped. Wait till it gets further. Will run a good mile. Bred to do that. The best of Bluepoints progeny is a Group mile winner. What Future Odds are available for a fillies Guineas?

I do to a point as long as they look professional. Why don't the men have branded blazers? Or have a standard colour scheme? However the bigger issue is the studio setup. I'm not a fan of the two presenters standing. Also "this horses grandmother was a NZ bred mare and the horse is raced by Harry horse breeders cousin" when trying to find a "Kiwi connection" in every OZZIE race wears a bit thin. But then they are trying to attract newbie armchair punters and fleece losing bets. Not sure how that works with most of the recent generation are all using smart phones and very rarely does the pub TAB have the sound on anymore!

Perhaps net revenue might be more pertinent.

Time we revisited the Mess-ara garbage.

Industry Racing NSW's Newmarket dream: 1000-horse training facility planned Racehorses climb the Warren Hill gallop at Newmarket, England. Racing NSW plans to use the Newmarket training facility as a model for a Sydney facility. Picture: Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images By Ray Thomas 07:04pm • 26 August 2024 0 Comments Racing NSW has reiterated plans to develop a major training centre close to Sydney that will be similar to England's famous Newmarket training and racing complex. The bold vision to have more than 1000 horses trained on the site with multiple racetrack surfaces and infrastructure is a cornerstone of the Racing NSW's draft Strategic Plan released on Monday. The central theme of the Strategic Plan is to future-proof the NSW racing industry against the "challenges and headwinds" it faces in coming years including declining wagering turnover, equine welfare issues and to grow engagement in the sport through all demographics. • Rosehill sale won't happen ‘if members vote against it': ATC Racing NSW has taken the unprecedented step of providing a draft of its 2024 Strategic Plan for industry consideration and consultation before finalising the document. The development of the training centre is a major pillar of Racing NSW's long-term plan but is not contingent on the Rosehill racetrack sale proposal. The Australian Turf Club has been progressing an unsolicited proposal to the NSW Government for the sale of Rosehill. In the draft Strategic Plan document, Racing NSW revealed it would "be analysing this (Rosehill sale) proposal in detail and ensuring the proper due diligence is completed and the outcomes are in the best interests of the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Industry.'' Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys (left) and chief operating officer Graeme Hinton appear at the state government's inquiry into the proposal to develop Rosehill Racecourse. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short • Rosehill sale inquiry: V'landys takes aim at ‘smear campaign' Racing NSW is still sourcing potential sites for the new training centre that would provide trainers with the opportunity to "acquire their own training base as an asset for their businesses". "Currently, trainers conducting their businesses on racecourse lands pay rent for the use of their stables but are rarely able to procure any such assets within their business,'' the document read. "Accordingly, the new training centre will provide an opportunity for trainers to sub-divide portions of land for their own stables in particular and potentially housing.'' With owners collectively losing $273 million in NSW each year, the draft Strategic Plan identifies the "defraying of owners costs" as a key element in the future sustainability of the NSW racing industry. "Racing NSW has been working with trainers, owners, race clubs and suppliers to firstly identify the cost base of ownership and what elements of these costs can be addressed,'' the document read. "This review of costs will incorporate areas such as staffing, veterinary fees, feed supplies and transport to identify opportunities for the industry to reduce costs such as by maximising economies of scale or eliminating monopolistic behaviour.'' Racing NSW has called for submissions from participants and interested parties by September 13 before the Strategic Plan is finalised. Read all news by Ray Thomas