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Personal opinion, we need as many people as possible on track to get a connection with our horse's young and old. In later life if we have sowed the seed I'm sure the younger generation may come back as owners but our biggest current ownership opportunity is the 50 up age group that have disposable income and that's where I'd be targeting.

After yesterday's run I've been expecting a call for The Lobster 🦞 to join the slot race, oh well maybe next year.

The Unhinged bit was just referring to myself, thanks galah I appreciate your comments.

I'd be more than happy to have videos on here although some are clearly unhinged. Harnesslink are another good source of content .

Interesting comments from Blair driving Denise after the race obviously not the easiest drive so we can forgive you galh . Interview on Unhinged.

Methven did move stakes around and actually put more money into this meeting we were funded 8,000 for every race . As for other clubs having higher stakes take a look at their gbr you might find their stakes are subsidized by clubs like Methven, Banks Peninsula and very few other's . Of note we asked HRNZ to programme the races lowest to highest which they did in most cases to try and cater for our most economic horses, personally I think the club is trying its best but are always welcome to constructive suggestions .

I'll get you the stakes funding for the meeting, because it is basically called an industry day we are funded accordingly. As to having a large amount of money invested the club is using the return on that investment to bring the facilities up to date like the stable block the next stage of that is being bought forward thanks to the wind and a partial insurance payout. As to sitting on a large amount with aging facilities like the grandstand which currently reaches earth quake ratings but may not in the future we as a club want to make sure in the future we could rebuild something and if you don't think that could happen just ask Nelson. Financing stakes is solely the responsibility of hrnz if we start subsidizing them do you not think they would just pay us less. The club is about to reach it's 100year anniversary in that time the former committee's have been very prudent with their finances to put it in the position that it's in and the current committee are no different.

I do wonder what modeling was done on the age categories but Brad Steele has stated if things aren't working he will step in and change it , timing of the series doesn't make much sense with the golden gate at Alex Park along with the Invercargill cup meeting all in the same weekend obviously having a dramatic effect on horses traveling.

Stakes are paid by hrnz , a club can move stakes around from meeting to meeting to a certain extent but their total stake allocation for the year is governed by hrnz .Methven has in the past and probably still, although the figures our now a secret produced the best overall gbr in the country. That means they put back over $600,000 above funding back most years, second to none from a bunch of volunteers ( LEGENDS).

Yip it's gone from this week so around 140 horses in canterbury don't get a start , very cleaver thinking, not.

Track will be inspected Saturday at 10 , looked very good yesterday.

Never let the facts get in the way, after last years conference I ask John Dunn exactly that if you had more money to put into stakes where would it be "15,000 maiden race's the top looks after itself"

Next year's calendar has atleast 4 Addington meeting now taken away and I think there are 5 or 6 others around the country now not going ahead because of funding .Yes they might have been extras but what message does that send you.

Not awash with too much cash as programmed dates for next season now being canceled.

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