mikeynz

Once they would just be non totes for a minimal stake, if anything, but hey nice work for the early birds. I also note they have extended noms for Amberley cup, w at present, I think Horarata might get a few.

Maybe if the likes of Wyndham are going to put 50 grand for the kindergarten maybe race in October or something, might clash with other races but just forget 2yo racing until autumn, starting slowly and building., a 2yo in march is still a 2 year old in October so just put things back a while, I can't see what good Wyndham get from it's richest race having 6 starters and all usually from Canterbury, what's the point?

Every race or many races you see a wide band in the ratings just to get starters, rating 41s racing rating 50s, then FFAlls rating 62, racing rating 80s 90s or whatever, it's a mess. The old system while not perfect you know where you stood.

And the reality is, the money they race for ain't bad but why Cambridge Wednesday, Auckland Friday, ?

Maybe they will boost stakes for Wyndham and no new date, but Wingatui must have dropped something to have Gore Cup, not much they can do about it. Sometimes Gore must come under some scrutiny. Best track they had in Southland probably was Winton, 18 or so harness meetings so what's the sense of the gallopers moving, not like the course is shutdown.

2 nominations, then..........13 noms for 3 pacing races at Auckland, Wairio rating 50 to 70, how many ? But then also Sunday Horarata 46 to 70, programming all over the place, anything over rating 55 struggling.......strangely fields for Cambridge Wednesday generally good, I seriously wonder if going to Alexandra Park just don't appeal to many, prefer Cambridge.

Seems to be. So Wyndham will be as normal.

Leap to fame is good, but is he the best ever, aussie have had some good ones but those debates will always go on, as to who's the greatest.

Question is will March 8 be Wyndham or Gore, Gore Cup or Wyndham Cup, some compromise will be needed, one wonders if 2 day meeting, maybe Sunday, Wednesday/Thursday, maybe one day goes to Ascot Park, Wyndham itself would have been mostly Southern runners but the real issue is the track, and the day lost which when you don't have too many days in the South need all they can get.

Might be awkward finding another suitable date with Wingatui then Ascot Park, if I were the powers that be I'd run them in March at the Wyndham meeting, maybe another day later on from that maybe in May or just have one day scrubbed.

Games like Friday nights, Alcatraz playing, the longer it goes many get on the bandwagon, many change channels, like it or not. Before Sunday racing many clubs raced Friday, or moved to Monday when All Black's played, reason being racing was on a hiding to nothing, that's kind of sorted itself with Sunday Racing, night Rugby, don't underestimate the drawing power some sporting events like Friday draw, and as many bets are only placed in the last 15 minutes, so if people switch off you see the result, if that's not the case then a 60000 mares race at Addington pales into insignifacance as opposed to a country cup race at Oamaru on a Sunday afternoon, it's just the way it is. In it's own way it shows what happens when 2 networks on TV have news at the same time, one strangles the other, but both dont maximise their audience who wants to watch 2 bulletins even if you can watch one on delay?

Waikouiti Cup win tote, nearly 12500.......quaddie just over 20000 for a 20000 stake race. Addington Friday mares race 6700 win pool quaddie topped up to 20000....60000 stake Continues to emphasize how popular those country cups races are, interestingly the Oamaru winner paid 5 80 on the tote, 3.80 fixed. But maybe the Friday night figures are affected by the tennis semi final, should never under estimate how other events at certain times can influence turnover, maybe some just switched races off with a 5 set epic on other channel.

Reschedule, anyone got any thoughts about when.......bit of a premature end for Craig Rail, ,maybe he could do a one off at the Crank up calling the tractor pull or something lol but seriously how frustrating travelling all that way for some only to get this? Does Gore have irrigation, don't need that in Southland as a rule but for the racecourse do they have it?

3 2 now, great race and great timing, right between 2nd and 3rd set in the Tennis 🎾

What does that mean.