mikeynz

You are correct about the ten, some might miss out or some might move to another race, there is some healthy numbers for some races, opportunities few and far between, it shows.

Some good field numbers for Cambridge Friday, maybe it's just me but it seems more prefer going there as opposed to Auckland.

Will they split one or two races, some good nominations.

It's actually a month now since I've had a bet on anything: Racing, World Cup, Rugby Cricket or league, Tennis too, one can survive nicely without gambling and still enjoy watching sport, just not sure if Entain, Horse trainers or Sports organisation could though, personally some of the money floating around in some sports is getting out of hand, racing in NZ excluded but without the paying customers paying high ticket and tv fees it would soon slow up, their must be a time it reaches a point it can't go anymore.

Friday night turnover tops the week before, they claim a turnover record for winter or whatever, better depth of fields up north, no super rugby in that vital, 7 to 9 30 times lot are 2 key factors,) just shows more is not always best, it makes you wonder why the Rugby heirachy then think more super games is the way forward, more and more of the same old same old, just trying to squeeze more juice out of the lemon, don't work for racing, most likely won't work for super rugby, sometimes less is best.

I don't believe all is lost in the North, but rationalizing venues is probably it's best bet going forward, Cambridge and Auckland will have to work together, woudnt matter if only one track was the go, the fields have been a bit better with one meet, getting out of the rat race is got to be the best option, must be a nightmare just getting to A Park on Fridays, don't really matter about crowds, TV does that now, the ideal scenario is a good size track like Winton, Wyndham, Ashburton, only need 60 odd acres, sure there is lots of spots that would suffice with room for some tenants to operate full-time there as well, just my thoughts.

Won't make much difference what Steele does with the daily running issues in the longterm if Alexandra Park closes which seems more likely than not, lots of businesses make bad decisions which can turn to custard, ATC have,,Moana Pacifica did, lots of business go to the wall all the time, it happens sad as it but can anybody explain to me how Auckland TC escape closure, many organisation's in as much debt as this lot would been wound up ages ago. Forbury closed down, lots didn't care but they were victims in many ways of having moved from running good meetings with good horses to poor meetings with poor horses, interest faded, died a slow death, life still carrys on, if Auckland shuts life will carry on too but one track in the North would suffice, even if it's a new complex setup, aussie seem to be able to develop new ideas, why not in NZ?

Greens defence policy is grow lots of high hedges.

Interesting story in HRNZ this morning, record turnover for a winter night, note winter friday night of 1.9 mill, 20 races, not to be compared it seems with summer but maybe we could take two things from this, one decent northern meet can work, and no live rugby helps a lot too despite what some negative thinkers believe, it does matter. Harness would be better served on Sunday if 2 meetings competing with only 1 gallop.just my thoughts.

Interesting comment, once the games over people just want to get home, races before rugby seems has been done before, oh well such is life, be a fairly surreal place to be at Addington at 7 30 on a winters Sunday night.

I tend to wonder why the Rugby final tonight played outdoors at the darkest coldest time of the year is not a day game, or maybe 4 30 or 5 yet the powers that be say 7 05, despite being at night and out in the cold, no one cares in this situation (final), at least if it's not a day game it ain't affecting the races, it's all about the TV, as for tomorrow's racing situation being a one off, the Forbury meet goes to Thursday and the dogs dissappear next year, 3 meetings on Sundays seems to be the optimum, maybe 4 sometimes.

Be interesting to know if 2 Sunday harness meetings is better for turnover as opposed to different days.i don't think many of the southerners are wildly excited about Thursdays as some have to work, different in summer but at this time of year.......one wonders why 2 gallops meetings, they are imposing on harness racing day,.the flipside to two Sunday trots is you may engage more on one day as opposed to split days, just the same as the Thursday Friday harness smorgasboard, woudnt think too many are missing the Thursday Cambridge non events.......11 races last night though I think as opposed fo 6 that was the norm, Auckland only had 8 last week, one wonders if some just don't like going there especially Friday peaktime traffic., seems running one day a week up north just now is one smart move by the heirachy.

4pm the League starts, 4 11 the races at Addington, Riccarton same time as World Cup All Whites match seemed odd to me Tuesday, Gore(Forbury) earlier most likely has something to do with it but still league and races at same time, oh well people making decisions know more than me and no one listens anyway.Been around long enough now , starting to stop giving a shit.

Some inconsistencies in the Southern calandar next year, Forbury race at Gore I think this Sunday, next year it's Thursday at where ever, all June's next year, Thursdays July Sundays, all over the place, no set pattern, Forbury are all over the place both in days and venue, Wyndham have no facilities so winter day is out most likely, Gore only 3 or 4 years ago was out for trots, Wyndham raced there recently, seems no clear plan moving forward, what is the future for Forbury?

Friday nights racing must be affected by the Super Rugby semi, harness racing comes a poor second for audience.