mikeynz

Hey Galah, no one's suggesting more provincial meetings. Just look after the ones you have, more and more racing in Canterbury is likely with cost rising means less will travel, We saw that with Westport, Nelson and Marlborough seem to be fine for now, some of it can be programming, why Westport Cup is R55 then 4 days later cup at Motukarara is the same seems a bit illogical, just my thoughts. As for your comment about Addington and no longer going aint you answering your own question about exciting,(not) going there is. I'm sure those days on the Coast and the top of the South are keenly attended, don't diminish the product to drive people away, 8 races and finishing just after 4 seems to me to be shortchanging the public as it was on Boxjng Day.

And as Addington race often you agree about many average ho hum race meetings I often quote as there being, maybe it's just me, maybe not.

I think after that race bookies wouldn't be too poor, how did it attract such attention? Might have been a big con job to create false market. Don't think it's in tomorrow either.

Some of those fields at Nelson are smallish. Do they justify 12 races ? Anyway, whatever, the once a year clubs always attract good crowds, no matter what thr horses on display.

Nelson trots tomorrow have 12 races with mostly small fields, lots of strange anomalies, how come they get 12 Westport only had 8., there is no consistency.

Nelson and Blenheim should have clear windows to get the best possible fields, they probably should still have the winter circuit too but that seems history. We just saw the impact too much racing in Canterbury had on Westport, give the regions a break and maybe Canterbury has a break now and then too, we are being saturated with a lot of average meetings but reducing traditional meetings seems a bit backward to me. Just my thoughts and its 5 am.

Might they race Monday or Tuesday?

Might they race Monday or Tuesday?

Spose i should add i can survive Spose i should add i can and others can survive without betting, racings problems are simple, betting simply aint keeping pace with cost, same as many industrys, so look after your customer, not deter them.

Roxburgh, its a arse of a name to spell. As for betting, i havnt had a bet since before xmas, im still alive, you can survive without it, only watched the odd race on tv as well, the product that harness is producing is poor and repetitive, a lot of the gallops too, others may disagree, but as this is a industry that survives through punters they need to look after the dwindling numbers they still have, no radio either so i just tune out, literally. Talking about radio, im on zb, why the fuck do everybody ring radio or text them after a earthquake, do they think they are the only ones who experienced it.

4 in the morning, not sleeping ?

Riverton is a stand alone meeting, no Canterbury horses Kurow too, no Southern horses then comes the Coast and two weeks, Wingatui, like it or not the Jan 1 meeting if it still was Waikouiti,{check spelling} would have been the one to be short on numbers.

Think ya self lucky you didn't want a million.be a very long drawn out process.😎

Addington today and 196 noms for the mot next Thursday.

Still trying to keep this thread alive. Todays subject is........Spark Sport closing shop, tvnz taking up the slack.

Will probably be forgotten or lost in the Aussie racing, shame really. senz will probably be there with extensive coverage or will they just be broadcasting a few re runs ?

Spose if Otaki got lots of rain for Boxing day then that may create issues for New Year meeting, then the trots gets stuffed, what are the odds.

If they had a bumper day, would there be any reason not to keep boxing day there, might be a revelation, drag in a big Wellington crowd, change can be good. Odd about the 8 races, should race to cater for all who want race, especially as its xmas

Small noms for Auckland again, small noms for Invercargill, 9 for the cup, spose in today's world not bad but, running in competition with Aussie racing probably no one will notice,.

Easier just to buy some ginger kisses 😀

Or Frank Spencer.

Maybe watch the races on ya phone ?

It should be free intercourse that would get a few in😁

Alls not lost though people, racing tonight at the mighty Manawatu as that stuck record Aaron White used to repeatedly inform us.

Covid changed people's habits, and yes it's true, once you disengage it's hard to reengage. Exactly the same with radio, was always a listener to trackside, knew every meeting, since it's gone, changed habits, dont care now but how many others have been lost in the shambles ? Speaking of radio I believe Hosking is finishing up tomorrow for xmas, really, 2 questions, how will the country survive without him and what the hell would you do with so much spare time, maybe he is getting his political party under way or will he just talk about all the lazy people around and actually be one himself, seriously most of us have to work, knocking off on Dec 9, unreal. And yes that Oamaru meeting has been reduced to a non event,Ashburton boxing day the same, Invercargill next week racing in competition to the aussie gallops will probably be lost in the wash as well. Little old Westport will probably keep punching above its weight. I watched the last race from Kaikoura a week or two back and I thought why not race on New Years days there instead of Rangiora, just seems the type of place that might be a winner, lots of holiday makers there, was just a thought. I dont even buy into all this xmas at the races shit, Ascot Park Saturday yet xmas is more than a fortnight away, fuckin bullshit.