Well, dropping from $40 to $25 will hardly make any difference to anyone actually interested in harness, although might get a few more drunk young ones there, here’s what has pissed me off in the last few years.
1-Alcohol, it’s bad enough paying big money for a simple beer, but after a few races they start selling you only 2 at a time, bloody hopeless if you’re in a group?? Does my head in….
2-Food, pretty limited really in general areas, and bloody expensive. That’s why most have lunch or breakfast before arriving.
3-Seating, now the stand has gone very little seating is available?
4-Betting, usually I do betting on phone, but a few years back we had syndicate so had to bet with TAB. No bet slips anywhere, queue of many, We attended once in TAB area, from memory it was $100, got somewhere to bet and sit, that’s all ☹️
5-Atmosphere, I used to love going but now in my late 50s it doesn’t have that buzz it once had, rather than horse followers excited about harness, others excited about music.
6-Parking, terrible. Either taxi or Uber, which adds to a very expensive day.
All of the above put me off going to Addington over cup week, would rather go to Riccarton.