The Mot nearly broke 2 million, according to HRNZ, knocks off Westport in 2020 for the record, and Cambridge last week was up a long way but the fields did have great depth for once, but it still comes down to per race so figures could be a bit sqewd.

So rain does not affect large town/city tracks then? 

Maybe be nothing but have noted that the top TA horses, seem to put in a blinder of a race every so often, against top horses What You Wish For - Taupo Cup Qali Al Farrasha - Thoroughbred Breeders Quintessa - Proisir Plate

Something doesn't quite add up though.  The sectionals and margins don't match up.  Just a gut feel and the gut is suffering at this time of year.

I happened to have a couple of beers purely by chance with Royden Bergerson after a friends horse recently won a Grp 2 trained by Te Akau.  I asked him why didn't Sam go into partnership with him and Royden replied that he told Sam that if he wanted to learn as much as he could in NZ then he was best to sign up at Te Akau. Not many people realise that Te Akau Stud/Stable employ 120+ people.