Michael Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/19/2024 at 1:50 PM, Chief Stipe said: It's not the point Ranga. Prior to the "upgrade" you could see the place odds. What's the advantage to ENTAIN in not showing them? 90% of the time there is enough screen real estate to show them. I guess it is problematic in a 24 horse field but we haven't seen that since the 1968 Hororata Cup. I bow to your superior memory I thought that Hororata did not run a race meeting in 1968? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/19/2024 at 10:45 AM, Brodie said: Sorry, don’t accept charity, you be best to donate the laptop to charity! No problem, I'll just lend you the laptop and call you if I need it back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 48 minutes ago, Michael said: I bow to your superior memory I thought that Hororata did not run a race meeting in 1968? Correct and why didn't they? I should have said 1969 or 1970 but then you'd pull me up on the size of the fields and once again miss the point. I was there at the Hororata Domain track in 1971 to see Arapaho win the Hororata Cup beating another good horse in Robalan who was off 24 yards. A 16 horse field. The fields that day were huge - 17, 18, 14, 19, 16, 18, 16, 9, 16. 143 in total! The TAB app wouldn't cope and you'd need a 95 inch TV just to see the win odds! The last race was in 1980 with 4,000 people oncourse and a turnover in excess of $600k. Which takes us back to the Topic. Has does that turnover compare with Addington today? Hororata – Whilst not strictly classified as Mid Canterbury, Hororata (situated on the north western edge of Canterbury plains), has been included in Mid Canterbury section as they now hold their annual meeting at Methven’s Mt Harding track. The club formed on 11 September 1951, held matinee meetings from 26 March 1952 on Hororata Domain (1 mile grass, 1½f straight), non-tote meetings from 8 January 1955 until 6 October 1956 before their inaugural totalisator meeting on 26 April 1958. Prior to this the Hororata RC (formed 1875, trotting races since 1885) programmed trotting events at the Domain from 9 January 1891 until 8 December 1956 (meetings Riccarton 24 March 1923; 16 December 1933; 14 December 1946 and Waihora Domain. Motukarara 15 December 1945). The Racing Club invited the Trotting Club to assume a half share in its assets with no interest payable for the first three years. The Racing Club is now a ward of the Canterbury JC and races at Riccarton. The Trotting Club continued to race at Hororata Domain until forced to close and move elsewhere with its final meeting 10 March 1984. In 1985, the Hororata TC commenced racing on the all-weather track at Ashburton until its annual meeting of 4 March 2001; moved to Addington 1 March 2002 – 22 February 2013 and since the annual meeting of 22 February 2014; has returned to its roots of grass track racing on the Mt Harding course at Methven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 On 5/21/2024 at 10:56 AM, Chief Stipe said: Correct and why didn't they? I should have said 1969 or 1970 but then you'd pull me up on the size of the fields and once again miss the point. I'm not missing the point at all However if you are going to give an example surely you should get it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 17 hours ago, Michael said: I'm not missing the point at all However if you are going to give an example surely you should get it right You missed the point and the humour. Interesting the lengths you go to to prove someone wrong albeit for the wrong reasons. I doubt you would have known that the Cup wasn't run in 1968 without researching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 I have vague memories of a horse called Twilight Mist running second at Hororata one day and Reon missing it totally because it finished right down the outside fence. I may be totally wrong of course as I often struggle to remember what I did yesterday. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 On 24/05/2024 at 8:00 AM, Doomed said: I have vague memories of a horse called Twilight Mist running second at Hororata one day and Reon missing it totally because it finished right down the outside fence. I may be totally wrong of course as I often struggle to remember what I did yesterday. Black mare with white harness… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 10 hours ago, Newmarket said: Black mare with white harness… Yes, quite showy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 24/05/2024 at 8:00 AM, Doomed said: I have vague memories of a horse called Twilight Mist running second at Hororata one day and Reon missing it totally because it finished right down the outside fence. I may be totally wrong of course as I often struggle to remember what I did yesterday. Be few better by Caballito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 21/05/2024 at 10:56 AM, Chief Stipe said: The last race was in 1980 with 4,000 people oncourse and a turnover in excess of $600k. Which takes us back to the Topic. Has does that turnover compare with Addington today? later than that Dear Sir won the last Cup there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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