Holiday turnovers up?

[curious]

Anyone seen comparable figures for TR? Interesting that this notes the crowds at the country venues of Central Otago and Motukarara and furthermore that "The highest turnover meeting of the holiday break was at Motukarara on December 29, with total turnover of $1.62m."

 

Holiday season turnovers up 3.4 per cent

January 8, 2025 NZHarnessNews

Harness racing turnovers for the busy Christmas – New Year period have seen a more than three per cent rise on last year.

Latest figures from Entain show that turnover on the 10 meetings between Cambridge on Christmas Eve and Omakau on January 2 was 3.4 per cent up on the corresponding time the previous year, with the number of individuals betting on harness racing up 5 per cent.

“It’s been a good time for our sport, we’ve seen some huge crowds at places like Central Otago and Motukarara and turnovers have been strong right across the board,” says HRNZ’s Head of Racing and Wagering Matthew Peden.

Auckland’s New Year’s Eve meeting at Alexandra Park was a particular success. Total turnover on the meeting was $1.48m compared to $822K last year.

“In terms of averages, that equates to $148,000 per race, compared to $103,000 last year so that is a great result for the ATC (Auckland Trotting Club),” says Peden

Gore’s meeting on December 27 was also up, turning over $1.36m, as was Cambridge up from $687K to $904K (but with three extra races) while Omakau, the opening meeting on the Central Otago circuit, was up marginally from $1.39m to $1.43m.

The highest turnover meeting of the holiday break was at Motukarara on December 29, with total turnover of $1.62m.

“One observation about The Mot though was there are challenges with cellphone coverage that impacts people putting bets on, so getting a solution to that is a priority.”

Overall turnover from December 24 – January 2 was $11,668,682 in 2024-25, compared to $11,288,232 in 2023-24.

“Generally speaking it’s a good solid start to 2025 and as always we will be looking at what improvements in all areas, including wagering and the race day experience for everyone,” says Peden

[Huey]

Would be a pretty good effort if TR was given some of the field sizes.

[Doomed]

Just in case anyone thought NZTR had a monopoly on being a bit dopey. The Auck trots meeting they refer to last year was a shitty little 8 race card with poor fields and ordinary stakes. This time it was Auckland Cup night with 10 races and heaps more stakes. So of course the bloody turnovers were up. 

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Doomed said:

Just in case anyone thought NZTR had a monopoly on being a bit dopey. The Auck trots meeting they refer to last year was a shitty little 8 race card with poor fields and ordinary stakes. This time it was Auckland Cup night with 10 races and heaps more stakes. So of course the bloody turnovers were up. 

A great move then. A lot of criticism was made about the May date of the Auckland Pacing Cup . A lot of the top horses are at the end of a long campaign by then. ( that starts in October for them leading up to Cup Week in Nov)

so to change the date to NYEve a brilliant move as the horses have residule fitness from November and a great stepping stone to all the Aussie feature races in late summer like the Hunter Cup and Miracle Mile , and will be a Force in them accordingly. Auckland Cup Placegetter's Republican Party, Merlin and Sooner The Better all sure to go well with this good programming. HRNZ doing a great Job.

(and holiday crowds can enjoy the amazing action too) too bloody cold in May to be out at night lol.  

[Doomed]

1 hour ago, Gammalite said:

A great move then. A lot of criticism was made about the May date of the Auckland Pacing Cup . A lot of the top horses are at the end of a long campaign by then. ( that starts in October for them leading up to Cup Week in Nov)

so to change the date to NYEve a brilliant move as the horses have residule fitness from November and a great stepping stone to all the Aussie feature races in late summer like the Hunter Cup and Miracle Mile , and will be a Force in them accordingly. Auckland Cup Placegetter's Republican Party, Merlin and Sooner The Better all sure to go well with this good programming. HRNZ doing a great Job.

(and holiday crowds can enjoy the amazing action too) too bloody cold in May to be out at night lol.  

It always used to be New Year eve. They just had a go in May for a year or two.

[Special Agent]

Tauherenikau is a club which draws a good Christmas crowd for the gallops, much like Thames.  How did the latter's meeting go at Te Aroha, or wherever it ran?