Huey Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said: Come on champ........many tracks should have been closed over 50 years ago when it was first talked about ! Money wasted on tracks with NO future and relevance has slowed down considerably the move into the modern world, with higher expectations , greater and intense competition , strict health and safety rules etc OK ,bemoan the past but look to the future , that more important ! Do yourself a favour ,book a ticket north to Champions Day at Ellerslie in March. Take you grand daughter too they having a Kids area . Something for everyone ....at acceptable modern standards. Never been a better time to be involved ! Absolute load of rubbish, this very attitude is the reason the sport is in the position it is now. Nepotism in NZ racing is rife, there are certain courses around the country that could be on fire or under water and they would still be attempting to keep them going. The issue is there has never been a fair assessment and the metrics they have attempted to use ie. location/stands etc are now absolutely irrelevant. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Huey said: Absolute load of rubbish, this very attitude is the reason the sport is in the position it is now. Nepotism in NZ racing is rife, there are certain courses around the country that could be on fire or under water and they would still be attempting to keep them going. The issue is there has never been a fair assessment and the metrics they have attempted to use ie. location/stands etc are now absolutely irrelevant. Nepotism ? Don't think this word has reached the South Island. For decades 'everyone in NZ Racing ' agreed there were too many tracks but no-one could decide what best for future and certainly didnt want to lose their own. Eventually some 'centralisation ' took place to save many of the wasteful duplication of expense etc. Many clubs just rusted away and the racing DNA of areas rotted with them. From the 80's everyone called for two things.....better track surfaces and higher stakes. Even tho you don't seem to get out much and/or too actual tracks/meetings you must know all this . So we are where we are today. NZ racing has long punched above its weight and has provided an amazing springboard for our best horsemen and horses ...we have never had the betting power to match Australia or even maintain our infrastructure. But Ellerslie doing their best to keep up...kudos to them . The exemplar....and Pukekohe as a back up and within 2hrs of biggest NZ horse population. Just look at last Saurday......Ellerslie tick ,a good competitive card.... Mr Brightside , Jimmystar , MMoroney ,Waller ,Busuttin /Young ,I Wish I win , Per Incanto ,Mickey Dee , James Mac in Dubai. NZ racing , so much to be positive about ! A great time to be involved . Pessimism is for liteweights ! PS....read the Boy who cried Wolf ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 1 hour ago Author Share Posted 1 hour ago 15 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: But Ellerslie doing their best to keep up...kudos to them . The exemplar....and Pukekohe as a back up and within 2hrs of biggest NZ horse population. Sadly Ellerslie isn't an exemplar. They botched their chance and like the AWT white elephants the Industry is now pinned to their mast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAB For Ever Posted 32 minutes ago Share Posted 32 minutes ago 56 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Sadly Ellerslie isn't an exemplar. They botched their chance and like the AWT white elephants the Industry is now pinned to their mast. Whoever is second is a long way behind ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 28 minutes ago Author Share Posted 28 minutes ago 3 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said: Whoever is second is a long way behind ! At least you are starting to see the light now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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