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They don't let them programme an open race, they end up with only 65 noms with 30 of them from one stable, there are always concerns with safety and consequently they have a bad habit of abandonments.

Exactly who is it who picked that course for retention and why? (we know Winnie likes to get on the piss at Kumara so that explains keeping that but Waikouaiti?????) 

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Funnily enough, some years ago,  former CJC President John Austin [who was certainly NOT considered innovative in any shape or form]  thought that obtaining cheaper land out Halkett way - light,  dry,  free draining soil - and setting up purpose-built training facilities was the way to go.

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13 hours ago, Freda said:

Funnily enough, some years ago,  former CJC President John Austin [who was certainly NOT considered innovative in any shape or form]  thought that obtaining cheaper land out Halkett way - light,  dry,  free draining soil - and setting up purpose-built training facilities was the way to go.

They have one that fits this .Rangiora !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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On ‎27‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 1:15 PM, Reefton said:

They don't let them programme an open race, they end up with only 65 noms with 30 of them from one stable, there are always concerns with safety and consequently they have a bad habit of abandonments.

Exactly who is it who picked that course for retention and why? (we know Winnie likes to get on the piss at Kumara so that explains keeping that but Waikouaiti?????) 

There is little doubt that Messara didn't make his recommendations on his own research - on this and other tracks - which fact disappoints me greatly.  I did have great hopes [ naively,  obviously ] for his report.

Advice on this particular travesty came from very close at hand.....the local administration - who felt that ' sitting on the hill overlooking the races '  was a valid reason for retaining a shithole of a track that attracts little patronage generally apart from one stable.

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The hypocrisy in the industry used to amaze me but not anymore, the game is rigged race dates, extra races,marketing and promotion, infrastructure funding the list goes on. 

Sad fact it could be so much better if it just did its best to help everyone feel part of something instead of just 8-10 tracks.

 

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28 minutes ago, Huey said:

The hypocrisy in the industry used to amaze me but not anymore, the game is rigged race dates, extra races,marketing and promotion, infrastructure funding the list goes on. 

Sad fact it could be so much better if it just did its best to help everyone feel part of something instead of just 8-10 tracks.

 

Sadly Huey it’s not confined to Racing. A lot of sports across the country are run shambolically. The central administration of them mirrors racing in that it’s full of best intentioned people who lack the skills.

Read the article from the other day on Pirongia Racing Club, they have done zero to have a succession plan, it’s full of old coots who are out of touch and now face extinction.

Have been to that event twice and both times left early because of chronic boredom and I am interested in Racing, imagine what the rest think. It’s no wonder the numbers are flagging, what worked in the 80s doesn’t today in drawing people to an event.

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7 minutes ago, barryb said:

Sadly Huey it’s not confined to Racing. A lot of sports across the country are run shambolically. The central administration of them mirrors racing in that it’s full of best intentioned people who lack the skills.

Read the article from the other day on Pirongia Racing Club, they have done zero to have a succession plan, it’s full of old coots who are out of touch and now face extinction.

Have been to that event twice and both times left early because of chronic boredom and I am interested in Racing, imagine what the rest think. It’s no wonder the numbers are flagging, what worked in the 80s doesn’t today in drawing people to an event.

Bit harsh there on the 'old coots' Barryb.  They were probably like every racing club administration hoping some younger people would put their hands up to help with the committee side of things.  Which clearly didn't happen.  

Good news however.  Witless Win and John Messara are going to have the game thronging with 18 - 44 year olds all wildly enthusiastic to be part of the admin and punting enormous amounts of their hard earned.

'..........and they all lived happily ever after.'

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25 minutes ago, Reefton said:

Bit harsh there on the 'old coots' Barryb.  They were probably like every racing club administration hoping some younger people would put their hands up to help with the committee side of things.  Which clearly didn't happen.  

Good news however.  Witless Win and John Messara are going to have the game thronging with 18 - 44 year olds all wildly enthusiastic to be part of the admin and punting enormous amounts of their hard earned.

'..........and they all lived happily ever after.'

Reality Reefton is some of these old coots hang on for dear life & drive most eligible people away.

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1 hour ago, barryb said:

Reality Reefton is some of these old coots hang on for dear life & drive most eligible people away.

I think you are both right in part, there is a lack of young people coming through but when one does come through they realise fairly quickly they are not going to change anything for various reasons so they give up and walk away. 

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5 hours ago, barryb said:

Reality Reefton is some of these old coots hang on for dear life & drive most eligible people away.

Ever been on a club committee and tried to engender enthusiasm?  It ain't there the same way it ain't there for the rugby club or the golf club or even the PTA.  I have been on our committee since my mid 20's and certainly didn't feel left out of decision making or any other aspect of club activity. 

It would be an interesting experiment to have an entire committee removed and see the upshot. 

Despite what people say Club Committees are in general battling their very best to run the outfits and get very little thanks for their efforts either. They are easy targets both for disgruntled participants and for those halfwits at NZTR (well some them are halfwits).

The Clubs are run a hell of a lot better than NZTR the NZRB are (mind you that wouldn't be difficult)

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3 hours ago, Shad said:

Easy there Barry, you maybe an old coot one day, some of us won't get to be old, hopefully we still having racing then.

Sure thing Shad, but at some stage in everything in life you need to know when to let go. some of these codgers hang on because they say NO one is coming through the ranks, often its because these dinosaurs make it bloody nigh impossible for anyone else.

You know the types, they think they know better, it worked in the 80's, etc etc.

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Fair call, we can't go on for ever, an older fella used the f word at me at a recent race day for standing on a step to the stand, I think he was an official, must admit it put a damper on the day and I'm tempted to lay a complaint,  no need for abusive language. 

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