Special Agent Posted Monday at 03:29 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:29 AM The situation in CD is absolutely dire. So many wages paid out and so many doing nothing constructive. Too many heirs and graces maybe. All the basics forgotten and ignored. Trentham is the saddest thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Monday at 04:23 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:23 AM 51 minutes ago, Special Agent said: The situation in CD is absolutely dire. So many wages paid out and so many doing nothing constructive. Too many heirs and graces maybe. All the basics forgotten and ignored. Trentham is the saddest thing. So what are the stakeholders doing to turn it around? As for Trentham - well the members are sitting behind the glass saying it is still the Champagne Turf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Monday at 09:33 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:33 PM I see the near record time for the Lightening has been adjusted to 1:07.70. Obviously has been handtimed off the video again. However the time still isn't a Soft 6 time and the last 600m was run in 31.5 on the straight which would be softer than the shute!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted Monday at 11:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:39 PM 20 hours ago, Special Agent said: The situation in CD is absolutely dire. So many wages paid out and so many doing nothing constructive. Too many heirs and graces maybe. All the basics forgotten and ignored. Trentham is the saddest thing. Its going to be a horrible look again this weekend. Sires Stakes day used to be such a big day. I was there the year Vin d'amour defeated Kingdom Bay in the Sires, I think the last time it was raced under handicap conditions. If I was in Wgtn this weekend I think I would be too depressed to even bother going along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted Tuesday at 09:01 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:01 PM On 3/24/2025 at 5:23 PM, Chief Stipe said: So what are the stakeholders doing to turn it around? As for Trentham - well the members are sitting behind the glass saying it is still the Champagne Turf. Delusion. The stakeholders have been so screwed by administrators, politicians and a new wagering entity with this illusion of grandeur I don't know what can be done now to turn it around. Some of the "stars in their eyes" antics have to be seen to be believed. The basics have gone out the window and the money thrown at various projects have been a waste. Not having good racing sufaces and safe horse facilities at race meetings have been totally overlooked in favour of boosted stakes on selected races. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Tuesday at 09:12 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:12 PM 9 minutes ago, Special Agent said: Not having good racing sufaces and safe horse facilities at race meetings have been totally overlooked in favour of boosted stakes on selected races. That is the key constraint that all resources and all stakeholders must be focussed on. Nothing else. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted Thursday at 07:05 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:05 AM On 26/03/2025 at 10:12 AM, Chief Stipe said: That is the key constraint that all resources and all stakeholders must be focussed on. Nothing else. It's been like that for decades. How the hell do we change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted Thursday at 07:45 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:45 AM Regrettably it will not change in the short term. The people (muppets) in charge do not understand no track no races. "Oh we will put protocols in place to ensure this doesn't happen again, meantime, where else can we hold a meeting". It will take ongoing carnage that we are factoring in as almost the norm, until finally there will be a real cleanout of the muppets. By then maximum damage will have been done however if race savvy executive are employed (big if) then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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