The new normal for Manawatu harness racing.

[mikeynz]

6 races seems to be about as good as it's going to get, House has only 6 racing this week, still a good number of locals to keep them going, just as well, you do wonder if it's financially viable sending a trackside crew out to these places for 6 races, I think the dogs are on same day but they finish soon......Cambridge don't need 6 race cards, just one meet up north will mostly suffice, Gamma always says you need these small meetings for the small time trainers but you can easily schedule races to cater for them as well, even if only one day a week, 13 or so races ain't that awkward, it cuts down travel cost as well, when considering the one day a week scenario makes sense to have one track only, and I suggest Cambridge , going the right way around is at least a step in right direction.

[Newmarket]

Yeah, be interesting once dogs finished how these dual code meetings survive. 

[PeterLambFan]

2 hours ago, Newmarket said:

Yeah, be interesting once dogs finished how these dual code meetings survive. 

You’d suspect in the case of Manawatu it won’t survive. 

[Brodie]

Would be good to hear more from the CEO of HRNZ as to how harness is going financially at the moment!

Would also be good to hear from him about how he sees things in 2 years time when Entain pulls the plug on subsidising harness racing!

Watched a video at the weekend and a well known trainer saying how well things are going for harness since Entain got involved!

It is very hard to understand how so many believe that harness racing is going to continue to function the way it is?

These people clearly have very little financial literacy unless they can explain to us where the money is going to be coming from when the cash splash finishes?

The North Island racing is clearly stuffed and can not continue to prop it up the way they are doing, but hey everything is positive?