Rangatira Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 friday december 20 at addington first race 11:52am https://www.lincolnfarms.co.nz/stories/fast10-harness-racings-answer-to-t20-cricket-will-lauch-at-addington-in-december/?fbclid=IwAR3ieUTQqoBWrOveWCwICs5JDxYsT7oI5QVtxF5_T0aaaFHW5s4QectzFqI Fast10 - harness racing’s answer to T20 cricket - will lauch at Addington in December By Barry Lichter • 8 October 2019 Racing’s equivalent of T20 cricket is set to debut on Friday, December 20. FAST 10 Horse Racing will see 10 races each of 10 horses staged in just over two and a half hours. In what is promoted by developers Tony Russell and Glenn Hames as a world first, Quick Horse Racing Ltd will stage its first event at Addington, starting just before mid-day. Russell and Hames, both racehorse owners, have been working on the concept for more than two years, and say the event is the next level of racing - faster than ever before, racing in half the time but doubling the fun. Passionate about the racing industry, the pair say they want to “reignite passion and interest in the industry while creating a fun and exciting event to appeal to new customers.” “We have seen how T20 has changed cricket and we believe that Fast10 can provide that same effect to racing in New Zealand”. A colourful array of entertainment, yet to be revealed, will feature on the day. Harness Racing New Zealand’s Communication and Ownership Co-Ordinator Jess Smith says more information will be available soon for licence holders, who may question the logistics of running races so close together. Hames says the races, all sprints from the mobile gate, will start at 11.52am and be run at 18 to 20 minute intervals, ending at 2.34pm when entertainment will kick in, hopefully to be a big pre-Christmas crowd . Work is underway to get the entire event streamed live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, Rangatira said: friday december 20 at addington first race 11:52am https://www.lincolnfarms.co.nz/stories/fast10-harness-racings-answer-to-t20-cricket-will-lauch-at-addington-in-december/?fbclid=IwAR3ieUTQqoBWrOveWCwICs5JDxYsT7oI5QVtxF5_T0aaaFHW5s4QectzFqI Fast10 - harness racing’s answer to T20 cricket - will lauch at Addington in December By Barry Lichter • 8 October 2019 Racing’s equivalent of T20 cricket is set to debut on Friday, December 20. FAST 10 Horse Racing will see 10 races each of 10 horses staged in just over two and a half hours. In what is promoted by developers Tony Russell and Glenn Hames as a world first, Quick Horse Racing Ltd will stage its first event at Addington, starting just before mid-day. Russell and Hames, both racehorse owners, have been working on the concept for more than two years, and say the event is the next level of racing - faster than ever before, racing in half the time but doubling the fun. Passionate about the racing industry, the pair say they want to “reignite passion and interest in the industry while creating a fun and exciting event to appeal to new customers.” “We have seen how T20 has changed cricket and we believe that Fast10 can provide that same effect to racing in New Zealand”. A colourful array of entertainment, yet to be revealed, will feature on the day. Harness Racing New Zealand’s Communication and Ownership Co-Ordinator Jess Smith says more information will be available soon for licence holders, who may question the logistics of running races so close together. Hames says the races, all sprints from the mobile gate, will start at 11.52am and be run at 18 to 20 minute intervals, ending at 2.34pm when entertainment will kick in, hopefully to be a big pre-Christmas crowd . Work is underway to get the entire event streamed live. Mmmm when they shortened the intervals to 25 mins a few weeks ago it was a bit of a shamozle with never ending false starts ...one cock up somewhere with an 18 min gap will make things interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougie Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Commend them for trying something different and I know its holiday time but I'd be shocked if turnover would be any good- Auckland running that night too is a bit confusing, why not do this starting at 18:00 so at least for 2.5 hours the 2 meetings can run concurrently then people can still go out in CHCH for dinner or the pub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Flagship uberalles said: Mmmm when they shortened the intervals to 25 mins a few weeks ago it was a bit of a shamozle with never ending false starts ...one cock up somewhere with an 18 min gap will make things interesting. it was a false startafest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulevard21 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Following cricket model - we will have to check the Aussie entries for sandpaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Boulevard21 said: Following cricket model - we will have to check the Aussie entries for sandpaper I think the worst you will get is Mickey g ball tampering in the gents between races! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Great initiative and long overdue. There will no doubt be teething problems but this is definitely a step in the right direction to increase the appeal to the current and potential racegoers. With some fine tuning I am sure that this format will be the way to go. People said cricket max (with it's 4 stumps, and max zone) would never take off. It turned out to be ahead of its time with the 20 20 later introduced. Good on them for trying something a bit different, good luck to them. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 On 8/10/2019 at 8:04 PM, Flagship uberalles said: Mmmm when they shortened the intervals to 25 mins a few weeks ago it was a bit of a shamozle with never ending false starts ...one cock up somewhere with an 18 min gap will make things interesting. Wouldn't worry about the false starts. The starter will just ignore the ones who can't get on the gate because of gallopers in front of them. Case in point. Race 2 at Addington just gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagship uberalles Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: Wouldn't worry about the false starts. The starter will just ignore the ones who can't get on the gate because of gallopers in front of them. Case in point. Race 2 at Addington just gone. Yes I noticed that....I think you've figured out the blue print for a successful fast 10! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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