Another ratings question

[Jenny]

At Ashburton Friday there was a dead heat for first. Irish Girl and Louie Louie both got $3650 for their win. They were both on 63 points and went up to 67. Compare this with Hastings where Rum received $16200 and went from 63 to 68 and Riccarton where the winner got $12150 and also went to 67. What is the point of industry days if they all get the same rating? And with all the talk being about all weather tracks, will the ratings still be the same for a win? Yes the handicapper has been spoken to and he said the horses couldn’t remain in 65.

 

 

 

[Freda]

Tiered racing is out of place in NZ ( imo ), there isn't the population of horses or the geography to implement it well, as in Australia.

Anomalies crop up all the time.  But it is the ratings of the opposition that dictate the level of penalty,  not the stake necessarily. 

Allweather racing will ( or should have ) it's own separate ratings, as with hurdlers and chasers, such as happens in other jurisdictions. 

I agree it's not well done and just typifies our broken systems.

[Ultra]

Tricky one. I think you have to remove the prizemoney from this example. There is regular criticism of multiple race winners staying in 65. And it is an extremely congested grade. When the handicapper moves them out of the 65 grade almost invariably moves them to at least 67. 

Is there a better solution? Worth putting the thinking cap on.

All-weather rating - Asia and Australia do not use separate ratings and doubt necessary here. We already have staggeringly wide variance in track conditions for flat racing.