Tesio Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Some numbers for racing today at Te Rapa today: $470k of stakes on offer 10 races Only 73 horses starting Ave field size 7.3 Only one race with more than 9 starters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 They all love racing at trials. Best solution don't offer any prize money? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Perfect track too. And the worst scratchings are in the rating 65s. $30,000 and they don't give a stuff. Compare that to Riverton. Heavy track and they still front up. Ballots hardly ever get a start in the South, and they hardly ever have 2yo and 3yo races programmed down there. Look at HB. 3 starters in a 2yo race for $30,000. Bloody disgraceful. And they are continually splitting fields and programming extra races in the North. Just about every week they add in an extra 2yo or 3yo race somewhere in the North. I would doubt that an extra 2yo or 3yo race has ever been added in the SI. The trainers certainly don't have the same attitude towards the "flash" tracks as NZTR. I suppose if they keep closing as many provincial tracks as possible trainers will eventually be forced to race at the chosen few. As I have said many times, I didn't really believe this industry's biggest problems are Waimate, Oamaru and Hokitika. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Doomed said: Perfect track too. And the worst scratchings are in the rating 65s. $30,000 and they don't give a stuff. Compare that to Riverton. Heavy track and they still front up. Ballots hardly ever get a start in the South, and they hardly ever have 2yo and 3yo races programmed down there. Look at HB. 3 starters in a 2yo race for $30,000. Bloody disgraceful. And they are continually splitting fields and programming extra races in the North. Just about every week they add in an extra 2yo or 3yo race somewhere in the North. I would doubt that an extra 2yo or 3yo race has ever been added in the SI. The trainers certainly don't have the same attitude towards the "flash" tracks as NZTR. I suppose if they keep closing as many provincial tracks as possible trainers will eventually be forced to race at the chosen few. As I have said many times, I didn't really believe this industry's biggest problems are Waimate, Oamaru and Hokitika. I've just turned on trackside, I have to work often so just having a snack, hardly a soul at TeRapa, yet Riverton would probably have , over 5000 on Easter Saturday, something will happen for Riverton, probably Monday and Wednesday I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Looks like one day on Monday with more races, oh well the powers that be know more than I do I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 9 hours ago, mikeynz said: Looks like one day on Monday with more races, oh well the powers that be know more than I do I guess. Nope, nope they don't. A set agenda to play out and the dummies that follow it don't even realise it'll lead to their own demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Huey said: Nope, nope they don't. A set agenda to play out and the dummies that follow it don't even realise it'll lead to their own demise. From memory, it is the first time I can ever recall one meeting being abandoned so that another abandoned meeting can take its place. Sets an interesting precedent. Six fields of horses basically just told to stuff off. Fields that already had jockeys declared, horses primed, probably even bets taken. Really weird. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 In some ways it's a bit of a insult to the southeners, it's not like they are over endowed with opportunities 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 hour ago, mikeynz said: In some ways it's a bit of a insult to the southeners, it's not like they are over endowed with opportunities They don't care , if you keep doing what you want to happen then things will eventually turn out right....right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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