Abandoned meeting stakes

[curious]

I noticed this in a news item on here:

Healeville’s race meeting on Sunday 31 July was abandoned due to an inconsistent track surface, with prizemoney to be divided equally between runners engaged

This seems a good way to ensure that available prizemoney finds its way to participants and defrays their costs. I wonder is it common in Oz or used in other codes?

[Chief Stipe]

10 minutes ago, curious said:

I noticed this in a news item on here:

Healeville’s race meeting on Sunday 31 July was abandoned due to an inconsistent track surface, with prizemoney to be divided equally between runners engaged

This seems a good way to ensure that available prizemoney finds its way to participants and defrays their costs. I wonder is it common in Oz or used in other codes?

The problem in NZ is that they need abandonments to stay solvent.

[Joe Bloggs]

Don't you find it strange that the 'big wigs' mainly north of the thermal pools are always silent? Why is that do you think?

When they do say something, it's a whisper, not a roar, .....funny that.

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Joe Bloggs said:

Don't you find it strange that the 'big wigs' mainly north of the thermal pools are always silent? Why is that do you think?

When they do say something, it's a whisper, not a roar, .....funny that.

Yeah na - not silent.  They must have been speaking to someone to get these stakes.

MEETING NEWS

Cambridge Stakes Uplift – 17 August

 

Further to the previous announcement that the R75 1550m (Richard Bright Memorial Cup) will race for $50,000, the Cambridge JC are pleased to announce the following stake increases for the same day:

• R60 1300m from $14,000 to $35,000 (Group 1 Turf Bar 1300m)
• All other races from $14,000 to $15,000