Eureka ! Eureka ! we've lost it

[Gammalite]

Lost the plot . The Eureka  , Slot race worth $2,000,000 is on in a few weeks time at club Menangle.

But have just found the kiwis 'aren't invited' . The world's richest harness race with a million for the winner . (No kiwi horse allowed)

How Pathetic is that. Decades of great trans tasman clashes reduced to rubble by some biased bigot somewhere, who is scared Nz might take the trophy.

Australia had a couple of runners in the Nz slot race (The million dollar Race by Grins at Cambridge) What the hell? Are we in aparthied here or something .

just found the Race conditions (F..en stupid ones)  today when looking for what runners might be going for the $1,000,000 first prize on Sept 2nd.

 

What are the Race Conditions?

The race is for 3 & 4 year old Australian Breed Standardbred pacers.

The field limit is 10.

There is a preferential barrier draw on age and sex.

The distance will be 2400m.

Competing horses may be subject to Retention Barn procedures in the lead-up to the race.

[Unhinged]

4 hours ago, Gammalite said:

Lost the plot . The Eureka  , Slot race worth $2,000,000 is on in a few weeks time at club Menangle.

But have just found the kiwis 'aren't invited' . The world's richest harness race with a million for the winner . (No kiwi horse allowed)

How Pathetic is that. Decades of great trans tasman clashes reduced to rubble by some biased bigot somewhere, who is scared Nz might take the trophy.

Australia had a couple of runners in the Nz slot race (The million dollar Race by Grins at Cambridge) What the hell? Are we in aparthied here or something .

just found the Race conditions (F..en stupid ones)  today when looking for what runners might be going for the $1,000,000 first prize on Sept 2nd.

 

What are the Race Conditions?

The race is for 3 & 4 year old Australian Breed Standardbred pacers.

The field limit is 10.

There is a preferential barrier draw on age and sex.

The distance will be 2400m.

Competing horses may be subject to Retention Barn procedures in the lead-up to the race.

The golden rule , The man with the gold rules. That's the beauty of a slot race I suppose and the reason why New Zealand's slot race should not be funded by hrnz they are a invitation only race and clearly restricted to whomever the slot holders choose. 

[Rangatira]

5 hours ago, Gammalite said:

Competing horses may be subject to Retention Barn procedures in the lead-up to the race.

Somewhat curious.

[Gammalite]

20 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

Somewhat curious.

Before the Miracle Mile and the NSW Derby , all the runners have to domocile in the retention barn for a period of days . Looks like they are watching for race day or pre raceday treatments on the video . 

 

1 hour ago, Unhinged said:

That's the beauty of a slot race I suppose and the reason why New Zealand's slot race should not be funded by hrnz they are a invitation only race and clearly restricted to whomever the slot holders choose.

Don't the slot holders Pay for it ?

This Menangle $2,000,000 Eureka race costs each slot $300,000 for a 3 years period . (or that works out at '$100,000 per year -per slot'  )

The whole lot paid up front , (Must be paid within 60 days of buying the slot) 

so thats $3,000,000 the club have in the bank for the Inaugural running . They payout $2,000,000 after the 2nd September race this year,  so guess the other Million is 'invested' to try and make a million for next years Prize -money payout. ??

turning 1 million 💰 into 2 million 💰💰 in a year ?? mmmmmm🤔 maybe time to call the Brodster ? think Brodie is the only one who could achieve that ?   😆👍

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Gammalite

[Rangatira]

2 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Before the Miracle Mile and the NSW Derby , all the runners have to domocile in the retention barn for a period of days . Looks like they are watching for race day or pre raceday treatments on the video .

exactly

what does "may" mean

some may ?

shouldn't it be all or none ?

[the galah]

4 minutes ago, Gammalite said:

Before the Miracle Mile and the NSW Derby , all the runners have to domocile in the retention barn for a period of days . Looks like they are watching for race day or pre raceday treatments on the video . 

 

Don't the slot holders Pay for it ?

This Menangle $2,000,000 Eureka race costs each slot $300,000 for a 3 years period . (or that works out at '$100,000 per year -per slot'  )

The whole lot paid up front , (Must be paid within 60 days of buying the slot) 

so thats $3,000,000 the club have in the bank for the Inaugural running . They payout $2,000,000 after the 2nd September race this year,  so guess the other Million is 'invested' to try and make a million for next years Prize -money payout. ??

turning 1 million 💰 into 2 million 💰💰 in a year ?? mmmmmm🤔 maybe time to call the Brodster ? think Brodie is the only one who could achieve that ?   😆👍

 

The head of harness racing australia said the slot holders only fund half and harness racing australia come up with the other million. 

He said a while back that its "unashamedly designed to grow the australian harness racing industry.it is part of our strategy to encourage owners and participants to buy australian  born yearlings".

Those retention barns only stop treatments in the short timeframe a couple of days before a race.The experts say if someone was using the likes of epo it would be in  the weeks leading into a race,not when in the retention barn.Has a retention barn ever caught anyone in australia?

[Gammalite]

6 minutes ago, Rangatira said:

exactly

what does "may" mean

some may ?

shouldn't it be all or none ?

Definitely ALL runners are required to be in there. But I would say some other rules are implied . For example, such as if they see suspicious activity by the handlers/trainers in the stall with the horse on the video surveillence, they 'May' swoop in and swab it or whatever.  there would be 'May' take action rules depending on the situation. But yeah they will all be pre race bloods and swabbed anyway. 

A QueenslanD Quinella will stick it up em !! 😆🙏🍾  just like the State of Origin did 😊 .

(Leap to Fame and Speak The Truth ) this is gunna be good . 💰🍻

 

 

[Gammalite]

6 minutes ago, the galah said:

The head of harness racing australia said the slot holders only fund half and harness racing australia come up with the other million.

Well that makes sense as they have already collected the $3,000,000 from slot holders , but will be paying out $6,000,000 over the 3 years. They have a spare million to work with for the first year anyway lol....  ( could be running short by year 3 ) 

 

8 minutes ago, the galah said:

o it would be in  the weeks leading into a race,not when in the retention barn.Has a retention barn ever caught anyone in australia?

Don't think so. These are the high class trainers and high class horses. was it 2 years ago or so , they threw Jason Grimson and Jack Trainor (and their horses lol) in the barn for a month or so,  as the performances of their runners were head-scratching at the time. 

Stewards found nothing. Would be like having a video on to stop shop-lifting. (doesn't stop it) 

Grimson still with 'things' happening . Swayzee ... Loyalist .... Boncel benjamin.. betterzippit... lol.....

Trainor had your Nz mare 'STYLISH MEMPHIS' hurtling around in 1.49 miles at that stage, 2 years ago ??? they had to put her in the Miracle Mile she was going that fast .wow.  Mark Jones only won 6 out of 28 starts in Nz with her. average there.  (That's just one example among many )