@Timthwaites1 The Owners experience at Flemington is also terrible. Crowded mounting yard, cramped Owners bar and seating which looks more like scaffolding. Needs a complete redesign.
@Country_Racing @PakenhamRacing Jumps only meeting today. So effectively another “wagering free” day for @RacingVictoria . @Matt__Welsh_ I didn’t think the industry was travelling so well it could afford this luxury!
@DamienRactliffe So in an environment of declining revenue and prizemoney cuts @RVStewards have burnt a major six figure sum as well as putting participants offside.
@danziffer Really looking forward to the next episode on the inflation issue; titled “How repealing the laws of gravity will also bring inflation down” Speculative, unproven theories are not newsworthy.
@Matt__Welsh_ Unfortunately no one has turned up @FlemingtonVRC Worst crowd, particularly members, I have seen for ages. Again, change for the sake of change, has been the culprit. Can’t compete with the AFL juggernaut, particularly when Collingwood playing. Leave the traditional fixture alone
Race 2 @ Warrnambool. Open Hurdle. Four starters (3 trained by Eric Musgrove).
Why are they racing this early in the season?
Can the industry afford to subsidise this prize money and lack of turnover.
@BMelham Has nothing to do with fatigue, otherwise we would be seeing a similar rate of falls at the provincials. It is riding far too tight particularly on the long Flemington turn and an obsession with slowing the tempo mid race that is the main culprit.