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Harvey 24/5 for the FINAL TIME!
Harness & Greyhounds
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A sad meeting this being the last ever at Harvey. Jam packed 10 race card with the KING LETHBRIDGE CUP being the highlight.
What are your selections? Lets get more than 10 units in winnings. Put down your selections based on 1 unit for the win per race. 10u in and hopefully more than 10u out!!
1/6 DONTDOUBTME
2/3 MADDY WHITE
3/3 SHOWSTOPPER
4/4 IMA TRADEGY
5/8 AEREUS MAXIMUS
6/1 THREE BLIND MICE
7/12 VAPOUR
8/11 SLICK CHAPEL
9/2 BLOW YOUR KOOL
10/7 EMINENCE GRISE
What are your selections? Lets get more than 10 units in winnings. Put down your selections based on 1 unit for the win per race. 10u in and hopefully more than 10u out!!
1/6 DONTDOUBTME
2/3 MADDY WHITE
3/3 SHOWSTOPPER
4/4 IMA TRADEGY
5/8 AEREUS MAXIMUS
6/1 THREE BLIND MICE
7/12 VAPOUR
8/11 SLICK CHAPEL
9/2 BLOW YOUR KOOL
10/7 EMINENCE GRISE
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Gilgamesh, lame likes this post.
Seems that the brothers charged $1 a year in rent, then now want to charge $24,000 a year in rent.
Harvey being a not for profit organisation can not raise $24,000 a year without RWWA help.
RWWA does not want to provide the $24,000 a year because races are conducted on a privately owned property as indicated in the title deed.
Chocy Mac
D Young stable flying at the moment. He sent Mister Hannible around 3 times in the last week for two placings and a win and there where other winners from his stable as well.
When they closed down Gero trots what happened to the track?
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They should always have a Sunday afternoon fixture that starts around the same time as the Victorian trots.
Ideally, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Unsure if WA is big enough to support seven days. Hope it can become as big as Victoria.
http://www.harness.org.au/news-article.cfm?news_id=23488
I couldn't agree more, I've mentioned my thoughts before but it is the point of difference that country tracks offer to bring some interest to the game. Couple that with the fact that the local country trainer will have a following that if he ever gets one going well enough to take to town he brings that following with him plus whoever they tell and even if the horse goes no good they might see another one in the race they want to follow. They are not going to tune in to watch GP week in week out if they don't have something around them to make them tune in, you must have variety.
Some of the best racing I've watched this year has been from Albany because it's competitive, that's what you get on country tracks where true amateurs still back themselves in against the professional types.
Went there years ago - took my Pop down there ( pre pay tv days ) - the amazing thing was - you were allowed to park your car on the embankment - inside the grounds - overlooking the home straight - so you could sit in the comfort of your car - and watch the trots - incredible stuff
I can remember one night at Harvey - got out of my car - at the finish of a race - and there was woman about 60 in the car next to us - and i said to her - gee that favourite won well ( about 3s on)- she said to me she owned it - when the race was on - she was hiding in the back seat - she wasnt game to watch - she said she mozzes it - you meet them all at the trots
My most nostalgic old track was Pinjarra - this was 20 - 30 years ago when they raced under lights - it was the weirdest shaped track of all time- had 3 back straights - you had to see it to believe - the surveyor or track designer must have been drunk when they built it- many a short priced favourite got rolled there
http://www.horseproperty.com.au/property/25706-harvey-trotting-club#.WT_kPsY3Xcu.
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