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DamienWyer
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Believe it or not, they are still flogging this idea.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/redevelopment-for-perths-belmont-racecourse-set-for-green-light/news-story/3c8a617dbbec9e8ba5e1b40fe95c6d1b
Tiny little problem with Main Roads though, they said no. They can't support further changes to the Graham Farmer Freeway.
"Funding to be finalised in coming months", I thought they had it all figured out ? Perhaps they are thinking the new Govt will rubber stamp the $66M ?
They must be disappointed in Saturday's event. Suggested to be the smallest Karrakatta Plate crowd for more than a century. All in perfect conditions, of course being held at a revamped Ascot facility further proving the 'if you build it they will come' strategy is completely false.
This story of course preceding the publicity on ABC Radio this morning in respect to Public Servant salaries, with Richard Burt, CEO of RWWA the highest paid in WA at $665,000.
All in all, some mixed messages for the WA Racing Industry to mull over this Monday afternoon.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/redevelopment-for-perths-belmont-racecourse-set-for-green-light/news-story/3c8a617dbbec9e8ba5e1b40fe95c6d1b
Tiny little problem with Main Roads though, they said no. They can't support further changes to the Graham Farmer Freeway.
"Funding to be finalised in coming months", I thought they had it all figured out ? Perhaps they are thinking the new Govt will rubber stamp the $66M ?
They must be disappointed in Saturday's event. Suggested to be the smallest Karrakatta Plate crowd for more than a century. All in perfect conditions, of course being held at a revamped Ascot facility further proving the 'if you build it they will come' strategy is completely false.
This story of course preceding the publicity on ABC Radio this morning in respect to Public Servant salaries, with Richard Burt, CEO of RWWA the highest paid in WA at $665,000.
All in all, some mixed messages for the WA Racing Industry to mull over this Monday afternoon.
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I hope it comes off, and i hope that the government listens to them...but i doubt any government will drop that sort of money on the table when we still have 2 facilities within 5km of the city. Ideal time for the government say we'll back you for 100mil, but we'll be shutting Ascot down as a Race Day facility and it'll be a training track only for 5 years, then sold off.
I'll go back down to the garden and sit in among all my fluttering friends!!!
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Would be great if they can pull it off. I firmly believe that Belmont should be our prime metro racing facility given its location next to the cbd, Perth stadium and Crown. Excellent public transport access as well. Keep ascot as a training facility only and get rid of the excess land.
I just hope they don't forget the track. Needs the camber on the bend fixed
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So now he can lay claim to saving $14M !!!!
https://thewest.com.au/business/commercial-property/belmont-park-redevelopment-moves-a-step-closer-ng-b88356607z
But "build it and they will come", as in some big grand complex is just wrong.
People won't come, in those numbers. Those days are gone.
Save the dollars and just build a smaller boutique "stadium".
Make it something special, not something half empty / underused and mocked (which snowballs the problem).
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-09/belmont-park-not-needed-says-new-report/6762206
http://www.rwwa.com.au/home/media-centre/belmont-park-redevelopment-4007.html
Does the phrase 'Dog's Breakfast' ring any bell's ?
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we have debated this over many years, re-develop Belmont, ditch ascot and vice versa. Lets just wait until they start developing Belmont and finish (key words being "start" and "finish"), race there for a season or 2 and make a call thereafter.
I wont believe its going ahead until I see the foundations coming out of the ground.
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Or we can call it as it is ?
A stupid idea that has sucked in a succession of people all without the intestinal fortitude to actually say it's a dumb idea that will not happen.
The decline is measurable and we haven't begun the flatline let alone the climb to recovery. This facility is not being built, not now, not in the foreseeable future.
It doesn't matter how many naive reporters get duped into writing such rubbish.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/horse-racing/all-weather-track-at-belmont-park-on-agenda-for-perth-racing-ng-b88558283z
Personally I don't think we need this in WA. How many meeting get cancelled each year because of wet weather?. Barley any.
The more attractive the development can be made in the eyes of the government the better in terms of getting this off the ground. The all surface track just adds unnecessary capital to the project.
How much truth is there in the 10% reduction in starters this year ? It seems WA has shrunk by that for each of the last three seasons. The other number someone threw out was a 25% reduction in Owners. Has WAROA come out with these numbers based on active members?
Figures would be available at push of a button / from their database.
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below is for ascot and belmont only, including midweeks.
so despite them dumbing the joint down so much(or much more likely BECAUSE of it), this is what has happened.