Link To Harness Industry Discussion PaperHarness & Greyhounds

JayJay

Below is the link to the data sent out under Harness Industry Discussion Paper. It clearly shows the perilous state of the Industry as has been highlighted on this forum for several years. 

There is no doubt that no matter where we race, what time we race or when we race, we are not even remotely generating sufficient revenue to survive. The sad reality is that the product is broken, punters do not want to know about it and although there is a downturn in wagering across all all codes, harness in particular is at the crossroads.

https://corporatecommunications.cmail20.com/t/t-l-snbc-jduttdkijj-j/

Industry Feedback is open until October 13th via [email protected]

Chariotsonfire

The key to the future preservation of harness racing can be found on Page 3 of the document:

"3. RWWA Subsidies: These are additional amounts provided by the RWWA Board out of the profits of the WA TAB.
The WA TAB earns the vast majority of its revenue from bets on non-WA racing and sports and the majority of
this money is therefore not attributable directly to any of the WA racing codes."

Should the RWWA Board decide that harness racing subsidies can no longer be sustained we will become a cottage industry.