The end of Kalgoorlie?West Australian Racing

shothru

The KBRC have issued a statement saying that next season is in doubt due to water supply issues to irrigate the track. With the club already hanging by a thread. Reliant on one trainer to make up its fields, and the possibility of Pete permanently relocating to Perth if next season doesn't happen. I fear sadly we may have already seen the last race at the historic track

GLAMOUR

I see they have struggled,but kal has been around for years.

GLAMOUR

shothru said:

The KBRC have issued a statement saying that next season is in doubt due to water supply issues to irrigate the track. With the club already hanging by a thread. Reliant on one trainer to make up its fields, and the possibility of Pete permanently relocating to Perth if next season doesn't happen. I fear sadly we may have already seen the last race at the historic track

Think someone is spreading a story,and Kalgoorlie relies on race round,I will take it as gossip.

JayJay

Gossip....yep, that's what we thought over in Harness Racing land......Geraldton, Wyalkatchem, Trayning, Cunderdin, York, Merredin, Golden Mile, Harvey, Katanning, Fremantle......and I'd be pretty nervous if I was involved with Williams, Bridgetown, Collie, Busselton, Kellerberrin, Narrogin and/or Wagin. But, yep, probably just gossip.

warrenrobinson

Don't deal in gossip only the facts and JayJay's correct that's what we thought in harness. How much longer can we as a racing industry  put up with the poor management of a industry. The facts are in black and white.Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the  same results

savethegame

Biggest problem Kalgoorlie Boulder council promised Lynas Rare Earth all the recycled water before they agreed to build there plant, using the full quota required has robbed sporting ovals, golf course ,race course, of there share with KBRC having a debt 150k for the purchase of pipeline water
Now the cou ncil have allocated 1 6mil. dollars to increase the size of golf course dam
Coolgardie race club has bailed kbrc on another problem to the tune 120k.

This outside race day problems with season running too long plus the bottleneck of meetings at start of season, then the round being busted open then meetings at fortnight intervals pushing the NorthEastern clubs. into hotter months  

.Kalgoorlie  last meeting 39 runners  16,  from fernie stable.

RWWA. Got the tyranny  of distance  closure  trick doing even time on the desk , once Bunbury  track settles and can race through winter. 

shothru

GLAMOUR said:

shothru said:

The KBRC have issued a statement saying that next season is in doubt due to water supply issues to irrigate the track. With the club already hanging by a thread. Reliant on one trainer to make up its fields, and the possibility of Pete permanently relocating to Perth if next season doesn't happen. I fear sadly we may have already seen the last race at the historic track

Think someone is spreading a story,and Kalgoorlie relies on race round,I will take it as gossip.

Not gossip mate a press release about this was put out by the CEO of the KBRC

Flanders

https://x.com/kalracing/status/1862009490528518510?t=7ynhxC0q5yT_H5kEA-oRBw&s=19

SLIPPERGOLDEN

I fondly recall a great night financially at York trots mind you two drivers gave me invaluable information on horses at good each way at odds. I only went to York twice but I was certainly up close and personal. It was staged around the footy oval wasn't it? Certainly seemed to be. I had wanted to go to Cunderdin trots but missed out. Was there trot meetings at Trayning? I vaguely recall.

SLIPPERGOLDEN

The CEO was on 6PR this morning. 
https://www.6pr.com.au/trying-to-find-a-solution-local-racing-season-may-not-go-ahead-due-water-supply-issues/  ;

DamienWyer

Sounds like a lot of sporting grounds may be affected by the lure of mining money.

JayJay

SLIPPERGOLDEN said:

I fondly recall a great night financially at York trots mind you two drivers gave me invaluable information on horses at good each way at odds. I only went to York twice but I was certainly up close and personal. It was staged around the footy oval wasn't it? Certainly seemed to be. I had wanted to go to Cunderdin trots but missed out. Was there trot meetings at Trayning? I vaguely recall.

York trots were indeed around the footy oval. Close and personal alright, the bookies ring was at the end of the main straight, all 90 metres of it, and it was like a coliseum as they came barrelling into the corner. Cunderdin was also around the footy oval but was much bigger, 800m, whereas York was a saucer, less than 600 mtetres.

Trayning was a great venue, good track albeit a large gum tree shadow over the back straight which meant shadow rolls were in high demand. On April 1st 1967, six weeks after Binshaw won the Interdominion in 1967 for Phil Coulson, he drove a double at Trayning with Legal Chief and ran 3rd in the Cup with Alva's Son. Another Interdominion Driver Laurie Robinson ran multiple places on the day, the place, complete with a grandstand was packed, everyone who was anyone was there, also around the footy oval.  Was a great day out provided you avoided the RTA Council Traffic Inspector hiding behind the wheat bin in Yelbini in the 35 mph zone.

SLIPPERGOLDEN

Yes the old RTA and then road police that followed specialised their routine on country racedays 

Bobcat

Oh dear, not RWWA’s golden child in trouble. 

Vincent_vega

Ummmm didnt the govt just a few weeks ago spruik a 1m sprint race there?

shothru

Vincent_vega said:

Ummmm didnt the govt just a few weeks ago spruik a 1m sprint race there?

YEP

SLIPPERGOLDEN

Yes the Golden Saddle Slot Race. Has it been renamed the Dust to Dust no slot race