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Good Friday Racing at Ascot

West Australian Racing

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  • RodentRodent    7,470 posts
    One of the reasons I gravitated to WA racing was that I could keep up with the form. Racing 3 times per week was really good. Now I'm getting punch drunk with the number of meetings. Keeping up with the form is a real chore.
     I'd love to see fewer races with bigger fields as opposed to lots of races with small fields. Surely the former is much more efficient for the industry.

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  • careycarey    6,424 posts
    thefalcon said:

    sorry to upset you folks but I  feel GF should be a day of reflection....to clarify, I cannot remember the last time I was in a church...apart from funerals.

    strangely, i am not too keen on the idea myself, but i am a confirmed atheist, so i guess that is hypocritical of me to think that way.

    my thinking is that there is just too much racing, full stop.

    it is most meaningless rubbish.

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  • dungydungy    9,278 posts
    spinking said:

    Don't care who made the decision PR or RWWA ,and don't think it came out of left field as Newkid alluded to earlier they were waiting for the liquor license to come through. If that is correct would not PR be applying for that

    Spot on mate 
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  • RodentRodent    7,470 posts
    So now with Good Friday racing, we will have racing 6 days in a row. Ascot, Bunbury, Ascot, Ascot, Albany and York.  :-&
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  • careycarey    6,424 posts
    Rodent said:

    One of the reasons I gravitated to WA racing was that I could keep up with the form. Racing 3 times per week was really good. Now I'm getting punch drunk with the number of meetings. Keeping up with the form is a real chore.

     I'd love to see fewer races with bigger fields as opposed to lots of races with small fields. Surely the former is much more efficient for the industry.
    i came to wa for similar reasons.
    it was where i could do my own thing, as distinct from all the other stuff i was involved with racing wise.
    it was my relief valve.

    it was easy to follow.
    had the best class system in australia.
    not too many meetings, and easy to figure differences between the jurisdictions.

    and then and then and then....they stuffed it up big time.
    racing managers and handicappers that have no idea about racing and handicapping.
    more and more and more and more, of the same nothingness.

    now their premier customers are talking with their feet, and still nothing will happen.

    if there was no eastern states to prop them up, then wa racing would likely be in big big trouble

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  • sonnysonny    1,552 posts
    Lets keep posting our opinions and not resort to name calling. Tim Wison  (L.G.B.T.I Activist) said and I quote; Our society needs more civil discussion not less. You can't persuade people to change their mind if you only talk to people you agree with. Anyway there will be racing on Good Friday whether we like it or not..

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    carey said:

    Rodent said:

    One of the reasons I gravitated to WA racing was that I could keep up with the form. Racing 3 times per week was really good. Now I'm getting punch drunk with the number of meetings. Keeping up with the form is a real chore.

     I'd love to see fewer races with bigger fields as opposed to lots of races with small fields. Surely the former is much more efficient for the industry.
    if there was no eastern states to prop them up, then wa racing would likely be in big big trouble

    We are very close to that point now....and it will happen in the next 12 months..we then have no value to sell and we have next to no control on our income stream!!!
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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,942 posts
    edited March 2017
    Free admission is a great idea. Kudos for that. Not a tightwad or anything but don't think necessary to charge people to go in and gamble. Lose a bit at the gate but gain in so many other ways. Families = atmosphere = will come again. Give up a bit to gain a lot. It's time.
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  • sonnysonny    1,552 posts
    Give them free betting vouchers with the bookies /tote..

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    ^^ would have to be tote only...
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  • sonnysonny    1,552 posts
    May be for the following Saturday...Also, and every other meeting. People like things for free...

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,942 posts
    Reminds me of a petrol station in Albany many years ago - free air today..free petrol tomorrow! Only trouble was the sign never changed.

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  • TiversTivers    7,720 posts
    Ridersonthestorm33 said:

    Reminds me of a petrol station in Albany many years ago - free air today..free petrol tomorrow! Only trouble was the sign never changed.

    Gold !  :))
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  • tonytony    2,436 posts
    Rodent said:

    So now with Good Friday racing, we will have racing 6 days in a row. Ascot, Bunbury, Ascot, Ascot, Albany and York.  :-&

    No the Bunbury Thursday meeting has been transferred to Wednesday and therefore no meeting Thursday

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  • H-BOMBERH-BOMBER    10,567 posts
    sonny said:

    May be for the following Saturday...Also, and every other meeting. People like things for free...

    Even more so its about perceived value. 
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  • captain_kirkcaptain_kirk    36 posts
    Judging by this thread looks like we would be better off running a 4 race card at Ascot every second week...... MAX

    And not within 5 days either side of any public holiday....


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  • captain_kirkcaptain_kirk    36 posts
    sonny said:

    Hi Captain Kirk, I'm over 60 and I don't have a problem with it.. How often do you get to the track?

    About 5 times a year (3 main days and maybe 2/3 when i have a horse running), 
    why else would i go?   

    Have seen better atmosphere at funerals then any day at belmont, and bugger being at ascot tugging myself off for 40 minutes in-between races on a quiet day?

    Rant for another day but racing needs to realise people are never coming back to the track except for the big days, stop trying 52 weeks a year and just focus on the big 5 or so days.  

     Condense all the facilities etc at the track on the other 40 weekends to create a small boutique atmosphere and accept what it is. 



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  • hashhash    7,495 posts
    captain_kirk said:

    sonny said:

    Hi Captain Kirk, I'm over 60 and I don't have a problem with it.. How often do you get to the track?

    About 5 times a year (3 main days and maybe 2/3 when i have a horse running), 
    why else would i go?   

    Have seen better atmosphere at funerals then any day at belmont, and bugger being at ascot tugging myself off for 40 minutes in-between races on a quiet day?

    Rant for another day but racing needs to realise people are never coming back to the track except for the big days, stop trying 52 weeks a year and just focus on the big 5 or so days.  

     Condense all the facilities etc at the track on the other 40 weekends to create a small boutique atmosphere and accept what it is. 



    races at 30 minute intervals would be a great start at attracting more people especially to midweek meetings, Vic do it with success every day so why cant we follow suit.

    I can bet you'd get more people to the track if they were standing around waiting 40 odd mins between races, get in and get out and that would give trainers and jockeys more time to get personal stuff done before or after the meeting being over in a shorter space of time
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