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It’s all just talk and opinions
Fact is it’s coming wether we like it or not.
Something got to give and it will be rationalisation of the pacing industry.
However I think it will be silence I mean business as usual from RWWA til after the election.
Watch this space.
Haha I’m not cranky just overly opinionated like to think it comes from a place of passion though, probably don’t portray my point overly well sometimes
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Just look at some really basic maths.
What percentage of horses in WA do you think cover there purchase costs along with day to day upkeep over their career? I’ll be really generous and say 20%
How many horses in WA, keep it simple say 1000. So from 1000 horses 200 pay their way, make a bit of money, some chances at some bigger returns, give owners something to reinvest etc. Everyone is fighting to be one of those 200 horses. Top trainers have most but rightfully as you say the bottom guys should be fighting hard to be successful too.
Now that bottom 80% of horses are by and large going to be with the people you are encouraging to find another hobby, not interested in coming up with ways that maybe every-now and then on their way to the track they feel they might be in it to win it with their battler, enough to keep them interested.
So they take your advice and go find another hobby. We fall to a horse population of 500 horses. What happens then? RWWA program less races, programs fall over etc. So it will still be if we are lucky that the top 20% of prize money earners continue to pay their way. Now that pool of horses has fallen to only 100 that everyone is still competing to be one of. Less drives for drivers to make money from, less positive returns for even the top stables to then be able to go and reboot the stables. Suddenly it just got a shit load harder for even the very best to scratch out a living.
Instead of thinking, if you want to stay in it you need to get better it is in the best interest of those at the top to keep those at the bottom in the game, without participation it just becomes cannibalism.
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Tyranny of distance was just an excuse pretty sure the only time Charlotte Mills went to Kal trots was to close it down.
Bit out there but could Kal restart under another state ie South Australia.
If they have the sponsorship as they say can it be done.
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He works so hard to get horses going that most wouldn’t want.
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Around $1 million from memory
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