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- Chariotsonfire July 2022
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GP- Royal Force Pace
Harness & Greyhounds
VillageKid
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Race 1- Scarlet Ribbon, In The Spotlight, Precocious Lady, Elsamay
Race 2- Stamford, Seeryanfly, Cooper, Tiger Royal
Race 3- Valbonne, Pradason, Euphoria, Fanci A Dance
Race 4- Typhoon Banner, Lavra Joe, Caveman, Ragazzo Mach
Race 5- Chicago Bull, Jumpingjackmac, To Fast To Serious, Vultan Tin
Race 6- Angel In White, Sahara Storm, Lady Jadore, Miss Limelight
Race 7- Blitzembye, Middlepage, American Bullitt, Joey James
Race 8- The Good Life, Soho Gigolo, Iona Diamond, Have Ago Joe
Race 9- Beat City, Regal Cheval, Bracken Sky, Vespa
Race 10- Ronald Scott, Reddy To Fly, Low Flyin, Nevertellmetheodds
Race 11- Indomitable Symbol, Feeling Empathy, Valhalla Angel, Sugar Boo
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NE Horses with Max Start Level 15+ Last 5 Starts NE Horses with Max Win Level 12+ Last 5 Starts
AE Horses that have been Preferred Eligible Acceptors, other than Late
Nominations, for the Conditioned Pace (RL14) at THIS meeting and who
have not gained a start at this meeting.
Preference to HWOE $40,000+(RL12) (Concessions for Novice Driver,Fillies & Mares)
DIV.1. RBD.
Yep surely after that spectacle they’ll realise that it’s a ridiculous clause and it needs to be scrapped
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It’s a lemon.
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Yeah that’s harness racing for ya you can put it on a 5000m track and you’ll still get predictable races where the winner is determined by draw and the rest drive conservatively to maximise earnings
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Not sure why you tune in then when I dislike something I just don’t watch it let alone participate in forums about it
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The small track makes for entertaining racing and some versatility compared to other venues in the state.
Penrith has always been my favourite track it’s sad to see it go. #Trots
Will be disappointing if we get another carbon copy 1000m
track at Penrith due to the move. The small track makes for
entertaining racing and some versatility compared to other
venues in the state. Penrith has always been my favourite
track it’s sad to see it go. #Trots
the above from a NSW enthusiast - each to his own Marko.
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The class of horse that go there can run sub 57 halves, go to the front and on most occasions that’s the end of it. Whereas the bush Northam, Narrogin etc they will come from anywhere in the field.
The 3 hardest tracks to get a decent return are GP, Pinjarra and Bunbury our major tracks.
Yet I would guess they provide the highest turnover (Bunbury probably not lately). More than likely due to location, field sizes and time slots.
On the above discussions WA pacing has it arse about GP should be racing at Pinjarra and all country racing should be on 800 mtr tracks.
If you look at GP long term it’s a dead duck, it’s 150 kms from our biggest horse population and nobody wants to travel into the city anymore.
Long term the price of fuel is going to be a major factor in travelling to and from GP twice a week.
Set up a decent training establishment in the SW sell GP and put the money back into the industry, long term returns.
I don’t care who owns GP it’s not their money, it belongs to the people, owners, trainers, breeders that has supported it for the past 100 years.
Just my opinion.
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I know I would be there. I'm in a similar boat mate, caught up with some mates I use to go with regularly last week. They dropped off attending after the David Hercules Pacing Cup. I kept going but the last couple of years it would be less than a handful of meetings a year. Contrary to popular beliefs on here it's not because it's more comfortable and easier to watch from home, it's because the racing offers little to nothing in terms of entertainment value.
Those involved need to realise that they are actually in the entertainment game, no idea of the stats but I'd hazard a guess that 90% of punter out there are losers. So if you aren't going to be making money on it what do you get out of it??? Those 10% of winners also need to understand that they need those losers to keep punting to keep the game afloat.
Personally I might have a bet every few weeks now on GP if I'm at the pub.
I think the WA harness product is something you really need to be heavily involved in like chariots and rocket to make a profit on the punt, really need to understand the intricacies of the stables/drivers/have the time to sit on twitter to get pre race tactics. I know Chariots has said it's not boring if you're winning but i can't agree with that, personally I don't have the time to watch so many races which dont give you a true gauge of a horses ability because they are walk sprint affairs.
Where as I can sit down and do a couple of hours work a week on the gallops, have some action on almost every local race on a sat and eek out a small profit.
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That’s fair enough that you don’t go because you don’t enjoy the racing but are you getting down to Pinjarra and Bunbury often to enjoy the racing on a larger track?
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