Why crowds are down

lick · April 19

Went to Oakbank races today - been on my list for decades. $13 for a can of beer and food even more. Gone from a 30,000 crowd years ago to maybe 4,000. Joined as a Member (from WA) but won’t be going Monday - penalising those who make the effort.

Rodent · April 19

I went in 1995 and it was great. Sad to see how few attend these days.

psycho · April 20

lick said:
Went to Oakbank races today - been on my list for decades. $13 for a can of beer and food even more. Gone from a 30,000 crowd years ago to maybe 4,000. Joined as a Member (from WA) but won’t be going Monday - penalising those who make the effort.

Oakbank had the jumps racing and obviously that was a massive attraction. I have posted many times that the biggest killer of racing in general has been technology, growing up as a kid in the 70s if I wanted to watch a race I needed to be on course, now I can walk down the street and watch it on a "TV screen" so small it fits in my shirt pocket

Bushbookie · April 20

How many on course bookies at Oakbank Lick .

Bushbookie · April 20

How much to get in Lick.

Bushbookie · April 20

Stawell Gift a bit different Crowd to Oakbank going on Saturdays full house . The Gout and Kennedy running brings in the non regulars .

Vincent_vega · April 20

lick said:
Went to Oakbank races today - been on my list for decades. $13 for a can of beer and food even more. Gone from a 30,000 crowd years ago to maybe 4,000. Joined as a Member (from WA) but won’t be going Monday - penalising those who make the effort.

Thats a real shame. But for the club to break even, or to make a ounce of profit that $13 for that beer is legit.
Everything is up up up. Cost of the product (product plus tax), wages, power to keep that beer cold, insurance to insure the event, staff, patrons etc. Its becoming rather sad. Pretty soon that beer will be priced out of reach and those 4,000 people will say “fuck it, im staying home”.

GLAMOUR · April 20

Think it is an ongoing thing these days,and those prices,get back to basics,cut out on the other things,Dancers,and these other things,ok have a band at the end of a big day

lick · April 21

$35 to go in - that’s fine for 5 hours of entertainment- but then don’t penalise those that make the effort to go there. Maybe 6 bookies doing little trade. Notice today, Monday, on TV the crowd was way way less than Saturday - mind you the weather was not good

thefalcon · April 23

and we reckon our beer prices are ott.... :!! $-)

Voodoo · April 23

$7 at Gero a stubby.....

Buddy123 · April 25

4000 at Dongara cup apparently..
Must good day for the club wth beer food etc..
How many they expecting for the Quokka?

thefalcon · April 25

whats the gate price tomorrow?

wonder what they'll be charging for grog and food?

psycho · April 25

thefalcon said:
whats the gate price tomorrow?
wonder what they'll be charging for grog and food?

$40 I was told to get in, I'm a member so irrelevant on a personal note

Food and grog should remain the usual price as it's already steep enough, and when you're paying $40 to get in you'd be a little light after entry fees

Tucool · April 25

The idea is to entertain the crowd , not fleece them at every level.

No wonder we don't return visitors.

G'day Punter!

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