Why are people walking away from harness racing?
heres a bit of a heads up, look at Newcastle so far tonight, Race 1 for "C1" pacers....check out the lifetime and recent form of the horses in this race.....no wonder a C1 is nearly as hard to win as a C5....drop back clause, mares concessions and junior drivers concessions gone F...ing mad.....then!!!!!!! check out the fifth, geez I'd love to have the ability to improve horses that much in 3 or 4 days, super trainer! never seen anyone else that can do that so consistently.
Why are people walking away from harness racing
The cynic in me has to ask because the stewards’ results notes say that they didn’t: Newcastle Race 5, I would have a "Query Improved Performance" on #6 Our Orville NZ. On Monday 29-09-14 races at Tamworth is under hard driving from the 500m, gets run down in a 32.4 last ¼ (Mile rate 2:01.1 – 30.1, 30.1, 29.9, 32.4). Change trainer races at Newcastle Friday 03-10-14 (4 days later so the new trainer has only had 3 days to change anything and that assumes no recovery day) Race 5, runs 1:55.5 untouched (28.8, 29.9, 28.4, 28.3). I know it’s a different track (but the horses' earlier race at Newcastle (09/01/14) was driven out to run 2nd in 1:58.3), and don’t tell me it’s the ufo sulky or brand of feed and the previous trainer is not “a mug” trainer.