Quote Originally Posted by Danno View Post
Great points Stu, the same stuff I have been saying for decades, mobile starts and big tracks are for breeders to put false values on their yearlings, they have done nothing for the popularity of our game except make the racing boring and predictable, the punters in the USA have been betting on barrier draws for eons...why? because all mobile racing means the barrier draw is an essential ingredient to success. We have been making the same mistake when the evidence was there to support NOT making the mistake, why? because for too long the commercial breeders in this nation had a disproportional influence on administrators who had insufficient intimate knowledge of what they were administrating and were relying on "expert" knowledge that was being provided by these "lobbyists"

I'm sure there are some longer term contributors to this forum saying. "here he goes again" but sorry I can't help myself it annoys me no end that very simple things get lost in all the bulldust.

Post #1001, and I promised myself I would stop at 1000!


cheers,

Danno