Originally Posted by
Dot
Was thinking similar Kev, but you know how I like BIG ideas and you believe we need a continued strong presence in the South East how about this- Caulfield is also getting another track and lights for night racing when the trainers depart for Cranbourne and Packenham. How about we let the gallops remove the trot track from Cranbourne and put in an another racetrack inside the existing track so they have two new racetracks and give them our training centre as well at Cranbourne which could easily be renovated to accomodate twice the horses or more then it does now and harness moves to and redevelops Sandown as a standalone harness racing and training facility,( hopefully that's easier to get to and more popular!) with a bit left over for development which is what the MRC wants to do with Sandown anyway. Motor racing is restricted to 5 weekends there now because of residents and expecting to be evicted in time by the MRC.
Of course I'm probably dreaming but Sandown Park became Sandown Park when it was operated by the Victoria TROTTING Club in the 1890s well before it morphed into the MRC, and well with a former MRC CEO as HRV chairman and the HRA chairman on the board at Cranboune can't be a better time to try........