I am not sure I am following Adam Hamilton's reasoning (or what point he thinks he is making here)
"ROMANTISICING the past is a popular hobby for racing fans.
From a harness racing perspective, older zealots will happily regale younger diehards with wistful stories of how much better the sport was with standing starts and sprint lanes.
Nevertheless, times move on.
On Saturday night at Ballarat, one of few Victorian tracks without an inside exit, seven of the 10 races were won by leaders and five quinellas comprised by horses racing lead-and-trail in transit.
And in the evening’s only stand start, the Hip Pocket & Workwear Safety Coulter Crown, heavily handicapped horses failed to strike a blow.
Some may wish the world would rewind to what it once was, sadly, however, it won’t. "
This isn't a good thing so what is Adam's point - that mobiles and no sprint lane are boring/not working for Ballarat ????????
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/the...hing-for-kate/
The bulk of his article is about Kate Gath not getting the broader recognition she deserves (say like Jamie Kah) -
We are like a secret Adam, so few know about us. I have a famous racing brother-in-law that once told me we are pretty much Irrelevant nowadays. He wasn't being nasty just analytical and I cannot really argue his point. People will say how much we contribute to the economy etc etc but you can say the same thing about anything eg Knitting, Pokies, Garbage, ..... We are our own
little world.
(Adam IMO has been one who has done as much as anybody to try and rectify this but it hasn't happened)