Breeders Crown

[geoffkel]

Does anyone have any info on turnover for the day,that will be interesting.

No I don't but I got there 5 minutes before the 1st race and parked in the ashphalt car park out the front.

Years before that that was well and truly full at least 1/2 hour before the 1st.

Talking to some of the people I know and they are getting so disgruntled in the industry for a number of reasons including prizemoney, the stewards and management of HRV and how they are treating the smaller people so differently to the names of the industry.

They even changed the owners area into a white cold marquee yesterday. No TV's in there and one drink per owner, what a disgrace. Previously it has been a room inside where it is comfortable and had access to toilets etc.

The whole design of the place is wrong but that is and has been another issue since it was built. Need to have parade ring in a better position than where it is for god sake what were these people thinking???

[Bingo]

Geoff it definitely needs to go back to the country, Ballarat or Bendigo, for rejuvenation. But HRV will keep it as their flagship at Melton, trying to let everyone believe it is them putting in the stakemoney when it is all funded by the futurity payments. We are sinking in Victoria.

You are correct there is a lot of disenchantment in the industry. Too many restricted races, races tacked onto the end of a program to make 10-12 races, makes a long day, stakemoney stagnating, lack of consistency with the stewards.


As for the parade ring at Melton don't get me started. It is as if they are hiding the horses.