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    Senior Member Horse Of The Year Maorisidol has a spectacular aura about Maorisidol's Avatar
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    20 Horse Field in SS Trot 1609m!

    Crazy.
    Tuesday Menangle race 1
    Standing start Trotters race 1 Mile
    2 off front
    9 off 10m
    9 off 20m

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    Yes seen that and pencilled it in as a race not to be missed! BIG field!

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    I had a bit of a whinge about this on my Facebook page earlier this afternoon...
    Mile standing start races are a joke to begin with, let alone for trotters!!!
    Then for them to stick 20 of the poor things in the same race is very disappointing for everyone who has nominated for that race...
    They can't organise 8 horses to go away from the stand safely so how the hell are they going to organise 20???
    And I hope all the blokes "HOLDING" the ropes at the side of the track let them go at the same time this week, because you wouldn't want a false start!!!

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    Ridiculous for all the reasons Adam mentions and I know there could/should be scratchings but what owner would want their horse in the race as it stands - it is hard enough beating 9 others much less 19 (should be double prizemoney as it is equivalent of 2 races)
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    Bloody ridiculous, why not run 2 races for the class ?
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    Not keen myself but at least it's innovative in an industry that punters continue to turn away from.

    I wonder if they ever thought of running 2 Melbourne Cups with 12 runners each instead of one with 24.

    Trotting has always had great difficulty in coping with change at any level

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chariots View Post
    Not keen myself but at least it's innovative in an industry that punters continue to turn away from.

    I wonder if they ever thought of running 2 Melbourne Cups with 12 runners each instead of one with 24.

    Trotting has always had great difficulty in coping with change at any level
    Innovative???
    So you want the trots to be like the gallops???
    And you probably like it when they race like dogs there at Menangle too I'm guessing???

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    Senior Member Horse Of The Year Greg Hando will become famous soon enough
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    Innovative it used to happen 30-40 years ago is that innovative?
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