How do we get people to breed more horses?

[broco]

You see kevin the gallops dont have this ridiculous stand down rule on scratching, you just pay your vets fee or scratching fee and be done with it, so if a horse draws an unsuitable barrier, cant get the right jockey, it rains and the track wont suit the horse or the trainer just isn't happy with the race he/she can scratch and the emergency gains a run.
We are not afforded that in harness racing if you scratch your automatically stood down for at least 7 days from the race day not from the day you scratch even.
There really are some very comical rules in harness racing that are pretty prehistoric and certainly dont do anyone any favours, surely bog tracks deserve a no penalty scratching.
I suppose from someone who grew up in the thoroughbred industry the differences in the 2 codes is clearly obvious.

If we want more breeders than the overall value of the standardbred needs to rise because while ever its cheaper to buy than breed your going to struggle with breeder numbers

[Messenger]

Swan Hill next Wednesday has only 48 horses involved.
Six races only !

That on top of 7 races at Ballarat on Tuesday, and 7 races at Stawell on Monday.

Probably because it was only a 7 race program they did not run the first until 2.03pm. I like to make it lunch part of the day out and today I did not make it to the trots even though I was in Stawell - things are crook especially when I went to the Hamilton Cup yesterday (gallops). Suggestions for my punishment are being taken

[Toohard]

Trot Brisbane - Twitter

Dreams can come true. Nice feel good harness racing story and the owner a little girl in Ohio is living her dream https://t.co/AmD6sIPuk9

[Messenger]

Good one Paul. A must view everyone

[Toohard]

Just spotted on harnesslink too Kev. In news section.

[Toohard]

http://www.harnesslink.com/mobile#ur...rse-that-could

[Richard prior]

Great story Paul.

[HISGEN65]

It is just my opinion but I think the opportunities for average horses to have a place in the sport has declined rapidly in last 5 years or so which inturn reduces the amount of breeding especially from the average Joe who can only afford the medium to lower priced sires - it wasn't long ago when you could breed a horse that could run around 1.59 to 2.00 minute mark & have a place to race & win a couple - these days with the decline in weekend racing combined with how fast the young horses are running these days a lot of people I have spoken to are sick of breeding dog meat - harsh reality but that's how I see it, we all know the cost,time & heartache of breeding horses - so my answer to the original topic is, it is a case of not so much throwing loads of money around the place but maybe finding ways to increase the opportunities & avenues.

[strong persuader]

It is just my opinion but I think the opportunities for average horses to have a place in the sport has declined rapidly in last 5 years or so which inturn reduces the amount of breeding especially from the average Joe who can only afford the medium to lower priced sires-it wasn't long ago when you could breed a horse that could run around 1.59 to 2.00 minute mark & have a place to race & win a couple-these days with the decline in weekend racing combined with how fast the young horses are running these days a lot of people I have spoken to are sick of breeding dog meat-hash reality but that's how I see it,we all know the cost,time & heartache of breeding horses-so my answer to the original topic is,it is a case of not so much throwing loads of money around the place but maybe finding ways to increase the opportunities & avenues.

Amen to this. I only hope that the powers that be realise before it is too late that they have steered the industry into a huge black hole!

[Amlin]

There's a solution to Australia's trotting problems summed up in one paragraph in my opinion. Ironically, we had such a system in place going back 20 - 30 years, but it has been progressively pulled apart and destroyed over time.


Restricted racing on weekends etc at country venues was a feeder into the TAB tracks. Just a memory now but talk to people, particularly those no longer involved, who had an involvement on a small scale, and they will tell you how important this was to the overall code, by creating a supply of horses and participants from the bottom up.


We now live with the results of what happens when you cut off the "grass roots".

It is just my opinion but I think the opportunities for average horses to have a place in the sport has declined rapidly in last 5 years or so which inturn reduces the amount of breeding especially from the average Joe who can only afford the medium to lower priced sires - it wasn't long ago when you could breed a horse that could run around 1.59 to 2.00 minute mark & have a place to race & win a couple - these days with the decline in weekend racing combined with how fast the young horses are running these days a lot of people I have spoken to are sick of breeding dog meat - harsh reality but that's how I see it, we all know the cost,time & heartache of breeding horses - so my answer to the original topic is, it is a case of not so much throwing loads of money around the place but maybe finding ways to increase the opportunities & avenues.