Where does all the prizemoney come from?

[Messenger]

An ordinary Wednesday/midweek meet at Sandown today (4th ranked Melbourne metro track) and yet there were 2 races with $80k prizemoney.
We cannot compete with that.

[Mark Croatto]

Yes we can Kevin! Our yearlings are probably one tenth of a thoroughbred and our training fees would be at most one quarter of theirs. We have few add on costs, however the thoroughbred owner is hit with all manner of cost; they can't even get their horse to race day without having to fork out for some horse transporter. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence :-)

Regards

Mark

[Messenger]

I still think more people are attracted to the $70m Powerball jackpot than the week 1 $3m which it goes back to this week
The costs are undoubtedly much more with the gallopers but it is the Dream. I have friends that are happy to have small shares in lots of horses, sometimes less than 5%
It becomes absurd when we have $236,250 maidens at the Gold Coast today - the 15 starters combined have not won much more than that in their careers so far!

[aussiebreno]

I still think more people are attracted to the $70m Powerball jackpot than the week 1 $3m which it goes back to this week
The costs are undoubtedly much more with the gallopers but it is the Dream. I have friends that are happy to have small shares in lots of horses, sometimes less than 5%
It becomes absurd when we have $236,250 maidens at the Gold Coast today - the 15 starters combined have not won much more than that in their careers so far!

The Magic Millions raceday is a joke but.

[Messenger]

I did not know where to post this so here will do.
I drove past the Emirates Park farm at Murrurundi (Nth of Scone) today - what a sight to behold
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

[Messenger]

Tomorrow - a working day Wednesday and there are 5 x $80k races, a $120k, a $150k and a $350k at Caulfield

[Messenger]

Oh to have the gallops problems
On a day where Randwick offered over $3M in prizemoney and Flemington offered closer to $4M
Peter Moody was expressing some concern that with the Gp2 Sires Produce only offering $200k it may not stay Gp2 for much longer

[Messenger]

Sure it is a Sales race but they are running a $500k race at 12.10pm today, sure the scheduling makes sense as it is a 2yo race but what an embarrassment of riches

[Messenger]

It was a Group Day at Flemington and Randwick
and the 2nd Vic meet was at little Murtoa (population 865)
and they had a $100k race there today
Unbelievable

[Adaptor]

It was a Group Day at Flemington and Randwick
and the 2nd Vic meet was at little Murtoa (population 865)
and they had a $100k race there today
Unbelievable

BUT>>>for the second year in a row, meeting abandoned due to track issues...last year a hole in the track, this year a burst water pipe.