Quote Originally Posted by arlington View Post
Am wondering how hard it was for interstaters to find prep races for the Oaks.
The Ballarat Oaks trial didn't get up because of lack of noms? Albeit PBD/3C, $15000 not enough inducement? Seems strange. Being manual selection HRV didn't accept 3C0's...?
Over the ditch, connections had considered bringing NZ's best filly, Elle Mac, over for the Vic Oaks - simply because of lack of suitable races. Her last start, winning at Addington, was on 16 March yet her next race against her own age and sex is the Nevele R Fillies final on 11 May.

Either wait 8 weeks between starts or run her in a Free for All! No other options for her.

Race programming is somewhat of a black art, but any administrator who claims that "we are on top of it" has never owned a top filly and lacks any concept of the difficulty of keeping them racing.