Originally Posted by
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Maybe I have a short attention span but it is unlikely that I will bother to go to Hamilton on Thursday for apart from a 1hr+ drive each way the time between races is as follows:
33m 38m 35m 37m 35m 35m 38m
It is no doubt controlled by Sky scheduling but if it was 30min between races I would be ¾ of the way home (41min) before the last will even be run. 25min between races would carve a whole 76min off the program
Like it or not we are part of the entertainment industry and although there are ways to amuse oneself between races, 8 races spread over 4¼ hrs is not a lot of bang for your buck (yeah it is free but it needs to be to get people to travel far). Some no doubt have broader interests than myself and are happy to watch every dog, gallop and trot race Sky shows between the Hamilton card
Maybe, misguidedly IMO, getting people to come to the track is not a priority
and maybe there are bigger issues but being at the mercy of the current Sky arrangement does not give us a lot of freedom
Afterthought: I guess I could skip one race which would give us time to get into Hamilton town and back and still have about an hour to eat or whatever (mind you the meals are generally pretty good at Hamilton)