Industry Indicators - Good, Bad & Ugly

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Nah Kev what are you worried about. As per page 53 expenses are going to be stationary. It says so right next to printing expenses

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It may just be Mark Purdon ticking something off his bucket list but the emboldened part makes this a Bad Industry Indicator

Purdon, 58, says that change means Nathan and Mikayla will be in charge of the day-to-day running of the business side of the stable, but with Mark as senior training partner, but with the freedom to spend time doing other things, the most obvious being moving into training thoroughbreds.

While he harbours no delusions of challenging Mark Walker or Andrew Forsman any time soon, Purdon says his increased interest in the thoroughbred code has come about for several reasons.

“I think harness racing is facing real challenges, and while I still enjoy it, I also want to investigate what my future, and that of the boys [Nathan and his other son Michael], may look like,” explains Purdon.

“I really enjoy watching the good gallops meetings and want to be more involved, so I bought three yearlings at Karaka and also have a two-year-old that I will train later this season when I get through the major harness races.

“I have applied for my gallops training licence, so hopefully they approve it soon.”

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hor...KJ7TPJ3WW4H7M/

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It may just be Mark Purdon ticking something off his bucket list but the emboldened part makes this a Bad Industry Indicator

Purdon, 58, says that change means Nathan and Mikayla will be in charge of the day-to-day running of the business side of the stable, but with Mark as senior training partner, but with the freedom to spend time doing other things, the most obvious being moving into training thoroughbreds.

While he harbours no delusions of challenging Mark Walker or Andrew Forsman any time soon, Purdon says his increased interest in the thoroughbred code has come about for several reasons.

“I think harness racing is facing real challenges, and while I still enjoy it, I also want to investigate what my future, and that of the boys [Nathan and his other son Michael], may look like,” explains Purdon.

“I really enjoy watching the good gallops meetings and want to be more involved, so I bought three yearlings at Karaka and also have a two-year-old that I will train later this season when I get through the major harness races.

“I have applied for my gallops training licence, so hopefully they approve it soon.”

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/hor...KJ7TPJ3WW4H7M/

Not only is the man a great horseman, but he can also read the tea leaves. It is hardly new territory, as trotting folk have proven to be as good as any thoroughbred trainers given the right opportunity. Kevin Robinson and Fred Kersley are great example of this. On the reverse, Graeme Rogerson is still at the top of his game with his young thoroughbred champ Sharp'N Smart. The transition to training standardbreds has been moderately successful for him, but no walk in the park.

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The Mildura thread mentions Michelle Phillips drive being a bit dodgy the other night and laments that the young in our industry may be too
PP cites another example from Launceston on Sunday night
He suggests that there was team driving in R7 where Ben Yole had 10 of the 12 runners but Malcolm Jones on one of the other two showed some initiative however Tiarna Ford on the leader was alerted to him coming by 21yo Olivia Weidenbach on stablemate Vinny Chase who was on her back, with her "Look Out" so loud that the whole course heard it. She was only fined $100

https://tasracing.com.au/replays/120...nceston?race=7