[QUOTE=dizzy;20564]Jamie regardless of what you call excuses it will always ultimately be the choice of connections as to where they nominate.
[VVV] G'day Dot,
As far as I'm aware that aspect has never been in question. What I was trying to get across is that Centralised Programming will fix this but at the same time it will see some amongst us with a choice not to have a choice...as in it will basically be an either 'race at X with your 2yo filly (or whatever) or stay at home in the barn' scenario. That being said, it will still prove to be in the best interests of the majority because it will produce more consistent/regular/predictable programs that I believe will see far, far fewer races falling over due to insufficient noms. Net result is some progress and for the better.
As to training centres do you believe it is in trainers and clubs best interests that these be co located?
[VVV] Yes I think all up it is in their respective best interests, perhaps a little moreso in the direction of the Clubs, because the on-course stabling/training will hopefully ensure each them a basic pool of horses to work with, a pool that is located right on their doorstep and from which you'd expect they'll ultimately draw a large % of their noms/race fields.
From my experience training in at a venue that is practically co located the advantages are;
Reduced costs if you are racing at the same location.
[VVV] Certainly, reduced costs to the Industy as a whole and also as I mentioned above, pools of horses located on the doorstep. Both highly desirable you'd have to think.
The disadvantage is unless the racetrack and training facilities can operate autonomously the requirements of each impact negatively on each other. The need of trainers to utilise the track daily impacts on the clubs ability to use their facility to generate other income and the clubs need to generate income results in the track being closed inconvienicing trainers.
[VVV]That might take some sorting out to begin with. I'm guessing the obvious is Race Day training activities that would have to be done & dusted early but for the most part most of them are anyway, at least from what I've seen. Other than that...dunno? It's certainly not a deal breaker. I'm sure the on-course stables and the various tracks would come to a mutally beneficial arrangement...after all, that is exactly what on-course stabling/training is meant to produce. I guess it would be along the lines of our local public pool. There'd be this or that on certain days and for others there'd be no doing whatever before or after this time or that in the morning or in the arvo on certain days or whatever. The only problem that I can see....if there were enough horses stabled on-course or training from barns close by....and they all wanted to work, you'd have to think at certain times of the day/year during peak times it would look like Pitt St at lunchtime. All up though, geeze...what a great problem to have...as in so many horses there on site and doing their thing....maybe stables getting rostered to have the track to themselves between certain times or whatever...buggered if I know. If that's the biggest hassle they have then I reckon they'll be doing alright. I'm sure John D & Wanno & Co. at Menangle would be only to pleased to have such hassles.
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