Rick I’d certainly prefer not to see a dominating stable either but you don’t think the all the horses from the one stable, in the one heat solution you propose isn’t readily circumvented? Large stables operate with a number of staff, some family, some employees, just have a number of them obtain a trainers licence and switch the horses into ostensibly someone else name. The way the Menangle training centre operates, and I believe similar is proposed for Melton, means trainers do not have to have seperate unique training/stabling facilities and the same would apply to training on a private property.
Could use the ”Aquanita” style of management, no not the pre race drenches and top ups, the trainers train the horses and all administration, bills out, bills paid, supplies ordered wages etc, is done for them by an Office Adminstrator. Horses have seperate trainers now so won’t be in the same heat, there is now some confusion for industry officials and some punters at least as to who is the bone fide trainer, and the “large stable” can still dominate the races, but are now less likely to win a premiership of course as the wins are shared around a number of “trainers”.
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