More cuts announced yesterday

https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...ustainability/

This includes

February’s A. G. Hunter Cup will be reduced from $500,000 to $350,000, while the 2025 Victoria Cup and Great Southern Star will be reduced from $300,000 to $250,000. These are part of $1 million in savings across 46 features. The updated key race calendar for the 2024-25 financial year can be viewed here.

HRV will cease breeders’ bonuses, responding to feedback that money was better allocated to base prizemoney.

A single-tier Vicbred first win bonus will be introduced, with a flat $5000 bonus for two and three-year-olds and $3000 for four-year-olds. These changes collectively save the industry $1.7 million.

Regular prizemoney allocations will be adjusted to align more closely with wagering revenue, including the lowest race band starting at $4000 (previously $4500). Those allocations will be continually reviewed against revenue, with sustained positive wagering results to be returned to prizemoney.

Not much detail on race stakes.
I have always thought that $4,500 races were hard done by as they would seem to me to attract as much turnover as $7,000+ races so cutting them to $4,000 seems harsh but maybe I am wrong (plus the -$500 is not that noticeable as the stake still starts with a 4)