Dot,

Re: driving tactics - I'm not sure what your point is?? My instructions to my trainers are not really relevant to my original topic of discussion anyway.

Re: My choice of words re professional and hobbyists, I don't necessarily mean it as literally as I have written. I try to be succinct and clear in my posts, the danger being it can be interpreted too literally. Let me be clear in saying again that I do not want to exclude any current participant from participating in the future. I am proposing that the type of involvement and at what level may have to change for some if the sport is to remain an attractive product for wagering consumers. And yes that may mean the some who currently invest a lot of money may not be able to drive their horses at Metro meetings.

The AFL, as an example, have made many contentious and unpopular (at the time) decisions in the last 25 years and without them they wouldn't be anywhere near as successful as they are.