Since rob raised the issue about the clash in race dates I think is a massive concern for the area !!!!!
Currently I race on average 10-14 starts every time I race at Newcastle teir 1 meeting or Menangle metro meeting .. Now these meeting have been allocated the same night which posses the question what do I do with my 20-28 horse when these meeting clash ... 14 horses is the maximum I can transport and race with my staff and vehicles occupied in my business ... Not to mention my stable driver who my owners request now can only attend one of these meetings.. So when it all comes down to it one of these meetings will lose my stable on any given night .. Now I'm sure the powers to be will assume I will just transport my horses to Sydney and forget about Newcastle .. But Newcastle is my home club and I would rather nominate 28 horses for Newcastle then neglect them all together .. Hence the very topic of this forum will occur as now I will be forced to have even more runners at Newcastle ... This does not only effect me ... Trainers like M Formosa and D elder both have a well talented metro horse who they load up and take to Menangle every week .. Now these stables will be forced to choose between their best horse and the rest .. Not to mention any driver at Newcastle (aka young aspiring drivers) will now never get the opportunity to become metro drivers as they will never be able to give up the drives they have at Newcastle to give it a go ....
Please tell me if anyone else sees a problem with this ...
And also tell me what would happen to Newcastle if myself , mick , Darren .. Choose to go to Menangle and not race at Newcastle .. And don't forget no trainers coming up from Sydney as metro is on ...
Where will the horses come from as meetings struggle now .. They could potential lose 40% of the horses they currently have