You would have about the same chance of having Melbourne Cup day being changed to Hunter Cup day
Greg Sugars was a Champion harness racing person
You might be surprised Kev, the Australian market has not been as lucrative for them as they thought, and they have gone through a good deal of the available punting population already. Hence why so many of the corporates have merged to keep their operations profitable. Point of consumption tax plus making them except minimum bet limits from all punters and having to close the accounts of losing problem gamblers could see their presence significantly reduced and possibly a withdrawal from the marketplace if their operations become increasingly unprofitable.
HRNSW has just announced a brand new carnival for Wagga starting in 2020 which will see 4 new Gr 1 races run in NSW. 2 for 4yos and 2 for 5yos. Heats and Finals. 30 runners in each series.
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Re: Cranbourne Thursday night. Another black eye.
7 races with fields of 9, 8, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6.
From the stewards report.
Race one, no reason given why the horse did not arrive.
RACE 1 – DECRON PACE (2080 MS)
Modern Chic was a late scratching at 5.29 pm due to the mare failing to arrive on-course by the prescribed time.
RACE 2 – SBG ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISORS PACE (2080 MS)
As Zac Phillips was held up in traffic enroute to the track stewards permitted Monique Burnett to be substituted as the driver for Midnight Rattler.
Most dress casually for the trots and I may be accused of being a snob here but if you were in the ownership of the short favourite in the Gp2 Cochran Cup - would you consider wearing something other than a Chicago Bulls singlet for your winning pic with legend Graeme Lang?
Greg Sugars was a Champion harness racing person