Are HRV broke?

[Messenger]

The contrast between WA and VIC is startling
This weekend they both have regular metro meets of 10 races

The prize pool for Gloucester Park is $243,000 so an average of $24,300 a race
The prize pool for Melton is $150,000 so an average of $15,000 a race

[trish]

That is not good Kev

I have not added up Menangle or AP.
But WA are doing well as is NSW .

[Messenger]

Maybe this belongs in a 'Why are HRV' broke thread

I have had my experts looking at recent Annual Reports

We need Terang to be a leader in harness racing's revival as they have had $2m spent there in the last 3yrs and yet they only host around 10 meetings a year
Can Terang do this or was this over expenditure.

I think people become blase about 'millions'. A million dollars in contracted work is still a lot of money - think of it as 100 x $10,000

How would you like to be a lighting contractor - last year HRV spent nearly $4m on LED for just 3 tracks

To put this in perspective Most races in Vic are now only $4,000 races
We probably needed some lighting work done but think of $4m as 1,000 x $4,000.
I would estimate that that $4m would be enough money to DOUBLE every $4k race we run to $8k for a Whole Year!

[trish]

Marks an electrician , he would have done it for 3 & 1/2 mil.
Doesn't matter what sort of lighting you have once the power is switched off.

[Messenger]

Two days in a row without any trots in Vic is not something that we are used to

[Messenger]

How far we have slipped. Saturday night at Melton - in only one race does the winner take home $10k+

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=MX050725

[trish]

How far we have slipped. Saturday night at Melton - in only one race does the winner take home $10k+

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=MX050725

I think they are lucky to be getting that , if Vic falls it will be like a house of cards . No state can afford for another to collapse .