Take a look at menangle next week - there are 3 races with only 8 starters, and 2 with 9 starters - why are they not full fields? They have the best prizemoney and the best handicapping conditions.

We need full, and competitive fields to maximise TAB turnover.

Irrespective of how you view any of the panel recommendations, the one irrefutable fact is the fact that our racing population is dwindling and each day there are fields that are not full, and that is something we need to address, and quickly.

Some of you might suggest we should give a subsidy to bringing NZ horses over... that might help things in the short term, but would not provide a sustainable long term solution. Like it or not, we do need to get more foals(and better bred ones) on the ground. Id like to know how we can do that.