Thoroughbred Marketing: An Eye on the Industry: The state of NSW racing

Friday, December 09, 2005

The state of NSW racing

A must read article is Max Presnell's "Pass the sick bag, here comes the AJC's annual report" in today's Sydney Morning Herald:

"V'Landys spins well on a statistical pitch. Average field sizes are up, he says, but he doesn't mention the spate of fields in town with fewer than the vital eight starters. More horses are racing, he adds, but why the drought in town? Why Black Wednesday at Randwick with only six events?

Most would agree there is just too much racing. This week Wednesday at Randwick, Thursday Wyong, Friday Randwick, Saturday Rosehill, and Sunday Gosford. Why wasn't the Randwick midweek dropped?

Because racing, under an agreement with the TAB, must supply "product", a word which reduces a wonderful sport to a can of baked beans."

Full article at following URL.

Posted by: AthloneAssociates at 7:42 AM | Permalink

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