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"Plugger the Zsa Zsa"
Anyone want to have a crack at decoding it before i tell ya's?
Lucky Longshots: TARZI
What a joke! Tarzi to effectively run last!
His form is the best in the race outside TT
TT
Tarzi
Royal Lott
Scenic Shot
Hartley's Dream
That's how I see them finishing, Royal Lott more suited to the 1400m than SS
"Plugger the Zsa Zsa"
Tony Lockett......Zsa Zsa Gabor
Plugga........'lockett'
Gabor.........'door'
"Lock the Door"
When someone gets out of my car , i always say ......"plugga the zsa zsa",
which means 'lock the door'!
:D :lol: :lol: :lol:
Scenic Shot
Tarzi
Takeover Target
Hartleys Dream
Royal Lott
statistically horses of tt calibre against that lot would win far more often than
71% of time, so it's a very good bet
lots of 1.5 on bf too makes it even better.
There is almost no organised sports on today at the highest or paying level in Perth, no footy, no cricket, no golf. So in other words, you had no competition today for spectators.
Today there would not have been more than 3,000 on course. To see a World Class Champion no less.
This is no way is to lay blame on the heads of employee's of Perth Racing, they have a Chairman and a CEO to carry that responsibility. This aspect alone has been the biggest disappointment for myself as a Member of the Turf Club.
I used to attend race meetings 4 days a week and travel as far as 5 hours by car from Sydney. I once flew to Wagga for the day to punt. Why? Well for starters, there was no SKY. If I wanted to see them, I had to be on course. Also, if I wanted access to bookies/prices I had to be on course. I now turn over much more money yet basically haven't been to the races for 8 years.
Getting "crowds" should be kept in perspective. Racing needs the odd promotional day to try and get new blood but we shouldn't get hung up on crowds. Betting turnover is the true measure of how healthy the product is. We need to cultivate punters moreso than racecourse attendees.
I think you can have both.
Just don't remove their spleen in the process !
95% of racing supporters are punters and if there was no betting would not be interested.
95% of football supporters are football supporters and would be supporters whether or not there is betting and also in general the games are not telecast against the gate unless there is a prior sellout,
Nobody goes to the Races. Cashflow dries up. Top up of prize money disappears. Races go back to $45,00 at first on a Saturday, at first, then reduce again. Feature Races get cut by 10% top up fund. No more travelling interstate horses as the money is no longer the appeal. Standard becomes just what is going around in Perth. Bookmakers ring on course gets even smaller due to poor turnover. On course facilities get progressively shut down due to high overhead operating costs and no attendances. Trainers facilities don't get upgraded more than once a decade, if that. Owners start to believe the hype that they have one good enough to compete in the East, and get smashed by reality. WA becomes a back water joke. Turf Club starts to remove essential services and real people lose their jobs.
One thing goes up. The current 75% of all monies wagered in WA on Interstate Races, goes up with the total lack of local standard. With the talked about payment for product, income dries up for the WA TAB and Industry Stakeholders at an alarming rate.
Now I know that to the majority of people on here posting, this means nothing, because you can still wander down to your local TAB anywhere in the Country and have a bet. You don't even have to leave home these days. You never have to set foot on a course again. It's not your problem. But several people on here are smart enough to know that a strong vibrant Racing Community needs on course patrons. It is what makes the event.
I'm probably wasting time and energy trotting this out each week of this Carnival. The Racing has been mostly of a high standard, some even worthy of etching into the memory for a lifetime.
Imagine how hollow, how gut wrenching it would have been to Joe Janiak to be making those two speeches to an entirely empty grandstand.
That's not how I want this to finish.
I had a runner yesterday at Pinjarra, had a bit on EW on the phone account and watched it at home in the air conditioning.
Crowds arn't the be all and end all of racing. People still own horses, have a punt, enjoy the game but don't attend. I hate the crowds at carnivals, i love horse racing.
I had one run on Perth cup day, hated it. I walked down the track to the mounting yard, watched from the mounting yard and walked back down the track to the stalls.
I wouldn't get too hung up on the lack of crowds at the races, when most of the income comes from turnover.
for racing to move ahead and attract new players it must change the public perception.