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RIORIO    14,902 posts
edited February 2015 Breeding
Has any one, especially owners via WA Racehorse Owners Association (WAROA) heard anything about this?

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/racing/a/26183314/cox-flies-high-in-new-plan-to-benefit-owners/
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  • whereamigoingwrongwhereamigoingwrong    260 posts
    Yes been invited next Saturday

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    do you know how they got hold of your details? is it totally random, or did you join the group?
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  • whereamigoingwrongwhereamigoingwrong    260 posts
    Don't know Rio, I think they looked at main owners, I will no more when I attend. Invitation came by way of e-mail.

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    cheers......thought it may have been a jv with waroa...interesting. Great they got the big man involved
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  • whereamigoingwrongwhereamigoingwrong    260 posts
    You mean Bob. Seriously I will let you know what it is all about.

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  • TheDivaTheDiva    13,248 posts
    I got an invite by email. I think its a RWWA initiative.
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    whereamigoingwrong said:

    Don't know Rio, I think they looked at main owners, I will no more when I attend. Invitation came by way of e-mail.

    The Diva said:

    I got an invite by email. I think its a RWWA initiative.

    well, that blew away our first theory!!!!
    =)) =))
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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,950 posts
    RWWA have been thinking about this idea for some time. At the Northam 150th Anniversary Dinner, I was seated at Richard Burt's table, and we discussed the question of Owner's. I suggested to him that finding more shouldn't be their first priority, retaining the ones they have should be the initial focus. In my opinion, the body that represents owner's, WAROA, no longer does. They have lost direction since Harvey Crossman decided to wear two hats and be both Chairman of WAROA and Vice Chairman (now Committee Member) of Perth Racing. This simply is not objective.

    WAROA themselves are nothing more than party planners these days. Seldom heard from, when they are it is a whimper, and they are best known for their functions. They as a body have no political clout as they don't have the backbone to speak against the futility of Perth Racing decisions which in some way, shape or form, affect the other smaller clubs around the State.

    So now RWWA has decided to try and reinvigorate racing ownership in WA. As far as main owners goes, that is half the problem. Too  much concentration and influence is allowed to a smaller and smaller number of owners as they participation rate falls due to the appalling state of City racing in the last two years. nothing is healthy about only a handful controlling the greater interests of the masses.

    I'm glad RWWA have acted before it is too late.

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  • JordanJordan    1,827 posts
    I own Eurosun can't believe they didn't ask me instead ask some hack called Dean Cox pffft !!

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  • SPUDLEYSPUDLEY    1,584 posts
    Probably just targeting the well off owners the battlers will not get a look in.

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    http://www.rwwa.com.au/home/owners-only-22256.html

    Doesn't explain much more, but is on the RWWA site at least
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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts

    im still trying to work out what the main objective is here. is this it? "It will include invitation-only events, merchandising and access to behind-the-scenes race-day experiences with stewards, vets, the on-course race caller and starters."

    Also what are the costs of joining? All I got from the article was that Coxy gets nervous ahead of a horse race. Nothing against Coxy, I love the guy but I cant see this initiate benefiting me unless I have missed something.....?

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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,950 posts
    RWWA are trying to enhance the experience for owners. More need to be retained and more again need to be farmed from the prospects pool. Making it sound too elitist though I believe to be a mistake. I would suggest they act with caution in that regard.

    If there is any cost at all to this experience, it will fail.
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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts
    edited February 2015

     "More need to be retained"

    If I wasn't a winner I would be long gone! If you want retention, you need to give these people that winning taste! and they cannot offer it, its the luck of the game!This is just a rival group to WAROA which in fact will dilute both pools of people making them both weak organisations.


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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    agree with both your posts para..going to ring the number and see what more I can learn.

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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts
    I think it's been poorly thought out Rio, if they are that concerned with retention how about offering minimum prize money for every starter in a race. I.e finish 6 - last everyone gets $500?

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    I've been told they are meeting with WAROA tonight to discuss things...hope to hear some feedback in the next few days.
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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,950 posts
    Paraletic, the question of retention was my suggestion. I don't know if that became something that they intended to address.

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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts
    sorry mate I misread that. So they want to be party planners then? Looks like there will be race to book the committee room.

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  • Pink_BluePink_Blue    74 posts
    Are they going to copy the Racing Victoria model? That works and when you have a horse racing they actually are very good with free entry and a room that has food and 'several' free drinks at the city tracks.
    Be interesting. Also appears they haven't communicated much/anything to the larger owners. Have spoken to a few and newspaper article was first try had heard of it
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    no one knows much about pinky...the above wotks at the city tracks already...free entry, free drink and food in an Owners Bar...but the above is what i've heard may be the direction they want to go for all tracks...

    i'm very much down the minnow end of owners and no-one that i know down here has heard much either..bit of a mystery, so i wonder who they consulted with????
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  • LeglessLegless    5,108 posts
    :-O there was consultation.

    :-? doesn't seem anyone here was part of the process
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    hopefully @whereamigoingwrong went for a look and will enlighten us when next on

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  • Pink_BluePink_Blue    74 posts
    Rio, I would assume they consulted some of the owners who are on the PR Committee ??
    Possibly the wrong end of the spectrum as they are also breeders and big owners but again I am only guessing. I would've thought an open forum where people could put forward suggestions would've helped.
    They needed to do a lot more Marketing and PR before this launch and start it much much earlier to build awareness. I honestly hope it works. WA really does need that younger generation of owners who come from outside racing circles to help build up the sport and brand. Now I know people will say 'build up the sport and brand?' But take this as an example, I only renewed my Young Membership the week before Perth Cup and I was member 69. The business could be in a world of pain(worse than currently) in 10 years.
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    have spoken with PR Committee members today and no-ones known much more than the newspaper article!!!!!

    Any promo of ownership will be a bonus...i like what WAROA does but they quite rightly focus on those who are owners already....lets hope they are better at organizing the benefits than they are promoting the program!!


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  • whereamigoingwrongwhereamigoingwrong    260 posts
    RIO said:

    hopefully @whereamigoingwrong went for a look and will enlighten us when next on

    Rio,
    Got my stuff through today, not much to say at present. Just my Wife & I are welcome with Magic Million VIP guests.

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  • Thoroly_BreadThoroly_Bread    2,348 posts
    Whats the criteria for this exclusive club? How many horses do you have to own to get your wings?

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  • Thoroly_BreadThoroly_Bread    2,348 posts
    Or does it go on your net worth or something like that?

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  • SHOVHOGSHOVHOG    1,792 posts
    Sounds like a wankfest...

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  • Pink_BluePink_Blue    74 posts
    I spoke to Coxy and few of the other people at the Magic Millions event on Saturday and it's about value adding and from what I can tell trying to bring in new people who are there for some fun and are not really the bigger owners, so the people who have a few % here and there. Things like breakfast after track work, watching races from Darren box, going out to the barriers for a start and generally getting a bit of behind the scenes access.
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