Guest Report post Posted March 30, 2018 Addington Easter meeting back to being run during the day! Wondering why the club has gone back to the day racing? Think there would be more people,oncourse for a night meeting and they are also competing with Hawera and a Gallops and greyhound meetings for turnover! Do not believe that the oncourse turnover or attendance today will be as big as it would be if run during the night! Most people I know also can’t be bothered betting much at the meeting as it is going to be dominated by one stable and the odds as usual are pretty pathetic. I am sure the racing will be good but as a punting vehicle most people won’t be bothered, and other things to do on a lovely day weatherwise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunterthenutter Report post Posted March 31, 2018 38 minutes ago, Brodie said: Addington Easter meeting back to being run during the day! Wondering why the club has gone back to the day racing? Think there would be more people,oncourse for a night meeting and they are also competing with Hawera and a Gallops and greyhound meetings for turnover! Do not believe that the oncourse turnover or attendance today will be as big as it would be if run during the night! Most people I know also can’t be bothered betting much at the meeting as it is going to be dominated by one stable and the odds as usual are pretty pathetic. I am sure the racing will be good but as a punting vehicle most people won’t be bothered, and other things to do on a lovely day weatherwise to many oldies will not go to a night meeting??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 47 minutes ago, Brodie said: Addington Easter meeting back to being run during the day! Wondering why the club has gone back to the day racing? Think there would be more people,oncourse for a night meeting and they are also competing with Hawera and a Gallops and greyhound meetings for turnover! Do not believe that the oncourse turnover or attendance today will be as big as it would be if run during the night! Most people I know also can’t be bothered betting much at the meeting as it is going to be dominated by one stable and the odds as usual are pretty pathetic. I am sure the racing will be good but as a punting vehicle most people won’t be bothered, and other things to do on a lovely day weatherwise Do you think the meeting should held at all ? oh dear me 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 49 minutes ago, Brodie said: Addington Easter meeting back to being run during the day! Your memory must be short Brodie. ALWAYS used to be a day meeting. Always better turnover when there are more meetings on and more people are watching and betting on every race. Enjoy Hawera. Kotare_Hunter 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, harewood said: Your memory must be short Brodie. ALWAYS used to be a day meeting. Always better turnover when there are more meetings on and more people are watching and betting on every race. Enjoy Hawera. Harewood your memory must be worse than mine obviously. They have run this meeting at night several times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Just now, Brodie said: Harewood your memory must be worse than mine obviously. They have run this meeting at night several times! No Brodie They have run it several times as a night meeting with little success It ALWAYS USED to be a day meeting drawing big crowds. Surely you are old enough to remember that. Was only a few years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max powers 12 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Its so the easter bunny has time to lay his eggs Hayden Sefonte 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, harewood said: No Brodie They have run it several times as a night meeting with little success It ALWAYS USED to be a day meeting drawing big crowds. Surely you are old enough to remember that. Was only a few years ago. Of course I know it used to be a day meeting but you said it had always been a day meeting which suggests that it has never been run at night time. For the good of harness racing and to attract new people to harness racing it would be far better to run it at night. Young people aren’t going to go out during the day unless they are involved already in the industry. There will be bugger all NZ money going on most of it at the moment will be coming from Oz until their meetings start. Look at the pathetic divs race 2 had when it was dominated by the one stable, as Matt Cross said on TV, it was boring racing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, Brodie said: Of course I know it used to be a day meeting but you said it had always been a day meeting which suggests that it has never been run at night time. For the good of harness racing and to attract new people to harness racing it would be far better to run it at night. Young people aren’t going to go out during the day unless they are involved already in the industry. LOL He said It ALWAYS USED to be a day meeting You even quoted it. ROFLMAO harewood 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brodie said: Young people aren’t going to go out during the day unless they are involved already in the industry. Im sure Ive seen huge crowds of young people at Cup Day and Show Day, both day meetings. But you probably were not there as you dont like these days. Young people as you put it will not go to night meetings unless the club changes its format and does something to attach them. They would far rather go to bars where there is music. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, harewood said: Im sure Ive seen huge crowds of young people at Cup Day and Show Day, both day meetings. But you probably were not there as you dont like these days. Young people as you put it will not go to night meetings unless the club changes its format and does something to attach them. They would far rather go to bars where there is music. Harewood, you have joined the clowns! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, Brodie said: Harewood, you have joined the clowns! You draw the best out of people Brodie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikecity 749 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 39 minutes ago, Brodie said: Harewood, you have joined the clowns! You have been told "put your big boy pants on" - you think you have more idea about what is best for the club than the club knows itself. I don't think you are supposed to have arisen until Monday globederby12 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio 728 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 If I remember right., it was Easter sat years ago, when basil dean & sir Castleton had great battle. Think the time was faster than the open class pacers record? I am sure someone will google or remember more than me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 36 minutes ago, Portfolio said: If I remember right., it was Easter sat years ago, when basil dean & sir Castleton had great battle. Think the time was faster than the open class pacers record? I am sure someone will google or remember more than me Jenny Belle can be suitably proud. That was Demolition Derby day. Basil dominant and smashed Sir Castletons record. Kerry O'Reilly also drove Easter Cup winner Norton. Of note also Scotch Notch beat the 2700m SS NZ Pacing mares record. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harewood 477 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 26 minutes ago, Kotare_Hunter said: That was Demolition Derby day. Naval Officer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, harewood said: Naval Officer? Ah ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Hunterthepunter said: to many oldies will not go to a night meeting??? There were less people out at Addington today than on a Friday night going by the no. Of cars Would be interested to know what the oncourse turnover was as there were many races not worth betting into and Micky Agustin said so the other night The racing was not great either as The Allstars went to the front and nothing prepared to have them on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, Brodie said: There were less people out at Addington today than on a Friday night going by the no. Of cars Would be interested to know what the oncourse turnover was as there were many races not worth betting into and Micky Agustin said so the other night The racing was not great either as The Allstars went to the front and nothing prepared to have them on Eamon Maguire is still trained by Graeme Anderson. Perhaps you are thinking of Titan Banner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We're Doomed 4,855 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 You all talk as if this meeting is something special; five of the races were worth $10,000 and two others were $14,000. The biggest field was 12 horses and only one race was that size. Overall it was lower profile, and I imagine would do less turnover on and off course, than the Riverton gallops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipsed 245 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 42 minutes ago, Brodie said: Micky Agustin said so the other night Who???? Did you make a shilling out there today Mr Brodie? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, Flagship uberalles said: Used to be a special meeting, look at the easter cup now, woeful field our open class horses are low grade apart from the couple of all-star horses. It is what it is 2 Horses in todays field have won 10 or more races, 10 used to be the minimum required. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio 728 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Brodie said: There were less people out at Addington today than on a Friday night going by the no. Of cars Would be interested to know what the oncourse turnover was as there were many races not worth betting into and Micky Agustin said so the other night The racing was not great either as The Allstars went to the front and nothing prepared to have them on Two hot favs in the stable got beat, so it wasn’t that easy, Sourprised Nat sat parked outside Zion Bromac? Sort of knew when that happened fav was in trouble. Fair enough, race not worth stacks, so good to let every stable runner have a winning turn at some stage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Report post Posted March 31, 2018 44 minutes ago, Eclipsed said: Who???? Did you make a shilling out there today Mr Brodie? Was on top, yes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio 728 Report post Posted March 31, 2018 Look at these fields Easter 1984. Was there that day, makes today’s fields look pretty average. Kotare_Hunter 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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