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    • Absolutely 100% correct. ARC had an amazing USP with the summer carnival. Little competition from Australia, holidays, weather etc. Most importantly the club had visionary leaders like Sir Wolfe Fisher, Dr. McGregor Grant, William Mackie and the legendary track manager York Fleming who lived in the large house on the course, corner of Ladies mile and Peach Parade. When the carnival was butchered and key races moved to March (to compete head on with key Australian carnivals) not only was it a retrograde step, it instantly downgraded the class of the cup and the derby to the point where our pattern race fabric and value was also compromised. And further the logical progression of classic and lead up carnivals was also butchered to accommodate the fiasco that eventuated. All of this has assisted create the predicament we now face as an industry
    • You are spot on there Pam. And with  the recent removal of competition off of misleading and false metrics as to the benefits of doing same, another huge nail has been hammered in to punters participation. The industry has never fully grasped that racing is a participation sport and that applies to all parties, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Punters and General attendees (possible Converts). It is the latter two that provides 90% of the racing industry's revenue and the requirement for modern, functional, comfortable facilities at the venue (Race Course)  in the first place. There are a myriad of reasons why attendances have fallen, only one of which has been the negligent care and maintenance of the venues and their facilities. The industry now simply does not have the money or the level of visionary leadership to repair the damage done and provide the clear and inclusive (all the interested parties mentioned above) massive action needed to reignite the industry and grow participation. So it is inevitable, whether we like, support, disagree, argue over or not, the industry will migrate to those areas that have, or can create relatively inexpensively, the level of facility on reliable surfaces (venues)  that can in turn support efforts and plans to grow participation.  We haven't gotten off to a very good start when the industry has shown itself so ready to sell its soul for a shameful bribe.
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