Auckland Racing Club 37 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 Press Release - website upgrade - sectional times - jockey comments.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2Admin2 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 9 minutes ago, Auckland Racing Club said: Press Release - website upgrade - sectional times - jockey comments.pdf Wednesday, 31 August MEDIA RELEASE The Auckland Racing Club (ARC) is pleased to announce further initiatives that will provide racing enthusiasts with more racing specific information. Website Upgrade: The www.ellerslie.co.nz website now includes a specific racing section which importantly includes: Sectional times Pre-race meeting trainer and jockey interviews as well as post-race jockey comments from black type races and jockey comments from beaten favourites. In addition, the websites includes the following Racedates Information relating to Owner’s Privileges Feature Races Track Records Racing Terminology How to place a bet How to read a race book Horse ownership information Industry links The racing section of the website will go live on Thursday, 1 September. Sectional Times: After the success of providing sectional times for all races on Premier Days and all Black Type races on non-Premier Days during last season, the ARC in conjunction with Vince Accardi from www.dailysectionals.com is pleased to announce that sectionals will be captured for all races (except jumping races) during the 2016/17 racing season. The sectional times will be collated one to two working days after a race meeting and distributed via email and social media. They will also be uploaded onto the racing section of the www.ellerslie.co.nz website. Collecting Jockey Comments: New for the 2016/17 racing season is collecting jockey comments from beaten favourites. As soon as practical after the race, these comments will be distributed via email and social media as well as being uploaded onto the racing section of the www.ellerslie.co.nz website. The ARC will continue to collect and distribute jockey comments from all black type races as well as other races of interest. Craig Baker – Executive General Manager – Racing and Operations commented “We are living in an age where racing enthusiasts want to digest more and more racing information. They want that information to be accurate as well as timely. The ARC is excited to be able to roll out more sectionals times, more jockey comments and provide a racing section on www.ellerslie.co.nz that can house all the information. I must thank our jockeys who have all been more than willing to assist in the jockey comment process”. For more information on the above initiatives, or to be added to the distribution lists, please contact Craig Baker – Executive General Manager – Racing and Operations at craigb@ellerslie.co.nz or 09 522 3818. Ends Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Thistle 133 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 Well done Ellerslie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Option 63 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 Well done Ellerslie - without doubt the most progressive and engaging club in NZ. Good management and fiscal oversight as well..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2Admin2 Report post Posted August 31, 2016 3 minutes ago, Nice Option said: Well done Ellerslie - without doubt the most progressive and engaging club in NZ. Good management and fiscal oversight as well..... Are you trying to get on the committee? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Option 63 Report post Posted September 1, 2016 Credit where credit is due Admin2 - they are by far and away the only NZ club that you can compare to the wonderful Australian model. Mind you, there isn't exactly much competition behind them. The Champagne Turf used to be fantastic but could be the Asti Spumante Turf these days and what on earth has happened down in the Central Districts/Hawkes Bay etc. 'The Kelt' used to be something worth marking on the calendar - id rather spend an afternoon with Scott Watson than head there these days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted September 1, 2016 Now how about the Auckland Racing Club take a positive approach to reach out and help those clubs that don't have a website and help them set one up. We understand some of the outlying Racing Clubs in rural areas don't have there own website for whatever reason, maybe they don't have good internet access, or have more mature aged people operating them on a voluntary basis who are not as computer literate, who could do with some guidance and nurturing. It could only be of benefit to the wider racing community and fraternity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
