Disillusioned 389 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Tauhei Notts said: So many trainers within 180km of Ellerslie spend so much time talking about the awful stakes on offer. Do clubs not ring - or group email - such trainers and say 'Listen, chap, $60,000 on offer and there are 4 spots available'? dock leaf 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Bidlake 760 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 14 hours ago, Disillusioned said: Do clubs not ring - or group email - such trainers and say 'Listen, chap, $60,000 on offer and there are 4 spots available'? Funny enough generally no but Ellerslie did text on Tuesday afternoon saying which races were left open with the stakes money noted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pole 53 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 On 10/31/2021 at 9:05 AM, Ohokaman said: Nice horse that Bermadez…fresh with Oliver on seems the way to go with him. By Tavistock so should go further too. D.J had a horse in his stable called Bermadez. Made it to open company when the handicap system was true and punters went the races. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We're Doomed 4,866 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 Certainly major structural problems and increased stakes money hasn't helped. They are hardly jumping out of the trees to race at Ellerslie for the big money. Not a good look in the CD this week either. Three 7 horse fields yesterday for good money, and tomorrow starts with four races with 7,5,7,6 starters, and that's before any more scratchings. And yet at the same time there are plenty of horses in the SI continually affected by poor programming and a lack of dates. Certainly a strange old industry being poorly run and probably on its last legs. napier, Memphis3, Huey and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo(aus) 880 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 hardly on it's last legs WD , even in NZ here it is halcyon days according to trainers and bloodstock agents, melb premier sale an example of the strength in the market. BUT for all the talk about the terrific prizemoney it's still massively disproportionate to returns , is it yearling prices too high or the lower end prizemoney maidens to BM 64/70/84 etc too low.? it's ok if you have a stakes horse but what % of yearlings turn out to be at that level. if you cant get a saturday class horse you generally wont recover your costs when a potential buyer asked racing media man Ken Callander his advice on buying a yearling he replied " only buy one if you can afford to get nothing back" the overwhelming majority of yearlings purchased never pay their way, that's the risk we take. why is it so Memphis3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,842 Report post Posted March 6, 2022 Nice win by Bermadez at Flemington yesterday…fresh and Oliver on again. Berri will be happy…… Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...