Tellytrack Great Job

Hi guys i see on this forum how Tellytrack criticized all the time...but i want to say we must give credit when credit is due...and i tell you it is surely due today reason being they put in so much if effort in previewing the Turffontein meeting for today.
I especially appreciate it as i cannot study form like these pros.
Well done Tellytrack and most importantly well done Shaheen...Keep it up...

Well done Chainsaw ,the punters pal....

The prob with TT is the schedule and having to fit in all the shite from over seas

We hear a lot about the problem of expenses but every presenter from around the country is here for the party,and each one gets a guest appearance to justify the cost(Ravourn Smit doing the commentary when Europa Point won HIS (sic) race)
In spite of that ,they still needed Neil Andrews to be the ringmaster.......lol

Rob im not talking about the operator i'm not talking expenses, what i am saying that the guys at Tellytrack has stepped up their game today and got the job done...That's it !!!

I was pointing out a strange situation at Tellytrack on the day.....I was not responding to your post or the preview.......you like it -you watch it,thats fine........I think they waste money...sorry!
(the only part of the preview I find useful is Daryll Maree's analysis.I do a lot of study but you can never spot everything and I find he often adds value to my own work.....most of the others guess IMO)
I posted here because it was a thread on Tellytrack!

One thing you notice about all the TT threads?

Shaw and Maree always come out smelling of roses,keep up the good works lads (tu)

I could not make to JHb for the Sansui Summer Cup so we invited about 20 friends over to watch the day with us on TV.

I was teaching them how to bet and they were all having a great time. I tipped the Exacta Europa Point with Turkish Delight so they were all hooked early.

THEN

Tellytrack started showing the jump races and in the one race there were some terrible falls and it looked horrible for the horses. Now I really hate those races myself but that is not why I am making this post.

After that race all my guests went outside onto the patio, only 2 of them remained interested in the racing and watched the other races with me. They all stopped betting after having bet at least R5K on the tote in the first couple of races.

It happened, we turned 20 prospective new punters off with a sport that we don't even have in our country. COULD THIS BE HAPPENING MORE THAN WE KNOW?

ORANGE Wrote:

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> I could not make to JHb for the Sansui Summer Cup
> so we invited about 20 friends over to watch the
> day with us on TV.
>
> I was teaching them how to bet and they were all
> having a great time. I tipped the Exacta Europa
> Point with Turkish Delight so they were all hooked
> early.
>
> THEN
>
> Tellytrack started showing the jump races and in
> the one race there were some terrible falls and it
> looked horrible for the horses. Now I really hate
> those races myself but that is not why I am making
> this post.
>
> After that race all my guests went outside onto
> the patio, only 2 of them remained interested in
> the racing and watched the other races with me.
> They all stopped betting after having bet at least
> R5K on the tote in the first couple of races.
>
> It happened, we turned 20 prospective new punters
> off with a sport that we don't even have in our
> country. COULD THIS BE HAPPENING MORE THAN WE
> KNOW?

I suggest you go and read the latest Phumelela annual report as the figures will suggest otherwise. Overseas turnovers appear to be growing whilst South African turnovers are shrinking. So it could be argued that local racing would be a good deal more distressed than it already is were it not for the help it is getting by flighting overseas racing.

The team of Shaheen, Jimmy and Cecil together with Nico are the best by miles

Except that it came at the expense of Scottsville, where the coverage was putrid, especially early in the day. We hardly saw one canter past, including for the baby race, where anybody who knows one end of a horse from the other should know it's vital. The very green ones usually give themselves away in the canter past, as do those who know exactly what they are doing.

Garrick, If you read my post you will notice I suggested only that the carnage in jump racing may be putting punters off. I like the flat racing from the overseas destinations, and know the contribution to the stakes pot is significant.

Sorry Orange - I only just saw your response now.

I simply stated that 'overseas racing' ( which includes every discipline and venue ) appears to be propping up the local model. That's according to the Phumelela annual report.

If you refer specifically to jump racing then there is a further surprise in store. UK research reveals that jump racing is a good deal more popular in the UK than flat racing. This is apparently because the sport is seen as more 'sporting' than flat racing - which tends to be dominated by large owners and very well heeled ( often 'royal' ) owners. Conversely the 'ordinary man/woman' can, and often does, indulge himself/herself with a jumper.

A further interesting sidebar regarding jump racing is this ; punters feel more connected with the horses as they generally debut at age 4-5 and thereafter race through to age 10+ whilst ( hopefully ) mastering both hurdle and obstacle disciplines. Those animals not up to those options still have point-to-point and hunter chases to explore.

What so called 'jump racing' does do for the sport is this ; It creates and fosters a massive 'horse culture'. Most of the new blood enters the sport from this source. That in itself goes some way towards answering why the UK race meetings ( of all types ) draw comparatively good crowds.