trainer forum

pirates Wrote:

---

> turnover on racing compared to other sectors has
> declined and at the same time owners trainers and
> jocks want stakes to go up ...how can you expect
> punters to bet on a product which doesnt supply
> them with the wellbeing of horses ...is it fair
> to banker a horse after a rest then hear later it
> was out of work needed it badly was a prep
> etc....as for first timers especially if they in
> the exotics or if u want to take trifectas qtets
> how are punters meant to know whether to include
> them or not?if all the information about the
> horses was decimanated long before they made their
> decisions then maybe punters would have faith in
> the product and wouldnt go spend their money on
> soccer bets or the casinos...just as punters dont
> hold a gun to owners heads to buy horses dont
> expect punters to bet on a product that borders on
> fraud and theft


But is it the trainer's job to inform the 'betting public' on the state fo fitness of his horses - it should be up to the 'racing journalists' to get this info and publish it - if P wants turnovers to go up, they should emply the right kind of people to inform the public on websites like tabonline and this information can also be inlcluded on the 'free tab sheet' imo

When racing was booming 20 years ago you got almost no info - Racing is dying just like drive-ins and Movies etc because there are for more interesting things for people to do then there was 20 years ago - All the info in the world will not make people return to racing - Whenever I've introduced new people to racing the thing that put them off was ALL the multiples of info they needed to consider before placing a bet - People want it simple that's why they love the slots and Lotto

spot on frodo have been down that journo route more times than i care to remember..in fact got to a stage where i cldnt give a fcuk no more as it falls on deaf and dumb ears...bring a racing journo from hong kong australia here and they will move here for life as ours do fcukal...dont even know where the training centres are bar thistleton ...my heads boiling again so let me go rest

Homer Wrote:

---

> Titch - I hope we are then on the same page week
> after next week (2012-03-19)? Nice maiden making
> its debut....

having a winner in the sharks black and white supersedes a punt at the top end of the market

Quite often jocks (striker in particular) or trainers will give their HONEST opinion but heaven forbid if their prediction is not "spot on" they get slated as was the case today with Geoff Woodruff's runner in the 3rd..he dinkum did not fancy the horse as a good thing and thought that 16/10 was skinny...the horse shortened into evens and won by a street...I had a 20 minute argument with a brain dead "Pocket Muffler" who is convinced that GW's comments were a deliberate disinformation lurk...what a load of hogwash..and if geoff refuses to comment on his runners in the future I would not be one bit surprised, take the information in the spirit it is given...use or dont..horses are put on this earth to make fools of us and they continue to do a remarkable job...

all it show is geff woodruff he dont have an idea how good hes horses are.

Geoff is one of racings gentleman and does not misinform punters to suit himself!

where i say that? i say if he dont have a clue it is obvious he dont now his horse

if geoff did not now then why was the price so short,80% of ppl in the game bull shit trainers and jockeys big time.

Sorry forgot myself,I was going to say " I bow to your superior knowledge of racing and Geoff" but I wont.

Well done to the Sharks Sir Craig

All the best (tu)

Thank you Ou Ryperd, finally won but still not playing well. Have to improve plenty still.