Western Cape boys - Any truth in the rumour

RACING GURU Wrote:

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> Titch Wrote:
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> > For a center that was once battling with small
> > fields they now have 307 entries for Dbnville
> on
> > the 16th (8 races) 262 entries on the 20th (8
> > races) no doubt they are doing something right
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> > IMO will go from strength to strength...
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> titch,with all due respect...size of field does
> not have any bearing on the strength of a
> centre....they are starved of racing,hence the
> nominations...if anything its the loyalty of the
> owners of horses based in the WC,that is holding
> that center together....trainers are tired of
> waiting to crack good draws to run their
> horses....now they are taking their chances...the
> bottom line is ,WC should be holding more race
> meetings and if this is done,then 1 can imply that
> they are growing from strength to strength

makes sense to me

Titch Wrote:

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> For a center that was once battling with small
> fields they now have 307 entries for Dbnville on
> the 16th (8 races) 262 entries on the 20th (8
> races) no doubt they are doing something right and
> IMO will go from strength to strength...


Titch
Large noms is nothing new.
Diarise these dates and then check when the actually fields are out. You would be surprised as to how small the fields.

RACING GURU Wrote:

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> Titch Wrote:
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> > For a center that was once battling with small
> > fields they now have 307 entries for Dbnville
> on
> > the 16th (8 races) 262 entries on the 20th (8
> > races) no doubt they are doing something right
> and
> > IMO will go from strength to strength...
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> titch,with all due respect...size of field does
> not have any bearing on the strength of a
> centre....they are starved of racing,hence the
> nominations...if anything its the loyalty of the
> owners of horses based in the WC,that is holding
> that center together....trainers are tired of
> waiting to crack good draws to run their
> horses....now they are taking their chances...the
> bottom line is ,WC should be holding more race
> meetings and if this is done,then 1 can imply that
> they are growing from strength to strength


trainers are tired of waiting to crack good draws to run their horses ..now they are taking their chances......this statement is actually incorrect as the draws are only issued AFTER the trainer accepts with their horse....

rob faux Wrote:

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> WESTERN EXPLORER Wrote:
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> > Rumour it is.....nice new big screen....revamp
> > coming for the restaurants etc....great times
> > ahead and NO borrowed GC monies needed.....and
> > wonderfully prepared racing tracks.....and the
> > Queens Plate and Met race days being 1 and 2 on
> > calendar....but all of the above being
> > IMVHO.....()
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> W.E you are a successful
> businessman...........does it not worry you that,
> with all these factors in your favour,to date
> survival has depended on subsidy, and WC racing
> still needs "P" to manage(sic) it.


No worry at all....this is like a long messy divorce where one party has been abused for a long time so the recovery period isnt weeks or months....and with lots of people with other vested interests slowing the whole process up!That is now a closed chapter and this new "era" is work in progress.....everything going ahead will be positive.....P manages PE and KIMB ,dont they?Already one can see the positive changes with the new setup....

RACING GURU Wrote:

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> Titch Wrote:
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> > For a center that was once battling with small
> > fields they now have 307 entries for Dbnville
> on
> > the 16th (8 races) 262 entries on the 20th (8
> > races) no doubt they are doing something right
> and
> > IMO will go from strength to strength...
>
>
> titch,with all due respect...size of field does
> not have any bearing on the strength of a
> centre....they are starved of racing,hence the
> nominations...if anything its the loyalty of the
> owners of horses based in the WC,that is holding
> that center together....trainers are tired of
> waiting to crack good draws to run their
> horses....now they are taking their chances...the
> bottom line is ,WC should be holding more race
> meetings and if this is done,then 1 can imply that
> they are growing from strength to strength


As mentioned on so many occassions before the race meetings this season and last season are exactly the same number...i recall 86....its the spread out timing that is done at national level that is the misconception.....so theres been a gap of a week and a half here and there.....and this is now rectified for the new programme with an additional 6 sat meetings coming back and giving up some midweeks....just remember that the WC is only part of the overall racing programme in SA.....

Western Cape racing will not only survive but they will flourish in the coming season...you heard it first here!! X(

Titch Wrote:

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> Western Cape racing will not only survive but they
> will flourish in the coming season...you heard it
> first here!! X(


Heard that before on here a couple of years ago...()

Titch Wrote:

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> Western Cape racing will not only survive but they
> will flourish in the coming season...you heard it
> first here!! X(


Lets hope that is true..........they do have a lot going for them!

@ Bob...That was b4 the millstone was released...

hibernia Wrote:

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> Titch Wrote:
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> > Western Cape racing will not only survive but
> they
> > will flourish in the coming season...you heard
> it
> > first here!! X(
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> Heard that before on here a couple of years
> ago...()


You spot on...before all "the mess" i clearly stated that it would be way better going forward...unfortunately Rome wasnt built in a year and it has taken longer than we all hoped...but the end result is actually all that matters...isnt it?

It would be nice to see cape racing at the top for once, as the best horse's do come from here,the summers are great sun goes down after 8 it will make for very good racing, so come on cape racing lets show the rest of the provinces that we can do it.