20 / 20 horse racing

Make sure there are sufficient betting windows open ...choosing and queuing not gonna do it...

chicken n chips wrote: 2/5 that they wont run on time, with the starting stalls playing a major part in the delay, yet again otherwise a fantastic idea.

I'm wondering if the tighter schedule may in fact help troubled horses to load - The more time they wait to start loading the more likely they are to perform and get up to nonsense - I can only relate this to the way I felt at school athletics meets - The longer I waited for my race the more tense I became. If the start crew load quickly after they reach the start then perhaps better starts but who knows - I like the idea as it put pressure on punters to STUDY the form before racing starts not wait between the breaks to find their selections - Hope it works but Chicken does raise a fair point on which I hope for Racing's sake he is wrong. Also I think the smaller intervals will actually hype punters up which will work on their metal states as many of the quick pull slot machines do. Racing needs more noise, color and excitement to compete with the Casinos and Sport bets.

The idea is good for those who believe that 10 minutes makes the world of difference however the main focus will be the starting stalls. This is where all the time is lost normally so the aim will be 20 minutes but the average will be 25-30 minutes. Personally i would be prefer 30 minutes carded and actually racing every 30 minutes.....

The way i see it, competition will be fierce as this type of RACING ItS A RUSH (pun intended)
I believe there's gonna be big payouts too :woohoo:

Of course problems will happen at the gates (lets wait and see if the jocks that are not getting their usuall 7 rides cause them ) but ive never seen a region make up time like KZN can

nice idea but with the dodo starters in Kzn twenty will be the norm 30mins...races are never run on time in kzn

Nice innovative idea will certainly be there to support. Now just hope they change the band.

Give them a chance guys, least they are trying something

Which band dont you like?

I cant wait for them to start reducing time in between races ..I went yesterday and was so bored that after 4 races I went home..also the horses seem to get agitated ringing around at the start and sweat up badly especially under lights...had a top class curry though

pirates wrote: I cant wait for them to start reducing time in between races ..I went yesterday and was so bored that after 4 races I went home..also the horses seem to get agitated ringing around at the start and sweat up badly especially under lights...had a top class curry though

I was a greyhound man, the first time I went horse racing I thought it was the most boring thing on earth( until I got interested in the whole day)
Must be torture for newbies, especially when you only really see the horses for 3 seconds when they run past you

How many times when you go racing do you end up watching on the tv's?

Craig Eudey wrote: Which band dont you like?

the current one Craig. Those dudes do not have the crowds attention and rather just a selected few. I know we can't please everyone however try please the majority.