GC new program.

I have spent about an hour looking over their new program and I'm the first to admit some thought has gone into it. Well done GC !

Good to hear well done GC

way to many qualified maiden plates imo and the stake is 5k less than a normal maiden plate..

Pirates, correct but a far better allocation of all the divisions on the different surfaces. Huge improvement and a lot fairer in my opinion.

neigh wrote: Pirates, correct but a far better allocation of all the divisions on the different surfaces. Huge improvement and a lot fairer in my opinion.

sounds wonderful in theory but once you go higher up the divisions you will naturally get smaller fields and this either leads to either the race being scrapped and replaced by a more subscribed race like a merit rated 65 for fillies and mares over a mile or if you keep the race it leads to lower tote turnovers ...for 9 months of the year natal racing cannot fill fields for anything higher than a merit rated 82 and higher ..do a thorough horse sensus and you will see

What is a qualified maiden plate?

Mini Tycoon wrote: What is a qualified maiden plate?

horses must have had a minimun of three runs or more and a gross rating of 66 or less at time of entry

pirates wrote:

Mini Tycoon wrote: What is a qualified maiden plate?

horses must have had a minimun of three runs or more and a gross rating of 66 or less at time of entry

or "less"??

Holy shit. Search this world for a sport or any event which is for competitors to compete, and see if you can find where "the lowest of" is a entry criteria. I can't think of one, can anyone?

So if you don't try 3x you get to run with the weakest around and collect? Un-b-lievable! Which prime competitor thought this up?