Racing after the fall...

I wonder if stakes should be paid proportionate to turnover - So if a race makes 40k profit after expenses then that's the Race Stakes (obviously exotics and TV rights must be added) - My fear is that you cannot race at a loss - You can't pay out stakes higher than what you are taking from punters - Also when tote betting shops open you cant pay staff with pools that obviously will decline and make a further loss

I also believe that "Out of sight out of mind" has helped to destroy Racing - I wonder how much PROFIT teletrack makes from Subscriptions and adverts - For me I think ALL RACING should be streamed free - Forget commentary lines etc - Put the races up on YouTube live (or straight after the race) or leave DSTV and go to Openview - Racing had a massive Media presence years ago and it thrived but once it was shipped from broadcaster to broadcaster it lost its audience - The easier it is for Joe Public to see the more turnover -

I think online Computaform should also be free - I am sure that division cannot be a major money earner(or at least the express should be free online) You need a good product for new players - Or if you don't want to give it away completely free then free to anyone that has placed more than 5 bets in the last month on their Telebet account..

Also with races being so low in stakes work on giving naming rights to a race for 5k and put together GOOD DEALS for Corporate s and parties(The Bachelor Boy Maiden stakes etc) - Don't try to charge them way more than they can get a meal at a good restaurant(the word was always -"they are getting 5 hours of top class entertainment " Really? If that was the case then courses would be packed everyday for the FREE entertainment(You can give me free tickets to the Russian Ballet but I still won't go- If you add in a meal and some other entertainment then maybe)

Racing must pay for itself without selling assets and the ONLY way to do that is to keep existing players(here included are punters owners jocks etc) and try to find a few new ones if possible - And alienation of players for no good reason like the insane card numbering in KZN should be stopped immediately - And I do hope that horses that run in and out are suspended - bad rides are punished harshly beaten favourites or horses that run way below ratings are the subject of quick transparent actions by the stipes - Objection rules should be simplified so that the notion of crookery can be eliminated from the game - I doubt the NHRA will do anything positive or transparent to encourage players to invest - I can but dream but I think more of the same hidden agendas will run daily until Racing is another "When we" bar story....

Some great points Mr H...

Apparently OpenView HD has 2 million members now...why not tap into that and have Tellytrack on that playform?

For some reason Supabets TV was on channel 114 of OpenView HD last night for a few hours...they showed greyhound racing and "Spin and Win"...but gone today...strange...

" And I do hope that horses that run in and out are suspended - bad rides are punished harshly beaten favourites or horses that run way below ratings are the subject of quick transparent actions by the stipes - Objection rules should be simplified so that the notion of crookery can be eliminated from the game - "

Absolutely spot on !!!

TNaicker wrote: For some reason Supabets TV was on channel 114 of OpenView HD last night for a few hours...they showed greyhound racing and "Spin and Win"...but gone today...strange...

It's back on...now on channel 150...test channel...showing greyhound racing from Coventry and Spin and Win...

All in favour of greyhound racing.

Dave Scott wrote: All in favour of greyhound racing.

Not me...much rather watch the David Fincher movie Se7en...

For those interested, the Hurworth Bloodstock Coronation Cup from Newmarket, UK Live on SuperSport One from 1430 SAST tomorrow, the entire meeting will be covered Live:

NEWMARKET: THE BETWAY HANDICAP 6F
NEWMARKET: THE BETWAY ABERNANT STAKES (GROUP 3) 6F
NEWMARKET: THE PARADISE STAKES (LISTED) 1M
NEWMARKET: THE HURWORTH BLOODSTOCK CORONATION CUP (GROUP ONE) – BCS 1M 4F

Great news 👍

The Winning Form race card is free online, all you need is a Hollywoodbets account with active logins. You should have a look at the new site here: future.winningform.co.za/ - this site is mobile friendly.