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Hesi Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Oops wrong link The prizemoney increases from 3 April will be as follows: Industry Days - R74 - $11,000 to $12,000 R65, MAAT, 2,3&4YO and Maidens - $10,000 to $12,000 Feature Days – Open - $32,500 to $35,000 R74 - $27,500 to $30,000 3&4YO - $25,000 to $30,000 R65, MAAT, 2YO - $22,500 to $30,000 Maiden - $10,000 to $15,000 Please note the NZTR Board will consider the next round of prizemoney increases following a mid-year review of NZTR finances in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Those are the increases from last August until April 2 2022, currently in effect? Presumably this means those previous increases will continue? Or is this another f&%K up and they've posted the August 2021 increase release again by mistake? https://loveracing.nz/News/35631/NZTRannouncesfurtherstakesincreases.aspx Edited January 25, 2022 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Or are the calling them increases because they otherwise would have reverted to the pre- August 2021 stakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardigras Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Looks like stakemoney going up elsewhere. Grass roots racing. People that say you don't need to get people to the track is all very well and good. But at the picnics, you really don't have a meeting unless you get people there. I've been to the picnics in OZ. Great days out. Good crowds (well beyond the vast majority of NZ meetings), great atmosphere. Ardlethan Picnic Race Club never fails to attract a bumper crowd to their annual picnic meeting, but this year, their committee has significantly increased prizemoney in a bid to attract more trainers and jockeys to the unique Southern Districts track. Last year, Ardlethan held a five-race-program and raced for $21,500 and on March 19 this year, participants will contest a six-race-program worth $35,000. The time-honoured Ardlethan Cup is worth $9000, while the feature sprint carries a $6000 prizemoney purse. Ardlethan Picnic Race Club Secretary Lou Clemson stressed the importance of her club offering participants competitive prizemoney. “It’s hugely important,” Clemson said. “I think we need to look after participants. Without them we don’t race, so we need to make sure we look after the trainers, jockeys and owners. “We also want to attract good horses and a good roll up and we need to be on par and competitive with other picnic race meetings.” Jockey availability was a problem in 2021, and Clemson explained there were incentives for hoops to make their way to Ardlethan. “We also have a jockey’s and trainer’s bonus every year and last year, I collected $50 off the bookies a gave it to the jockeys,” Clemson said. “I love giving them whatever I can, and we were short jockeys, which is a shame, but we are working to get a few more here this year.” Clemson also endeavoured to make sure trainers and jockeys wanted to return to Ardlethan each and every year. “We feed everyone, and we’ve received nothing but positive responses from trainers, owners and jockeys,” Clemson said. “We look after them really well. It’s got a real picnic racing feeling and a family feeling.” Picnic racing is the grass roots of the racing industry in NSW, and it doesn’t get more grass roots than Ardlethan, with the club bringing in everything needed to get the meeting up and running every single year. “We are on the Mirrool Creek, just outside Ardlethan,” Clemson said. “It’s one of the most unique tracks. We have no power, no water, and we have to put everything up from scratch every year. “We have to ship in a big generator, and it takes quite a lot of work to get it up and going but it is worth it at the end of the day. “To highlight what racing means to us; the current committee members are family members of the founding members that started this track all those years ago and we consider our hospitality as being compared to none and it is simply such a unique race day.” According to Clemson, the Ardlethan course proper is in good condition leading into their March meeting. “It’s looking great. We have to get the stewards out every year to inspect the track to make sure it’s up to standard,” Clemson said. “We put a lot of effort into it and make sure it is 100% and the comment from jockeys is that they love riding there.” While racing will take centre stage on March 19, the off-track entertainment is set to help attract a healthy crowd. “We sold close to 2000 tickets last year and being an annual meeting, it is Ardlethan’s major event and puts us on the map,” Clemson said. “Plus, we have spent over $100,0000 on our facilities to make sure it stays up to speed. “We’ve got the public pavilion and new President’s and guest area. Half is used by the President and half by the public. “We have extended the bar area and we keep improving things every year.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 16 hours ago, curious said: Or are the calling them increases because they otherwise would have reverted to the pre- August 2021 stakes. thats it - they are counting on everyone being so concentrated on covid that whatever they put out makes people feel good 😮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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