BOXING DAY RACES CANNED

[ngakonui grass]

According to the Waikato Times,this years Boxing Day races at Pirongia have been cancelled,or as the Pirongia boss says ''put to sleep''.

Blames dwindling crowds,harness racing only,high compliance costs and those pesky Boxing Day sales.

What a choice,a day in the hot sun at the races(with limited shelter) or a stroll around an air conditioned mall with many varieties of food and drink waiting to be sampled.

[Sandpiper]

Who needs leisure time when you can go out buying more junk

[ngakonui grass]

1 hour ago, Sandpiper said:

Who needs leisure time when you can go out buying more junk

 I just, just gotta g ggget more.

[Hesi]

4 hours ago, ngakonui grass said:

According to the Waikato Times,this years Boxing Day races at Pirongia have been cancelled,or as the Pirongia boss says ''put to sleep''.

Blames dwindling crowds,harness racing only,high compliance costs and those pesky Boxing Day sales.

What a choice,a day in the hot sun at the races(with limited shelter) or a stroll around an air conditioned mall with many varieties of food and drink waiting to be sampled.

This so illustrates the reason why Racing has lapsed into oblivion, slowly but surely over the last 30 years........a total inability to compete with others for the leisure and entertainment dollar.

If you can't compete, then FFS do something about it, so you can, don't just let it happen........there is heaps of money in racing

[Buller Rep]

5 hours ago, Sandpiper said:

Who needs leisure time when you can go out buying more junk

.....and at the same time help to destroy the planet.

[barryb]

Pure and simple, H&S buggered this when Harness only was allowed.

Harness is bad enough and then when you can’t bet it has nothing going for it.