VIC Racing doomed!

Thanks Gay.

Excuse me Enable Me - my wallet fiasco was only one year ago - almost to the day. And I'm still not over it 

Similar set up at Warrnambool, easier to get into a prison than a stable complex these past 18 months.

Fair enough - that's re-assuring. Will leave it at that

Well ok Gay you say you were never living in a bubble. I always thought reality dictated that - however i think many out there think you are. For my mind its never been spelt out what is being done in your Industry. lots of smoke & mirrors. So that takes me back to my original point - why does the Racing Industry see itself above other industries who have worn the full brunt of Covid restrictions. You claim NRL players deserve to be in a bubble because they travel more around the country. Really. More than jockeys , trainers , stable hands , administrators , vets ? Your industry travels around a lot more than Construction workers that's for sure. And I'd reckon at a rough guess Retail & Tourism workers would be more compliant wearing masks & Covid distancing than racing participants - esp at 4am in the morning. A much more controlled environment. I would further add that all the different social / job levels exposes your Industry in a much broader sense. Just what level of routine testing is actually carried out ? Has it been ramped up over the past 6 weeks or so with the Delta onslaught ? And to use "punting entertainment" as the main justification for this inconsistency is just cobblers. Punters are going without their Casinos & Poker machines - they can go with racing as well - no problems. 

I've no idea where you or anyone got the impression there's a racing bubble; of course there isn't but unlike footy teams, they're not travelling interstate every week or two nor do they have thousands attending, in fact for most of the entire period, owners haven't been allowed on course.
Since the virus started there've been several scares but as far as I'm aware, no actual cases so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about

However all I ever gear is what a great job the industry is doing. So I thought they were actually doing something.

Providing some modicum of entertainment for all us poor sods stuck at home, is what they're doing & not spreading the virus whilst doing so


Edited by Gay3 - 27 Jul 2021 at 9:04pm

So parrisaffair the lack of any breaches from the racing industry is just good luck based on what your saying. Either that or lack of testing .

parisaffair wrote: no different to any other worker that goes home  after work

ok - are you sure about that ? I thought the industry was supposed to be in a bubble ?

no different to any other worker that goes home  after work

It’s window dressing 

The truth is, God didn't mind a bet, nor Moses and Abraham for that matter, but they all went broke backing Waller's favourites!

One notes that only about 18% of Australians attend a Christian church on Good Friday, and less on any other day.

Whether or not they've been sufficient, businesses & workers have received such as Job Keeper to the tune of many millions. Why would you want to unnecessarily add to that? Equality? Not fair? Neither is life in general.

Gay3 wrote: There've been no reported outbreaks amongst industry members & are earning tax for the govt which in turn is spared millions more in handouts; I can only see positives, especially considering the hoops they all have to negotiate in order to avoid the virus

All business earns money for the government - so that's not an argument. Lots of business has been shut down that had no evidence of poor Covid practice. For some reason Racing & Football Clubs seem to think they are something special. 

Race free week going well so far down here. At the stables today; trainer, assistant trainer, stable staff, vet, farrier.