VIC Racing doomed!

How long before VIC becomes another New Zealand? 48 2yo nominated for the poly track [last start coral] on Thursday.........for how long will owners will tolerate not getting a run? What are owners who have limited ability horses meant to do?  Shoot them?

There are 24 2yo races progammed in Vic for July alone.

Synthetic

In saying that, I have a runner on it today

Over the next 7 days
Just THREE turf meetings in Vic and one being a city Sat.

Cranbourne on Wed and Moe on Sat. Absolutely nothing for those west of Melbourne.

What about tracks like Casterton, Horsham, Camperdown, Hamilton, Swan Hill just to name a few. All good old fashioned WINTER tracks but not a race meeting in site.
Who ever does the programming is an imbecile

i can't believe the noms for provincial racing in Vic , sometimes 90 noms for benchmark races. Must make it so difficult for owners and trainers

Xavier wrote: Should be running on the turf more. Too many horses trying to find runs on it because they have (shock horror) wet trackers in work during winter but all they do is program synthetic 4 days this week!!  Joke

Xavier wrote: They’re listening. Extra turf meeting for Sunday at Wangaratta

Sort of. It’s actually just a replacement for the lost Wodonga meeting, with those horses getting ballot priority. Nothing extra for the rest.

That maybe true Venus.
But it’s better than nothin

We lose all the picnic, non tabs and 30% of turf meeting come winter.

That’s an awful lot less meetings for turf horses!

When you’re getting 500 noms for 8 races on the turf, clearly there’s an issue.

I have a maiden who has placed at 2 of her last 3 starts and she’s missed out on 3 races due to balloting. I’m selling her now. No point.

That’s all well and good but it’s not working.
Owners are missing out because of poor scheduling and poor planning.

I did read that.
And I’ll say it again

The system is NOT WORKING

Many of us appreciate your input Xav, so please explain just how the system should be reworked to overcome perceived inadequacies.

I appreciate it's a nightmare for owners in Victoria, but another way to look at it is that racing is very healthy in the state. In Sydney they are battling to fill races.

I agree Bonjour. I gave a number of horses in Vic and this week for example the State is awash with synthetic track meetings and owners struggling to get runs in low rung races on turf. Despite the criticism of Qld racing their non tab meetings are thriving despite central and northern qld economy being near in a recession. In Vic they struggle to get 2000 people at a city meeting yet during the picnic season strong fields for $2000 races and 2000 plus paying visitors. There are numerous dormant turf tracks in Vic which could accommodate strong non tab racing. Traralgon Colac Casterton Burrumbeet Great Western Edenhope. They have tab meetings once in a blue moon. I am sure a. $8000 race to the maiden winner would attract a capacity field.

The Vic country calendar is awash with maidens, BM58's and 64's.  There's an average of seven country meetings providing close to 60 races for over 700 gallopers week in week out twelve months of the year.