Small breeder ask Jooste why?

Tipster wrote:

rob faux wrote:

Tipster wrote:

Over the Air wrote: Tipster thinking that you know what is best for others based upon your personal opinion is arrogance pure and simple. I would love to have more Conditions Plates as they generally give the punter a better opportunity to identify bankers on the day. As for your defence of RSA is this defence of you friend Gibson or is this defence of an organisation that spent millions and have very little to show after a decade?

I recently wrote an article on the importance of taking measures to ensure plate races stand up and are not simply abandoned due to lack of runners as it is important that the best horses appear and their programs do not become victims of the simple need for turnover.

So Over The Air you were wrong in assuming that that was my own personal opinion, rather the debate was about turnover.

Lastly, Louis would perhaps be interested in this article I wrote quite a few years ago that was headlined Merit Rating is a handicap and he will notice that I brought up some of the same issues he did. However, rather than simply slinging off at the handicapper I wrote it in a constructive spirit as some of the problems with the merit rating system are as much an issue for the handicapper as they are for the connections. It is my opinion only that above average 3yos are not nearly as badly punished today as they were back then but I could be wrong.

Tipster, interesting that everything you wrote "a few years ago" still holds true today ,as absolutely nothing has changed.
You may have noticed therefore that your constructive spirit is as useful as a "hearty vote of thanks to the staff" when dealing with the establishment!
Do you not perhaps understand then, the frustrated tone that often eminates when dealing with those clowns!

The solutions might lie in the programming so am not sure the handicappers are to blame. The handicappers do at least appear to drop 3yo merit ratings quicker these days.

Over the Air wrote:

Dave Scott wrote: Well I suppose we could ask another question, is MJ good or bad for racing?

If he was to withdraw all his racing interest would SA racing be better or worse off?

Any views

My view is that he is good for racing. Think of the money he has invested in horses. If he withdrew his support today a lot of people would be in the streets. Another thing if it were not for him and his partners Cape Racing would be in trouble or maybe even stuck out. How can this be bad? I think the big problem here is jealousy.

Muhtiman wrote: What happened to this lady.....bet she got the answer...all be it much much later.....this lady deserves to be enshrined and awarded for attempting to stand up to what was an ultimate fraud....that caused much damage to the industry.... :huh:....I see she has had no horses on offer this year....did she pack it in..... :huh:

Muhtiman wrote:

Over the Air wrote:

Dave Scott wrote: Well I suppose we could ask another question, is MJ good or bad for racing?

If he was to withdraw all his racing interest would SA racing be better or worse off?

Any views

My view is that he is good for racing. Think of the money he has invested in horses. If he withdrew his support today a lot of people would be in the streets. Another thing if it were not for him and his partners Cape Racing would be in trouble or maybe even stuck out. How can this be bad? I think the big problem here is jealousy.

....this one is particularly odd.... :dry: