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spinkingspinking    4,001 posts
West Australian Racing
was this due to the heat?
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  • ManchildManchild    840 posts
    Global warming Spinking

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  • RodentRodent    7,470 posts
    Send some of that warming to Sydney please. In the first 50 days of Summer, we have only made it to 30°C on 4 occasions (max 34.6 on Dec 19) according to Observatory Hill. According to forecasts we may only just hit 30°C on Tuesday of next week. It's been a cool summer over here.

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  • jumjum    3,581 posts
    Well this is a bit fuckeddddd. Any reason given as yet

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    the heat, jum. everybody is s*it scared of getting sued.
    anyone remember the day time frame won the cup?
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  • bookieloverbookielover    2,709 posts
    When we were going to have a very hot Saturday in Melbourne a few weeks ago, Racing Victoria started the 9 race program at 10.30, and got through the day fine finishing at 3.15.

    Why didn't Perth Racing or whatever title they use, run the 8 race program with the first at 10.00 AM, have 30 minutes between each race and have the last at 1.00 P.M.

    They have obviously, not considered, how abandoning the meeting, will affect the incomes of so many industry participants. They could have allowed any owner or trainer or jockey, to scratch, or decide not to ride. But all that takes commonsense, and like most administrators nowadays, they are bereft of any of that quality.

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  • RodentRodent    7,470 posts
    edited January 2022
    bookielover said:


    Why didn't Perth Racing or whatever title they use, run the 8 race program with the first at 10.00 AM, have 30 minutes between each race and have the last at 1.00 P.M.

    Because it was forecast to hit 40°C very early in the day. It's already 34.8°C at 9.30a.m WST

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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    yes, it is a stinking heat wave......And Sky control everything, very little autonomy any more. Eastern States time slots get absolute priority, have a look at how many meetings are being covered today.
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  • G-MacG-Mac    1,677 posts
    JayJay said:

    yes, it is a stinking heat wave......And Sky control everything, very little autonomy any more. Eastern States time slots get absolute priority, have a look at how many meetings are being covered today.

    Would be very bad business if they didn't

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  • meatpiemeatpie    606 posts
    edited January 2022
    bookielover said:

    When we were going to have a very hot Saturday in Melbourne a few weeks ago, Racing Victoria started the 9 race program at 10.30, and got through the day fine finishing at 3.15.


    Why didn't Perth Racing or whatever title they use, run the 8 race program with the first at 10.00 AM, have 30 minutes between each race and have the last at 1.00 P.M.

    They have obviously, not considered, how abandoning the meeting, will affect the incomes of so many industry participants. They could have allowed any owner or trainer or jockey, to scratch, or decide not to ride. But all that takes commonsense, and like most administrators nowadays, they are bereft of any of that quality.
    Yep a racing authority who needs racing to succeed, makes every effort to add races when the meetings are cancelled didnt consider how abandoning a race meeting affects participants.

    the audacity in you is breathtakingly stupid

    Pretty obvious where the lack of common sense lays


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  • oldhendooldhendo    784 posts
    edited January 2022
    I hope the horses have their feet up today, you can bet i will who in their right mind would race in this heat?

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  • shothrushothru    326 posts
    Heat. Dont know why it takes them so long to make the decision.Everyone has known it was gunna be to hot today.  And looks pretty much the same the next few days. Making a late call is very difficult for those traveling from down south etc. So what will happen tommorow?

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    .....or saturday, shothru?

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  • LooksLikeTroubleLooksLikeTrouble    150 posts
    Why don’t rwwa put lighting in at ascot and race at night when it’s cooler. They do it everywhere else

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  • LETSDOTHISLETSDOTHIS    315 posts
    Saturday meeting is twilight with the first race starting at 2.24pm
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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    ^ thats the hottest part of the day..yesterday we hit our 40+ at 2.30pm.

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  • SLIPPERGOLDENSLIPPERGOLDEN    8,452 posts
    Yesterday it was 41 degrees at 5.15pm where I am 
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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    where are you, slip? geraldton?
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  • spinkingspinking    4,001 posts
    Where would they come up with the funds to do that Shotthru. Put lighting around Ascot. Any electricians amongst us who may have any idea the cost?
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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    what about panels, spink? we have abundant sunshine.
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  • LETSDOTHISLETSDOTHIS    315 posts
    The problem is, horses needed to be transported to and from the racecourse which sometimes takes hours. I actually think being on course is the least of their worries where they can be sprayed with water and looked after, it’s more the travel in a bloody hot truck to the races
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  • Vincent_vegaVincent_vega    674 posts
    edited January 2022
    How after all this time with great balmy summer evening weather we dont have a racetrack with lights, to be frank, has me totally farked. And i take aim at rwwa, not perth racing for this issue.

    Rwwa have all the money under the sun and they need to pump this into infrastructure, fark knows what they are doing with the money. Worth noting they seem to have more staff than coles myer, doing what exactly? Complete timewasters.

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  • LooksLikeTroubleLooksLikeTrouble    150 posts
    Exactly cut staff and wages not needed and that’d help

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    V_v what are your thoughts on solar panels?
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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    the trouble is LLT, you just cannot sack people these days...
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  • bookieloverbookielover    2,709 posts
    edited January 2022
    Rodent said:

    bookielover said:


    Why didn't Perth Racing or whatever title they use, run the 8 race program with the first at 10.00 AM, have 30 minutes between each race and have the last at 1.00 P.M.

    Because it was forecast to hit 40°C very early in the day. It's already 34.8°C at 9.30a.m WST
    Thank you for your answer, Rodent, which, aside from explaining the reasoning behind the decision, was written without insult or malice, unlike that imbecilic buffoon Meatpie's response.
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  • G-MacG-Mac    1,677 posts
    Rodent said:

    Send some of that warming to Sydney please. In the first 50 days of Summer, we have only made it to 30°C on 4 occasions (max 34.6 on Dec 19) according to Observatory Hill. According to forecasts we may only just hit 30°C on Tuesday of next week. It's been a cool summer over here.


    No thanks, they can keep it!
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  • shothrushothru    326 posts
    Vincent_vega said:

    How after all this time with great balmy summer evening weather we dont have a racetrack with lights, to be frank, has me totally farked. And i take aim at rwwa, not perth racing for this issue.

    Rwwa have all the money under the sun and they need to pump this into infrastructure, **** knows what they are doing with the money. Worth noting they seem to have more staff than coles myer, doing what exactly? Complete timewasters.

    Hell of a lot of $$$$ Pumped into the pinjarra rehoming farm, with almost know horses in it
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  • LooksLikeTroubleLooksLikeTrouble    150 posts
    Yep dropped one off for a mate there about 12 months ago . Girl workin there said they had nine horses on the property
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  • Vincent_vegaVincent_vega    674 posts
    So my contacts down south let me know that rwwa instead of engaging a track builder, employed a road builder for the redev of Bunbury tp save approx $2m. Apparently alot of issues now. Oh well at least they are trying to save some money b-(

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  • thefalconthefalcon    20,485 posts
    ^ fair dinkum!!  you'd think the committee would be outraged...and do something about it..everybody is answerable, who is rwwa answerable to? :-O
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