Considering you couldn't hear or see the races, the turnover for Sydney was phenomenal.

Taking last Saturday aside and going on figures when there was a level playing field, i.e. full coverage visual and audio, Sydney turnover is superior.

Once the Sky joke is gone and racing is presented properly by an alternative provider, Sydney racing will continue to improve and overtake Melbourne. Saturday attendances are increasing at Sydney tracks over the past twelve months (a colleague from Vic tells me the staff outnumber the patrons at Melbourne meetings).

Let's face it, if it wasn't for the tens of thousands of interstate and overseas invaders in early November, the Flemington carnival would be no bigger than the Sydney Easter carnival.