Yeah it may, but as I said, there is really no correct answer. Again, if we had the horse's weight (of course I am talking about it's physical weight, not weight to carry) it would be of extreme benefit, as well as published records of their work. Australian racing is so very cloak and dagger though, there exists this attitude of secrecy, hidden track gallops etc. Backing the horse when it wins, beating the bookie, tricking them, seems to be so important to all concerned, when perhaps the attitude should be that the prizemoney is what we race for. Obviously backing them is a great thrill (I have a small share in a horse who won it's maiden at Benalla yesterday, backing it was a great thrill), however we don't need to be so secretive so that we can get a better price. If it wins, and we back it, we still win, so I think we should publish the track gallops and the horse's weight, have all the information at hand, because - as Hong Kong shows - this makes punting a better proposition, which increases turnover, which ultimately helps the industry. As it stands, I - and I assume therefore others also - don't bet when there's too many horses first up, and the industry loses this combined turnover, simply because the cloak and dagger attitude exists.
Duritz.
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12th January 2005, 01:16 PM
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