not had a bet since last week Thursday Fairview.... the break will do us all GOOD, not to mention our bank balances.
local racing will be interesting when it resumes....... expect BIIG P6 payouts with any horse able to win after the enforced break...... irrespective of the form book !
Horses might not be 100 % ready..... jockeys may be a BIT overweight
durbs wrote: Got to agree with you there Batman.
The results have really become a joke and are definitely chasing punters away.
But the question is why in these last few years are the results becoming hard to digest most times?
Ok we know the quality of horses bred here are going downhill fast.Take a look at some fields from Greyville and I would say if the trainers where honest with their patrons more than 50% of the horses carded would not be near a race course.
So is it the poor quality of horse running in SA to blame for the results or have the training and jockey ranks also taken a turn for the worse?
I reckon the merit rating system has a lot to do with the 'suspect' and inconsistent results. {puts on helmet and shields waiting for the flak to arrive}
The early morning Aussie Jackpots are joy to play despite the ridiculous results. Harness racing is my fav too along with Asian racing.
Started to enjoy Sweden trots and there are some good sites where you can study form and develop that habit of picking/ guessing tricky and easy races.
Punting 24-7 in the lockdown.
Horse Racing Ireland took the decision to move racing behind closed doors on March 13, the day the Gold Cup took place in front of a capacity crowd at Cheltenham. Racing was suspended from March 25 and will not return until at least April 19.
This meant the cancellation of two of Irish racing's biggest jump meetings - the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse and the Punchestown festival. However, there are plans in place to switch the Irish Grand National to the autumn.
Europe
Racing suspended in some countries
Racing in France was forced into shutdown on March 17 for a month and will not resume until at least April 15. Germany followed suit shortly after, while Italy - the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe - and Belgium cancelled racing on March 15.
Sweden
Racing continuing behind closed doors
Sweden is the only country in Europe not to issue any lockdown measures in a bid to tackle the coronavirus. The country has been taking a radical approach by putting trust in the public to do the right thing, but did imply measures were going to be tightened on April 5. Racing continues behind closed doors.
US
Racing continues behind closed doors at some tracks
Many tracks in the US have taken the decision to close but this has not been enforced by the government. The tracks still racing are doing so behind closed doors and include Fonner Park, Gulfstream, Los Alamitos (quarter horses), Remington Park (QHs), Tampa Bay and Will Rogers.
Racing is run on a state-by-state basis, so for example, Gulfstream and Tampa Bay are going ahead under the advice from Florida state, while Santa Anita was cancelled on March 27 under the advice from California.
South Africa
Racing suspended on March 24
South Africa had been hosting racing behind closed doors before the government announced a lockdown on the country bringing the sport to a halt until further notice.
UAE
Racing suspended on March 22
Racing had been continuing behind closed doors with plans to run Meydan's prestigious Dubai World Cup card on March 28. However, with six days to go until the meeting, the decision was taken to cancel the £30 million fixture.
Hong Kong
Racing continues behind closed doors
Racing continues behind closed doors with meetings at Happy Valley and Sha Tin taking place on a regular basis. Superstar miler Beauty Generation won a Group 2 at Sha Tin on Saturday and on April 26 the track is scheduled to host the Group 1 QEII Stakes, Chairman's Sprint Prize and Champions Mile - three of its most valuable races of the year.
Japan
Racing going ahead behind closed doors
Japan became one of the first major racing nations to host meetings behind closed doors, making the decision back on February 27, and has been operating under those restrictions since then.
Reports suggest the Japanese government is going to invoke emergency powers this week which will allow regions to set their own restrictions on movement, curfews and school cancellations etc. What effects this will have on racing remains to be seen but the sport is being assessed on a week-to-week basis.
Singapore
Racing suspended on April 4
Racing was continuing behind closed doors, but after the Singapore government issued stricter laws on April 3, it was announced the following day racing was to be suspended until May 4.
Australia
Racing continues behind closed doors in majority of states
Some racing is still taking place behind closed doors at some tracks with the sport closely following guidelines set out by the government and health authorities. The sport's governing bodies are state-based, so racing is dependent on state laws. Racing did temporarily shut down for a week on March 20, but resumed on March 27 behind closed doors.
The first state to cancel racing in Australia was Tasmania, with the sport suspended for four weeks on April 2.
Victoria, the state that hosts the Melbourne Cup, is racing behind closed doors, but stricter measures came into place on April 3.
New South Wales announced stricter measures by implementing bans on jockey segregation, the banning of interstate riders and trainers and restrictions on how horses arrive in the state.
Under this initiative, jockeys who were not located in New South Wales by 5pm on March 23, are not permitted to attend or ride at any NSW racecourse. This had significant repercussions as the announcement came in the middle of the valuable Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Racing in all other states is currently going ahead behind closed doors
Bob watching replays of previous games is not the same but i suppose it is better than squat.Sadly we are in turmoil to when the season will resume, but their no promising times just yet.
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