INTERNATIONAL IS LEKKER AT PHUMELELA

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Winston Churchill

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Winston Churchill

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.


Choose the appropriate one........

rob faux Wrote:

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> As an aside Al,that link article you posted,you
> will surely relate to,being part of the Insurance
> Industry...........Most of the Insurance Companies
> that have ,in recent times, appointed CEO's based
> on acedemic qualifications alone,have failed and
> been absorbed by take-overs.

The insurance industry or multinational insurers seem to have a fetish for ex military types.

INTERNATIONAL up 100% ... surely that just says it all??

Greg that is where the focus and easy money is - Far less expenditure required.

pirates Wrote:

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> ye attitude titch is the same as the powers that
> be have EITHER TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT...its worked
> out real well


The KZN maiden stakes were highlighted by you in another thread but not a word was said about races where the stakes have almost doubled in KZN over the last 5 years...it is easy to pick and choose situations to suit your cause..highlighting the problems is all good and well but try give credit where credit is due ...

Titch Wrote:

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> pirates Wrote:
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> > ye attitude titch is the same as the powers
> that
> > be have EITHER TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT...its worked
> > out real well
>
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> The KZN maiden stakes were highlighted by you in
> another thread but not a word was said about races
> where the stakes have almost doubled in KZN over
> the last 5 years...it is easy to pick and choose
> situations to suit your cause..highlighting the
> problems is all good and well but try give credit
> where credit is due ...


really bar a couple of feature races please tell me where stakes have increased by double in the last 5 years????im talking your every day type racemeeting which is about 90 percent of the racing year....

pirates Wrote:

> really bar a couple of feature races please tell
> me where stakes have increased by double in the
> last 5 years????im talking your every day type
> racemeeting which is about 90 percent of the
> racing year....

Why not mention the "Couple of Feature Races" highlighting flaws and ignoring progress is hardly being objective..

Alcaponee Wrote:

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> Greg that is where the focus and easy money is -
> Far less expenditure required.

That is my gripe in a nutshell...........shareholder returns and the future of local horseracing are in conflict!'
Time for the people who rely on the local product to take it back and run it with a broader benefit in mind.

Titch I admire your passion for local racing but please look at what MR H posted in red, surely you eventually cut the rot out before it infects the whole crop?? ... makes good business sense don't you think?

please titch there are many features which we raced for more 15 years ago ,,,oceanair derby was a million rand now the derby is 300k and at one stage a 120k less than the chapter challenge races...anyway there are around 1200 races a season in natal and not more than 50 are features...if you read the report PHUMELELA ARE THE ONES WHO ARE EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT LOCAL BETTING TURNOVER are they negative as well?

So would it be in the interest of racing to take away the international option and force the customer to play only local??

titch have you read the sens ?