Turff 01 March online mobile card

now available at our new address:

www.racecard.mobi

great for first-timers at the races - main races also have FMR ratings with a 'predictor'. Each runner has a comment to help beginners make a decision.

enjoy!!

www.racecard.mobi/a9d5893b3e14586e013e89...6976/viewRaceListing

Don ,how will "beginners" know about your website?

sorry, forgot to say, its free. Try to access course wi-fi if possible or on own 3G.

HI Hibs,we are working on letting beginners know at base levels and have some plans for the near future to expand this base level. For now, at least for the next 6 months, we are relying on social media and word of mouth so really counting on Clanners to help spread the word and get their beginner friends know how to use the tool. And we do a few live demo's when and where we can.

We have quite a few 'outsiders' (non-racing fraternity) following us on Facebook. But it is not these followers that are the biggest challenge, the biggest challenge is to get 'insiders' to have a look and become ambassadors for their sport's efforts on bringing in new interest - young and old.

It is a challenge in SAF though as people are not as readily tech-savvy as up North. And we have entire generations down here who don't even know their country does horseracing...

thanks for asking BTW, yes, there is a plan to start an 'ambassador' programme later this year, whereby groups of beginners are educated in racing. When I know more about the ins and outs of this programme and how and where it will roll out, i'll tell more.

The ratings are FMR - Form Merit Ratings, meaning, performance projection ratings/ability ratings much the same as the American system of Timeform. Not Jockey Club ratings.

Tomorrow's meeting shows ratings for the main races - Hawaii St, Fillies Guineas and Colts+Geldings Guineas.