PE life in a big yard

PE does not warrant such big yards because we only race 6 or 7 times a month and there are more trainers here than ever before. Our local conditions state that each local trainer can get 2 guaranteed runners in the maidens, and one guaranteed runner in MR handicaps. There are already more trainers than that here and the influx of satellite yards makes it even harder to get into races.

Dave, there isn't enough money in the stakes pot to keep that many meetings going unfortunately.....

Whoever wrote the original post is on the right track though...everyone is out to win whether it is with the favorite or the 50/1 shot. Same amount goes to the trainer....help us fight by contacting me.

Mark

Smith must toil to make it pay ?

Hello again,

Thank you for the post on the forum.

The content of my letter is factual. It in no way criticises any Trainers training skills, and as far as I'm concerned is not up for debate.

Owners of "mediocre" horses are entitled to keep their horse(s) in training for as long as they wish, ....for whatever their reason! Just saying!

The questions that I hope will still be answered are:

Are Greeff and Smith (used as examples for all large yards) expected to run only their best prospect in each race? Are they expected to leave their mediocre horses in their stable? Are trainers of large yeards expected to manage their yards according to the expectations of the punter, or in the best interest of their horses, clients, and staff?

Put aside criticising my comments (factual) for now, stop reading what you want to read into my comments, and answer the direct questions!

Thank you.

davetheflower Wrote:

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> > Big stables in PE will always have a problem
> > keeping all their owners happy, they race once
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> > week and without satellite yards have to find
> > races AND produce results all the time...there
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> > a big difference having say 150 horses in PE as
> > opposed to 250 horses spread around various
> > jurisdictions, with various satellite yards
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> > throughout the country a trainer can have a bad
> > meeting with no winners but still end up with a
> > good week, in PE a bad meeting equates to a bad
> > week and unhappy owners....
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> why don't they race 4 or 5 times a week.
> they do at lingfield and kempton

Its South Africa you talking about, far too much work and organisation and not enough time to BBQ, drink and pomp

Perhaps a question for pe trainers (shams) as I am not sure others from pe are on here. If you happen to have 2 runners in the same race and you know from the work at the yard that one is much better than the other do you inform both owners of your opinion? If so does the owner of the supposed lesser horse have a say in whether you run it or not?

Race 2wice in pe and once at the vaal each week, that would be dandy...

You don't want them racing for £1100 dave, like they do in the UK

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> You don't want them racing for £1100 dave, like
> they do in the UK


How much more on average,roughly does the prize money differ?

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> > You don't want them racing for £1100 dave,
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> money differ?

Flamingo Park Maiden Plate 46K
PE Maiden Plate 57K
Cape Maiden Plate 65K
Natal Maiden Plate 75K
Gauteng Maiden Plate 85K

SA stakes money in the big meetings don't come close to what they are for the UK big meetings

Probably does CnC if you factor in traing fees etc,,,and we now have a race with a $1Million US stake

training fees here are astronomical. Vet fees even worse, as my dog had an ear infection I took him along to the vet. He looked into his ear and cleaned it then gave me a small bottle of drops and ear cleaner. I paid £51 for a 5 minute visit. I cant begin to imagine how much the vets charge to treat a race horse