Letsgohorseracing - Wednesday Whinge

Details: Published: 09 January 2013

THIS website continues to listen to what our readers have to say and has introduced a ‘Wednesday Whinge’ where you can express your feelings on racing industry issues of the past week. Try to keep them objective. Just e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE e-mail box this week was spearheaded by comments on the Magic Millions carnival which is underway, the voting process for a new Board to control the three codes of racing in Queensland and the continuing drama over the decision to replace the cushion track at Toowoomba with a strathayr surface at the cost of many millions to the taxpayers. Concerns continue to grow about the number of south-east Queensland trained horses crossing the border chasing the better prizemoney and incentives in northern NSW leaving field sizes below standard at TAB tracks in Queensland. There is also an interesting take on the problems confronting Australian racing because of the refusal of Government and officialdom to rein in the corporate bookmaking agencies.

Details: Published: 02 January 2013

TODAY we welcome back the WEDNESDAY WHINGE after a Christmas break and look forward to another year of your constructive contributions. OUR decision to introduce the Wednesday Whinge with snippets from around the country proved popular and that will be continued with our lead-up items under the title of ‘The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.’ It gives us a chance to run some of your e-mails too hot to handle in the mail box in a toned down version that still gets the general message across. All the best to our readers for 2103 and thanks again for your continuing support.

Details: Published: 12 December 2012

OUR decision to introduce the Wednesday Whinge with snippets from around the country has been welcomed. Your response to our new (re-named) feature ‘The Good, the Bad & the Ugly’ continues to grow in popularity. It also gives us a chance to run some of your e-mails too hot to handle in the mail box in a toned down version that still gets the message across. The Wednesday Whinge almost didn’t make it off the launch pad this week – but we finally beat the odds. Over the next two weeks of the Christmas-New Year Holiday period there will be no WW but keep your contributions coming and we will re-launch in early January with a bonanza edition.