October
MayAll too much
I watched and enjoyed the Racing.com coverage of the Warrnambool carnival, which saw Darren Weir win an astonishing 14 of the 30 races on offer.
While one cannot begrudge Weir his success, it is rather boring to see such continual domination.
But all we hear from the coverage is gushing praise for this one-sided affair. Nothing about how this is not healthy for the industry.
Obviously Weir is a shrewd trainer but his weight of numbers and consequent conveyor belt of winners could be seen as unfair to rival trainers both small and large.
I am not sure of the arrangement in Hong Kong but think they have a more equitable distribution of cattle that spreads the talent around.
As it stands now, Weir is so successful many owners jump ship with their steeds to get on board the Weir express.
In the AFL and other sporting competitions, salary caps are installed to prevent one team dominating year in, year out.
Why should one trainer be allowed to have so many horses in his stable, distorting the spread of talent and thus prIzemoney?
Why is this situation not spoken about by the Victorian racing media?
Avalon Beach (NSW)