Clare Easter Races

[OnSong]

Who is going this year?
I am a certain starter, looking forward to it, although Sunday is a bit of a change from the usual Saturdays.

[BluesBrother08]

Yeah saw that it was on Sunday a little strange. Is it a TAB meeting now that it is on Sunday?

Will be going on our usual pilgramidge to Oakbank on Saturday.

[Dutchy]

Savvy is nominated for Clare on Sunday not going to be able to get up there unfortunately, give the boy a cheer for me!

[OnSong]

Savvy is nominated for Clare on Sunday not going to be able to get up there unfortunately, give the boy a cheer for me!

Should be a dry track according to weather forecasts. Hows the preparations going?

[Dutchy]

Good morning

Just letting you know that Savvy Smokin is racing on Sunday at Clare

Race 2 at 12.45pm 1800m

No 5 drawn barrier 4 out of 8

Amy Herrmann to ride

He won his maiden there last year over the same distance, just looked at the form and he will be favourite I reckon and should win

[gadj1976]

Who is going this year?
I am a certain starter, looking forward to it, although Sunday is a bit of a change from the usual Saturdays.

Nup, not this year. There's been too many f*** ups up there for me to bother going back this year.

Good that it's not on the Saturday, but then that might make it worse cos the only really good part was that you could get a bet on at the track and NOT be at Oakbank.

This year, I'm staying home.

[OnSong]

Who is going this year?
I am a certain starter, looking forward to it, although Sunday is a bit of a change from the usual Saturdays.

Nup, not this year. There's been too many f*** ups up there for me to bother going back this year.

Good that it's not on the Saturday, but then that might make it worse cos the only really good part was that you could get a bet on at the track and NOT be at Oakbank.

This year, I'm staying home.

I went a few years ago and enjoyed it. What were some of the problems of late?

[gadj1976]

Who is going this year?
I am a certain starter, looking forward to it, although Sunday is a bit of a change from the usual Saturdays.

Nup, not this year. There's been too many f*** ups up there for me to bother going back this year.

Good that it's not on the Saturday, but then that might make it worse cos the only really good part was that you could get a bet on at the track and NOT be at Oakbank.

This year, I'm staying home.

I went a few years ago and enjoyed it. What were some of the problems of late?

Haven't been for 3 years.

The first year we were there, the PA system didn't work at all, then they had a blackout (can't fault them for that of course).

But more recently, the PA was so quiet you couldn't hear the race calls. The TV's for races interstate were 34cm jobbies with no sound on.

Secondly, there was no big screen.

And that year they'd put the price of attendance up. Also, the bookies were so pi$$ed off with the PA they said they weren't coming back. Then they ran out of preferred beer and had to go to the local pubs to buy it.

We used to go to Clare every Easter and the races was high on the agenda for the Saturday. Now we stay home or go elsewhere.

I complained to the secretary of the race club and his response was "become a member and have a say". Yeh, right-o.

I will go back, but now that my kids are keeping me pretty much chained to the house, the self imposed hiatus wont be broken for a few years.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Went last year and it was better than Oakbank. Would have gone again if I wasn't away.

[dragonsphere]

just kitting up for the clare races now. went last year and it was amazing.

just noticed savvy smoking has been scratched dutchy?? running her wed at strath instead???

[Dutchy]

Yeah has accepted for 2050m at Strath on Wed also, havent heard for sure but presume thats the thinking

[gadj1976]

just kitting up for the clare races now. went last year and it was amazing.

did they have a big screen and PA system fixed dragon?

[dragonsphere]

from memory the pa was poor but the big screen was fixed mate! Anyone got Any mail or specials for the meet?

[OnSong]

Yeah has accepted for 2050m at Strath on Wed also, havent heard for sure but presume thats the thinking

That was my only sure thing for the day!! Ack! Lol