RIP Menangle ?

Perhaps the running of race 4 holds the key to the conundrum.

Interesting the grubs have had my post deleted already.

The McCarthey's don't like the truth do they.

Not sure if you read that prior to your post, Romper Stomper

Missed it...blinked

romper what's it like a night at Menangle?  i'm guessing a handful of inbred mongs?

That would be right Elephant, and the inbreds you speak of go by the surname McCarthey

haven't had a bet at the trots for maybe 8yrs..... how is D.Binkin fairing

*Binskin

Elephant haven't been there for 10 years....or since the days that there was a good reason for being there.Screen jockey only now.

I had the trots this morning, possibly more fun than a day at Menangle

Romper Room wasn't Mrs Menangle in neighbors? She was that old Trollope married to the emu from Moonee Vallet trots.

I have never been to Menangle and don't ever want to go.

You need a helmet out there to stop the dribble from the mongs getting on you not to mention the grenades in the McCarthy vs everyone war.

More harness racing people in Nsw prisonsthan suspected terrorists. That sais something lol.

lol Solvalla

strangely I believe there was a huge crowd at Maitland harness car park full etc but Menangle attracts no-one

Littlegypt  after reading your post i looked at my figures and found that i bet considerably more on Maitland than Menangle
I have also heard in the past that Menangle turnover has disappointed compared to Harold Park.

I wonder how club members who went for the development spin are feeling about it now?

The catastrophic blunder i feel was not moving to the Homebush Olympic site in the late 1990s

6 weeks for driver Luke Mccarthy
Not long enough

Harness Racing New South Wales today concluded an inquiry into the driving tactics adopted by Mr Luke McCarthy on EXCEL STRIDE in race 4, the Form 700 Pace (1609 metres) at TABCORP Park Menangle on Saturday 12 October 2013.

Mr Luke McCarthy was found guilty of charged pursuant to Rule 149 (2) in that he drove EXCEL STRIDE in an unacceptable manner, the particulars being:

That passing the 1200 metres he allowed EXCEL STRIDE to work forward to race outside MACH BEAUTY and from the 1100 metres until the 800 metres he continued to apply pressure to MACH BEAUTY resulting in a 2nd quarter of 26.9 being recorded. Further that between those points that Mr McCarthy failed to show sufficient effort to restrain EXCEL STRIDE.
That passing the 800 metres he again allow EXCEL STRIDE to press forward and continue to apply pressure to MACH BEAUTY until at least approaching the 600 metres and that again he failed to sufficiently restrain EXCEL STRIDE.

Mr Luke McCarthy licence to drive in races was suspended for 6 weeks to commence at midnight on Wednesday 23 October 2013.

Misses miracle mile and all the lead ups.

Unless the usual reduction in sentence down to 2 weeks because the stipes cannot make charges stick.

At least they spotted this one.

No wonder Panella is leading in so many races unchallenged....... what a joke.

What was Luke doing for his first 2 years in Sydney TheseGuysareGreat?

romper stomper I remember at the time all the press/media talked positive about move from HP to Menangle. all media outlets said punters will bet with confidence turnover will skyrocket and all horses on the big track will be given every chance. wrong on all 3 counts. I realize prizemoney is far better but turnover on Menangle in fact most harness racing Australia wide must be at an all time low with little chance of recovery.

For the record im not a fan of luke but I didn't have a problem with what he did on Saturday night and for the record I backed excel stride.

Littlegypt    the elephant in the room in NSW is the intracode agreement.God help harness racing if they ever have to renegotiate it.HR percentage has drifted well south of the figures at negotiation.Can't imagine it turning around any decade soon with all the muck out there.

a greyhound guy i know is obsessed by that Romper



maybe a sprint lane at menangle would work? - worth a try

NOT ANYWHERE ELSE IN NSW THOUGH

Sprint lane would only serve to make racing there less competitive in my view Craig, no need for it on a track with those dimensions.

There is absolutely no doubt that the post about multiple stable runners in races being the cause of consistent corruption in NSW harness racing is spot on. And there is one constant factor in that problem

that would seem a logical argument but i think you are more chance of winning three pegs at penrith than at menangle

it can't be much less competitive till the 400 also Aussie

except for the Excel Stride race

Yes, you make a point. A real problem and there doesn't seem any urgency in fixing it. Maybe sending some of the SA drivers up there is the answer, throw the likes of Paul Cav and Boris Devcic into every race and you would see some different tactics!!!

i agree

one problem i think is while they start early saturday night to quickly follow on from the last of the horseracing this probably stops anyone going as by about 7 there is nothing much to come

why not run 4 low grade R0's or C0's (turnover would be no worse) and then have the higher grade races starting at 7.30

don't disagree with that

i know the issues run deeper than this but other states seem to have their meetings as a bit of an event that culminate in the big race at say 10 - all you have after 8 at menangle saturday night is a couple of trotters races

also most people who might go to the trots would like the horse races and still be caught up in that as the trots start

no one wants to bet past 8 they want to do something with their lives

They need more 2300m races and with those events they should have 7 off the front and a back row.

Nsw harness racing has been tarnished forever and most of the punters I know refuse to bet in n.s.w. It won't get any respect back in my lifetime.