New Posts For Thread: What on earth has happened to Easter racing?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racingThere was a time, not so long ago, that Easter Saturday meant Kempton, on turf of course, with the Masaka Stakes, The Easter Stakes, The Queens Prize and a couple of other strong 3yo hcps.Then Easter Monday, you'd be back at Kempton again for the RosJust impossible to still beliee that Kempton has turned itself into the shower of shyte that its AW track is. You even get a cute '***** in the straight to offer a horse the chance to go to a part of teh track that no-one ever wins on.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681230#422681230Just impossible to still beliee that Kempton has turned itself into the shower of shyte that its AW track is. You even get a cute '***** in the straight to offer a horse the chance to go to a part of teh track that no-one ever wins on.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:22:04 -0500LOL fairweather, I was only teasing, good to have you on board.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681222#422681222LOL fairweather, I was only teasing, good to have you on board.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:20:51 -0500With the poor AW racing combined with the advent of betting exchanges,I am afraid that the sport of kings should be renamed.1MO there has never been a greater opportunity to make money by the very people we in fact place our faith in when backing hhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681206#422681206With the poor AW racing combined with the advent of betting exchanges,I am afraid that the sport of kings should be renamed.1MO there has never been a greater opportunity to make money by the very people we in fact place our faith in when backing hMon, 05 Apr 2010 07:17:19 -0500Ekky is a gourmand, tbf.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681174#422681174Ekky is a gourmand, tbf.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:10:52 -0500well Ekky, if preferring those days out at Kempton to discussing the top 10 bad tasting herbs on here makes me a luddite, then ill happily plead guilty!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681158#422681158well Ekky, if preferring those days out at Kempton to discussing the top 10 bad tasting herbs on here makes me a luddite, then ill happily plead guilty!Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:07:54 -0500Thinly veiled Luddite thread.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681110#422681110Thinly veiled Luddite thread.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:04:16 -0500What gets me id theres very little other meaningful sport on today in UK, no prem football, no rugby or cricket...Kempton on a BHM used to be jam packed, as busy as boxing day.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681102#422681102What gets me id theres very little other meaningful sport on today in UK, no prem football, no rugby or cricket...Kempton on a BHM used to be jam packed, as busy as boxing day.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:02:28 -0500ah, the good 'ole days..........nothing lasts forever.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681098#422681098ah, the good 'ole days..........nothing lasts forever.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:00:41 -0500I have said it before and will say it again. AW racing which is merely designed for bookies will kill the sport. The same happned to Greyhound racing with BAGS on sand.Turf, dogs or horses makes it a spectacle for people to go and have a day out. Nohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681090#422681090I have said it before and will say it again. AW racing which is merely designed for bookies will kill the sport. The same happned to Greyhound racing with BAGS on sand.Turf, dogs or horses makes it a spectacle for people to go and have a day out. NoMon, 05 Apr 2010 06:51:40 -0500i remember on a bank holiday there being about 15 to 18 meetings and trying to keep up with all the results in my Sun Newspaper. The sun would have the cards over about 3 or 4 pages and gawd knows how many times i threw the paper on the floor in fruhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/23592858/what-on-earth-has-happened-to-easter-racing?post_id=422681086#422681086i remember on a bank holiday there being about 15 to 18 meetings and trying to keep up with all the results in my Sun Newspaper. The sun would have the cards over about 3 or 4 pages and gawd knows how many times i threw the paper on the floor in fruMon, 05 Apr 2010 06:47:59 -0500