New Posts For Thread: Two genuine questions about horseracinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing1. In the good old days owners paid a fee to enter their horse in a race and an additional fee(s) if it was declared to run. Does this still apply now in run of the mill races and if so what are the fees?2. Who decides if a race gets divided? The Bcapital of Austria.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565015515#565015515capital of Austria.Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:13:36 -0500Why would a track split a race if they got no extra money,they d just say race is full.From the bookies side,Clearly 2 races of 10 runners will generate more bets than 1 race of 20 runners,extra 30 mins time span etc,so clearly more payments could behttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565015043#565015043Why would a track split a race if they got no extra money,they d just say race is full.From the bookies side,Clearly 2 races of 10 runners will generate more bets than 1 race of 20 runners,extra 30 mins time span etc,so clearly more payments could beSun, 05 Oct 2025 10:23:26 -0500The knight.Sorry mate ,just cos you scream,I know how it works,you are all idiots,isn’t good enough,given what you say is full,of holes.You say,jockey club don’t divide,then say. You don’t know about other tracks,so guessing .Then you say,splithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014973#565014973The knight.Sorry mate ,just cos you scream,I know how it works,you are all idiots,isn’t good enough,given what you say is full,of holes.You say,jockey club don’t divide,then say. You don’t know about other tracks,so guessing .Then you say,splitSun, 05 Oct 2025 10:00:04 -0500this means nothing to me..https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014823#565014823this means nothing to me..Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:16:13 -0500...and the RP article was written by Peter Scargill, the RP's deputy Industry Editor.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014743#565014743...and the RP article was written by Peter Scargill, the RP's deputy Industry Editor.Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:56:00 -0500The knight - the story in the RP was not trying to find a controversial angle. Ralph Beckett on the Nick Luck program pointed out that Scott Dixon (who trains a bunch of horses for Arc to 'support' races at their tracks) had repeatedly entered a parthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014711#565014711The knight - the story in the RP was not trying to find a controversial angle. Ralph Beckett on the Nick Luck program pointed out that Scott Dixon (who trains a bunch of horses for Arc to 'support' races at their tracks) had repeatedly entered a partSun, 05 Oct 2025 08:45:38 -0500hows Alan?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014579#565014579hows Alan?Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:44:02 -0500Thank you @HappyJackhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014473#565014473Thank you @HappyJackSun, 05 Oct 2025 07:12:53 -0500There are some inaccuracies in the posts above, for example exceeding the safety factor does not necessarily trigger a division. The actual rules surrounding divisions of races is here: https://rules.britishhorseracing.com/#!/book/34/chapter/s3328-rhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014403#565014403There are some inaccuracies in the posts above, for example exceeding the safety factor does not necessarily trigger a division. The actual rules surrounding divisions of races is here: https://rules.britishhorseracing.com/#!/book/34/chapter/s3328-rSun, 05 Oct 2025 06:46:25 -0500That paragraph is from an uncredited story in the RP. Whoever wrote it did not fully understand how the media rights payments work. Now, I will concede that Arena have a different deal over those payments than Jockey Club Racecourses and independenthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31885611/two-genuine-questions-about-horseracing?post_id=565014279#565014279That paragraph is from an uncredited story in the RP. Whoever wrote it did not fully understand how the media rights payments work. Now, I will concede that Arena have a different deal over those payments than Jockey Club Racecourses and independentSun, 05 Oct 2025 05:55:32 -0500