Ebor meeting now bigger than Glorious Goodwoood

Yes ….fairer track for one…..

It's not a bigger meeting though.

For some reason rtv are going into hype overdrive over it this year.

Juddmonte and Sussex Stakes are certainly on par…..

Nunthorpe….etc….

Flat track.York super City drowning in history…..nice people,no snobbery……

Take note when a trainer like John Gosden prefers it to southern tracks….

Also the favourite for Michael Stoute….

the nassau and goodwood cup has only been upgraded to group1 ,   im sure the sussex was group 2 up to around the 1980s, am i correct ? thx.     just curiosity according to wiki sussex has been group1 since the 1800s !

The Nassau has been g1 for many years.

Ask the top owner,trainer and rider,think they’ll say York all day tbh…..

When people refer to a 'big' meeting it's the perception overall isn't it. For me, GG is second in the pecking order of the flat season. No doubt that York has gotten bigger over recent years, but not yet usurped Goodwood for prominence in my opinion.

The bags are packed the suits are cleaned the shirts are pressed the shoes are polished looking forward to the best meeting of the year.
Good luck .
Hope you are all well.
Ronnie.

You're gonna be a bit late for RA, ronnie

I would like to go to York at some point. Probably when Labour let me at my pension.

Labour? It was the Conservatives, and specifically George Osborne, who raised the pension age.

Yes Cider me too. Would be a fab few days. Maybe ronnie r will enlighten us for a nice hotel package close to track. Not so easy to find winners doh.R. Fahey often would target it with a nice one, but he not getting many wins lately. Oisin Orr is flying and will surely be moving to a bigger yard full time soon.

A semi joke, but the jungle drums are beating that Burnham is planning to hike it up again. What's the opposite of sweet spot, as I was born in it! Black hole? It was meant to be 55 and now potentially 58.

Also known as a 'Policy Blind Spot' and a 'Civil Service' nirvana.

Osborne should be in a dark place imo…..

York 4 G1s  all at sensible distances  ( 1m4f or less )   York is different class

You have a admit defeat Cider tbf.

Only thing I’ve never liked about Yorkshire is the ale,dreadful stuff….

we have someone suggesting goodwood is a better meeting than york and now another slagging off the beer in yorkshire . this is clickbait , wind up material or mental illness . not sure which .

I was opening the debate ;)

tbh I don't feel that there is a large differential, but it came up because the guests on rtv this morning confidently claimed that York was bigger. When I had to book time off work to view the festivals, I went for the two obvious ones plus GG.

ronnie rails ,
i thought you,dhave had a nice pair of what i call sky sports presenter trainers ,black with the white soles,go nice with your summer suit and a lot more comy on your feet

1stp.
Samuel Windsor loafers i have 5 pairs.
Its not a crime to be skint.
Its a crime to look skint.
Hope you are well.
Ronnie.

No...

But properly referenced: meeting and Glorious.

well done RONNIE i,d expect nothing else from you,as my auld gran used to say,you can always judge a man by the quality of the  shoes he wears, enjoy,i,m half tempted to pop along to see OMBUDSMAN myself this week,be a late call with an eye on the weather

windsor knot 16 Aug 26 17:24 
we have someone suggesting goodwood is a better meeting than york and now another slagging off the beer in yorkshire . this is clickbait , wind up material or mental illness . not sure which .

LoL….I’ve stated before I’ve been to York races over 30 times and thoroughly enjoy the city,just not the York ale…..dreadful….real ale at room temperature…..nope.

Almost as bad as the Irish stuff,and that’s bad tbh….

youisavinalaff

one of its redeeming features is the sherbet. there aint many

this from someone who drinks 7 quid bottles of plonk

Last time I went the mighty Tryptych powered home (in the Matchmaker International I think it was called) in the mud with Stevie Cauthen on board in 1987. Where has nearly 40 years gone?

MR Spock .
You will like this i has a share in a book  one of the years the mare won it was a cracking pitch in the silver ring pick 1 or 2 we ran out of cash one race to go we took the board down a very small field in the last 25/1 wins i could have

I can remember the ground was like a bog and peoples cars where being towed out of the car park. I presume you never bet on the last Ronnie, sods law.

Mr Spock.
We had no cash left.
Hope you are well.
Ronnie.

Have been there more times than I wish to recall Ronnie. I used to have a joint with my brother at Winsford and St Helens greyhounds in the 80's. Enjoyed every minute but it was hard work and you could write a book on the characters that came and went.

Mr S i swear this i true  we went to pick the pitch owner up but he was not in he was out window cleaning we were lat setting off we got stuck in traffick and was not going to get there in time for a pick the pitch holder managed to flag a moter bike down and get him there with minutes to spare.
Ronnie.

All a matter of opinion but York in a different league imo,a while since I've been to Goodwood but the facilities at York in a different league,re the racing every race has at least 100k ,every hcp a class 2.Goodwood filled out with class 3's and even a class 4,always enjoy your posts Cider but surely this is a wind up?