New Posts For Thread: Races crowds down 6,000 on biggest day of weekhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-weekAugust 3, 2012 - Bookies’ turnover also falls by one third as washout weather and recession hit festivities BY DARA BRADLEY galwaynews.ie Attendance at the biggest day of the Galway Races yesterday was down by almost 6,000 on crowd numbers at LadieTeeming down again tonight. The Gods are not shining on them this week.I was down there Monday and Tuesday. Monday was brilliant but Tuesday was a disaster for me with the weather spoiling the evening with rain non stop all evening.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522573313#522573313Teeming down again tonight. The Gods are not shining on them this week.I was down there Monday and Tuesday. Monday was brilliant but Tuesday was a disaster for me with the weather spoiling the evening with rain non stop all evening.Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:06:52 -0500* The Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) board should be reduced and the Minister should appoint its chairman and three public interest directors* This can only be a good thing, reduce the number of fat cats at HRI and curtail the job for the boys musical chhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522570103#522570103* The Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) board should be reduced and the Minister should appoint its chairman and three public interest directors* This can only be a good thing, reduce the number of fat cats at HRI and curtail the job for the boys musical chFri, 03 Aug 2012 10:35:53 -0500they are doing very weel crowd wise when you consider the weather and the fact that a large amount of people are on foreign holidays and 400k unemployed.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522563545#522563545they are doing very weel crowd wise when you consider the weather and the fact that a large amount of people are on foreign holidays and 400k unemployed.Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:02:04 -0500It is still the biggest crowd of the year and impressive considering the inclement weather.The betting is down because the punters are losing,last year the punters had some favourable results and were playing up their winnings so not really comparinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522562277#522562277It is still the biggest crowd of the year and impressive considering the inclement weather.The betting is down because the punters are losing,last year the punters had some favourable results and were playing up their winnings so not really comparingFri, 03 Aug 2012 07:18:46 -0500How much did they pay Indecon to conduct this research - an absolute waste of time rehashing a load of agenda items and putting a fancy cover on it - littered with wishy washy suggestions which will never be implemented. The recommendations are comichttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522561943#522561943How much did they pay Indecon to conduct this research - an absolute waste of time rehashing a load of agenda items and putting a fancy cover on it - littered with wishy washy suggestions which will never be implemented. The recommendations are comicFri, 03 Aug 2012 07:05:31 -0500A lot of even occasional punters have now cottoned onto the Tote and are giving it a wide berth,it's now at the stage of being compared to those horrendous dividends you get at "Race Nights" .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522561727#522561727A lot of even occasional punters have now cottoned onto the Tote and are giving it a wide berth,it's now at the stage of being compared to those horrendous dividends you get at "Race Nights" .Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:55:01 -0500Going gets tough for racingBARRY O'HALLORAN http://www.irishtimes.comFri 3/Aug/2012The Irish horse racing and breeding industry is in desperate need of a boost, but will the recommendations of a new report help get the industry back on track?WHILE EVhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522561505#522561505Going gets tough for racingBARRY O'HALLORAN http://www.irishtimes.comFri 3/Aug/2012The Irish horse racing and breeding industry is in desperate need of a boost, but will the recommendations of a new report help get the industry back on track?WHILE EVFri, 03 Aug 2012 06:44:28 -0500August 3, 2012 - Bookies’ turnover also falls by one third as washout weather and recession hit festivities BY DARA BRADLEY galwaynews.ie Attendance at the biggest day of the Galway Races yesterday was down by almost 6,000 on crowd numbers at Ladiehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29267275/races-crowds-down-6000-on-biggest-day-of-week?post_id=522561309#522561309August 3, 2012 - Bookies’ turnover also falls by one third as washout weather and recession hit festivities BY DARA BRADLEY galwaynews.ie Attendance at the biggest day of the Galway Races yesterday was down by almost 6,000 on crowd numbers at LadieFri, 03 Aug 2012 06:37:35 -0500