Breeding & Racing Magazine

Experts Slam Lack Of Open Class Races In Sydney

Columnist Max Presnell reveals in The Sydney Morning Herald that, among the key criticisms contained in the submission on race programming & handicapping given to the new board of Racing NSW this week by bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse, form analyst Dominic Beirne & retired High Court judge Michael McHugh is this assessment: "Because of the dearth of open-class racing in Sydney, the average field strength for Melbourne is 6 kilos stronger than Sydney despite NSW having better horses. We think this is a shameful state of affairs. As a result Sydney trainers advise owners to sell to Asia because there is simply not enough open-class races in Sydney."