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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Absolute nonsense. Just a rich person’s game. Does nothing for the average owner/trainer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Roman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Racing [mailto:racing-bounces@ausrace.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Doug Robb<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 05, 2017 4:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> AusRace Racing Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusRace] Proposed " Everest" Race<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> This is an interesting read if you haven’t seen it:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/everest-sydney-horse-racing-michael-hutak/8236246">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-02/everest-sydney-horse-racing-michael-hutak/8236246</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The concept of an owner buying a ‘slot’ in a race and then being able to trade it makes no sense to me. It seems to be more of a rich man’s match race and hardly something I’d get too excited about given the conditions of entry will likely hopelessly skew the field and rule out many worthier contenders. You may as well spin a wheel at a casino if all you are concerned with is the payout and who can afford to buy a place in the field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doug<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>