More Money For Not Racing Than When Racing
Well I am pretty disgusted about what I found out yesterday from a very good friend that I have not seen for a little while.
He has trotters/pacers and races most weekends etc, we were discussing the virus and I have 3 mini horses practiculay in towen that I am waiting to contract the virus, its not if now it’s when.
Anyway in this conversation I asked him how his trotters were fairing and if they had caught it yet, he informed me that they had not but he didn’t care if they did or didn’t because his horses were making more money for him not racing than they were when they WERE racing.
The government is paying him $80 per head for his horses whilst not in work and racing !!!!!!
His trotters never made that much money when they were racing for him !!! HELLLOOOOO.
What is wrong with this picture ??? How many OTHER racing industry people are getting this payment ?????
Why are they being paid this money anyway as racing is not their sole income ? This person has a full time job and does his trotters on the side as more of a hobby.
Why are we not entitled to that payment also ???
Hearing this kind of story infuriates me to no end, its just drives that wedge deeper and deeper.
Mr Messara, we are as mad as hell and we aren't going to take this anymore!There can't be one rule for you and another for us, enough is enough!!!
Well said Carmen Bapje, we are all over the preferential treatment.
Angie
He has trotters/pacers and races most weekends etc, we were discussing the virus and I have 3 mini horses practiculay in towen that I am waiting to contract the virus, its not if now it’s when.
Anyway in this conversation I asked him how his trotters were fairing and if they had caught it yet, he informed me that they had not but he didn’t care if they did or didn’t because his horses were making more money for him not racing than they were when they WERE racing.
The government is paying him $80 per head for his horses whilst not in work and racing !!!!!!
His trotters never made that much money when they were racing for him !!! HELLLOOOOO.
What is wrong with this picture ??? How many OTHER racing industry people are getting this payment ?????
Why are they being paid this money anyway as racing is not their sole income ? This person has a full time job and does his trotters on the side as more of a hobby.
Why are we not entitled to that payment also ???
Hearing this kind of story infuriates me to no end, its just drives that wedge deeper and deeper.
Mr Messara, we are as mad as hell and we aren't going to take this anymore!There can't be one rule for you and another for us, enough is enough!!!
Well said Carmen Bapje, we are all over the preferential treatment.
Angie
posted by Horse Deals at
7:15 pm
2 Comments:
I totally agree with you, however are you aware that if your horse is registered in any way eg efa, breed society, you are elligible for the same payment through Racing except $20 Per day. It is called CHAPS - Commercial Horse Assistance Payment. The catch is you have to fill out yet another form and stat decs and have an abn. But dont be deterred and dont let the racing industry have all the money! I applied for an abn online and had one within a week. My horse is an eventer, registered with the efa, I had to list his competitions and placings this year. Ring the efa or go to the Qld racing or the racing website for your state.
HI
I think that you will find that all pacers only get $20 per day the same as efa horses,this can be confirmed by going to the qld harness racing web site, the race horses however are getting more upto about $45-55 per day per horse depending on where you are situated. So the pacers are also being treated as poor cousins and do not seem to rate a mention in the press at all.
Leslee
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