Australian Breeders Crown gets it right

03 September 2015 | Harnesslink.com
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The crowd gathers in the grand stand to watch a Breeders Crown Final at Melton.

The crowd gathers in the grand stand to watch a Breeders Crown Final at Melton.

Having just spent the last few days in Melbourne to take in this year's Australasian Breeders Crown, you have to congratulate Harness Racing Victoria for putting on such a great show.

The racing was of the highest class and a lot of future champions were “on the stage”.

Harness Racing Victoria managed to get a lot of the little things right throughout the day, which made the whole experience that much more enjoyable overall.

As a harness racing enthusiast, it was just great to be on track and made me keen to come back again next year.

As a Kiwi, from a media standpoint, it was a pleasure for a change to work on track during one of the big meetings.

Nothing was a problem for the locals and it was a refreshing change to work in a positive environment. 

When the CEO, Shane Gloury, takes the time to show you around and make sure you have everything you need, you know your presence is appreciated, which is not always the case on those big days.

Everybody from Cody Winnell, to photographer Stuart McCormick, to the security guards on the stable entrance, everyone went out of their way to be helpful and made what can be a hectic and stressful day so much easier.

With mainstream media coverage of harness racing shrinking daily in both New Zealand and Australia, it is really encouraging that a industry heavyweight like Harness Racing Victoria are trying their best to look after the few remaining media people that cover this industry.

Handing out praise to bodies such as Harness Racing Victoria is not something that Harnesslink is renowned for, but in this instance it is fully deserved.

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