Re: [racebase] Fw: Ellerslie - final day weather report

[Neil Franklyn]

Gil wrote [re Ellerslie]   > As for the housing . . . what are they thinking?   [Neil] They're turning Ellerslie into a major apartment/housing/entertainment/restaurant/corporate venue, blah, blah. The whole facility is used for horse racing on just 26 days each year, so they want to ensure its future [profitable] by maximising its benefits to the wider public. A new National Racing Museum will be built, a flash new birdcage restaurant, and upgrade of a host of other function areas.   From next summer, Ellerslie will run twilight meetings every Wednesday from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Six or seven races for the lower classes. Exciting stuff . . . I can't wait :-o   While on the Auckland racecourse subject, I wonder how long before the Avondale racecourse is closed down. Shifting their meetings to Ellerslie would increase the number of racedays there. The Avondale course is rundown and no money has been spent on it for as long as I can remember. And it's a city track . . . a blot on the landscape in my opinion.   Regards   Neil Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racebase/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.