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Derek you ever been over $6000 ?
Australian racing
Jockey Club & Racecourse Holdings Trust (the owners of Newmarket) purchased the two tracks last month.
eightbo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 2:47 amJockey Club & Racecourse Holdings Trust (the owners of Newmarket) purchased the two tracks last month.

My guess is that they use the same raceday officials.
It has been that way for as long as I can remember. Almost always late getting to the start, usually well past post time. Most other tracks the commentator starts to slag them off for being more than a minute late loading but there it is rarely commented on.
Now you have noticed it, you will notice it every race.
Possibly, but I don't think so. I think the main reason is just poor timekeeping but I might be wrong.