One of New Zealand racing's most pro-active groups is looking to at least party fill the void left by the closure of Trackside Radio.
Popular racing group Boys Get Paid, a collection of young punting enthusiasts with a Facebook group of 18,000 members are taking it upon themselves to service punters this spring, launching their own live online radio shows in the absence of Trackside Radio which folded during the initial Covid lockdown.
Streaming live on the Boys Get Paid app and on LoveRacing.NZ's website, Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10am to midday will feature Louis Herman-Watt & Mark Claydon respectively, both broadcasters with huge passion for the racing industry and finding a winner.
The closure of Trackside Radio was one of the more contentious cost-cutting measures undertaken by the TAB, especially as so many in the racing industry work outside or spend a lot of time travelling in their cars with racing radio their source of information.
"It's probably less about trying to replicate Trackside Radio for us but actually taking this opportunity to try something new for an industry which probably hasn't been proactive enough previously," said Herman-Watt.