May not be as easy a fix as some have suggested, which may put a question mark over Taupo.
If it is underground subsidence, then a geotech survey of the entire track may be required.
Havent wagered on a galloping race in NZ for decades and so dont follow what is going on with thoroughbred racing!
However from what Mr Ballesty was saying, the once great thoroughbred industry is even more stuffed than harness?
So many issues and yet no one fixing them and yet they get all this Entain money and wasting it!
Where js this great Committee they were forming to sort things out?
Months down the track and nothing!!
Yet Trentham "the Premier Champagne Turf" can't get this basic but essential part of modern racing correct. You could argue that NZTR should fix it buy why bail out what is potentially a sink hole for cash?
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