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By Special Agent · Posted
I guess this demonstrates how walking the track and riding the track can be two different things. Of the jockeys I have spoken to the Wanganui rail definitely throws the horses out (or in). Check out the Stipes Report and marry it up with the replays and you will see those that hit the running rail. At first look you might blame the jockey but, if the jockeys are correct the rail alignment would seem a valid excuse. Also take into account these are animals, not cars. Of other tracks in central, the Awapuni synthetic is another with a rail alignment problem. Jockeys definitely need their wits about them, especially if sitting two or three back on the fence. From what I can gather the riders have to give themselves a bit of room when racing at Awapuni, as a safety measure. As Kate was explaining, jockeys work these things out for themselves quickly and quietly. -
By Special Agent · Posted
I think the Stewards have the overriding decision to abandon as they are in charge of the meeting. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Would agree if the Jockeys made the effort to walk the track before race start. Jockeys can't have it both ways. They expect the track to presented as safe to ride on but if the track manager decides that the inside is not safe and puts the rail out then the Jockeys will decide. Ironically of course there wasn't a unanimous opinion at Hawkes Bay to abandon. Far from it. Probably the reason for the individual vote protocol however what happens if 51% want to ride? Does the meeting continue? -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
I personally think it was wrong to have broadcast that interview. Now we have Jockeys who are experts on track management. Really? How many still walk the track, their place of work before they go to work on it? On the occasions that I have had to be on course early in recent years the only Jockeys that I've seen walking the track pre-race have been apprentices (must be in their curriculum) and OZZIE visitors. Hercocks comments about the Wanganui rail placement is interesting and I didn't get what she was on about. Do you know @Special Agent ? What she was suggesting was leave the rail in the true position and let the Jockey's decide where to race. Um given very few of them or their agents walk the track how to do they decide and when do they decide where to ride? After race 1 or race 2? Also if they decide to not run on the inside because it is soft or rough then how is that different from the Track Manager placing the rail out? -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
I disagree. In my opinion they haven't been irrigated enough nor in the right quanitity at the right times. Often it is too little too late and field water capacity is left to get too low too often. The only reason I can think of for that is the expense of purchasing the water and cost of irrigation - power and labour. I hope Ellerslie have a good deal with the council for their water needs! Even your average pasture farmer knows that pasture species during drought will be overtaken by hardier weed species. If you don't irrigate you will end up with patchy turf. Noel Eales only needed to review the photos on his wall of the state of some tracks particularly Trentham when races were run on them 40 to 60 years ago. As for the track rating - I remember when a horse I had a share in won the Taranaki Cup nearly 20 years ago. The track was rated a F1. Her galloping style suited hard tracks and she fair skipped across the ground however many horses went home that day jarred up. It would be interesting to see the longevity of the horses that raced that day. So I have no problem with them aiming for a G4 on raceday morning. What I do have an issue with is when they BS the ratings as we have seen at Trentham this season.
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