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CENTRALISATION ISN'T WORKING! Those tracks that they want to get rid of keep saving the day!!! Centralisation to ELLERSLIE is that what he means? Does he know that there isn't ONE horse trained at Ellerslie!!!

Would you still be rushing out to breed to Belardo? Cracks me up @TAB For Ever the Suits are going to transfer the Taranaki meeting to another of those unwanted tracks - Hawera!!!

MEETING NEWS Rescheduled - Taranaki/Rotorua/Trials Tuesday 23 July Taranaki will now race at Hawera due to a prior booking at the New Plymouth Racecourse. Fields and stakes will remain the same with the exception that the two 1800m races will now be over 1900m. All scratchings will be re-instated. There will be new race times provided by Entain for this meeting. It is important for this meeting to takes place no later than Tuesday given there are horses planning to go to The Winter Cup meeting at Riccarton Park 11 days later. The trials scheduled for Cambridge will remain on Tuesday. While this is not ideal given the Taranaki races there will be riders available that were scheduled to ride at Rotorua on Saturday 20 July. Wednesday 24 July WTR@Cambridge Races as per programme. Thursday 25 July A new meeting has been scheduled for Rotorua. The programme will remain the same as that for the abandoned meeting however new entries will be required. Nominations close at noon Monday 22 July and withdrawals close at 10am Tuesday 23 July. Horses that were originally in the fields for Saturday 20 July will be given preference. ManawatuRC@Awapuni races as per programme. Friday 26 July Foxton will now trial on Friday, a transfer from their original day of Tuesday 23 July. Nominations close at midday Thursday 25 July. CJC@Riccarton Park races as per programme

Is there a pattern? @Reefton would say there was. Brady Jones was the Stipe February 3rd at Taranaki.

@muzenza365 I suggest you do a ring around and arrange to hole up at a pub somewhere between Cooks Beach and New Plymouth. There are a few on the road from up north heading down or already at NP so if you put a banner on your car you might be able to arrange an impromptu punting comp. Thinking about it if I was the NP Committee I would have got on the phones real quick and organised the punting comp to go ahead - just change the meeting to one of the 13 or so OZ meetings. Would save refreezing the sausage rolls.

There is something not right about this descision. Again I refer back to the February meeting which went ahead in similar circumstances. Arguably worse given I think there was 15mm of rain in less than two hours just before track inspection. Who were the allocated Stewards today?

Do Mediatech/NEP still have the contract here? I still don't see why we are so constrained. Surely modern technology can make broadcasting cheaper and more flexible than the current model. Do we really save that much money by having Stewards, Presenters and at time Commentators sitting in a Studio relying on real-time broadcasting?

Get on now @Newmarket - dog racing started in OZ at 8am Adelaide time. 10:30 am NZT. Quick fire betting - a race from there every 17 mins!

They're still unpacking.

There are 13 Gallops meetings in OZ today - all broadcast. Another 5 non-TAB meetings - not sure if they are broadcast but they are probably videoed. Plus 5 Harness meetings - all broadcast. Plus 8 Dog meetings - all broadcast. How many broadcast vans do they have? I'm increasingly convinving myself that NZ has bought into a high cost broadcast model that was signed up to during the "We Will Be The World Leaders in Racing" regime. When is MIA Sharrock going to address the issue!! (BTW @Newmarket if you want to start betting in OZ there are dogs races in South Australia on now! Started an hour ago at Angle Park, Adelaide.) Do we really want High Definition broadcasting when the majority of us don't have the TV's, smart phone bandwidth or reception to watch them? Meanwhile I can't listen to racing on my Transitor Radio in the man cave!

Is it performance enhancing? Can you please list the cites? Or are you taking the @Seeyounexttuesdaytrainers approach to presenting facts?

I count at least 6 meetings abandoned in June and July. Any one got a higher number? Doesn't include all the AWT trial meetings cancelled because of a lack of nominations.

This was their Plan B for today: MEETING NEWS Racing at Taranaki/Rotorua Saturday Currently both tracks sit in the Heavy10 range and have experienced minimal rain in the last 24 hours with both venues in good order as of today’s inspection. Rainfall, actual and forecast, will continue to be monitored. The tracks will be inspected again around 6am by track managers and the RIB. Any information will be communicated by NZTR by 6.45am at the latest.

This must be a record @TAB For Ever - no thoroughbred race meetings in NZ for 7 days! Ironically the last flat meeting was at Ruakaka. A track that has had dates taken off it. No thought to move the Auckland Racing at Pukekohe to Ruakaka...nope we'll roll the dice again and see what it is like on Sunday!

Look how they do it in OZ ABANDONED & TRANSFERRED MEETINGS Cranbourne (Vic) - Thursday 18th July 2024 Racing Victoria (RV) advises that the meeting scheduled for Cranbourne this Thursday, 18 July has been transferred to the Sportsbet-Pakenham Synthetic track. The Cranbourne track has been deemed unsuitable for racing this week due to the impacts of ongoing rain with over 41mm falling since 9am yesterday. As a result of the transfer, the 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate and 0-62 Handicap have been reduced to 1200m, while the BM58 Handicap has been reduced to 2200m. In addition, field limits have been reduced to 12 for six races, with a field limit of 11 in place for the two 1600m races – a Maiden Plate and BM64 Handicap. Acceptances for the transferred meeting have been extended until 11am today with riders to be declared by 2pm. Trainers who had accepted for the Cranbourne meeting, but do not wish to start their horse at the Sportsbet-Pakenham Synthetic meeting are requested to withdraw it by 11am today. Updated 16/7 Rosehill Trials (NSW) - Friday 9th August 2024 Rosehill barrier trials scheduled for Friday, 9th August 2024 have been brought FORWARD and will now be conducted on Tuesday, 6th August 2024. Nominations for this set of trials close at 11.00am on Friday, 2nd August 2024. Updated 15/7 Beaumont Newcastle (NSW) - Monday 22nd July & Tuesday 6th August 2024 Racing NSW advise of the following Beaumont Newcastle (Country status) race meeting transfers. Monday 22 July 2024- Beaumont Newcastle transferred to Gunnedah Race No. Newspaper Name Distance Prizemoney Amended Distance 1 BM 66 HCP 2100 $27,000.00 2150 2 BM 58 HCP 1150 $27,000.00 1000 3 COUNTRY BOOSTED BM 58 HCP 1300 $30,000.00 4 CLASS 1 HCP 1200 $27,000.00 1250 5 CG&E MAIDEN PLATE 1150 $27,000.00 Maiden Plate 1000m (no sex restriction) 6 F&M MAIDEN PLATE 1150 $27,000.00 Maiden Plate 1250m (no sex restriction) 7 COUNTRY BOOSTED MAIDEN PLATE 1300 $30,000.00 1400 Tuesday 6 August 2024- Beaumont Newcastle transferred to Quirindi Race No. Newspaper Name Distance Prizemoney Amended Distance 1 F&M BM 58 HCP 1150 $27,000.00 1100 2 CG&E BM 58 HCP 1150 $27,000.00 1100 3 COUNTRY BOOSTED BM 58 HCP 1300 $30,000.00 1450 4 CLASS 1 HCP 1200 $27,000.00 5 CLASS 1 & MAIDEN PLATE 2100 $27,000.00 2000 6 COUNTRY BOOSTED MAIDEN PLATE 1150 $30,000.00 1100 7 MAIDEN HCP 1350 $27,000.00 1450 Updated 15/7 Sportsbet-Ballarat (VIC) - Sunday 14th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Sportsbet-Ballarat tomorrow, Sunday 14th July has been transferred to the club's synthetic track. Updated 13/7 Donald (VIC) - Saturday 13th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Donald today has been transferred to Warracknabeal. Updated 13/7 Port Augusta (SA) - Friday 12th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Port Augusta today has been abandoned due to weather and state of the track. The Port Augusta Cup will be added to the program for Sunday 21st July with new nominations to be taken. Updated 12/7 Ingham (Qld) - Saturday 13th July 2024 The Herbert River JC (Ingham) non-Tab meeting scheduled for Saturday July 13, has been abandoned due to the state of the track. The Ingham racetrack has received 40mm rainfall in the past 7 days (including an overnight shower) and a further QRIC Stewards track inspection on Thursday morning ruled the track to be unsuitable for racing. Updated 11/7 Coffs Harbour (NSW) - Saturday 13th July 2024 Racing NSW advise the Coffs Harbour race meeting scheduled for Saturday, 13th July 2024 has been abandoned. RNSW Stewards have inspected the track currently rated a Heavy 10, after 110mm rainfall over the past 7 days and have deemed it unsuitable for racing. Updated 9/7 Taree (NSW) - Thursday 11th July 2024 Racing NSW advise the Taree race meeting scheduled for Thursday, 11th July 2024 has been transferred to Saturday, 13th July 2024. The Taree track is currently rated a Heavy-10 however should see some improvement with the extra few days and favourable weather forecast. Please note scratchings to be reinstated and rider declarations re-opened to now close 12 noon tomorrow. Updated 9/7 Muswellbrook (NSW) - Thursday 11th July 2024 Following the Muswellbrook track deemed unsuitable for racing this morning, the meeting has been postponed and will now be conducted at Muswellbrook on Thursday, 11th July 2024. Stewards to reinspect track tomorrow morning. Please note scratchings to be reinstated and rider declarations re-opened to now close 12 noon tomorrow. Updated 9/7 Muswellbrook (NSW) - Tuesday 9th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Muswellbrook today has been postponed due to overnight rain and track being deemed unsuitable to race. Updated 9/7 Rosehill Gardens Trials (NSW) - Tuesday 9th July 2024 Please be advised that the trials scheduled for Rosehill Gardens today, Tuesday 9th July have been postponed and will now be conducted on Friday 12th July. Updated 9/7 Goulburn (NSW) - Friday 19th July 2024 Racing NSW wish to advise the Goulburn race meeting scheduled for Friday 19th July 2024 has been transferred and will now be conducted at Queanbeyan racecourse. As a result of this transfer, some race distance amendments apply. Updated 8/7 Wyong (NSW) - Monday 8th July 2024 Wyong: The meeting has been postponed due to further rainfall overnight leaving sections of the track waterlogged and unsuitable to race. Updated 8/7 Port Augusta (SA) - Sunday 7th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Port Augusta today has been postponed due to overnight rain and subsequent state of the track. Updated 7/7 Wyong (NSW) - Saturday 6th July 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Wyong today has been postponed at 9am following further rainfall and subsequent state of the track. This meeting will now proceed on Monday 8th July with all scratchings reinstated. Updated 6/7 Coffs Harbour (NSW) - Saturday 6th July 2024 Racing NSW Stewards have inspected the Coffs Harbour track following 7mm of rainfall last 24hours/72mm last 7 days and have deemed the track unsuitable for racing. With a forecast for further rain over the next 24 hours, the decision has been made to postpone the race meeting scheduled for tomorrow to next Saturday, 13th July 2024. Please note fresh nominations and acceptances to be taken with nominations closing 11am Monday morning. Updated 5/7 Wondai (Qld) - Saturday 6th July 2024 The South Burnett RC (Wondai) non-Tab race meeting on Saturday July 6 has been abandoned due the state of the track. A QRIC Stewards inspection of the racetrack Friday morning found the track unsuitable for racing following 20mm of rain/consistent light showers since the beginning of the week. There are still a number of sections of the track with surface water and weather conditions will not allow such to dry out adequately. Consideration was given to postponing the meeting to Sunday, but could not be logistically achieved. RQ will liaise with the club regarding a replacement date later in the season. Due to the abandonment, and additional race has been added to the Esk JC non-Tab meeting on Saturday, July 13. It is: Open Plate (sw) 1200m $10,000 Nominations for the Esk race meeting close at 11.00am on Tuesday 9/7/24. Updated 5/7 Canterbury Park Trials (NSW) - Friday 5th July 2024 Please be advised that the trials scheduled for Canterbury Park today have been postponed due to the unsafe condition of the track following 25mm of rain in the past 48 hours including 10mm overnight. Updated 5/7 Nowra Trials (NSW) - Monday 8th July 2024 Racing NSW advise the set of Non-Raceday barrier trials scheduled for Nowra on Monday 8th July 2024 have been abandoned due to the state of the track deemed unsuitable to conduct trials. Updated 4/7 Kembla Grange (NSW) Thursday 4th July 2024 Kembla Grange - Following further rain overnight the stewards have conducted a track inspection and deemed it unsuitable for racing as such the meeting has been postponed. Updated 4/7 Doomben (QLD) - Tuesday 2nd July 2024 Please be advised that the trials scheduled for Doomben today, Tuesday 2nd July have been postponed to Thursday 4th July due to weather and state of the track. New nominations will be closing at midday Wednesday 3rd July. Updated 2/7 Toowoomba (Qld) - Tuesday 2nd July 2024 Toowoomba Barrier Trials Tuesday 02.07.2024 - CANCELLED due to weather - further details will be released tomorrow regarding rescheduling of new Barrier trials. Updated 1/7 Naracoorte (SA) - Sunday 30th June 2024 Racing SA advise the meeting scheduled for Naracoorte on Sunday 30th June 2024 has been abandoned due to the state of the track and current weather forecast Updated 28/6 Roebourne (WA) - Saturday 29th June 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Roebourne tomorrow, Saturday 29th June 2024 has been abandoned due to excessive overnight rainfall. Updated 28/6 Carnarvon (WA) - Friday 28th June 2024 Please be advised that the meeting scheduled for Carnarvon today has been abandoned due to weather and state of the track. Updated 28/6 Rockhampton (Qld) - Friday 28th June 2024 Racing Queensland (RQ) advises that the race meeting which was originally scheduled for Rockhampton Jockey Club on Friday 28 June has been abandoned as the track has been deemed unsuitable for racing due to recent rainfall. As a result the following races have been transferred (with scratchings reinstated) to the Rockhampton Jockey Club program on Sunday 30 June. It is: • Tattersalls Sprint 1200m; • Ratings Band 0 – 55 1300m; and • Two Year old Maiden Handicap 1100m Any horse accepted in another race on the program on Friday can nominate / accept in any race on Sunday 30 June. The deadline for this race meeting has been extended until midday today. Updated 27/6 ATC Barrier Trials (NSW) Various Dates June & July 2024 Racing NSW advise of the following barrier trial amendments due to the Randwick track deemed currently unsuitable for racing due to inclement weather. Monday 24 June 2024- Randwick Steeple Grass Trials ABANDONED. Monday 24 June 2024- Randwick Polytrack Trial Meeting added. Please note a replacement set of Polytrack trials have been added pending sufficient nominations. Fresh nominations to close 1pm this afternoon. Friday 28 June 2024- Randwick Barrier Trial Meeting added. Nominations to close Tuesday 25 June. Friday 5 July 2024- Randwick trials transferred to Canterbury Park. Updated 22/6 Royal Randwick (NSW) Saturday 22th June 2024 Randwick has been postponed due to the condition of the track following persistent rainfall this morning. Updated 22/6

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At the February meeting they had more than 20mm in two hours before 7 am!

Yes but those tracks are part of the Messara ( @TAB For Ever ) undesirables. The plan is to sell them and make the chosen elite better. Well the plan arent working is it! Anyone seen or heard from MIA Sharrock?

I hear some of the locals aren't happy.

I wondered that. A mate attended their February meeting and they had more rain then in torrential downpours up to an hour before scratching time and then during the day. It was Taranaki Cup day though. I wonder if the big 'O' was at Taranaki?

MIA Sharrock - the rain was forecast. Why don't you and Entain formulate a plan B before plan A fails? The parameters are quite simple aren't they. Can we get the starting gates to another venue that has a better surface, will there be a broadcast van available and what is the forecast! I also suggest that you throw away the sausage rolls now. 4 x thaw and freeze makes the pastry fall off.

@TAB For Ever does the Messara report float? The messiah doesn't walk on water. May as well not bother during July!