Trojan

I see Sam Sherwood wrote the article. He is a bit of an animal protection activist.

Don't worry they'll be hiding in the hedges watching him only being able to watch what's happening.

He does it all the time. A bit short on imagination.

Well dont all paths lead to Ellerslie now? Except in the winter on the "best winter track in NZ"?

Aren't they on the new TAB Committee?

What's a "technical outrage" on a website? I thought all outages on websites were technical?

Well perhaps someone instead of pontificationg and taking the piss online got on the blower and called a couple or three trainers.

That cost pales when you can't get a start! Or as happened to my mate two away trips to see their horse race and two abandonments in three weeks. Abandoned one week then raced two days later at a different location. Then two weeks later race abandoned and two days later racing in a different location again! Add to the cost of the duplicate float trips there was travel and accommodation costs for the owner to watch Group races! What would you rather have a race that is transferred a week or a few days out to a different location or no race at all?

Oh well at least it is a jumps race but the "steeples" looked more like hurdles!

Riccarton last raced on a Heavy 10 track on 26 April. Their next meeting is scheduled for 21 June i.e. 9 weeks between races on the turf.

They also have trials scheduled for the 20th May.

Obviously you know the answer. What is your point?

They had 4 race meetings and a trial meeting in 8 weeks. So 5 in 8 weeks.

So they are happy to thrash and trash Ashburton to look after Riccarton but don't race at Riccarton to save the track for the meeting in 7 weeks? Yeah the makes sense - not.

So Trentham will be "repaired" enough to race next weekend i.e. in a week? Then again 3 weeks later?

How much "repair time" does a track need? At the end of the day as long as the track is safe who cares we race?!

So Riccarton Turf gets transferred to Riccarton Poly due to heavy rain and a heavy 10. Some Owners and Trainers moan. Fair enough. Rotorua heavy rain and a heavy 10 today. Fields have good numbers and scratchings minimal yet some people are complaining that the track will be stuffed.

Seems echo chambers are being created everywhere. Last thing the industry needs - symptoms of bigger problems.

@Transparency is both right and wrong. They are only toothless because they are incompetent not because they are part of the OBC.

Dee off the mark in Japan www.racing.com Michael Dee can now tick Japan off the list of countries he has been succesful in, after partnering his first winner at Tokyo on Sunday. Having also ridden winners in Macau and Hong Kong, as well as his native New Zealand and Australia, the 28-year-old got the best out of Ask Come On More in the Fuchu Stakes at his fourth meeting in Japan. Speaking to Racing.com, Dee said it was a relief after five placegetters to get the $2.40 favourite home, having also had to overcome a riderless horse in the straight. "It was a huge relief to get my first winner. My first day riding, I had three seconds, so naturally I thought a winner would've come quickly but that wasn't to be for another 20-odd rides," Dee said. "I've felt I have given most horses every opportunity and some at big odds have run nice races with the right run. "I have been lucky with opportunities, my first weekend riding I had 18 rides and this weekend just gone I had 20 rides. I just need to keep giving horses the best possible chances and hopefully I can get on some better horses." WATCH: Dee wins aboard Ask Come On More Dee said he is basing himself in Tokyo and has been riding trackwork at the Miho Training Centre multiple times a week. With final fields for the weekend's racing released each Friday, jockeys in Japan are then placed under restrictions across the weekend's racing - which requires riders to hand in communication devices. "I have enjoyed all of my experiences so far, it's hard to explain the differences but everything is completely different to Australia or New Zealand, whether it's the amount of people in one small space or even the racing and some of the rules take a little adjusting," he explained. "I have a great agent and manager/interpreter who have made my life super easy over here as the language barrier is very tough." Dee expects to have a ride in Sunday's G1 NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo. WATCH: Japanese Racing news returns for 2025

I see Neil has worked out what's wrong with the Owners Federation. Basically "if you don't like someone don't engage"!

What do you mean "out of the area"? It's the wonderous CD all working together! Put the rail out all the way round and save the inside. A 12 day turnaround shouldn't be a problem. Isn't that what they used to do in the "good old days"?!

But where does that toxic culture come from? I can understand it with the RIB.

I see another NZ Record at Trentham. The broke 55 seconds for the maiden 1000m on a Soft 5! No doubt hand timed AGAIN!!!

One heat so far. Very little kick back. Nice!