All The Aces

What about the Waipa meeting on July 29 1972 when the road was jam packed and cars at a standstill with people parking on the side of the road and walking. Jackpot day and 33,000 people oncourse.

I concur with Thomas is saying. The odds of the low barriers being on one table and and high barriers on the other would be huge after supposedly being mixed up.

It will probably because it will be a twilight meeting. Minimum stakes of $25k for twilight meets ie Matamata today.

I think you will find that Craig was 17 when he won on Pasta Post.

One week later and we have another horse exit stage left in the straight. This time Above The Clouds at Tauranga in R8 carving up the field. Ashvin Goindasamy hits Above The Clouds on the right hand side and the horse veers out sharply onto El Nymph hampering her and also Hit The Road Jack. Goindasamy straightens her and pulls the whip through to his left hand which was the correct thing to do and uses it and then for some reason swaps it back to his right hand and hits the mare on the right side and she immediately reacts again by veering out very sharply skittling El Nymph, Cork, Trust In You and Finest Wine. Above The Clouds had given him plenty of warning earlier in the straight when reacting badly to being hit on the right hand side. yet he goes back and does it again.

Gaudray was also lucky not to be charged for going to the front and then slowing right down around the 800m. The carnage that ensued to four horses ie Tears Of Victory, Mary Shan, Firestorm and Molly Bloom had a significant bearing on the race.

It was her own fault that this incident happened. Luberon had warned her at the start of the clip that she wanted to lay out. You will notice that Gaudray had to straighten her and she should have then pulled her whip through to her left hand to contiune to ride the horse out. Instead she keeps her whip in her right hand and hits Luberon on the right hand side who immediately runs out sharply with Gaudray losing the right rein. I think Gaudray is a very promising rider but she stuffed up on Luberon on Saturday but at least both horse and rider have come through relatively unscathed.

Message re Avondale NZTR has tried, without success, to engage meaningfully with the Avondale Jockey Club on track management and track safety issues following the abandonment of the Club's meeting on 6 September 2023. In the circumstances, NZTR advises that no further trial meetings will be held at Avondale, and that it will request TAB NZ to revoke the allocation of race dates to the Avondale Jockey Club for the current season, until such time as it is satisfied regarding the Club's track management regime and the safety of its track for racing and trialling. NZTR is currently working with the Northern Programming Chair and Club's to look at alternate venues for the affected trials and race meetings. These will be advised shortly subject to obtaining TAB NZ's agreement to changes to venues for racemeetings.

It woukld be easy for Owners and trainers to show cause. Because the stewards allowed Pinn to ride witha 3kg claim at his first meeting in Australia then all owners and trainers are then led to believe the 3kg claim is correct and engage him on that basis. He has weighed out and weighed back in under correct weight in all those races according to the clerk of the scales. Surely the blame lays squarely at the feet of the Melbourne stewards.

Track a good 3 tonight with the prospect of showers tonight and tomorrow according to the forecast. I hope this doesn't mean any problems.

But wasn't that for false papers for a jumpers ticket which he got four months and a $5000.00 fine for?

Stable staff error.

What a storm in a teacup. The promotion was for one day only to acknowledge International Women's Day. It was all over the media. What a sad lot moaning and bitching about that. Hang your heads in shame!

AWAPUNI RETURNS TO RACING WITH THE LITTLE AVONDALE LOWLAND STAKES ON WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH Racing is set to resume at RACE Awapuni on Wednesday 1 March featuring the transferred Little Avondale Lowland Stakes, following the successful completion of the Return to Racing Plan that had been enacted last December. Following the abandonments in November and December an aggressive renovation schedule was agreed upon by industry and track representatives, and this work took place from late December through to the end of January. It included aerating, groundbreaking and coring, along with undersowing, and gypsum applications. The irrigation system was also reviewed and improved where possible. After local gallops last week, a thorough programme of 14 trials took place on the course proper on Monday 13 February, with relevant industry personnel in attendance. Following the trials the running rail into the back straight was also realigned with a number of horses galloping on the area near the Synthetic Track Crossing on Friday 24 February with senior riders aboard to achieve a final tick of approval. All participants were happy with the rail alignment and track surface

Better question is Was there any atmosphere at Pukekohe? Far, far smaller turnout than what would have turned up if the racing had been Ellerslie.

RaceInfo Meetings Meeting News INDUSTRY UPDATE – ABANDONMENTS MEETING NEWS INDUSTRY UPDATE – ABANDONMENTS INDUSTRY UPDATE – ABANDONMENTS Friday 11 November – Awapuni & NZ CUP Riccarton – Saturday 12 November The NZTR Board have now considered all reports provided on the respective abandonments at Awapuni on Friday 11 November & NZ Cup Meeting held Saturday 12 November. Reports were received and reviewed from Club, RIB, NZSTI, Independent Track Manager and Irrigation specialists. Both RACE & Canterbury JC have been provided with the NZTR Board findings of these reports which also include proposed sanctions with regards to funding. Both Club’s have a right of reply to these findings and further relevant details will be provided to the wider industry by the end of next week. Following on from these abandonments, communication with Clubs will begin earlier leading up to Race week to ensure track preparation is on schedule & identify issues, NZTR and the NZ Jockeys Association have also put in place an application for senior jockeys to provide feedback and ratings regarding Track surfaces immediately post Raceday. This is designed to assist NZTR and further support Track managers identify and address any concerns when it comes to their respective track surfaces but also identify when work being done is having a positive effect. NZTR and the Regional Track managers held the first Regional Field Day at Ellerslie on Thursday 17 November with Turf and Equipment experts present to support the knowledge of the Northern Track Managers. The CD Field Day is being held today and a Southern Field Day will also be held once a suitable date can be identified. This is all aimed at increasing the capability of our Track managers and allowing them to build further networks with their peers for support and advice.

TO EACH TOTALISATOR CLUB Following recent abandonments of both race meeting and trials, I need to make it very clear that I, and the Board consider that each club CEO/GM is accountable and responsible for ensuring that their systems and processes meet the standard required and requested by NZTR in relation to presenting a safe and suitable racing surface. This could mean for some clubs that a thorough review of their people and processes is undertaken immediately and that everybody responsible for presenting a track is clear on the role they play. Should a club not follow the track preparation policies and procedures, and these actions are found to contribute to an abandonment I need to make it clear that this will jeopardise the club funding for the meeting. If any club CEO/GM is unsure of the requirements I encourage you to contact Darin Balcombe to answer any questions. I also want to make clear that we are all in this together, support is available for all clubs, and utilising the resource of the Regional Track Advisors and early engagement of NZTR should there be any concerns leading into a raceday is the only way we are going to be able to mitigate the impact of these issues going forward. As always, I am happy to discuss with any club directly. Bruce Sharrock Chief Executive

That track was a disgrace today with the length of the grass on it. Incompetence at it's finest.

I spoke with a jockey yesterday and they mentioned that the horses were slipping on jumping. Interesting the stipes report uses the term "blunder" instead.

The joint statement from the Starship Foundation and Waikato Studs reads: "The Starship Foundation welcomes donations from gaming societies and the horse racing industry, and has long been the grateful beneficiary of donations of this nature. Donations are the life-blood of the Starship Foundation and every single dollar enables Starship Children's Hospital to deliver world-class healthcare for children. "Mark Chittick's offer to be involved with and become the potential beneficiary of the charity component of the Golden Eagle Race, came in at 3pm and required us to make a rapid decision by close of business the same day. As with any charity, due diligence is an essential part of our responsibility to accept donations. In this instance, considerations around the size and off-shore nature of the donation regrettably could not be resolved within this timeframe. "We are tremendously disappointed that we could not meet the deadline and become the beneficiary of this incredibly generous donation. If we had had more time, the decision may very well have been different. "We have spoken directly to Mark this afternoon and he too is disappointed at the outcome, but acknowledges there were time pressures involved. He would have loved to be involved in the Golden Eagle with the Starship Foundation as the beneficiary and he remains a huge supporter of the incredible work the Hospital does for children and families in need," the statement said. "Both the Starship Foundation and Waikato Stud have a huge amount of respect for each other’s work and industries and intend to work together to build a partnership in the future.” Waikato Stud principal, Mark Chittick. (Source: Supplied)

One accident after another. Hopefully a full recovery BUT Time to give the riding away Michael.

That happened only a few weeks ago with the demolition at Cambridge.

Suspended Riders: Craig Grylls | From close of racing Sunday 23 October to close of racing Sunday 30 October Sam Spratt | From close of racing Saturday 22 October to close of racing Sunday 30 October Lily Sutherland | From close of racing Saturday 22 October to close of racing Friday 28 October Tayla Mitchell | From close of racing Wednesday 19 October to close of racing Friday 28 October Opie Bosson | From close of racing Saturday 29 October to close of racing Friday 9 December Kate Hercock | From close of racing Sunday 23 October to close of racing Friday 28 October Lynsey Satherley | From close of racing Wednesday 19 October to close of racing Friday 21 October Crystal Lindsay | From close of racing Sunday 16 October to close of racing Sunday 23 October Wiremu Pinn | From close of racing Saturday 22 October to close of racing Friday 28 October Rahul Beemud | From close of racing Friday 21 October to close of racing Sunday 30 October Courtney Barnes | From close of racing Saturday 1 October to close of racing Saturday 29 October Megan Taylor | From close of racing Saturday 15 October to close of racing Saturday 22 October Niranjan Parmar | From close of racing Saturday 8 October to close of racing Wednesday 19 October Sam Weatherley | From close of racing Saturday 1 October to close of racing Saturday 3 December Callum Jones | From close of racing Saturday 27 August to close of racing Saturday 27 March

Have had a re-read of the full summary and this is it in a nutshell. 26. That is what occurred. To summarise, the Adjudicative Committee finds, by a wide margin, Mr Weatherley chose to deliberately direct his mount outward abruptly in an attempt to force its way into a run/gap that did not exist. What followed was severe forcible contact to “GOODO JO” which led to the fall of “TE ATATU PASH” on its outside. The following runner “NANTUCKET” had no opportunity of avoiding the fallen horse. Mr Weatherley was indifferent to the harmful consequences that could follow from his deliberate actions and was reckless.

It's raining here in the Bay. Soldier Boy will beat more home than will beat him I'm picking. Don't forget he did finish fourth in the Derby after doing plenty of work in the race.