My take from it is the AJC want to test if NZTR have a right to remove their race dates, if the purpose is so that they can then try to get a Council Order to take over a community asset.
Don't know whether they've bid on their own account or not. Haven't seen anything to say they were pursuing it but as you say, they did get told pretty clearly that as a statutory agency they wouldn't get one.
You seem to be the one being trying. I can't figure it out which is why I asked. It seems a pretty innocuous remark to me. Perhaps someone else ill explain if you won't
Here too in those circumstances if the vet is not too busy but probably well within 30mins as soon as the horse has come out of the wash, been scraped down and had a drink.