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Seems to have recovered.

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Just give up Thommo. The ineptidude is systemic. No hope of fixing it now.

They are only about $15m short based on what RITA/TABNZ have promised. Hopefully, they have that much left over from what they didn't have to pay out last year. Otherwise you are right. We can only hope that the tooth fairy is in a generous mode.

Anyone know where they are getting the money from especially to match the total stakes to last year as they said they would?

Yep. A right F up.

Nobody seems willing or able to tell us. NZTR says ask RITA/TABNZ. They won't tell. Can't find out if there'll be enough money for blue ribbons by the end of the year.

I think you'll find those are pre-race ear covers, not hoods but never mind.

Magic. We have a few of those water walkers here too and I think it's not just the horses having fun!

Something like this? Or similar to the UK system?

Dunno. I've tried everything I can think of but I'm obviously not up the task.

Open Entry Races and R74 Races Notwithstanding NZTR’s intention to introduce a R74 grade from 19 September it is important to clarify some of the misconceptions around the ‘Open Entry races’ that have been programmed since the resumption of racing post the COVID-19 Lockdown earlier this year. · Since the return to racing, significantly more horses have been given the opportunity to run than would have been the case if the orthodox rating bands had been applied. In the 16 meetings to the end of the 4th weekend in August 2019 there were 1388 total starters while in the 14 meetings to the end of the 4th weekend this year there have been 1837 starters (obviously a lot more races run this season so far). · Turnovers have been particularly strong due to the races being attractive to betting. This is a critical necessity as racing relaunched itself post Lockdown. Regardless of where they have been placed in the race-day order they have clearly out-performed other races with similar field sizes in terms of turnover. Turnover is imperative to maintaining stakes at the levels we currently have. For example the last four races from Matamata on 22 August were: R88 (Opn Entry) = $247k, R90 (Opn Entry) = $281k, R65 = $197k, R86 (Opn Entry) = $277k. Turnover per starter is $6,114 higher for these races, which is 51% superior than Maiden and Rating 65 races at Feature meetings. Horses have won from all places in handicap including from “out of the handicap.” The most recent examples were last weekend where a R68 horse (Times Ticking) won a R95 race at Awapuni while at Matamata a R71 (New York Jazz) horse won a R90 race and a R73 horse (Pursued) won a R86 race. These winners were re-rated 8pts, 6pts and 5pts

That's a big ask.

https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfoSearch.aspx?q=china white&s=Retired&g=All&r=undefined&t=Name#horse

$19 actually. A cup of coffee a week.

Remember riding at a point to point at Waimate back in the day. Crowd would have been bigger than most CJC ones these days and no betting.

Yep. If you run them at 10.30 in the morning when everyone is at sports with the kids and the Ozzies are staggering to the kitchen to light up the coffee machine, that's what you'll get.

If you have room on the plane I might put mine on too. Are you going to train them?

Yes. I also vaguely remember a horse winning both legs of the double at Amberley one year. Maybe Jay something. Think Max Skelton rode it.

https://loveracing.nz/News/30864/Havealisten-BernardSaundry.aspx

Interesting to note that there doesn't seem to be any evidence of gloves or face masks at Taupo today. Are NZTR not enforcing their own protocols? And Taupo is one place along with Rotorua that Bloomfield requested particular vigilance.

Yes. That's what was announced by Ashley at this morning's briefing. They are also doing genome testing to try and track the source and environment testing at at least one of those work places.

12 August 2020 Statement from NZTR In light of the government announcement on Tuesday night regarding the country returning to a combination of alert levels 3 and 2 from midday today, NZTR has decided to postpone the Regional Roadshows scheduled for the South Island this week. We will be monitoring the situation and will make an announcement regarding the meetings to be held during the week commencing 24 August in the North Island closer to the time.

Following a meeting between NZTR, stewards and club representatives it has been decided that today’s meeting at Taupo and Friday’s at Waverley will be closed-door events. This is based on the government’s announcement of a return to alert level 3 in the Auckland Super-City region and alert level 2 for the remainder of the country from midday today until midnight on Friday. While gatherings of up to 100 people are permitted under alert level 2, the short lead in time to allow for preparations led to the decision to return to closed- door meetings to protect industry participants. Contact tracing, temperature checks, social distancing and encouraging the liberal use of hand sanitizer will also be reintroduced at these meetings. A decision on Riccarton, racing on Saturday, and Ruakaka, now racing on Sunday, will be made once there is greater clarity from the government.

I'd be pleasantly surprised if it is confined to South Auckland or even to the Auckland region at this stage.