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And NZ racing is doing little to help itself or create any alternatives other than stealing community assets.

Just wing it then? Can't see Entain giving up much of the gravy train they are buying. They don't need NZRacing for that.

About 20 years for me. Gave the game away for a long time because of it.

I should have added that this is a submission to the Members' Council, rather than the NZTR board and exec, so essentially going over their heads in an effort to get some action.

Do you mean the submission is a joke?

TRACKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE Awapuni ·The Awapuni track has progressed significantly since the last update. Australian track experts Liam O’Keeffe (Flemington) and On Track’s Callum Brown (Sydney) visited the track the week of 10 March to inspect progress and watch horses gallop on the surface. ·The first group of horses worked on the surface on the Monday afternoon, followed by another session on the Tuesday morning. Feedback from trainers and riders has been positive, and with just over seven weeks until the first scheduled race meeting on Friday, April 25, further improvements are expected as the track continues to settle. ·In preparation for racing, gallops will be held in the coming weeks, followed by a set of jump outs on April 1 and official trials on April 8. Trentham ·The sand at Trentham underwent remedial maintenance and has been cleared by a structural engineer. The next scheduled race day after March is Saturday 10 May. NZTR is working with RACE on the utilisation of Trentham going forward after this period. Otaki ·Otaki underwent the full, scheduled renovation post the abandoned raceday on 22 February. ·The timeframe to complete the grown-in was very tight and was reliant on favourable weather conditions. A decision has been made to transfer the Hawke’s Bay Cup Day on 12 April to Trentham to give the venue a longer period to recover post-renovation, before its next scheduled raceday on April 21. Whanganui We have worked closely with the Jockeys Association and RIB to realign the problem bend at Whanganui, a meeting was held on course with senior riders to work through the issue. The rail in the area will now stay in the true position to avoid further concern. Hastings The Hawke’s Bay Facility Project Control Group (PCG) led by independent chairperson Steve Bramley is continuing to work on the priority of returning to racing as quickly as possible at Hawke’s Bay. Further detail on the plan will be communicated once the plan is in place and has been provided to the full HBRI Board and Members. Avondale· ·Tim Lambert and RTA Jason Fulford and Adrian Dooley RIBare visiting Avondale to inspect the track on Friday 28 March. They will make a call on whether the track is fit to race on 9 April post this inspection. Further updates will be provided verbally in the meeting including alternate venue if required.

DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES REGARDING TRACK READINESS The NZ Trainers’ Association is deeply concerned by the frequent abandonment of race meetings due to unsafe track conditions, and the resulting impact on trainers, jockeys, and the integrity and reliability of New Zealand thoroughbred racing. We believe a comprehensive review of the decision-making processes concerning track readiness is essential to ensure racecourses are consistently prepared for safe and fair racing. Currently, the Racing Integrity Board (RIB) takes control of track readiness at 7:30am on race mornings. Unfortunately, this means that racing is often only deemed unsafe after an incident occurs, usually when a horse slips or falls during a race, leading to the usually inevitable abandonment of the meeting. This reactive approach is placing excessive pressure on RIB to make decisions based on the risk of an incident, rather than proactively ensuring the safety and condition of the track before the races begin. We believe a total overhaul of the current processes is urgently needed. The NZ Trainers' Association suggests that all relevant stakeholders—including the Trainers’ and Jockeys’ Associations, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Racing Integrity Board (RIB), and Club representatives—collaborate to explore practical solutions. This collaboration could focus on developing clear protocols for track management and accountability. We understand the submission has been given due consideration and will keep you informed of progress as it arises.

Foxton Racing Club · Foxton Racing Club is rapt to be the new home of the Wellington Cup Carnival Day! Book in for 2026! Foxton Racing Club Racing track

It does seem a bit two faced to randomly lambast me for posting a PM from him on TRP, if he is reading other peoples' PMs himself. At least I now know that is what upset him and why he banned me, then censored my posts.

Maybe the new super track at Awapuni?

Haha he is a lowlife and posts private messages between to people...but I am sure you would like him as birds of a feather and all that stuff...yes he has opinions but unless you agree with them he is also like you just argues for the sake of it...Does he want a medal for helping Morty???Not sure what that has to do with anything...and from my point of view and a few others in here he is no loss....and neither will you be. Hmmm... I guess private messages over there are not actually private?

Certainly seems a bit odd.

There's more horses go round at Foxton every fortnight and the track is used for gallops in between.

Stewards did not report questioning the ride. https://loveracing.nz/SystemTemplates/RaceInfo/StewardsReport.ashx?DayID=53345&FileName=Report 2025-03-29 Te Aroha -.pdf

Looked a bit unbalanced and lay in slightly on the turn and probably took longer to get going than she hoped. Ground? If it were mine, I'd be rapt, except that it didn't quite win of course. JMO.

Gave it a beautiful smooth trip and all but won? What was wrong with the ride?

It's been like that for decades. How the hell do we change it?

Not sure about every cast-off but what you say is generally true though you left off the important bit about having a superb horse-woman at his side through out. Did something get up your nose on the weekend BC in order for you to launch this unprovoked vitriolic attack?

Probably be better to get rid of whip use in racing altogether then Snow, and we won't have to debate it any more, and you can concentrate on your bowls.

The hole aside, no wonder horses were slipping. I thought they were supposed to mow to 100mm or something. That's nearly as bad as the CJC Cup day debacle.

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Not unless your rabbit has a post driver! With respect to your second question, I've no idea. Maybe that was not the only problem? Another question though. How could that not be spotted when the track was walked? Though watching the stipes doing the track inspection at Riccarton on Saturday, it appeared they only walked between the 50m and 150m mark.

Probably correct.

He shouldn't be getting the blame, not that I agree with everything he recommended. But the crux of his recommendations was close some tracks, but make significant investment in the remaining ones over a 6 year period. One thing has happened, not the other. Any tweaking to those recommendations aside, the implementation has been woeful

Five? Maybe 20?