curious

The remaining stand is being remodeled to provide the necessary facilities for racedays including jockey room upgrades, JCA and stipes rooms, toilets, food and drink service etc.

It was the Manawatu Racing Act Trust Board that theoretically controlled the insurance proceeds. Long since sorted. Hence recent and current progress.

Unlike you, we both punt to win.

https://www.sportsradio.com.au/gai-on-chautauqua/

I heard Gai on the ladio about 6 weeks ago on this. Has she had more to say?

My pick too RM. I probably would have gone for Monty who I'm guessing would have taken more of a psychological approach whereas whomever Mr Q is, is obviously using a more behavioural one which appears to be working. A very good decision by stewards I think which takes the pressure off the horse and handlers. It was never going to be an overnight fix. No doubt from that trial, the horse is in fine fettle and still loves to race.

me too!

The committee HAS fallen into line with NZTR which designated the track be developed primarily as the best training and trial track it can be but at the same time can be brought up to standard for race meetings and that the club may then apply for 1 community race date and be available for other transferred meetings. There have been delays getting plans and consents for critical building work on the remaining stand but that will complete phase 1. I note that 28 heats went round yesterday on a H10 rated track with the open 1000s going in 1.03/4. The council has stuff all to do with it.

If I thought it weren't ok to make a similar comment here, I wouldn't be here.

I may be a bit thick but I don't see the connection Hesi. One is a critical comment about ongoing general issues, the other is a sensible attempt to get clear information about a specific incident.

Don't quite get your point there Hesi. I read that comment as being in reference to the Foxton track, not Otaki. I'm pretty confident the controlling body there won't stuff that up, but given what's happened to most other tracks in the country in the last couple of decades, I would have thought that was fair comment?

lol.... now Thommo, it's clearly your turn. Agree with Turny, put your bets up next Saturday BEFORE the racing and we can all see how your bizarre assessment methods work.

Ban overturned.... https://www.racenet.com.au/news/bizarre-chautauqua-hearing--who-is-mr-q-20180828 After two hours of deliberation, stewards relented, ruling that Chautauqua would be permitted to return to competition under the following circumstances: 1. Chautauqua is not to barrier trial until after 22 September 2018, so as to allow sufficient time for a re-education process, having regard to the evidence of the behaviourist. 2. Chautauqua must barrier trial on two consecutive occasions to the satisfaction of the Stewards, before being permitted to race again. 3. Should Chautauqua not show improvement in commencing from the barriers as compared to its last barrier trial on 25 August 2018 and/or does not trial to the satisfaction of the Stewards again, the gelding’s nominations for all barrier trials and race meetings will be refused under AR50.

The trust doesn't run the show. The club committee do and are doing a mighty fine job the last couple of years. I'm guessing by the end of the year, not even additional outhouses will be required if it becomes an option for raceday transfers. In the meantime, it's doing a great service as a training and trials venue.

No bias at the Foxton trials today by the look.

Agree. It'd be like getting rid of club rugby and just playing super and international. They are often good betting races too.

Updated version: Following Chautauqua failing to jump from the barriers to the satisfaction of Racing NSW Stewards in a barrier trial at the Rosehill Gardens race meeting on Saturday, 25 August 2018, Racing NSW Stewards have advised the connections of Chautauqua that their preliminary decision is that, acting under the provisions of AR50, the nominations of the gelding should be refused for all barrier trials and race meetings. In order to provide the connections with due process, the Stewards have invited the connections to make any appropriate submissions as to why the Stewards’ preliminary decision should not be confirmed. Managing owner of Chautauqua, Mr Rupert Legh, has informed Stewards that the majority of shareholders in Chautauqua intend to make submissions in response to the Stewards’ preliminary decision. As such, Racing NSW Stewards shall hear those submissions at Racing NSW’s office (Level 11, 51 Druitt Street, Sydney) commencing at 1pm on Tuesday, 28 August 2018.

This is from their initial submission on the Racing Amendment Act. Don't think we should be blaming BGP or Ladbrokes.

Possible sad end for the champ's career in Oz. I note they've labelled it a preliminary decision. Be interesting to see the response and what happens now. Seems they've left the door open.

Who do they actually bet with offshore that is not funding NZ racing anyway?

Is who providing funding to BGP? What do you mean? A fair bit went to NZ racing this day. They are racing horses. Giving to worthy charities. Seriously punting. Getting 100s on course spending money. Getting new people involved. What more do you want? Who is doing more for NZ racing?

Good work admin.

Here ya go... It's not a technicality. It's an absence of any thing remotely demonstrating excellence in the way of Contribution to Media, Digital & Content in thoroughbred racing. "NZTR is seeking entries from a variety of content providers and would welcome examples of new and innovative methods of storytelling and audience engagement." I can't see how the above article could even begin to meet that criterion for the award and if the NZTR board has any gumption, and that is the best they have, I think they should decline to make the award this year because of no suitable entries. Edited July 13 by curious

If you look, I think you'll find I posted that somewhere when this was discussed earlier.