curious

Yeahh, if as it looks probably needed maybe 50+mms more polytrack mix, remixing and maybe re-waxing. Hard to do that between races or on race morning.

Foxton beach up there too.

Warmer maybe but I wouldn't say better.

@TAB For Ever might know?

https://nztr.co.nz/sites/nztrindustry/files/2024-08/Jumps Consultation 1 Aug FINAL 2.pdf

Good question but you'd certainly hope so. Mainly to check the grooming has the surface fully mixed and hasn't dragged it off the substrate in places as it appears to have here. Can we find out?

Probably some variance of design characteristics based on climate and other conditions.

At least. In the below it says 7"compacted and a further loose 3" above that. Mostly I've seen 7" total. For Tapeta it's less 100-175mm.

Doesn't matter much if there's not enough on there to provide a cushion or if it's not evenly groomed to cover the substrate. This is from the finish of the last at Awapuni a week ago. It's supposed to have 175mm of top mix and the sand should not be separated out. Didn't get the HD of this but it sure doesn't look good.

I see this morning that it thinks tomorrow is Thursday!

What are the inconsistencies?

But they are taking debit cards. I'm not aware that Betfair accept Paysafe payments. How do you do that when it's not offered as a payment option?

Pricing?

huh?

Debit cards are ok. No credit cards since May.

Looks like it. They've taken racing from pretty much paying its way 15 years ago to the verge of extinction generating maybe half its costs from net revenue, primarily surviving due to the generosity of the NZ taxpayer.

I rode in that once I think though it may have been a point to point there (what happened to those?). John Parsons rode the winner that day. Only one left standing of 5 or 6 runners. I fell with a round to go!

He did surface on this but not sure that helps anyone know where he is. https://omny.fm/shows/racin-pulse-with-michael-felgate/is-the-future-of-jumps-racing-in-nz-at-risk-bruce

Well the outcome of the spend is a proposal to close jumps racing. Why didn't they use the money to implement some sensible strategy to revitalise jumps racing? Say buy some safer OneFit hurdles and/or maybe portable plastic brush fences and put a decent programme of jumps racing in place à la Racing Victoria? Instead, as usual, they waste it on stakes and yet another disastrous track patch up and then come out with this proposal which is either close it down or come up with a strategy going forward and moan that there is a shortage of participants and wagering. FFS. Why not the consultation then when they had that money available? They still have absolutely no plan or strategy. Genius leadership.

Interesting they've named it after a band whose first album was called Placebo.

Sold NZD$1,000 Buyer: Tauinz

Really? Who? Really? Some, without other key ones maybe, that's if implementation was a good idea in the first place.