curious

Are you going?

Yep and met with the jockeys to tell them that.

Can't see anywhere in the report where it says they had a say or what they said.

I didn't think they had any? They were told weren't they? What they did have to say was over-ruled or unheard.

You might be right, though I've seen him fall out of the passenger seat of a stationery car after that. From memory however, he stayed on OK later in the day and won a Group race.

Yes. The head on will tell more but he appeared to be alert to the impending danger. The horse went down on its haunches. I doubt anyone would have stayed on.

How many winners have you ridden again?

Since there is no winter racing programmed there, it seems unlikely that will be an issue?

It wasn't enough to cover the pre-Entain funding to the codes. Doubt anyone expects it to going forward. Not sure what that has to do with the venue for the next ATR meeting though.

And your claim was in relation to "revenue" not exclusively "revenue from racing". Make up your mind.

When was the pokie licence relinquished? I didn't think so.

I am dubious, but you have to wait 3 to 5 years before you can make that claim.

Don't know the details sorry other than what I read. Water is an essential element for any racing surface, to which end a 20-million litre reservoir has been installed in the Ellerslie infield. “The new big pond will collect an estimated 96 per cent of all water that falls on the track –both irrigation and rain,” Wilcox explained. “That will be recycled for irrigation back onto the track, and while it does not make us self-sufficient during a protracted dry spell, it’s a major uplift on what we previously had.

I don't know which is why I'm asking. You seem to know. Ellerslie put in a large stormwater reticulation pond as part of the $50m track rebuild. I thought that was to make their irrigation supply largely self-sufficient?

Where did you see or hear that either track had water supply issues. I haven't and you'd think that would have been a significant element for ATR to have included in the Strathayr plans given the substantial budget for that. Are you saying it wasn't?

That would certainly be a long way from a debacle of epic proportions and as you say might be the sensible thing to do.

I'd say they certainly should be able to, though it may be that more time is necessary for more extensive root development and if it's going to be a couple of weeks before Stratayr can get there to assist.

If what is true?

See Wilcox on Weigh In.

The report is saying that an incorrect pattern of mowing and irrigation cause increased surface tension (which reduces the ability of the surface to uptake water), so when the rain came, it wasn't absorbed as it should have been making the surface slippery. Common problem on turf surfaces which is why golf courses etc. apply wetting agents to counteract it.

FYI. That was updated this morning. No serious injuries. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/apprentice-kelsey-hannan-out-of-induced-coma-after-scary-fall-at-strathalbyn-20240128

You are the one who raised that case.

On those sort of matters, yes.

Yes. But some are prone to test the limits and evidence from hearings doesn't always match internal hearsay from stables.

Was it?