Chief Stipe Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 A message from NZTR COO, Darin Balcombe. No images? Click here Following the partial abandonment of Rotorua Racing’s meeting on Sunday 15 October due to a slip in Race 4, the crossing and area just past the crossing were inspected by Regional Track Advisor Graeme Styles, Racing Integrity Board Stewards and Club representatives. It was identified that the crossing had become particularly hard and this, combined with tightness in the area after the crossing, created the issue that caused the slip. This area of the track is under constant close management by the Club due to thermal activity. Remedial work has been carried out including vertidraining and removal of the top 50ml of the crossing, while sand will be applied to reduce the hardness of this crossing area. Following consultation with the RIB, Racing Rotorua and the New Zealand Jockeys’ Association, it was agreed that this remedial work would mitigate the issue. Racing Rotorua will organise gallops over the affected area post-completion of the work on Tuesday 24 October, with anticipation of the Thursday 26 October race day proceeding. Yours in racing, Darin Balcombe Chief Operating Officer Darin.Balcombe@nztr.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 'this area is under constant close management.' ffs, why, then, was the problem not addressed before stakeholders were inconvenienced yet again ? if, as they then indicated, 'this remedial work would mitigate the issue'. This sh#t just keeps on keeping on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, Freda said: 'this area is under constant close management.' ffs, why, then, was the problem not addressed before stakeholders were inconvenienced yet again ? if, as they then indicated, 'this remedial work would mitigate the issue'. This sh#t just keeps on keeping on. Another agenda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Does seem that it would be better to do the remedial work BEFORE a scheduled meeting if it was a known issue as it seems and can be remedied it seems in a matter of a week. Meanwhile, inconvenience and expense aside, health and safety of horses and riders is put at risk. If the issue was that obvious, why wasn't it apparent to those that inspected the track on race morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assange Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Freda said: 'this area is under constant close management.' ffs, why, then, was the problem not addressed before stakeholders were inconvenienced yet again ? if, as they then indicated, 'this remedial work would mitigate the issue'. This sh#t just keeps on keeping on. My thoughts exactly. Why wasn't the area under constant close management before the races? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Rotorua is targeted to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Rotorua is targeted to go. By whom? It is in the NZTR venue plan as being a remaining track in 2030. Existing and retained. Not sure where you get that from? Edited October 17, 2023 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, curious said: Edited October 17, 2023 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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