barryb Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) NZ Racing ? Maybe it could be renamed NZ abandonments. Edited October 21, 2018 by barryb Quote
oldandtired Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 I took a otaki ,te rapa abandoment double. its looking good 1 2 Quote
Mark D Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Track redone, approved and tested by current administration who have done the same thing a number of times over the past decade but they are still in their jobs. 1 Quote
Mardy Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 I wonder if the same fate will happen to Ellerslie,when they resume their on Saturday. Quote
barryb Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldandtired said: I took a otaki ,te rapa abandoment double. its looking good Te Rapa won't be abandoned, a foot of compacted sand is normally not that slippery. 1 1 Quote
FeelTheFear Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Can't even access the NZ racing... loveracing site, Site can't be reached, connection reset. Using a proxy I can get it. I know the TAB blocks punters from Australia but now NZ Racing? Quote
barryb Posted October 21, 2018 Author Posted October 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mardy said: I wonder if the same fate will happen to Ellerslie,when they resume their on Saturday. Heavy rain Thurs/Fri Sat coming up, Ellers will be tested first time up. 1 Quote
Rowley Mile Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, Mark D said: Track redone, approved and tested by current administration who have done the same thing a number of times over the past decade but they are still in their jobs. Why didn't they run a set of barrier trials there for Gods sake, New Zealand's only living brain donors, Petone! Quote
Guest CrossCodes Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 The sooner they close some of these tracks down for good the better! Quote
Mark D Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rowley Mile said: Why didn't they run a set of barrier trials there for Gods sake, New Zealand's only living brain donors, Petone! So they just ran a few horses along as usual? Quote
Poisoned Dwarf Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 we got serious problems in NZ racing and nobody gives a damn. Look at those bloody Tongans, still laughing and happy even if their team got whipped by Aussie, but one thing is sure, non of those bloody Tongans has had the " horse racing ownership experience." Then they wouldn't be so jovial and funloving ! Quote
Turny Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Another day in the paradise of NZ racing - heaven in noddy land and the circus will all draw their popcorn this week - Messara must be looking over the fence regretting ever getting involved Quote
von Smallhaussen Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 as that guy that doesn't post on the other sire anymore would say - you are getting what you deserve - you're getting chutneyed Quote
mardigras Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Did rain fall after Race 1? I've been in Otaki all day today. It hasn't rained anywhere I have been. Quote
jess Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Been outta the racing loop today. Came in off the farm spraying thistles to see on TV, jockeys and suits wandering round looking at the track ... Then I heard the steward talking about why it was called off ... Then I saw a replay of a field of horses coming round the turn and at least one slipping ... Talk about deja vu all over again. I could have even "sung along" with the steward's wee piece to camera. It was all eerily predictable and familiar .... What a bloody shambles. Quote
hesi Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 8 minutes ago, von Smallhaussen said: as that guy that doesn't post on the other sire anymore would say - you are getting what you deserve - you're getting chutneyed What sire, spending too much time with the bulls VS 1 Quote
hesi Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Did rain fall after Race 1? 21 mm irrigation applied from Wed night through till Friday Quote
von Smallhaussen Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, hesi said: What sire, spending too much time with the bulls VS sorry should read site - maybe I should take some of what the bulls deposit on the ground and put it on the steps at Petone. Someone might slip entering the building and Abandon ? Quote
nomates Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Hi , new poster here , problem as usual and has been for a long time , tracks are watered just enough to maintain some give on top and look good , never enough to get moisture down deep where the real concussion occurs . So you end up with the hard pan underneath . Bright side could cut Otaki track up and sell as ready lawn . 1 3 Quote
jess Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) 35 minutes ago, CrossCodes said: The sooner they close some of these tracks down for good the better! Yes perhaps - but remember that abandonments have not just been at the smaller country tracks - they have been happening at major venues as well. It might be logical to assume when tracks are closed down, that concentrating resources & expertise (which was previously spread thinly across the motu) will put an end to these debacles. But I'm not so sure the industry leaders even recognise what expertise is - or understand what resources are needed. So I believe that until the governance issues are sorted out once and for all - this closing tracks juggernaut will not prove to be the silver bullet it's touted to be ... J. Edited October 21, 2018 by jess correction 1 Quote
Newmarket Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, Poisoned Dwarf said: we got serious problems in NZ racing and nobody gives a damn. Look at those bloody Tongans, still laughing and happy even if their team got whipped by Aussie, but one thing is sure, non of those bloody Tongans has had the " horse racing ownership experience." Then they wouldn't be so jovial and funloving ! Just seen news article that said 40 Tongans were brawling, pool of blood in the street! So not all happy Quote
Turny Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 Welcome aboard nomates our friends in Petone share the same pseudo as you 1 Quote
Poisoned Dwarf Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 no, 20 arrests after Tonga league test reported elsewhere, didn't say what colour, just use Tonga rugby league test to get headline attraction. Quote
Poisoned Dwarf Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 tomorrow headline " Suicidal thoughts by horse trainer after another Otaki meeting abandoned " to attract people to the racing article Quote
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