Why are they running jumps trials on August 29?

[curious]

With 2 weeks of the season remaining?

[Chief Stipe]

3 minutes ago, curious said:

With 2 weeks of the season remaining?

At Cambridge of all places.

[Murray Fish]

12 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

At Cambridge of all places.

good to see the synthetic getting multi use... 😋

[curious]

Jump trials are not on the synthetic there.

[Freda]

1 hour ago, curious said:

With 2 weeks of the season remaining?

Because the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing?

[curious]

Just now, Freda said:

Because the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing?

But where were they when we needed them?

[Chief Stipe]

Just now, curious said:

Jump trials are not on the synthetic there.

I think @Murray Fish was being facetious.

My point was surely there was another turf track suitable that could do with the revenue but I guess saving on float fees is a key point.

[curious]

Except that probably well over half the horses that might want jump trials are in the CD.

[Huey]

Because it doesn't take a week to make a jumper, probably a number of these horses will have a trial in preparation for the seasons to come.

 

[Chief Stipe]

37 minutes ago, curious said:

Except that probably well over half the horses that might want jump trials are in the CD.

That's a CD problem though.  Who is coordinating things in that region?  I noted a couple of trainers comment that they started at New Plymouth when they would have preferred a trial.

At least @Huey the horses at Ruakaka were there to race!!

[curious]

1 minute ago, Chief Stipe said:

That's a CD problem though.  Who is coordinating things in that region?  I noted a couple of trainers comment that they started at New Plymouth when they would have preferred a trial.

At least @Huey the horses at Ruakaka were there to race!!

I don't think anyone is co-ordinating much anywhere. Huey's point is valid though. There may be up and comer jumpers trialling in preparation for next season but given the uncertainties about that, I doubt there are many.

[Chief Stipe]

2 minutes ago, curious said:

I don't think anyone is co-ordinating much anywhere. Huey's point is valid though. There may be up and comer jumpers trialling in preparation for next season but given the uncertainties about that, I doubt there are many.

It is a good point by @Huey but I suspect he was being tongue in cheek.

Perhaps the trials are to school a few reluctant flat racers?

[Huey]

3 minutes ago, curious said:

I don't think anyone is co-ordinating much anywhere. Huey's point is valid though. There may be up and comer jumpers trialling in preparation for next season but given the uncertainties about that, I doubt there are many.

In my experience there certainly has been plenty in the past, true given the state of it all that may not be the case this season.

[TAB For Ever]

5 hours ago, curious said:

With 2 weeks of the season remaining?

I wondered about this too ,but I note there is a Te Aroha meeting down for 29 September with Open entry jumps races carded .

The most recent jumps fields seems to be better supported than those earlier in season.

The clear issue now is rider availability.... I see Rudy Leifting had to run his maiden against winners to get a rider and this in a 'ride this one and get the better ride too' deal. And double success for the UK jockey !

[Huey]

I'd have thought the question of the week is why do we have 2 x 3yo races (Colts & Fillies) for $40k at Taupo on Wednesday ? One has 5 starters & the other 7 starters.

Surely these fields could have been combined ?

[curious]

1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

I wondered about this too ,but I note there is a Te Aroha meeting down for 29 September with Open entry jumps races carded .

The most recent jumps fields seems to be better supported than those earlier in season.

The clear issue now is rider availability.... I see Rudy Leifting had to run his maiden against winners to get a rider and this in a 'ride this one and get the better ride too' deal. And double success for the UK jockey !

Thanks. Sorry, I missed that meeting. Not in the programme book. It's hard to keep up with the date and programme changes. Question still applies though I think.

[Chief Stipe]

19 minutes ago, Huey said:

I'd have thought the question of the week is why do we have 2 x 3yo races (Colts & Fillies) for $40k at Taupo on Wednesday ? One has 5 starters & the other 7 starters.

Surely these fields could have been combined ?

Plus 3 x 3yo going around in the 3 trials before the races.  I think it is an consequence of a lack of turf track trials leading up to these races.  As well as the weather...

[Chief Stipe]

3 minutes ago, curious said:

Thanks. Sorry, I missed that meeting. Not in the programme book. It's hard to keep up with the date and programme changes. Question still applies though I think.

It wouldn't be that hard to update the online programme book.  Do they?

[curious]

12 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

It wouldn't be that hard to update the online programme book.  Do they?

The online calendar is updated and the RPG.

Edited August 19, 2024 by curious

[Chief Stipe]

36 minutes ago, curious said:

The online calendar is updated and the RPG.

I guess you still like a printed racebook in your hands when on course?

[curious]

7 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I guess you still like a printed racebook in your hands when on course?

Yep, because they have birdcage times etc in them and I don't carry a phone when working around horses.

 

[Chief Stipe]

2 minutes ago, curious said:

Yep, because they have birdcage times etc in them and I don't carry a phone when working around horses.

 

I had a horse eat the book once.  Didn't give me any winners.

[curious]

2 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I had a horse eat the book once.  Didn't give me any winners.

I almost never bet oncourse anyway so, wouldn't bother me from that standpoint. Bets are long on before I get there.

[Chief Stipe]

7 minutes ago, curious said:

I almost never bet oncourse anyway so, wouldn't bother me from that standpoint. Bets are long on before I get there.

So how do you get on when a race is delayed?  The book goes out the window...not that NZTR would update the birdcage times in real time.

[Murray Fish]

41 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I guess you still like a printed racebook in your hands when on course?

if it is free....