Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted Wednesday at 08:50 PM Journalists Share Posted Wednesday at 08:50 PM The CJC AGM started out really well tonight with questions and discussions around increased revenue from Entain and new initiatives to improve the raceday experience until we got to the subject of polytrack and grass surfaces which have been a major problem here at Riccarton, our premier track. I left the meeting shaking my head after hearing Tim Mills adamantly claiming that there was 150mm of poly cover (not the 50mm confirmed during my investigation) and then having to ask 3 times what the club was hoping to do this summer to provide a genuine Good 4 surface in the home straight. Mills couldn’t answer the question other than trying to convince us that the world record times on the flint hard front straight were because of a miserable 4m fall in the track for the 1200m run. He even tried to blame the penontrometer readings as not being accurate. Refused to accept that the track around the back and around the bend was non problematic compared to the front straight and that the penontrometer was taken as an average, not indicative (or exposing) of the rock hard straight. I explained the multiple phone calls I received of horses that pulled up like crabs after Mondays trials. But not one person in that room other than a trainer beside me cared. The icing on the cake was when retired vet Corin Murfitt (committee member) stood up and told those who dared to listen that jarred up horses were the fault of the trainer … not those presenting the tracks!!! Source: Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Fish Posted Wednesday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:31 PM so? a official complaint has been made to MPI? If not! why not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executioner Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:14 PM I see that one 1000m trial on Monday, went faster (56.4secs) ,than 4 of the last 5 Cup Week Pegasus Stakes..... That would seen to point to the track being considerably harder and unforgiving than is ideal.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Yesterday's measurements. Inside too low. 130-140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Looks like Tim needs to buy a new ruler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Fish Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago MPI file opened yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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