Now Southland abandoned

[curious]

Good Morning

 

Southland Races Abandoned

 

After a track inspection this morning (Friday) by club officials and an RIB representative the Southland races at Ascot Park on Sunday have been abandoned. The track is currently water-logged and the 1600m start point unusable due to surface water. More information will follow in terms of any possible rescheduling.

 

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[Chief Stipe]

Not surprising given the deluge the lower part of the island has been  getting.

 

[mikeynz]

Can't go to Oamaru this time it's worse, Wingatui 2 weeks from today, being the wet shithole it can be no guarantees there either.

[Murray Fish]

31 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Not surprising given the deluge the lower part of the island has been  getting.

 

I recon some of the local X'tians will be out priming their Arks! Rain getting to near biblical records for D Town...    Nothing to serious for us, up on a hill,  I did have to dig a trench.

[Murray Fish]

1 hour ago, curious said:

Southland Races Abandoned

Hope not to much long term damage to track! 

I see their next meeting is Nov 24th, then their Big one! Dec 14th, Xma$ at the races!

ps, on a sigh note, this is now the 4th meeting in the last few months that we were planning to go to that is not going ahead, thankful that we now don't book ahead.. 

[Murray Fish]

I've always found Sean one of the more approachable people in a Club position in this part of the country!

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Bad weather continues to interrupt Southland racing

By Jamie Searle

The neverending wet weather in the south has forced the Southland Racing Club to abandon its meeting on Sunday and it also ruled out moving the race day to next week..

Club president Sean Bellew said the club gained approval to reschedule the meeting to Thursday. However, more bad weather was forecasted, he added.

A move to Thursday would have created a dual-code race day, as the Northern Southland Trotting Club is holding a meeting at Ascot Park the same day.

"We've looked at the long range weather forecast. It's heavy rain for Tuesday and Wednesday Fullstop or comma. and added to the fact the drainage off the property is backing up [at present] because water levels are too high and water can't drain away," Bellew said.

"We feel we're going to be in an inundation and saturation point for another two or three days and by the time Thursday arrives, we feel we're just moving with the problem and we don't want to get people's hopes up again and let them down."

Rider and horse safety was always a priority, Bellew said.

Other factors taken into consideration were: being able to move the barrier to the different starting points in heavy ground and would the ambulance get traction to follow riders when races were in progress.

The club had done everything it could to hold its first meeting of the season, Bellew said.

"We know we've got an obligation to serve the industry but mother nature has beaten us."

Race officials inspected the Ascot Park track this morning and saw surface water in the back straight and a wet spot at the 1600m.

The track could not be used on Sunday.

The Gore Racing Club moved its meeting on September 22 to Oamaru after rain had saturated its home track."

[Shad]

9 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

I recon some of the local X'tians will be out priming their Arks! Rain getting to near biblical records for D Town...    Nothing to serious for us, up on a hill,  I did have to dig a trench.

Not sure they know what rain is on the east coast, head to the westcoast and check out the mighty buller river, when sometimes water rises half way up the wall of hawkes craig, those big floods there a few years back certainly looked nasty, hopefully dunedin gets through ok, wouldn't wish a flooded property on anyone, be devastating.

[Murray Fish]

11 hours ago, Shad said:

head to the westcoast

we had rallies that lived in Cobden, they had about 4 permanent water stains inside their house, all above the 1m mark, marking the big floods that had flooded over the years... very pragmatic, clean up and wait for the next one!

ps, rain has finally stopped