Olde fashioned Canterbury Jockey Club stuck in the past

[Thomass]

Excellent comments on Weigh In today with Jane & Emily giving the CJC a good old slap around for living in the past with ZERO 'jen a cest qous'

A lonnnng day of very average races interspersed with Black Type

Would Vacuous Vlandys program Maiden races on a G1 day and think "tradition is the way forward and we must protect the right of maideners to have their day in the sun"

#yeana

And then they said "it's like Presidente for life Trumpbar nutbar saying "I could fire an AK 47 into a crowd and not only not get arrested but not hit anyone"

Oh ok, that was me...but anyway get the point and take note tired olde world club full of first family boat traditions

[Chief Stipe]

10 minutes ago, Thomass said:

Would Vacuous Vlandys program Maiden races on a G1 day and think "tradition is the way forward and we must protect the right of maideners to have their day in the sun"

There aren't that many horses to program for in the South Island.  BTW I thought NZTR drove the programming?  After all it seems the programming committee doesn't have much influence.

[Thomass]

3 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

There aren't that many horses to program for in the South Island.  BTW I thought NZTR drove the programming?  After all it seems the programming committee doesn't have much influence.

They suggested a programming of average races midweek and turning it into a family barbie day, leaving the Saturdays to genuine superior horses and superior first boaters who went to Christs College and Rangi Ruru, with the added benefit of a meet and greet to create a new racing generation of superior citizens 

That's sans hoi polloi riff raff and Coasters, who should stick to their side of the range.  Besides they're too busy destroying the environment nowdays

[Special Agent]

Programming is a problem (I don't think the 2000 guineas should even be on Day 1, it was better on Day 2 in my opinion) but, you can only work with the quality of horseflesh available.

Even though the week has holidays scattered through it, maybe the ladies making comment haven't worked a 9-5 job for a while if at all.  To have a family bbq day on the Wednesday would require a further day away from paid employment (and school) for those who will be making up the crowd.

[Special Agent]

9 minutes ago, Thomass said:

with the added benefit of a meet and greet to create a new racing generation of superior citizens 

Meet and greet who?  NZ racing people?  NZ racing media?

Am I suspecting a "do you know who I am" vibe?

[Doomed]

On 11/10/2024 at 12:54 PM, Special Agent said:

Programming is a problem (I don't think the 2000 guineas should even be on Day 1, it was better on Day 2 in my opinion) but, you can only work with the quality of horseflesh available.

Even though the week has holidays scattered through it, maybe the ladies making comment haven't worked a 9-5 job for a while if at all.  To have a family bbq day on the Wednesday would require a further day away from paid employment (and school) for those who will be making up the crowd.

The 2,000 Guineas got moved to the first day when Winston made it a Million dollar race and they didn't want it run midweek. Didn't work all that well as a theory, waste of money really.

[Special Agent]

Doesn't mean you can't change it back.  Remember when the fillies could race on Day 1 and back up against tge boys on Day 2?

[Shad]

I attended on Wednesday, but struggled to get any vision of the racing, bar from the big screen, which is not quite the same, so with the demolition of the old stands I struggled to get high enough to even see, unless there's a public stand that I don't know about, maybe there trying to encouragement more membership, the old grandstand site just full of tents these day, I enjoyed what I saw of the racing,but the 30$ entry plus 10$ race book, doesn't inspire me to attend anytime in the future, at least with the old stands you could get high enough to get a reasonable view with your binoculars.

[Doomed]

53 minutes ago, Shad said:

I attended on Wednesday, but struggled to get any vision of the racing, bar from the big screen, which is not quite the same, so with the demolition of the old stands I struggled to get high enough to even see, unless there's a public stand that I don't know about, maybe there trying to encouragement more membership, the old grandstand site just full of tents these day, I enjoyed what I saw of the racing,but the 30$ entry plus 10$ race book, doesn't inspire me to attend anytime in the future, at least with the old stands you could get high enough to get a reasonable view with your binoculars.

We think alike Shad. I struggle with this concept of everyone being at ground level on the grass watching the big screen. It does nothing for me, might as well stay at home. I was lucky enough to enjoy Riccarton in the days when everyone could sit up high in the stand and view the races directly. It's a whole new world. A strange world. I acknowledge I'm not the target market though.

[Shad]

5 hours ago, Doomed said:

We think alike Shad. I struggle with this concept of everyone being at ground level on the grass watching the big screen. It does nothing for me, might as well stay at home. I was lucky enough to enjoy Riccarton in the days when everyone could sit up high in the stand and view the races directly. It's a whole new world. A strange world. I acknowledge I'm not the target market though.

Yeah was quite a disappointment, to be fair never has been my favorite track, just think it's sad from a general public side of things, that they seem to be un cated for, especially at the 30$ entry on top, obviously their not targeting the general public, even a portable stand, just something for abit of elevation, really only see the last 100m live, that's just my opinion, first time I've been there for a few years, I definitely think I'll be sticking to the smaller country tracks, that actually have a grandstand for viewing and the action is close by.

[Murray Fish]

9 hours ago, Doomed said:

I was lucky enough to enjoy Riccarton in the days when everyone could sit up high in the stand and view the races directly

in the 70's  'we' watched every race from the top level of the public stand!  I use to run up and down the stairs for every race! Often pretending to be a horse!!!!   two of those 'we's', neither from horse backgrounds, went on to win Training premierships, one in harness the other in thoroughbreds! where have those years gone!

[Tragedy Beat]

Sure was a great stand that. You dont know what youve got until its gone!

[Freda]

20 hours ago, Special Agent said:

Doesn't mean you can't change it back.  Remember when the fillies could race on Day 1 and back up against tge boys on Day 2?

I remember when the 3 year olds had a crack at the Canterbury Gold Cup too.

[Shad]

10 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

in the 70's  'we' watched every race from the top level of the public stand!  I use to run up and down the stairs for every race! Often pretending to be a horse!!!!   two of those 'we's', neither from horse backgrounds, went on to win Training premierships, one in harness the other in thoroughbreds! where have those years gone!

Nothing like watching the winter cup or the grand national in an exciting finish from the top tier of the old stand, oh the memories, ronganui, 3 winter cups from memory, Red Barron, and the year All Counted just about caused a major upset for the south, a few i remember,  and there's plenty I've forgotten, real shame a big part of the history has gone, but alas these days the earthquake risk obviously very high, seemed to stand up ok to the ones they did have, or maybe I'm just stuck in my old school ways