curious Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago To have 2 days of jumps racing in the SI, when there is no other jumps racing and Riccarton itself, no longer even has schooling fences? https://loveracing.nz//OnHorseFiles/2025 Jumps Racing Calendar.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 1 hour ago, curious said: To have 2 days of jumps racing in the SI, when there is no other jumps racing and Riccarton itself, no longer even has schooling fences? https://loveracing.nz//OnHorseFiles/2025 Jumps Racing Calendar.pdf No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Ditto. No. It does have some schooling fences but they aren't ( IMO ) suitable to get a ticket, more just to pop a horse over for a change in routine. Nothing special and no more than should be available at any training facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago And a gripe of mine is the amateur race running on the AWT. Races are run at speed on that surface and for riders who don't have the opportunity to race ride regularly, things can happen much too fast. I have heard a couple of comments like ' bugger that, that was scary ' and ' not again, too quick, didn't feel safe '...and not from novices either, some that had been professional jocks earlier on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Freda said: Ditto. No. It does have some schooling fences but they aren't ( IMO ) suitable to get a ticket, more just to pop a horse over for a change in routine. Nothing special and no more than should be available at any training facility. Are they used by the stipes to issue tickets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago 59 minutes ago, Freda said: And a gripe of mine is the amateur race running on the AWT. Races are run at speed on that surface and for riders who don't have the opportunity to race ride regularly, things can happen much too fast. I have heard a couple of comments like ' bugger that, that was scary ' and ' not again, too quick, didn't feel safe '...and not from novices either, some that had been professional jocks earlier on. Yes. That doesn't make sense either. And at least it should be a staying race, which would take a bit of speed out of it and be more relevant for an amateur flat race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, curious said: Are they used by the stipes to issue tickets? I think one horse ( Mamma Sans) has been issued a ticket but Oggie used to be able to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 51 minutes ago Share Posted 51 minutes ago 59 minutes ago, Freda said: I think one horse ( Mamma Sans) has been issued a ticket but Oggie used to be able to do that Can't have been that recent. Last raced in August 2022 when it bled. Did have a hurdle rating of 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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