Assange Posted Sunday at 12:31 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:31 AM (edited) Horse slipped. Edited Sunday at 11:30 PM by Chief Stipe Changed title to include The Centaurs post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted Sunday at 10:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:58 PM Well Avondale is not gone (yet). I see the program for Apr 9th has been approved. Would be good if Avondale saw fit to let the public know whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All The Aces Posted yesterday at 07:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:48 AM 8 hours ago, The Centaur said: Well Avondale is not gone (yet). I see the program for Apr 9th has been approved. Would be good if Avondale saw fit to let the public know whats going on. 7 race programme wth each race worth $17K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Where the Rabbit? Tauherenikau Abandonment Investigation - NZTR nztr.co.nz Following the Sunday 23 March abandonment at Tauherenikau Racecourse, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Club and NZSTI have been onsite, and have now received an initial report following NZSTI’s investigation. The report outlines: A deep hoofmark was clearly visible, with nothing similar observed in the vicinity. It appears that the horse’s hoof contacted a small, unusually soft spot and has penetrated much deeper than usual. Moisture readings and cores were taken at various points in the track, and they showed good consistency through the profile. Investigations around the deep hoof mark did not reveal any similar soft spots or voids and moisture levels in the vicinity of the hoof mark were 45% and consistent with the rest of the track. It appears the horse has scrambled to regain its footing after the deep hoof mark which has resulted in the slip. Further investigation of the area where the slipping occurred was also normal. NZTR is confident the track was presented well on race morning, with Jockeys and the RIB complimentary of the surface prior to the running of the first event. However, given the unusual nature of this abandonment, NZTR, the Regional Track Advisor and the Club have decided that further investigation is required. The scheduled race meeting on 13 April will no longer be held at Tauherenikau and alternative venue information will be communicated in the coming days. The Club will complete a full investigation before performing a full, detailed renovation which had been scheduled to commence after the April 13 Raceday. https://nztr.co.nz/news/tauherenikau-abandonment-investigation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Where the Rabbit? Tauherenikau Abandonment Investigation - NZTR nztr.co.nz Following the Sunday 23 March abandonment at Tauherenikau Racecourse, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Club and NZSTI have been onsite, and have now received an initial report following NZSTI’s investigation. The report outlines: A deep hoofmark was clearly visible, with nothing similar observed in the vicinity. It appears that the horse’s hoof contacted a small, unusually soft spot and has penetrated much deeper than usual. Moisture readings and cores were taken at various points in the track, and they showed good consistency through the profile. Investigations around the deep hoof mark did not reveal any similar soft spots or voids and moisture levels in the vicinity of the hoof mark were 45% and consistent with the rest of the track. It appears the horse has scrambled to regain its footing after the deep hoof mark which has resulted in the slip. Further investigation of the area where the slipping occurred was also normal. NZTR is confident the track was presented well on race morning, with Jockeys and the RIB complimentary of the surface prior to the running of the first event. However, given the unusual nature of this abandonment, NZTR, the Regional Track Advisor and the Club have decided that further investigation is required. The scheduled race meeting on 13 April will no longer be held at Tauherenikau and alternative venue information will be communicated in the coming days. The Club will complete a full investigation before performing a full, detailed renovation which had been scheduled to commence after the April 13 Raceday. https://nztr.co.nz/news/tauherenikau-abandonment-investigation An alternative venue, fast running out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 45 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Where the Rabbit? Tauherenikau Abandonment Investigation - NZTR nztr.co.nz Following the Sunday 23 March abandonment at Tauherenikau Racecourse, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Club and NZSTI have been onsite, and have now received an initial report following NZSTI’s investigation. The report outlines: A deep hoofmark was clearly visible, with nothing similar observed in the vicinity. It appears that the horse’s hoof contacted a small, unusually soft spot and has penetrated much deeper than usual. Moisture readings and cores were taken at various points in the track, and they showed good consistency through the profile. Investigations around the deep hoof mark did not reveal any similar soft spots or voids and moisture levels in the vicinity of the hoof mark were 45% and consistent with the rest of the track. It appears the horse has scrambled to regain its footing after the deep hoof mark which has resulted in the slip. Further investigation of the area where the slipping occurred was also normal. NZTR is confident the track was presented well on race morning, with Jockeys and the RIB complimentary of the surface prior to the running of the first event. However, given the unusual nature of this abandonment, NZTR, the Regional Track Advisor and the Club have decided that further investigation is required. The scheduled race meeting on 13 April will no longer be held at Tauherenikau and alternative venue information will be communicated in the coming days. The Club will complete a full investigation before performing a full, detailed renovation which had been scheduled to commence after the April 13 Raceday. https://nztr.co.nz/news/tauherenikau-abandonment-investigation This is complete Bullshit. The RIB are covering for Stipes that want a stipend to retire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Did a rabbit really dig this hole? Regardless why couldn't they put some soil in it and tamper it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Not unless your rabbit has a post driver! With respect to your second question, I've no idea. Maybe that was not the only problem? Another question though. How could that not be spotted when the track was walked? Though watching the stipes doing the track inspection at Riccarton on Saturday, it appeared they only walked between the 50m and 150m mark. Edited 4 hours ago by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Taupo trials_2025 03 26_05 50 58_1_504.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago That's terrible. Wasn't someone singing the praises of the track manager there? Another few weeks and hay could be cut off that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago The hole aside, no wonder horses were slipping. I thought they were supposed to mow to 100mm or something. That's nearly as bad as the CJC Cup day debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 20 minutes ago, curious said: The hole aside, no wonder horses were slipping. I thought they were supposed to mow to 100mm or something. That's nearly as bad as the CJC Cup day debacle. Hawkes Bay Guineas day the grass was the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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