Huey Posted Sunday at 03:04 AM Share Posted Sunday at 03:04 AM A race at Egmont on Friday. I thought 2yos were only allowed to max race 1600m ? How would one get a 2yo ready for such an event? Have I missed 2yo stating races? MDN 2YO&UP 2100m - $18,500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted Sunday at 06:06 AM Share Posted Sunday at 06:06 AM Certainly seems a bit odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Sunday at 07:38 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:38 AM Obviously a mistake. Unless Dummy Myers had something lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted Sunday at 08:05 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:05 AM I have hardly ever seen a 2yo line up in a 2yo and older race in NZ. They do it often in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted Sunday at 08:12 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:12 AM 6 minutes ago, Doomed said: I have hardly ever seen a 2yo line up in a 2yo and older race in NZ. They do it often in Australia. and over 2100m in this case. The level of incompetence that comes out of NZTR is incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All The Aces Posted Sunday at 09:09 AM Share Posted Sunday at 09:09 AM 9 April Avondale Maiden 2yo & up SW 2200m 13 April Tauherenikau 2yo & up SW 2050m 23 April Pukekohe 2yo & up SW 2100m 4 May Otaki 2yo & up SW 2100m etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Beau Posted Sunday at 11:33 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:33 AM Chief Stipe, get down to NZTR and sort them out as you know it all so it seems. You could take Leggy too as he well refer to this report or that report and be able to support you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted Sunday at 05:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:10 PM (edited) 9 hours ago, Doomed said: I have hardly ever seen a 2yo line up in a 2yo and older race in NZ. They do it often in Australia. 2 yr old and up sprint maidens have been around in the South for a good while. Pitty got them rolling when on the programme committee to make up for the lack of two year old races, and to some degree they have helped. Didn't T.J line Imagele up in an Open Flying Hcp as a youngster? Or is my memory not serving me well..! Edited Sunday at 05:11 PM by Freda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted Sunday at 05:34 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 05:34 PM 23 minutes ago, Freda said: 2 yr old and up sprint maidens have been around in the South for a good while. Pitty got them rolling when on the programme committee to make up for the lack of two year old races, and to some degree they have helped. Didn't T.J line Imagele up in an Open Flying Hcp as a youngster? Or is my memory not serving me well..! Can understand sprint distances but a 2100m race for a 2yo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted Sunday at 05:35 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 05:35 PM 6 hours ago, Dark Beau said: Chief Stipe, get down to NZTR and sort them out as you know it all so it seems. You could take Leggy too as he well refer to this report or that report and be able to support you. It's the little things ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Sunday at 07:07 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:07 PM 7 hours ago, Dark Beau said: Chief Stipe, get down to NZTR and sort them out as you know it all so it seems. You could take Leggy too as he well refer to this report or that report and be able to support you. Why don't you ring them and get them to correct an obvious mistake? But I imagine @Huey has already done that plus NZTR have read his post by now...or perhaps in another hour when they lift the shutters for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted Sunday at 07:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:58 PM 2 hours ago, Freda said: 2 yr old and up sprint maidens have been around in the South for a good while. Pitty got them rolling when on the programme committee to make up for the lack of two year old races, and to some degree they have helped. Didn't T.J line Imagele up in an Open Flying Hcp as a youngster? Or is my memory not serving me well..! Yes, they are a regular occurrence in the south, but I don't recall many 2yos using them. Some may have to start using them as there were ballots in the last Riccarton 2yo race who didn't get a start and there won't be many other opportunities for those horses, which must be frustrating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted Sunday at 09:19 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:19 PM 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Why don't you ring them and get them to correct an obvious mistake? But I imagine @Huey has already done that plus NZTR have read his post by now...or perhaps in another hour when they lift the shutters for the day. Correct on both fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted Sunday at 09:37 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:37 PM I do have some sympathy for them. George spent $2.5m on a computer system that didn't deliver much if anything. So they probably rely on the knowledge of staff to get it right and I imagine that some don't know all the nuances of the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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