jess Posted Saturday at 10:38 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:38 PM Meeting News Possible Riccarton Synthetic Trials - Wednesday The Ashburton Trials scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled. The Canterbury Jockey Club has offered the Polytrack as an option to have a Trials meeting at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. This is subject to two things: Sufficient entries being received. Being able to step in when weather and other conditions make a turf track unavailable was a key plank in the industry wanting Synthetic tracks so hopefully there will be. All staff, service providers and contractors being available. Good to see another option being put up - with the release as above. Interesting! The second part of #1 comment makes it sounds like you're on notice, Canterbury trainers! (to support the synthetic). And as for #2 - I'd have thought trials wouldn't even be proposed unless those ducks were in a line? But I guess I don't understand how these things work & the batting order for organising them ... Options to trial are important I believe - for all participants equine & human - including punters. J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Kenny Posted Saturday at 10:47 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:47 PM Yeah NAH, not for my babies 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted yesterday at 01:02 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:02 AM (edited) 2 hours ago, jess said: Sufficient entries being received. Being able to step in when weather and other conditions make a turf track unavailable was a key plank in the industry wanting Synthetic tracks so hopefully there will be. Really? Do they think that trialling on synthetic is a good way to condition horses for grass racing? Especially for horses that have never even galloped on one? No clue where they get that idea. Sounds like a good recipe for injury to me. Edited yesterday at 01:04 AM by curious 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted yesterday at 02:15 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:15 AM No argument from me Curious. Owners will trust their trainers to make the right decisions for their horses. I don't know enough about that track to know what those decisions would/should be - although I'm aware of some of the opinions that have been aired. I was just bemused that the press release didn't just leave it at "depending on sufficient entries" - rather than what seemed like a "poke" at the trainers - that they've been given what they asked for - now front up & use it! (at least, that's how it read to me ....) It's not a big deal - but simply not what I would have expected in a factual, info-only bulletin regarding possible upcoming trials. Maybe the Comms team had Easter weekend off ..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted yesterday at 03:18 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:18 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, jess said: No argument from me Curious. Owners will trust their trainers to make the right decisions for their horses. I don't know enough about that track to know what those decisions would/should be - although I'm aware of some of the opinions that have been aired. I was just bemused that the press release didn't just leave it at "depending on sufficient entries" - rather than what seemed like a "poke" at the trainers - that they've been given what they asked for - now front up & use it! (at least, that's how it read to me ....) It's not a big deal - but simply not what I would have expected in a factual, info-only bulletin regarding possible upcoming trials. Maybe the Comms team had Easter weekend off ..... Agree Jess. A totally unnecessary and inappropriate snipe at trainers and connections for being sensible and looking after the welfare of their horses. Shame on NZTR for publishing that. Edited yesterday at 03:18 AM by curious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted yesterday at 03:31 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:31 AM 12 minutes ago, curious said: Agree Jess. A totally unnecessary and inappropriate snipe at trainers and connections for being sensible and looking after the welfare of their horses. Shame on NZTR for publishing that. They are too stupid and self centred to know what shame is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted yesterday at 03:49 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:49 AM 5 hours ago, jess said: All staff, service providers and contractors being available. Were they given the 3 days off between Easter and ANZAC day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted yesterday at 04:24 AM Share Posted yesterday at 04:24 AM 5 hours ago, jess said: Meeting News Possible Riccarton Synthetic Trials - Wednesday The Ashburton Trials scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled. The Canterbury Jockey Club has offered the Polytrack as an option to have a Trials meeting at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. This is subject to two things: Sufficient entries being received. Being able to step in when weather and other conditions make a turf track unavailable was a key plank in the industry wanting Synthetic tracks so hopefully there will be. How about the Circus just utilise all the available turf tracks they have at their disposal and run the industry properly ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Comments from NZTR are disgraceful. Where's the synthetic tracks report? Edited 18 hours ago by Special Agent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Why didn't they just say this the first time rather than take pot shots at the industry's hard working horse persons? Good Morning Riccarton Synthetic Trials Wednesday Trial entries for the Synthetic Trials close with the Bureau at 12 noon Tuesday 22 April. At that point it will be decided whether to proceed depending on numbers. Kind Regards Matt Ivil Racing Coordinator New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing p: +64 4 576 6241, f: +64 4 568 8866 a: 18 Dick St, Cambridge, 3432 LOVERACING.NZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess Posted 15 hours ago Author Share Posted 15 hours ago 1 minute ago, curious said: Why didn't they just say this the first time rather than take pot shots at the industry's hard working horse persons? Good Morning Riccarton Synthetic Trials Wednesday Trial entries for the Synthetic Trials close with the Bureau at 12 noon Tuesday 22 April. At that point it will be decided whether to proceed depending on numbers. Kind Regards Matt Ivil Racing Coordinator New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing p: +64 4 576 6241, f: +64 4 568 8866 a: 18 Dick St, Cambridge, 3432 LOVERACING.NZ Precisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 20/04/2025 at 10:38 AM, jess said: Meeting News Possible Riccarton Synthetic Trials - Wednesday The Ashburton Trials scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled. The Canterbury Jockey Club has offered the Polytrack as an option to have a Trials meeting at Riccarton Park on Wednesday. This is subject to two things: Sufficient entries being received. Being able to step in when weather and other conditions make a turf track unavailable was a key plank in the industry wanting Synthetic tracks so hopefully there will be. All staff, service providers and contractors being available. Have they deleted this message from the website? I can't seem to find it any more, though I still have the condescending, patronizing email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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