Report on Awapuni Synthetic Track

[Chief Stipe]

13 minutes ago, Freda said:

Learn from it?  Is that a new concept?

So what are YOU going to learn from it?  What's a safe track for your horses?

[supporter61]

4 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

So what are YOU going to learn from it?  What's a safe track for your horses?

I remember a time when you picked one race over the Christmas period at Ellerslie , because you knew your horse was going to be to jarred up to race soon after. I can remember turning horses out , especially young ones , because tracks were so heavy it just tore the guts out of them. Didnt need a report to tell us that. AWT's are telling us what we need to know just the same. Noted 149 horses accepted for Riccarton Synthetic Thursday. Seems the Canterbury owners and trainers dont need a report either.

[Doomed]

21 minutes ago, supporter61 said:

I remember a time when you picked one race over the Christmas period at Ellerslie , because you knew your horse was going to be to jarred up to race soon after. I can remember turning horses out , especially young ones , because tracks were so heavy it just tore the guts out of them. Didnt need a report to tell us that. AWT's are telling us what we need to know just the same. Noted 149 horses accepted for Riccarton Synthetic Thursday. Seems the Canterbury owners and trainers dont need a report either.

I'm sure there are a few differing opinions on the 147 accepters at the Yaldhurst AWT. It may well be that Canterbury trainers absolutely love the track and can't wait to race there. Interesting there are only two accepters from all of Otago and Southland. Surely that must be a record low for a feature meeting.