Hawkes Bay Carnival Day 2

[hesi]

Being of course held at Te Rapa.  Most of the fields look reasonable.  I note 8 acceptors from the CD and 1 from the South Island, but no horses from the Hawkes Bay itself.  Why is that? it is their race meeting

I did a quick check Hastings to Hamilton is 300km or 4 hrs, almost identical to the distance and time to Wellington.

[Huey]

3 hours ago, hesi said:

Being of course held at Te Rapa.  Most of the fields look reasonable.  I note 8 acceptors from the CD and 1 from the South Island, but no horses from the Hawkes Bay itself.  Why is that? it is their race meeting

I did a quick check Hastings to Hamilton is 300km or 4 hrs, almost identical to the distance and time to Wellington.

HB Guineas looks a bit light Hesi, but the Sprint and the G1 look good competitive races.

I'm picking a big day out for @Chief Stipe heroes seeing as its at Te Rapa , they are due.

[Freda]

4 hours ago, hesi said:

Being of course held at Te Rapa.  Most of the fields look reasonable.  I note 8 acceptors from the CD and 1 from the South Island, but no horses from the Hawkes Bay itself.  Why is that? it is their race meeting

I did a quick check Hastings to Hamilton is 300km or 4 hrs, almost identical to the distance and time to Wellington.

Maybe the lack of numbers of horses trained in HB is the reason?  I dont know, I have no knowledge of the area but it is odd.  You'd think one or two were worth the trip.

And if that is the case, then the grand plan to renovated the HB track and then charge ahead with a Greenfields option looks very silly indeed.  Sad though.

[hesi]

A quick check and be lucky if there are 50 horses in work, the only stables of note, John Bary, Patrick Campbell and Nelson/McDougal.  A handful more small operators.

Makes you wonder about the whole viability of racing down there. 

[hesi]

1 hour ago, Huey said:

HB Guineas looks a bit light Hesi, but the Sprint and the G1 look good competitive races.

I'm picking a big day out for @Chief Stipe heroes seeing as its at Te Rapa , they are due.

HB Guineas, 14 runners, top 3 are in the first 5 favourites for the 2,000 Guineas.

The Wotton Bassett gelding Quondo that was impressive on debut and heavily backed into $1.60 also lurking further down the field