UPDATE: Ōtaki-Māori Meeting Rescheduled (16 October) - Understandably 11 October 2025 - ABANDONED

[Chief Stipe]

Meeting News

Ōtaki-Māori RC 11 October ABANDONED

 

Significant rainfall has been recorded after 8am this morning at the Ōtaki track. Following a second track inspection the RIB has made the decision to abandon racing today due to the sodden nature of the track and with further rain forecast. They cannot guarantee safe racing conditions.

 

More information to follow

[Chief Stipe]

I see the usual doom and gloomers and arm chair track experts are blaming everyone but the weather.

I wonder if these "experts" have the TV sound up so loud they can't hear the rain and have the curtains closed so they don't see it?

In the last 10 days Otaki has had close to 40mm of rain and in the last two weeks over 60mm.  Not much drying inbetween showers either!!  Still raining and a heavy rain watch warning.  

No track other than perhaps an AWT or the new Synthetic Ellerslie could have handled that amount of rain.  What's more the horses currently prepped and ready to go aren't looking for a bottomless Heavy.  But then the arm chairs haven't forgotten more than they ever knew about training.

[Huey]

16 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I see the usual doom and gloomers and arm chair track experts are blaming everyone but the weather.

I wonder if these "experts" have the TV sound up so loud they can't hear the rain and have the curtains closed so they don't see it?

In the last 10 days Otaki has had close to 40mm of rain and in the last two weeks over 60mm.  Not much drying inbetween showers either!!  Still raining and a heavy rain watch warning.  

No track other than perhaps an AWT or the new Synthetic Ellerslie could have handled that amount of rain.  What's more the horses currently prepped and ready to go aren't looking for a bottomless Heavy.  But then the arm chairs haven't forgotten more than they ever knew about training.

Rubbish! Plenty of tracks in worse condition have been raced on.

[Chief Stipe]

9 minutes ago, Huey said:

Rubbish! Plenty of tracks in worse condition have been raced on.

So?  What's your point?  Assuming you got our of your armchair and inspected the track are you saying Otaki should have raced?  Are you saying those that were worse shouldn't have raced?  Or are you just sticking to one liners?

[Chief Stipe]

It's a beautiful Saturday in Otaki - NOT!

https://livetraffic.nz/webcams/sh1-otaki/

https://bitofayarn.com

[Huey]

22 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

It's a beautiful Saturday in Otaki - NOT!

https://livetraffic.nz/webcams/sh1-otaki/

https://bitofayarn.com

What's your point it's wet , surprise surprise. 

Run them tomorrow,  no backup hopeless as usual.

[Chief Stipe]

20 minutes ago, Huey said:

What's your point it's wet , surprise surprise. 

Run them tomorrow,  no backup hopeless as usual.

Wet and the track is unsuitable to race on.  Won't be any better tomorrow.

Trentham is out because they are racing next weekend.

AWT at Awapuni?  Yeah na.  CD Trainers are not that flexible.

Woodville?  I imagine it ain't that much better than Otaki.

Hawera?  They raced last Saturday.

Waverley is still getting over the trashing it has had.

New Plymouth?  It will be 10 feet deeper than Otaki.

Not forgetting of course that trainers would have scratched their horses in niumbers and the jockey's would have complained of surface water after the first.

So Einstein what is YOUR Plan B?

 

[Chief Stipe]

Meeting News

Ōtaki-Māori Meeting Rescheduled (16 October)

 

Please be advised that the Ōtaki-Māori meeting originally scheduled for Saturday 11 October, has been rescheduled to Thursday 16 October.

This decision was made after considering weather forecasts, upcoming race programmes, and servicing requirements.

This will be a new racemeeting, with the same programme as originally planned. Preference will be given to horses that had accepted for Saturday’s abandoned meeting.

Key details:

• Entries close: Monday, 13 October at 12.00pm
• Weights declared: Tuesday, 9.00am
• Withdrawals: Tuesday, 10.00am
• Rider declarations: Tuesday, 1.00pm

[Chief Stipe]

There's your Plan B @Huey.  Surprised you didn't think of that alternative.

[Huey]

2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

There's your Plan B @Huey.  Surprised you didn't think of that alternative.

Busy on Thursday spoils my weekend down the local.

[Chief Stipe]

3 hours ago, Huey said:

Busy on Thursday spoils my weekend down the local.

Indoor bowls night at the Retirement Village?

[Extra Dollars]

8 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Wet and the track is unsuitable to race on.  Won't be any better tomorrow.

Trentham is out because they are racing next weekend.

AWT at Awapuni?  Yeah na.  CD Trainers are not that flexible.

Woodville?  I imagine it ain't that much better than Otaki.

Hawera?  They raced last Saturday.

Waverley is still getting over the trashing it has had.

New Plymouth?  It will be 10 feet deeper than Otaki.

Not forgetting of course that trainers would have scratched their horses in niumbers and the jockey's would have complained of surface water after the first.

So Einstein what is YOUR Plan B?

 

Woodville

[Huey]

4 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

Indoor bowls night at the Retirement Village?

Excuse me, I can still swing a club!

[Newmarket]

11 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

I see the usual doom and gloomers and arm chair track experts are blaming everyone but the weather.

I wonder if these "experts" have the TV sound up so loud they can't hear the rain and have the curtains closed so they don't see it?

In the last 10 days Otaki has had close to 40mm of rain and in the last two weeks over 60mm.  Not much drying inbetween showers either!!  Still raining and a heavy rain watch warning.  

No track other than perhaps an AWT or the new Synthetic Ellerslie could have handled that amount of rain.  What's more the horses currently prepped and ready to go aren't looking for a bottomless Heavy.  But then the arm chairs haven't forgotten more than they ever knew about training.

40mm in last 10 days??

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Newmarket said:

40mm in last 10 days??

You disagree?  Not that it matters.