Timaru Track Inspection - after six races?!

[Chief Stipe]

Uh?  How can there suddenly be a problem after they've already run 6 races?

[Chief Stipe]

So the protocol now is that everytime a horse slips there will be a full track inspection?

[Nowornever]

I am surprised Kurow lasted this long... Rain on a NZ country track spells abandoned 50% of the time

[Muzza]

59 minutes ago, Nowornever said:

I am surprised Kurow lasted this long... Rain on a NZ country track spells abandoned 50% of the time

So rain does not affect large town/city tracks then? 

[mikeynz]

Everyone at Kurow will be breathing a sigh of relief, done and dusted, bet that happens more often than night.

[Special Agent]

On 12/28/2025 at 5:41 PM, Chief Stipe said:

So the protocol now is that everytime a horse slips there will be a full track inspection?

The Stipes Report said two horses blundered and riders voiced their concerns.  I therefore don't think a track inspection is an unreasonable request.

[Freda]

No.  Not at all.  No untoward comments this morning, all riders present seemed happy with the day.

[Chief Stipe]

2 hours ago, Special Agent said:

The Stipes Report said two horses blundered and riders voiced their concerns.  I therefore don't think a track inspection is an unreasonable request.

What changed after six races?  Did it rain?

[Freda]

1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said:

What changed after six races?  Did it rain?

Yes.

[billy connolly]

4 hours ago, Freda said:

No untoward comments this morning, all riders present seemed happy with the day.

Who cares what the riders think? What about the connections of Mr Pacquiao, would they be satisfied with K. Bakker navigating the Kurow course like a drunken sailor in race one? - https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/54859/1/Race-Detail.aspx#video

Note that the Trackside head-on coverage of the back straight ceased after Bakker's exhibition on Mr Pacquiao, note also there was no mention of jockey incompetence in Stewards report.

The fact that K. Bakker et al can command the same riding fee as Bosson/Grylls etc. is another aberration in this game.