curious Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Riccarton Races for Wednesday All Open Until 9am Due to the Gore races being abandoned on Sunday all races at Riccarton will remain open until 9am Monday 2 February. Late entries will drop to the bottom of the balloting order. Quote
curious Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Gore Guineas to be Rescheduled to Autumn The Gore Guineas (LR) which was unable to be run last Sunday will be rescheduled to Autumn. A new date and confirmation of venue and distance will be advertised in the coming week. The moving of this race is subject to NZ Pattern Committee approval. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted February 1 Posted February 1 22 minutes ago, curious said: Gore Guineas to be Rescheduled to Autumn The Gore Guineas (LR) which was unable to be run last Sunday will be rescheduled to Autumn. A new date and confirmation of venue and distance will be advertised in the coming week. The moving of this race is subject to NZ Pattern Committee approval. So March? Quote
curious Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: So March? Or later. Who knows? Doesn't make much sense to me. Sounds like they might change the distance as well? That would require further approval from the Pattern Committee. Edited February 1 by curious Quote
Chief Stipe Posted February 1 Posted February 1 54 minutes ago, curious said: Or later. Who knows? Doesn't make much sense to me. Sounds like they might change the distance as well? That would require further approval from the Pattern Committee. Let me guess - could a particular Trainer have been on the phone? Quote
mikeynz Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) Question is will March 8 be Wyndham or Gore, Gore Cup or Wyndham Cup, some compromise will be needed, one wonders if 2 day meeting, maybe Sunday, Wednesday/Thursday, maybe one day goes to Ascot Park, Wyndham itself would have been mostly Southern runners but the real issue is the track, and the day lost which when you don't have too many days in the South need all they can get. Edited February 1 by mikeynz 1 Quote
curious Posted February 1 Posted February 1 The Gore Cup is now programmed for Wingatui Saturday isn't it? Quote
mikeynz Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) 34 minutes ago, curious said: The Gore Cup is now programmed for Wingatui Saturday isn't it? Seems to be. So Wyndham will be as normal. Edited February 1 by mikeynz Quote
mikeynz Posted February 1 Posted February 1 (edited) Maybe they will boost stakes for Wyndham and no new date, but Wingatui must have dropped something to have Gore Cup, not much they can do about it. Sometimes Gore must come under some scrutiny. Best track they had in Southland probably was Winton, 18 or so harness meetings so what's the sense of the gallopers moving, not like the course is shutdown. Edited February 1 by mikeynz Quote
Murray Fish Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 42 minutes ago, mikeynz said: Wingatui must have dropped something to have Gore Cup Just a normal open handicap. Quote
mikeynz Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 2 days out and heavy rain forecast for Wairoa at Waipukurau, it's either one or the other when it comes to Hawkes Bay and rain. I'm picking 50 50 this meeting going. One would also seriously wonder how many from Wairoa would actually go, same question could be asked as how many go to Riccarton for the Marlborough Cup which should be back home, next week would be a ideal time to race in Blenhiem but one question do they have irrigation there, if not that's a whole different scenario. Edited 1 hour ago by mikeynz Quote
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