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Awapuni Track Update

 

The trials held at Awapuni on Tuesday (19th Feb) went well, with all reports from jockeys in regards to the reconstructed home bend being favourable.

NZTR representatives, and RIU Stipendiary Stewards Neil Goodwin and Darin Balcombe were in attendance and all received positive comments from the riders.

Based on the success of the trials, the next raceday at Awapuni, Friday 1 March, will be run on the new bend.  That raceday will give all industry participants the opportunity to view the new bend in action prior to the Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires Produce raceday to be held on Saturday 30 March.

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38 minutes ago, Weasel said:

what was wrong with the old bend? Was it the reason (directly or indirectly) Gift Of Power ran 1:07 and change earlier in the summer? My suspicious nature makes me think the 1200m course that day was about 20-30 m short at one end or the other

The old bend was the origin of Morty's JCA case.  The bend had a negative camber and poor soil structure.  On a track worse than dead and with light rain if you were improving about 5 wide or more on that bend you were likely to go arse over tit.  One stipe refused to officiate when those conditions were prevailing.  Taken about 3 years or more to rectify the problem!  

Curious can probably remember more of the detail.

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