Happy Sunrise Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I have always known Trentham to be just Trentham but after watching the first race at Rangiora (thanks Champagne Prince ?) I hear them call it Trentham Gardens. I have never been into gallops but I have never heard that before. Is it a marketing ploy? Good lord, are things that bad they have to rename the place or is there a story behind it? Ashburton Downs? Forbury Fountain? Addington Central? Methven Mountains? and of course Timaru Mecca. Love it. HRNZ should implement immediately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Trentham Gardens Function and Event centre located at the historic Wellington Racing Club is how the advert reads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, Happy Sunrise said: I have always known Trentham to be just Trentham but after watching the first race at Rangiora (thanks Champagne Prince ?) I hear them call it Trentham Gardens. I have never been into gallops but I have never heard that before. Is it a marketing ploy? Good lord, are things that bad they have to rename the place or is there a story behind it? Ashburton Downs? Forbury Fountain? Addington Central? Methven Mountains? and of course Timaru Mecca. Love it. HRNZ should implement immediately. a job for the creatively talented aaron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globederby12 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Happy Sunrise said: Forbury Fountain? Forbury could be called the "Ribbon of Plight". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, globederby12 said: Forbury could be called the "Ribbon of Plight". Raphoe Raceway. I forgot the obvious course name. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDWHITEMAN Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 49 minutes ago, globederby12 said: Forbury could be called the "Ribbon of Plight". Or "Brodie's Forbury for Value" 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 19 minutes ago, OLDWHITEMAN said: Or "Brodie's Forbury for Value" Haven't seen the value yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangatira Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 18 hours ago, Happy Sunrise said: Haven't seen the value yet ? i wonder if you are focused on pre race 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kidd Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Unsure if the trendy naming is just marketing or to distinguish the venue from similar racecourses etc across the ditch. There is a Canterbury in NSW so our Canterbury becomes Riccarton Park. There is a Wellington in NSW near Mount Arthur where they run the time honoured Wellington Boot so our Wellington becomes Trentham Gardens. There is a Hamilton in Victoria but the Kiwi version race at Te Rapa so no need to change. I'm only guessing but assumed this was behind the name changes. If there is no identical name in Australia there will be no change here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 5/06/2019 at 9:45 AM, Joe Kidd said: Unsure if the trendy naming is just marketing or to distinguish the venue from similar racecourses etc across the ditch. There is a Canterbury in NSW so our Canterbury becomes Riccarton Park. .... There won't be any 'Park' left soon.....it will all be housing with a track in the middle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Heading out to the gardens tomorrow, cold wind today, fields quite light, but if I can back a winner or two, that should warm me up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Certainly very fresh out there today, stayed for 6 races closest I got to a winner was majica fogiolo. Nice run for third after being slow away, thought the place div very light, nice ride on Doctor Watson, did have the weight relief on some of the others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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