Huey Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Well Cambridge the first track to be up and running doesn't have any public facilities - does it? Do they have the "must have" HD High-speed fibre connection? I've heard that the one at Riccarton all that is happening is it is replacing the plough track. Awapuni - who knows? But given RACE Inc.'s financial situation how are they going to maintain the track? Must have just been a rumour then, someone told me Cambridge would be racing from May next year. Fibre or not I bet that doesn't bother them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 If it's not intended for them to race there next May, why would they have a date in the draft calendar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Is that an eight race card for that date? Good luck to them. It will have to start earning money to pay for the investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 40 minutes ago, Huey said: Must have just been a rumour then, someone told me Cambridge would be racing from May next year. Fibre or not I bet that doesn't bother them. yes, it would seem it will be raced upon, looking at the calendar. A northern trainer was talking to me yesterday, he was adamant there WON'T be racing on it. Too small, he said, not suitable. Ok, just his opinion..but... As for Riccarton, it will take in the plough track, but also I imagine the big trial grass as well. It will have to, the plough comes into a bottleneck at the winning post, you're flat getting two horses upsides there. But with drainage issues and resource consents to deal with, not a simple matter at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Freda said: A northern trainer was talking to me yesterday, he was adamant there WON'T be racing on it. Too small, he said, not suitable. Ok, just his opinion..but... I thought I read somewhere it was 6m Wide. But it can't be. Surely the Cambridge Jockey Club, NZTR, RITA or the PGF have published details somewhere. Interestingly I couldn't find any detail on the Provincial Growth Fund site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 The more you hear about it ,the more it sounds like yet another well thought out(not!) decision in NZracing . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 It has 6 meetings scheduled for 20/21. https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/LoveRacing/Articles/2020/Revised 20_21 Racing Calendar MEDIA RELEASE.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 6 hours ago, curious said: It has 6 meetings scheduled for 20/21. Can someone help me understand how this helps NZ Racing? Those 6 meetings have been shifted from somewhere else so no gain there. Will betting turnover be substantially increased? Will abandonments suddenly cease? Has anyone seen the business plan? Or the PGF application? I've been involved with writing one of those and they need to show substantial benefits. Perhaps RITA/Cambridge Jockey Club can release the application and cost/benefit analysis. Then we can all stop speculating. I wouldn't have thought this information was "commercially sensitive" as there aren't any competitors in a monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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