Freda Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Showers predicted and a gd 2....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Freda said: Showers predicted and a gd 2....? MEETING NEWS Avondale Races 7 October – Abandoned The Avondale races today have been abandoned following Race 5. There are concerns around the state of the track following showers on the Good2 surface. NZTR will consider options for horses that have not been able to get a run today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Same problem Riccarton has. The Groundhog didn't work for Avondale. However a conspiracy theorist would say that Avondale are not going to get cut any slack compared to the favoured few! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 What a FUp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 An A/W track will not solve this issue , although i'm sure there will be reinforcing calls for them to prevent this occurrence . Perfect storm for the A/W agenda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 minute ago, nomates said: An A/W track will not solve this issue , although i'm sure there will be reinforcing calls for them to prevent this occurrence . Perfect storm for the A/W agenda . Certainly won't fix this issue which most of our premier tracks are facing. The only way they could is if they earnt more revenue than they cost to maintain after stakes. Then that extra could be reinvested into fixing the turf tracks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Certainly won't fix this issue which most of our premier tracks are facing. The only way they could is if they earnt more revenue than they cost to maintain after stakes. Then that extra could be reinvested into fixing the turf tracks. Yeah , we wouldn't want the profits to go into increasing stakes . Rather than clubs spending $20mil on A/W's , fix their turf tracks and they wont require A/W's . Not as flash tho . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Just wondering how they decided the track was off by just walking it. "Before the running of Race 6 concerns were raised after rain had fallen on a track that had been described as a Good 2 and was firm. A delegation of Club Officials, Trainers, Jockeys and Stipendiary Stewards then inspected the track with a unanimous view that conditions were not suitable to continue racing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 18 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Just wondering how they decided the track was off by just walking it. "Before the running of Race 6 concerns were raised after rain had fallen on a track that had been described as a Good 2 and was firm. A delegation of Club Officials, Trainers, Jockeys and Stipendiary Stewards then inspected the track with a unanimous view that conditions were not suitable to continue racing." Maybe they were able to spot the slip marks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Freda said: Maybe they were able to spot the slip marks? Maybe. When did the rain fall? The idea is to pull the pin BEFORE horses start slipping isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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