Freda Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, curious said: OK. So really more of a practice gate exercise. Not official jumpouts like say at Levin run over various set distances from 600-1200m on the rail with published results etc? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 21 hours ago, Running Man said: I have heard up here (north) its taken out of the clubs hands and into te akau hands they have been threaten(apparently) that if they aren't allowed to gallop on course proper Tuesday/Thursday Saturday Saturday is( race day) they wont support the guineas being in the south island again hopefully my info is not right LOW act if it is I haven't heard anything of that nature, although one course proper gallop wouldn't be unreasonable going into a meeting such as this. But, given the amount of watering that will be needed to produce the 'desired' going, I don't think having horses galloping all over the track three days in the week would be countenanced at all. Counter productive, wouldn't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Well Pukekohe has started the day a G3 , what happened to tracks having to start the day D4 , i suspect no one is in control . No consistency . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, nomates said: Well Pukekohe has started the day a G3 , what happened to tracks having to start the day D4 , i suspect no one is in control . No consistency . The manual says G3 not D4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Yes. A G3 early morning on race day is the target here cf. a D4 at the first race time in Vic. Why would you do that if you are also promoting policies for horse welfare? Be interesting to know what MPI and the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee think about that in relation to the Animal Welfare (Equines) Code of Welfare Edited October 30, 2020 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Was listening to a very robust tirade recently from a dairy farming couple, they would reckon that MPI don't think much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, Freda said: Was listening to a very robust tirade recently from a dairy farming couple, they would reckon that MPI don't think much at all. I would agree there. I have a number of dairy farmer friends and NONE of them have much respect for MPI. Did you know that 3,000 people are employed at MPI on $100,000 a year? One of those friends is a Whole Raw Milk retailer. The BS rules they have to follow! Anyway a major Raw Milk retailer in the Hawkes Bay got "raided" by MPI - flak jackets and all. They took all their office files and all the computers for forensic analysis on the premise that the retailer was breaching the rule whereby they had to sell directly to their customers - by directly MPI says the retailer actually has to hand the milk to the customer i.e. they can't use a depot, dispenser or another retailer (e.g. the local dairy) to hand the milk over. Anyway this particular dairy farmer refused to lie down. Hired a couple of top lawyers and settled out of court all in the dairy farmer's favour. Apparently the MPI's large legal team had misinterpreted the law. MPI are now interpreting the bacterial implications of egg on face! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Did you know that 3,000 people are employed at MPI on $100,000 a year? Cripes! What the hell do they all do aside from not think as Freda suggests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, curious said: Cripes! What the hell do they all do aside from not think as Freda suggests? Actually the average salary is more than $100,000. Their employee bill is $350m so add another $17k to that i.e. $117,00 per annum. As for what they do? Well I know a few individuals in a few primary industry's that are extremely frustrated. I guess they will be employing more inspectors this year to implement the Government's policy of no stickers on fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Actually the average salary is more than $100,000. Their employee bill is $350m so add another $17k to that i.e. $117,00 per annum. As for what they do? Well I know a few individuals in a few primary industry's that are extremely frustrated. I guess they will be employing more inspectors this year to implement the Government's policy of no stickers on fruit. Yes. We are thinking of spray painting our avocados with a stencil instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, curious said: Yes. We are thinking of spray painting our avocados with a stencil instead. The stickers are actually edible. Wouldn't a simpler solution be to make them out of more edible material. They aren't actually plastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Meeting News Riccarton Park Track Update Eight days out from the first day of the Christchurch Casino NZ Cup Meeting a penetrometer reading has the Course Proper at 4.5 (Just inside the Heavy10 range with Slow9 starting at 4.5). This follows a week of irrigation since racing on Saturday 24 October and 12mm of rainfall. This situation is almost identical to that preceding the previous meeting when the going ended up being Dead4 on racemorning. The situation will be assessed daily with some high temperatures forecast in the lead up to the NZ Cup Meeting. The Course Proper (Weather permitting) will be available for galloping for horses running in the Group 1 and 2 races as follows: Al Basti Equiworld Dubai NZ 2000 Guineas – Tuesday 3 November. Coupland’s Bakeries Mile – Saturday 7 November. Barneswood Farm NZ 1000 Guineas – Tuesday 10 November. Trainers wishing to use this opportunity please contact the Club’s Racing Manager, Jim Langan. 027 434 1582. Edited October 30, 2020 by curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Interesting. Congratulations to Riccarton. I may be wrong but that looks like one of the more comprehensive track reports we have seen this far out from a big day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Interesting. Congratulations to Riccarton. I may be wrong but that looks like one of the more comprehensive track reports we have seen this far out from a big day! Yes, indeed. My feet got wet this morning walking across, and the sole of grass is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, Freda said: Yes, indeed. My feet got wet this morning walking across, and the sole of grass is impressive. Getting the field capacity up to its limits was probably the only way to get to next Saturday aiming for a D4/G3. Co-ordinating the irrigation with rain was also a good call. The slight gotcha is the weather forecast is now predicting rain next Friday BUT we know what happens with a rock hard track that gets rain! So all bases seem covered at this stage. The trick now is managing that moisture buffer to hit your target on the day! Would be a damn sight easier with a Strathayr! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Man Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 12:04 PM, Chief Stipe said: Getting the field capacity up to its limits was probably the only way to get to next Saturday aiming for a D4/G3. Co-ordinating the irrigation with rain was also a good call. The slight gotcha is the weather forecast is now predicting rain next Friday BUT we know what happens with a rock hard track that gets rain! So all bases seem covered at this stage. The trick now is managing that moisture buffer to hit your target on the day! Would be a damn sight easier with a Strathayr! Strathayr would be in good in all main center's Going be interesting to see how Auckland's Strathyr goes when its put in next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Running Man Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Just now, Running Man said: Strathayr would be in good in all main center's Going be interesting to see how Auckland's Strathyr goes when its put in next year With rain forecast for cup week its going to be very interesting how much irrigation is required and when it will be applied It must get difficult for the CJC with the forecast of rain, some will want it irrigated some wont hopefully with the deep soaking it has had since the the last race day is enough, Time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 MONDAY MORNING RICCARTON PARK UPDATE A penetrometer reading of 4.0 has the Riccarton Park going a Slow8 on Monday morning prior to the first day of the Christchurch Casino NZ Cup Meeting. Cool, dull, overcast conditions suit track preparation at this early stage of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDAY MORNING RICCARTON PARK UPDATE A penetrometer reading of 4.0 has the Riccarton Park going a Slow8 on Monday morning prior to the first day of the Christchurch Casino NZ Cup Meeting. Cool, dull, overcast conditions suit track preparation at this early stage of the week.
Chief Stipe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I've always found Victoria University computer weather model to be quite accurate. http://metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain®ion=nzsi&noofdays=7 The prediction they have for the week is not much rain - most of it is coming directly from the West to Nor-West and that isn't where Christchurch gets its rain from. Normally most of it will fall on the Alps. There is some rain forecast from the south on Sunday. At this stage I'm picking a very warm and humid week with a slight chance of rain Friday. Too early to look into the following week. The following image typifies the week with Christchurch staying in the rain shadow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Never seen so much reporting on one track leading up to meeting , obviously a nerve was exposed . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, nomates said: Never seen so much reporting on one track leading up to meeting , obviously a nerve was exposed . Shouldn't it be the norm? In my opinion it is good - the more information and data that is published the better it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Flemington for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chief Stipe Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Running Man said: Strathayr would be in good in all main center's Going be interesting to see how Auckland's Strathyr goes when its put in next year When and where was that announced? If it is the case it is good to see the Club doing it with their own funds rather than a Government benefit handout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Chief Stipe said: When and where was that announced? If it is the case it is good to see the Club doing it with their own funds rather than a Government benefit handout! I didn't see that either. Can someone post a link to it please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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