Doomed Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Virtually full fields all day today at Matamata, many ballots scratched, and on a soft track. Some horses must like the sting out of the ground and have been waiting for wet tracks. Who could have expected that? This type of racing no longer exists in Canterbury. No option for waiting for an industry meeting on a rain affected track. Those Northern trainers don't know how lucky they are. Based on precedent I would have expected all Matamata meetings for the winter months to be moved to Cambridge. I suppose the NZTR brains trust will be doing a ring around and saying: "Well, who could possibly have expected this. Some trainers and horses must like wet tracks, I'll be blowed. Do you think we should introduce wet track racing in Canterbury?" Strange old world. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Why are they racing in the winter at a track that doesn't have a fast lane on the outside like Wanganui did yesterday for the umptenth time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Thought I was on a winner with elusive empire, till casino princess arrived, very impressive win that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 7 races at Cambridge AWT on Wednesday - Says it all 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 A few trainers quite keen, a lot not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Mark D said: 7 races at Cambridge AWT on Wednesday - Says it all Quite a few double acceptors too, so three of those fields could end up with fewer than 8 starters. Probably not what the powers that be expected when they bet the future of the industry on those three AWTs. The tracks that were closed down to fund them and remove any alternative options would be rightly pissed off. The arrogance with which NZTR stay barricaded away and refuse to release any information about the financial results of their decisions is truly astounding. Someone should tell them the covid lock down is over and they are free to communicate with the industry that pays their handsome wages. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 There is a feature meeting at Te Rapa on Saturday too. Not sure how industry day stakes can compete with that in attracting horses regardless of the track surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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