Are the A/W's already becoming a white elephant ???

[Huey]

15 minutes ago, The Centaur said:

The Awapuni corner into the straight seems very sharp. Can't see how fair racing can eventuate.

Agree , looks like a jump & finish where you land track.

[Joe Bloggs]

Oh glory be, can you imagine the riding on Awapuni, the trials are bad enough.......ye haaa

[mikeynz]

Is Te Awamutu still a racing venue.

[curious]

22 hours ago, The Centaur said:

The Awapuni corner into the straight seems very sharp. Can't see how fair racing can eventuate.

Haven't heard any feedback but looks like it raced pretty nicely.

[Freda]

It will be as the others...it will suit some, not others.  As do many tracks/surfaces.

It is the notion that wet trackers, set for a grass meeting with soft/heavy ground,  will happily switch to a track where they will be required to produce 22 sec final sectionals.  That is a flawed premise.

[Huey]

58 minutes ago, Freda said:

It will be as the others...it will suit some, not others.  As do many tracks/surfaces.

It is the notion that wet trackers, set for a grass meeting with soft/heavy ground,  will happily switch to a track where they will be required to produce 22 sec final sectionals.  That is a flawed premise.

That flawed premise in itself shows a lack of foresight around why we have these AWT's.

The Cambridge trials being cancelled and traininers heading toward grass surfaces with their charges is a fairly conclusive consensus on the useage and future of these surfaces for racedays and trail meetings.