Chief Stipe Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 But you can bet on the Pakenham Synthetic meeting. Perhaps the TAB bookies could run odds on a meeting being abandoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 59 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: But you can bet on the Pakenham Synthetic meeting. Perhaps the TAB bookies could run odds on a meeting being abandoned. Te Rapa? Rain and thunderstorms today. Showers, some heavy tomorrow. Periods of heavy rain Saturday. Odds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It's comforting to know that NZTR will have a back up plan for racing in about 6 months or perhaps just another hard hitting email from the CEO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Huey said: It's comforting to know that NZTR will have a back up plan for racing in about 6 months Yeah it's called summer , where at least most of the time meetings aren't abandoned . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, curious said: Te Rapa? Rain and thunderstorms today. Showers, some heavy tomorrow. Periods of heavy rain Saturday. Odds? Isn't it now a sand based free draining track? 👅 in cheek! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, nomates said: Yeah it's called summer , where at least most of the time meetings aren't abandoned . Me thinks your confidence is misfounded - 6 months later in NZ ....! Edited July 27, 2022 by Huey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, Huey said: Me thinks your confidence is misfounded - 6 months later in NZ ....! Ye of little faith , they've got it under control . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I wonder if they are putting on an extra meeting next week or are they , as i suspect , just going to let everybody take their chances at Hawera . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 50 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Isn't it now a sand based free draining track? 👅 in cheek! You can say what you like about Te Rapa, and it certainly isn't a track I bet much on these days, but it certainly has been able stand up to a hell of a lot of rain. Purely from the drainage perspective it has probably been a success: very much a horses for courses and front runners track though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, nomates said: I wonder if they are putting on an extra meeting next week or are they , as i suspect , just going to let everybody take their chances at Hawera . 15 days between CD racemeetings and the next two meetings both low key ones. Next meeting with decent stakes is Taranaki on 20 Aug. And it's likely to be a bog. Long time between drinks. Hard to know if that will help or hinder the Riccarton meeting. I wonder what the contingency is if Riccarton is unusable due to rain? Winter Cup at Timaru, or on the AWT? I wonder which trainers would prefer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 1:02 PM, Doomed said: 15 days between CD racemeetings and the next two meetings both low key ones. Next meeting with decent stakes is Taranaki on 20 Aug. And it's likely to be a bog. Long time between drinks. Hard to know if that will help or hinder the Riccarton meeting. I wonder what the contingency is if Riccarton is unusable due to rain? Winter Cup at Timaru, or on the AWT? I wonder which trainers would prefer? I thought Ashburton was now the preferred backup choice. It would be interesting if Ashburton suddenly became "uncooperative". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 You'ld hardly run the Grand National at Ashburton would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 No, but you could at Timaru! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assange Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 1:02 PM, Doomed said: 15 days between CD racemeetings and the next two meetings both low key ones. Next meeting with decent stakes is Taranaki on 20 Aug. And it's likely to be a bog. Long time between drinks. Hard to know if that will help or hinder the Riccarton meeting. I wonder what the contingency is if Riccarton is unusable due to rain? Winter Cup at Timaru, or on the AWT? I wonder which trainers would prefer? 15 days in between racedays is a ludicrus situation. We have had wet winters before. Why couldnt they have given a temporary license to Foxton under extenuating circumstances. Feel sorry for owners and trainers, jockeys in central districts. All the suits are on salaries so do they really care? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Freda said: No, but you could at Timaru! Or maybe Waimate? But then why not shift the whole meeting there? Only now they are trying to figure out what horses might be coming for the jumping races and deciding whether they will run them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, curious said: Or maybe Waimate? But then why not shift the whole meeting there? Only now they are trying to figure out what horses might be coming for the jumping races and deciding whether they will run them or not. It's a sad state of affairs , going to be interesting to see the numbers and how many NI's flat horses actually travel south . Used to be an absolute standout week , another one shot to shit . 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 1 hour ago, curious said: Only now they are trying to figure out what horses might be coming for the jumping races and deciding whether they will run them or not. Surely that cannot be correct? Surely they have been talking to jumps trainers for months to ascertain their intentions? They have tried to remove any alternative opportunities in the NI. I find it hard to believe that as incompetent as these people are, that they didn't have idea what the jumps fields would look like several weeks ago. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, Doomed said: Surely that cannot be correct? Surely they have been talking to jumps trainers for months to ascertain their intentions? They have tried to remove any alternative opportunities in the NI. I find it hard to believe that as incompetent as these people are, that they didn't have idea what the jumps fields would look like several weeks ago. BELIEVE IT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Freda said: BELIEVE IT. What's the feeling on the ground amongst the trainers as to whether the jumps races will proceed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 I have just seen the notice you are referring to. I am staggered. It is probably no secret I think the CJC are incompetent and arrogant, and NZTR....well, probably much the same, but I really did think both bodies would have been sitting back smugly for weeks thinking "everyone thinks we have cocked up, but we know almost exactly how many jumpers are targetting Riccarton". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 They surely can't pull the pin on the Nationals? They are worth $100,000 last time I looked. Some trainers will have been targeting them all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, Doomed said: They surely can't pull the pin on the Nationals? They are worth $100,000 last time I looked. Some trainers will have been targeting them all season. One of the bizarre comments in the email is "This information will be used to determine what races can be run and to give some surety to trainers prior to making travel arrangements." Certainly, in several instances I know of, those arrangements were being made weeks ago and training and programming plans months ago. What are they thinking? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Ludwig said: What's the feeling on the ground amongst the trainers as to whether the jumps races will proceed? I don't know. Given that there are now no [ sorry Meg, one ] jumper in training in the south, most aren't actually concerned with jumping numbers. I don't mean they don't care, but it isn't right in their focus right now, with their own teams to deal with. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Looks like they have gone into a last minute panic! GRAND NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF RACING FIRST DAY ON THE TURF Contrary to rumours that seem to be travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand the first day of the Grand National Festival HAS NOT been transferred to the Polytrack. The First and Third days of the festival have been scheduled to run on the Turf Course Proper and that remains the intention. The only reason for the Club and NZTR to justify a shift would be if the Turf was for some reason unusable or unsafe for racing. That is not the case. Kind regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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