Awapuni , the future of CD racing .

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Freda said:

Clearly, then, the material that is taught to these fellas is flawed  [or else they are as thick as planks and can't learn],  or else the course is just not long enough to hammer stuff home.

It's not flawed.  Just impossible to implement when the tracks are so stuffed and need major renovations.

[nomates]

Hahaha , maybe it's just Palmerston North that's shitty , can't finish a race meeting now they can't get jockeys flight to Chch off the ground , flatten the place , never liked it .

[Freda]

2 hours ago, Huey said:

But isn't that partly down to the poor mangement and utilisation of the tracks?

Many of the venues have been over used due to extremely poor decision making at an industry management level, the venue plan springs to mind. Implemented by a fool who has since departed our fair shores , this was a plan that like most of the strategic initiatives at NZTR look great on paper but unfortunately don't play out that way in reality.

What other industry would hold itself to ransom (i.e. refuse to use very good and capable venues and let them rot in the hope they can eventually be sold off) to the detriment of its own future?  

 

Spot on.

[nomates]

Hold your breath , there is a track inspection under way at Riccarton after a horse slipped free of interference in R2 .

You can't make this shit up .

[Chief Stipe]

2 hours ago, nomates said:

Hold your breath , there is a track inspection under way at Riccarton after a horse slipped free of interference in R2 .

You can't make this shit up .

I hate to say but I told you so.

[Extra Dollars]

On 11/12/2022 at 9:05 AM, Freda said:

Spot on.

Different soils,different climates need different upkeep,there is no "1 size fits all" in regards to track maintenance,or irrigation etc....... 

[Freda]

12 minutes ago, Extra Dollars said:

Different soils,different climates need different upkeep,there is no "1 size fits all" in regards to track maintenance,or irrigation etc....... 

No.

There isn't. 

But they all seem to sing from the same song sheet.

[curious]

One thing I don't understand re Riccarton is that they've had 3 months since the National meeting to get the track reseeded and ready for cup week. How come the riders were still reporting it very patchy and lots of bare patches once they cut the long flattened grass and you could actually see it. 3 meetings between I think but surely they could have been re-located to Timaru or Ashburton to facilitate the grass re-establishment if necessary.

[Freda]

6 hours ago, curious said:

One thing I don't understand re Riccarton is that they've had 3 months since the National meeting to get the track reseeded and ready for cup week. How come the riders were still reporting it very patchy and lots of bare patches once they cut the long flattened grass and you could actually see it. 3 meetings between I think but surely they could have been re-located to Timaru or Ashburton to facilitate the grass re-establishment if necessary.

The old story, C, is that to remediate a problem, you must be aware that there is one.