Chief Stipe Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 14 hours ago, Yankiwi said: Where's the safety rail? Was first supposed to be installed 9 years ago. Now more recently, was supposed to be installed by 2 weeks ago. Asking for the #1 dog here. Since welfare is paramount & underpins everything they do, why are they racing on the track after identifying that Auckland had the most urgent need for a safety rail? Words are cheap coming from GRNZ & that's one of their biggest problems. Was the dog injured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Was the dog injured? No idea. The steward didn't even acknowledge the incident. No dogs were post-race vet checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Yankiwi said: No idea. The steward didn't even acknowledge the incident. No dogs were post-race vet checked. So a non event. Just a @Yankiwi event. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) Plenty to report on entering the turn. Edited December 11, 2023 by Yankiwi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Yankiwi said: Plenty to report on entering the turn. We await with bated breath! Or should that be live baited breath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 The lack of reporting an incident doesn't mean that it didn't occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 11/12/2023 at 7:54 AM, Chief Stipe said: Was the dog injured? From last week's query. Further evidence suggests it might have been injured. The #1 in the above image from last week was scratched (with no explanation as to why) from race #5 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I blame the Jockey. Obviously that #1 Dog got squeezed down onto the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 18/12/2023 at 4:11 PM, Chief Stipe said: I blame the Jockey. Obviously that #1 Dog got squeezed down onto the fence. I blame GRNZ. They didn't follow through with their commitment to have a safety rail installed first 10 years ago then again by 3 weeks ago as they stated they would. Another example of empty words by GRNZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Yankiwi said: I blame GRNZ. They didn't follow through with their commitment to have a safety rail installed first 10 years ago then again by 3 weeks ago as they stated they would. Another example of empty words by GRNZ. How would a new rail stop a bigger dog forcing a dog down onto the fence? A good competitive dog will do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 4 more steel medals awarded in Auckland. Where is GRNZ's "late November" safety rail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Big day of qualifying races today. Where's your safety rail? Race #1 #2 dog off the rail into the corner pocket. Hopefully for team Evans, your girl wasn't punished too badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 And your boy in race #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 Your safety pads on the outside rail don't go far enough around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 You're lure sucks. (Race abandoned) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stipesboy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Absolute joke lure breaks down dogs hit fence premier meeting Auckland you are a joke also anyone no how the straight track in Wanganui went with trials the other day heard there was meant to be trials if so how did they go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, Yankiwi said: Big day of qualifying races today. Where's your safety rail? Race #1 #2 dog off the rail into the corner pocket. Hopefully for team Evans, your girl wasn't punished too badly. Appears the blind Steward didn't acknowledge the rail strike or see fit to have the #2 dog vet checked. It seems to have become the normal in Auckland. Here's the exact moment of hard contact that kicks the ass end of the girl to the right and if you watch the head on replay on 1/4 speed, you can even see a "poof" of hair/dust/paint & whatever else was on there. Full Replay Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaman Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Race 2 number 8 was horrific, so close to being impaled on the rail stanchion. Evans dog attempted to cut the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaman Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, aquaman said: Race 2 number 8 was horrific, so close to being impaled on the rail stanchion. Evans dog attempted to cut the corner. The Stipes report, [Quirk] is bullshit. Either blind or cannot read a race. It attempted to jump the rail free of interference unlike the report that states it checked off heels causing the incident. Get yourself some glasses Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BitofaLegend Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 22/01/2024 at 8:53 AM, aquaman said: The Stipes report, [Quirk] is bullshit. Either blind or cannot read a race. It attempted to jump the rail free of interference unlike the report that states it checked off heels causing the incident. Get yourself some glasses Rick. I'd go with the second option, cant read a race. Find it amazing how often these NZ stipes get decisions wrong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 22/01/2024 at 8:53 AM, aquaman said: The Stipes report, [Quirk] is bullshit. Either blind or cannot read a race. It attempted to jump the rail free of interference unlike the report that states it checked off heels causing the incident. Get yourself some glasses Rick. Unfortunately Hans made a real mess of the corner. Checked in off heal and boom. He’s very lucky. A few grazes and a few stitches required. But he’s his happy self and enjoying a short holiday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, Goldstar said: Unfortunately Hans made a real mess of the corner. Checked in off heal and boom. He’s very lucky. A few grazes and a few stitches required. But he’s his happy self and enjoying a short holiday. How's Goldstar Dynasty after her steel medal award in the first race? There was a clear plume of hair/dust or whatever else evident in the head-on replay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Today Oh my... First 5 races, 4 gracilis muscles torn. The safety rail that isn't there won't help prevent that problem. GRNZ's slogan "welfare underpins everything we do" hasn't help prevent the problem. When will someone do something about it? Tough day at the office on the most dangerous track in the country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankiwi Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 With GRNZ's KPI target of 2.4% or less of all starters to be injured, if Auckland was actually achieving the target, they'd only have 55 injuries or less thus far in the season, not the 125 that have been realized. With 125 so far, if they continue to let them go around for the remaining 6 months of the season at the same pace, and somehow they managed to do so with ZERO injuries, they still wouldn't achieve the 2.4% targeted percentage. Well done GRNZ. Well done AGRC. There could be some hope. It can be fixed. Years ago, Wanganui was in the same death spiral. GRNZ finally shut it down for a few months, completely reworked the track, and now Wanganui is among the best performers with injury numbers. That said, less than half the number of dogs are going around it week in & week out then prior to the refurb. With only 1 race meet a week in Auckland, you wouldn't end up with the luxury of half the traffic. Is GRNZ trying to end racing in the north? Probably not, as they just completed a costly upgrade at Cambridge. However, that new lure system isn't welded to the rail so I don't imagine it would be very hard to uplift it and shift it further south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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