Extra Dollars Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Righty oh,with only a few days to go before their scheduled RACE MEETING,when should we be expecting an announcement from NZTR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Extra Dollars said: Righty oh,with only a few days to go before their scheduled RACE MEETING,when should we be expecting an announcement from NZTR? About what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Apparently synthetic tracks aren't all bad. https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/NRB Meeting News/Polytrack Racing Resumes.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 MEDIA RELEASE RICCARTON PARK RACING RESUMES Racing resumes on the Riccarton Park Polytrack for the second year on Thursday 4 May 2023. This is the start of a run of eleven racemeetings on the Polytrack from May through to September. Effectively there is a racemeeting on the synthetic surface every fortnight. Notable aspects from the first Polytrack season in 2022 included: • From 1 May to 9 September 2022 nine midweek South Island meetings on the Turf averaged $103,399 betting per race whilst the average of the Riccarton Park Polytrack meetings was $105,140. • The average field size was 9.84, not too far behind the national average. It was impacted by low average on the very first meeting and the meeting on Thursday 25 August which was a new meeting added to the calendar. • The national average field size was exceeded at five of the 11 meetings. • The Polytrack evolved to be kind to punters with favourites winning 31.3% of the races which is ahead of the national average of 28-30%. • BUOYANT won on the Polytrack on Friday 3 June 2022. In five subsequent starts on the turf he won three and ran two seconds. Wins included the Group 3 Lindauer Stewards Stakes and the Listed Property Brokers Hazlett Stakes. • CAMPIONESSA won on the Polytrack on 1 September 2022. She raced on to win two races including the Listed Nautical Boat Insurance Metropolitan Trophy and the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile. CAMPIONESSA was also Group 1 second in both the Herbie Dyke Stakes and Bonecrusher NZ Stakes. • On Wednesday 10 August LIGHT UP won on the Polytrack and three months later won a $60,000 race on the support card of New Zealand Cup Day. • JUNE BUG also won a similar race on New Zealand Cup Day after having raced four times on the Polytrack for placings. • In September ILLICIT MISS won a double on the Polytrack going on to win a $60,000 race over 2500 metres at the NZ Cup Meeting. • Champion trainer Mark Walker won with BELLE OF THE BALL on the final Polytrack meeting of 2022. She continued racing to win two more races and run second in Group 3 company. • MEGALOMANIAC raced at six of the Polytrack meetings winning on three occasions. • GLOBAL BEAUTY won on the Polytrack and has gone on to win two more races on the turf. • In June and July FRANKIE THE FOX won consecutive open ‘metric mile’ handicaps on the turf and the Polytrack. • Michael and Matthew Pitman have trained most winners on the Polytrack with 10. • Michael McNab with the same number holds the most wins amongst the jockeys. The racemeeting on Thursday 4 May is an Industry day but is followed two weeks later Thursday 18 May 2023 with a feature meeting. The full list of dates for the 2023 Polytrack season is as follows: 1. Thu 4 May 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 1st Day Industry meeting 2. Thu 18 May 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 2nd Day Feature meeting 3. Fri 2 June 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 3rd Day Industry meeting 4. Thu 15 June 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 4th Day Industry meeting 5. Thu 29 June 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 5 th Day Industry meeting 6. Wed 12 July 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 6th Day Industry meeting added stakes 7. Fri 28 July 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 7th Day Industry meeting 8. Wed 9 August 2023 GNF 2nd Day, Synthetic Season 8th Day Feature meeting 9. Thu 24 August 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 9th Day Industry meeting 10. Thu 31 August 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 10th Day Industry meeting 11. Wed 13 September 2023 Synthetic Racing Season 11th Day Industry meeting For further information please contact Canterbury Jockey Club Chief Executive Tim Mills 027 430 0208 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Nice spin Tim. When are you fixing (or even managing) the Turf Track? Can you also post the net profit from the Polytrack assuming that maintenance is up to date and a reserve is being created to pay for its recommended periodic renovation. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assange Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Doomed said: Apparently synthetic tracks aren't all bad. https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/NRB Meeting News/Polytrack Racing Resumes.pdf Funny how the trials at Awapuni were canned due to lack of entries, but the Foxton trials have over 20 heats less than a week later. NZTR this is trainers telling you something. Perhaps you should listen to them. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Nice spin Tim. When are you fixing (or even managing) the Turf Track? Can you also post the net profit from the Polytrack assuming that maintenance is up to date and a reserve is being created to pay for its recommended periodic renovation. I know absolutely nothing about rainfall or racetracks so I am seriously asking for expert opinion. That Riccarton track looked pretty bad today. I notice it was already a heavy 9 on Thursday after 12mm of rain in the last 7 days. Obviously it had deteriorated even further since then. At the end of summer should a track be a heavy 9 after 12mm of rain in 7 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 You would think not. Like Chief asked when is the CJC fixing the most important track at Riccarton? And spin was the right word for that rubbish about the inorganic track. What nonsense written to keep a job. The balance sheet on that track would be as shifty as the surface. As for Awapuni, what jockey in their right mind is going to go out in a field of TEN and properly compete riding a galloper around a greyhound circuit??!! Don't think much of your trainer either if he/she is sending your horse out on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Kenny Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I have noticed that almost every place getter comes from the outside half of the track at Riccarton - what on earth is wrong with the inside half, horses just go backwrds down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, Mustang Kenny said: I have noticed that almost every place getter comes from the outside half of the track at Riccarton - what on earth is wrong with the inside half, horses just go backwrds down there. Sshhh....the roses will need watering soon, that'll fix it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 How big Is the polytrack at Awapuni, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, mikeynz said: How big Is the polytrack at Awapuni, I think its about 1500m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 That's probably a bit on the small side for gallopers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 hours ago, mikeynz said: That's probably a bit on the small side for gallopers Good for trotters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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