Chief Stipe Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Seven races. 52 nominations. About 10 dual nominations with Otaki on Friday. https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/51507/Meeting-Overview.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Supported by a leading trainer. Leading kiwi trainer Lisa Latta has had a fantastic season to-date, claiming ten stakes victories and amassing over $2.2 million in prizemoney for her connections. One win that stands out for Latta is Platinum Invador’s Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m), a horse that was given over 12 months to recover from an injury and nursed back to salute in one of New Zealand’s premier staying events. Awapuni, Latta’s local track, are in preperation for their first race meeting on the new synthetic surface this Sunday, 7 May. Latta has seen the benefits of the synthetic first-hand, currently working her entire stable on the newly implemented surface. “Having that even, consistent surface, all the time, Platinum Invador does a lot of his work on there, because he’s had a tendon injury and you have the same surface every day. I think the track will be a fantastic tool leading into winter and spring.” As we head into the winter months, we can expect trainers like Latta to utilise synthetic tracks, with plenty more race meetings and trials planned on this surface around the country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bill said: As we head into the winter months, we can expect trainers like Latta to utilise synthetic tracks, with plenty more race meetings and trials planned on this surface around the country. So Latta has seven nominated for the AWT on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra Dollars Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 23 hours ago, Bill said: Supported by a leading trainer. Leading kiwi trainer Lisa Latta has had a fantastic season to-date, claiming ten stakes victories and amassing over $2.2 million in prizemoney for her connections. One win that stands out for Latta is Platinum Invador’s Gr.2 Auckland Cup (3200m), a horse that was given over 12 months to recover from an injury and nursed back to salute in one of New Zealand’s premier staying events. Awapuni, Latta’s local track, are in preperation for their first race meeting on the new synthetic surface this Sunday, 7 May. Latta has seen the benefits of the synthetic first-hand, currently working her entire stable on the newly implemented surface. “Having that even, consistent surface, all the time, Platinum Invador does a lot of his work on there, because he’s had a tendon injury and you have the same surface every day. I think the track will be a fantastic tool leading into winter and spring.” As we head into the winter months, we can expect trainers like Latta to utilise synthetic tracks, with plenty more race meetings and trials planned on this surface around the country. Just wondering.......what other options do Awapuni trainers have,in regards to "work surfaces" I'm talking about everyday pacework mornings,not GALLOPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Extra Dollars said: Just wondering.......what other options do Awapuni trainers have,in regards to "work surfaces" I'm talking about everyday pacework mornings,not GALLOPS. Can't comment about Awapuni, but when it is very wet, we at Riccarton have none apart from the AWT. Pacework or gallops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Woo hoo, what progress!! Who would have thought the racing industry was going to be such a benefactor to veterinary science? At least Cambridge still provide choice for the trainer. Baker and Te Akau have been mentioned as training icons here. How much do/did they utilise the AWT for training, trials and racing? If trainers at Riccarton and/or Awapuni had a choice for training how many would elect/select the synthetic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I am sure no one would deny that the AWTs are great training options. The trouble is we have spent $50m - $60m on 3 training facilities while the rest of the industry is struggling. We already had quite a few decent training facilities scattered all over the country, but we have very few premium racing surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Some of the decent training facilities are privately owned. Clubs will tell you that you can't make money out of training, not sure if that includes Matamata and Cambridge though. Anything can make money if properly run. With these attitudes surely there should be ample funds to provide at least better race day surfaces. That 15% from wagering going to government which would enable funding to come back into racing is sounding attractive. Then punters could truly say they owned racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 When are we going to have people in charge with money making ideas, apart from realising real estate? What is really annoying is they weren't around when the original land was acquired for racing yet have control of club assets, when really as committee people they should just be custodians until the next generation comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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