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2 minutes ago, barryb said:

Take it as certain Ponderosa8 the track will be a heavy 10 at best by race 1.

Its been fair pissing down for 20 mins. 

Edit: Torrential rain, huge chance it wont proceed if this keeps up for a while.

Went for my daily walk around 0715,finished around 0800 damp but not saturated.

Put my rubbish out ten minutes ago,needed rescueing by lifeguards.Lucky i was wearing a flotation device.

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3 minutes ago, Ponderosa8 said:

http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/Weather-and-Trackcams.aspx

Currently not available, anyone know whether it has ever worked.?

Don't know but have often wondered how much it would cost to maintain webcams at the major tracks ... there are also people who run their own weather stations with "live" feeds to the net ... so these may even be an option ..

That combo might help foster an air of transparency for trainers / owners leading up to raceday? ....  

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8 minutes ago, jess said:

Perfect!  Thx Pondy .... looks grim .... :ph34r:

Judging by current conditions and it forecast to get worse, they would have to be looking at calling it off by 10am.

There would have to be puddles of water on the track.

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5 minutes ago, crustyngrizzly said:

Seen worse weather than this and Te Rapa has gone ahead.

Problem will be if there is any water laying on the track.

Also given that this is a gr1 day with Ellerslie looming if they reschedule it could affect the Ellerslie fields.

So what do they do?

wouldn't be surprised if they try to run them but call off after 1st or 2nd race.

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1 hour ago, jess said:

Don't know but have often wondered how much it would cost to maintain webcams at the major tracks ... there are also people who run their own weather stations with "live" feeds to the net ... so these may even be an option ..

That combo might help foster an air of transparency for trainers / owners leading up to raceday? ....  

Agree.  Also transparency for punters, who are less likely to "play" if there are doubts about the amount of rain affecting the going and the likelihood of late scratchings.

The comments on this and other threads show a comprehensive lack of confidence that clubs give out information, good and bad, with timeliness and forthrightness. 

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Does this fucking sum up the state of NZ Racing.

On course there are NO standard jetbet forms & someone has just been dispatched along the road to the storage facility to get more.

2nd biggest day of the year,  what a joke.

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4 minutes ago, barryb said:

Does this fucking sum up the state of NZ Racing.

On course there are NO standard jetbet forms & someone has just been dispatched along the road to the storage facility to get more.

2nd biggest day of the year,  what a joke.

you want to bet on course Barry - they arent expecting that .....

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