puha 2,177 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 No one likes the long travelling distances but given the option which location would you prefer to start your horses considering cost of travel racing surface etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnipOrange 148 Report post Posted May 26, 2018 Hastings track does not have the consistency of the Ruakaka track over winter, Ruakaka never really gets past dead 6 !!! at its worst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobba 31 Report post Posted May 27, 2018 Hastings for me. Travel cost maybe a bit more but no Auckland traffic to navigate & no sand kick back. More midweek winter racing at Taupo would be a good option too IMO. Fartoomuch, Patiti, puha and 2 others 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wood 1,576 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 Neither venue would survive without the Waikato horses! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattski 176 Report post Posted May 28, 2018 Could they have winter Saturdays at Taupo?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
army 156 Report post Posted May 29, 2018 14 hours ago, Mattski said: Could they have winter Saturdays at Taupo?? My understanding is the they lease the land from the car racing and can only have meetings when that is not on. Over the year it is used alot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus 429 Report post Posted June 1, 2018 On 29/05/2018 at 9:02 AM, Chris Wood said: Neither venue would survive without the Waikato horses! an interesting point...probably true, but equally true (?) to say the Waikato/Akld trainers wouldn't survive without Ruakaka and Hastings tracks to race on. At the most recent Ruakaka meeting (mid May) the track was in the best nick ever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wood 1,576 Report post Posted June 1, 2018 That is great, but a lot of horses that are in work at this time of the year are wet trackers, so how does that help connections being forced to drive past the prestige Ellerslie, and head up there? I do hope the renovations on the track are successful, still not quite sure why they did not go the Strathayr way, I did get a few feeble excuses from one board member several months ago, but I do love racing there and with the new stabling facilities looking good on plan, onwards and upwards with a bit of luck. Renovations on NZ tracks are not one of our stronger points, Avondale, Counties, Tauranga, Awapuni and Otaki spring to mind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattski 176 Report post Posted June 2, 2018 How long would an all weather in the Waikato take to complete roughly? Could it possibly be up and running by next winter if we finally got moving?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,865 Report post Posted June 2, 2018 21 hours ago, Chris Wood said: That is great, but a lot of horses that are in work at this time of the year are wet trackers, so how does that help connections being forced to drive past the prestige Ellerslie, and head up there? I do hope the renovations on the track are successful, still not quite sure why they did not go the Strathayr way, I did get a few feeble excuses from one board member several months ago, but I do love racing there and with the new stabling facilities looking good on plan, onwards and upwards with a bit of luck. Renovations on NZ tracks are not one of our stronger points, Avondale, Counties, Tauranga, Awapuni and Otaki spring to mind. Avondale is wasted why race a Ruakaka when you have one of the best winter tracks just sitting there...stupid why its not used more...so much better than the swamp Counties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wood 1,576 Report post Posted June 2, 2018 Avondale was good Scooby when they were doing the sand work on it, but for what reason it was never finished, and now the surface is as heavy as any other course except TeRapa up our way. Sitting on the couch here at home and the jockeys are complaining of visibility problems! What next, it is winter racing for god’s sake! I won’t say anymore....... napier, Tauhei Notts and ADM 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted June 3, 2018 Owners cop it again.trainers cop it again.sand kickback. Not foreseen.why not?wouldn' happen in Hong Kong Singapore .they employ the right people.this will be no .ones fault as usual Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted June 3, 2018 If it’s to windy you can’t race at Te Rapa the rail blows down .Now they’ve created a sand storm so the jocks can’t see not to mention the inside trials track that is a non event .What next ? On 5/27/2018 at 10:06 AM, TurnipOrange said: Hastings track does not have the consistency of the Ruakaka track over winter, Ruakaka never really gets past dead 6 !!! at its worst Huey 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted June 3, 2018 pound for pound is 120 percent right but no hope of happening- smart thinking seems barred especially if the suits don't like the blokes saying it Huey 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,095 Report post Posted June 3, 2018 7 hours ago, Chris Wood said: Avondale was good Scooby when they were doing the sand work on it, but for what reason it was never finished, and now the surface is as heavy as any other course except TeRapa up our way. Sitting on the couch here at home and the jockeys are complaining of visibility problems! What next, it is winter racing for god’s sake! I won’t say anymore....... Totally agree. Shakes head - I have no words for this b/s. How can it even be called an industry when its run by a bunch of spineless wimps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...