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3 minutes ago, Insider said:
You could be right. Tell us more.
Club: Wellington Racing Club @ Trentham
Date: Saturday, 27 January 2024
Weather: Overcast
Track: Soft 5, Downgraded to Soft 6 prior to Race 1 @ 11.13am
Track further Downgraded to Soft 7 @ 1.10pm retrospective to Race 1
Rail: Out 6 metresFollowing the running of this race, riders expressed concern regarding an area of the track near the 600 metres,
where ZACKERY (K Asano) lost its footing and slipped. A Lawson-Carroll also reported his mount REDANA also slipped.
A track Safety Review Panel consisting of Stewards, Senior Jockeys and Club Officials was convened. Following a track
inspection, which clearly identified a slip, a subsequent meeting with riders and club officials was convened and the
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17 minutes ago, Insider said:
That's absolutely stupid isn't it?
Btw Insider, wasn't it natural irrigation on an already soft track that preceded the problem in the first place?
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3 minutes ago, Insider said:
Natural irrigation took place overnight so all will be ok.
Is this low key meeting one of Awapuni's race dates, because of the closure there?
Otherwise it is absolutely stupid.
No. It's a Wellington RC meeting.
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5 hours ago, Leggy said:
Seems they are waiting till race day to test it with horses at racing speed though there is no guarantee that part of the track will be used
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2 minutes ago, Contentious said:
where would they get a number of horses from?
Seems they are waiting till race day to test it with horses at racing speed though there is no guarantee that part of the track
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32 minutes ago, We're Doomed said:
So basically they can now guarantee it will be consistently wet across the whole width of the track.
You wouldn't think so would you? I note they say "more consistent" not totally consistent or even sufficiently consistent. I'm surprised they didn't use a penetrometer across the track in the affected area to determine that, or gallop a number of horses round there across that area.
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2 hours ago, scooby3051 said:
Leggy I do not agree with you either Mike McRoberts is a professional and yes he did host an evening in honour of DE, so that obviously was requiring some knowledge of racing....and why is it not possible for him as a professional to not learn about the position he is employed to do should racing be so lucky as to gain a professional like Mike from the train wreck of Newshub. He would be one of less than a handful the TAB has on board now and that is being extremely generous with the use of professional associated with anyone presenting on trackside, including Guerin and co...JMO. Take your blinkers off and think outside the box for once...do they teach you to be so negative in the teaching profession. or are you just always like this???
I agree with you. Just don't think that a co-presentation 7 years ago is much help to support the case.
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3 minutes ago, Chestnut said:
HI Leggy, we are talking about potential folk from Newhub that could be beneficial to the racing scene as front persons. I take it you have read the thread?
Yes, I have. Are Guerin and McRoberts newshub employees?
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BF SP.
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35 minutes ago, rdytdy said:
I don't suppose someone has a screenshot of the divdends of the last R7 at Tauherenikau today.
Surely the place dividend for the 2nd horse Sol De Otono at $11.80 is incorrect??? Should have been more like $1.80.
The filly was paying just over $5 to win a few minutes brfore the race when I looked and NZTR show the filly paying $5.80 as the win dividend at the jump.
The quinella looks ok with the $5.40 winner Phone A Friend with Sol De Otono at $17.10 and the trifecta at $97.00 seems in order also.
Sol De Otono was first selection by the TAB, Bevan Sweeney made her a Best Bet on the day and she was also first selection in the Race Form.
That place dividend of $11.80 is just sticking out like the proverable.........
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On 3/1/2024 at 6:47 PM, Insider said:
Ok Leggy, educate me. What would a farmer consider a full renovation of a pasture.
P.S. I forgot about the under-sowing that we always did.
What chiknsmack said.
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9 hours ago, Insider said:
"NZTR and the Club have also agreed to immediately undertake a full renovation of the Hastings turf to regain confidence in the track. More information will be provided by NZTR regarding this process once a detailed plan has been finalised"
A full renovation [in layman's terms] means cutting the grass right back, removing any build up of debris material, aerate, fill divot holes, fertilize and irrigate to get the grass growing rapidly which hopefully it will, as it's still warm enough.
The next meeting at Hastings is scheduled for 13 April, so my guess is that it will not be necessary to reschedule any race dates.
I don't think many farmers would consider that a full renovation of a pasture. To me that is routine annual maintenance for any track. If that's what they mean, I don't see the point.
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14 minutes ago, mulebacker said:
Funnily enuf these didnt happen 20 years ago.
20 years ago the tracks weren't all stuffed after two decades of neglect and under investment.
- Pam Robson and Chestnut
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50 minutes ago, gubellini said:
mulebacker you are wrong. Jockeys don't get paid for the races abandoned. Owners and trainers miss out as well. The float fee from Waikato to Hastings would be about $700-$800 per horse.
Not quite true. For abandoned meetings:
Jockeys.
Where a Jockey is not able to fulfil any
riding engagements due to the
abandonment.
$300
Where a Jockey has ridden in 1 race on the
day but was unable to fulfil further
engagements due to the abandonment.
$200
Where a Jockey has travelled from one
Racing Region to any other Racing Region.
$200, in addition to the amount paid as
above.
Where a Jockey was able to fulfil 2 or more riding engagements before the meeting was
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23 minutes ago, nomates said:
Can they get the beach ready in time to run the Lowland and 3yo race on Saturday .
I understand it was perfectly groomed the night after the races.
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What happened this time?
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3 minutes ago, rdytdy said:
A number of 3yos have their plans thrown up in the air.
Some that weren't already injured Karaka night?
- Insider and Pam Robson
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1 hour ago, mikenz said:
Looks like the buyers of slots havnt done any research auctions can sometimes come down to egos, only when you go away and think about do you realize how silly some people are.
Easy come easy go I guess.
Maybe they will bump the stake up, ,maybe not.
Cameron said on Weigh In that any surplus from auction proceeds would be used for promotional purposes.
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45 minutes ago, Bimbo said:
Betfair Mobile App has a black background. Desktop site has a white background. Only site that as good to navigate was the old NZ TAB website.
OK. Don't use their mobile app.
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26 minutes ago, mikenz said:
I'm pretty sure Betfair run a Sportsbook out of the UK but here in NZ we keep getting redirected to an Australian section that is exchange only, and a very poor visual app, a android version, Black background, i think that there is also a web version as well that runs on older browsers i stand to be corrected, probably the worst one to navigate around is Betfair.
No black background on mine and one of the easiest sites to navigate imo.
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5 hours ago, MisterEd said:
Betfair are like any other bookmaker. You start winning big and they will close your account without hesitation.
What? Why would they do that? It's a betting exchange, not a bookmaker.
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