MTH

Apparently, the victims didn't press charges, didn't want the attention of the press??

The horse that won with Terry on lost a hind plate and couldn't be reshod before going to the start. Trainers does it effect a horse with 1 hind plate missing, espically on a tight track

race on the dirt surely??

Jockeys learning to i guess how the track plays hopefully learnt something today as in the Last race Radiant rosie draw outside over 1200m and went hard, 3 wide outside leader, tough ask and probably not a great decision to push so hard early from such a wide draw over 1200m

Already have, plus freight to trials and race day, time to get out why you got money in your pocket, look at Gavelhouse, expensive to keep unless commercial

Anyone know the track conditions down there seems NZRacing haven't updated for two days Do Trainers have to ring in to find out, phones be busy or do they wait to make a call on what it shown on NZRacing??

The grass track looked like terrible cutting up, Good3, seemed alot of rubbish coming back on back runners

What your thoughts on today track conditions, seem to be running good times but was cutting out badly?

Didn't Double Prosperity win yesterday, didn't look to stressed winning??

Did you notice the times on trial day? Jury is out on the track, numbers low, then again they racing again on Saturday, plus some be looking for a wet track

Too dam wet, showery and track 11

3.3 m

CWJ mentioned on stipes report the horse didn't handle the track, actually a few jockeys said they didn't handle the track. With the downpours during the afternoon the track didn't conditions didn't change from what it was at the first race, but a number of horse's didn't handle it with the rain on it Punters burnt again, track should have been down graded

I believe some horse's were disadvantaged by being in the gates for so long, these are finally tuned animals waiting to jump, race after a minute or 2 of being in the gates, not 7-10minutes.

Watching the build up to the start of the race and couldn't believe my eyes. All the horse's were at the starting gates except 2 horses from one trainer, with the jockeys waiting for them in the mounting yard, they finally arrive 1 minute before start time. BUT on arrival at the starting gates those 2 horse's were re-saddled swapping saddlecloths But as they were re-saddling them one horse already loaded (first starter) went off in the gates But was then vetted, clearly horse wasn't happy after being unloaded from the gates, But was allowed to race But the 2 horse's being re-saddled were then returned to the birdcage, Must been some doubt on whether they had the saddle's of the wrong horse's, along with the saddlecloth But 7 minutes after race start after some horse's spending at least that time in the starting gates waiting on all the drama's behind the gates, they were finally dispatched What a disgrace, so many need people involved need to be accountable, will they??? Personally think the race should have been abandoned, a fair start, i don't think so, some of those horses were in the gates far too long while some were still walking around behind the gates. The inexperienced horses in starting gates didn't get a fair go, THE race should have been abandoned Don't know where to start with so many wrongs being made, totally unprofessional by all involved, how we meant to keep owners, punters etc in this game??? On that note I am considering with drawing my interest in NZ racing horse's here.