Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?

[mulebacker 43]

Is the Ellerslie straight still uphill after the renovations ?

[canon47 83]

After a couple of trail rides  I thought one of the jockeys had said they were pleased the contour (ups and downs) of the track had be retained 

[Insider 3,973]

Canon, watch out, here comes Miss Jools 

[Aaron The Anchor 236]

Yes they tried to keep the character of the track intact 

[Memphis3 1,267]

I see Paul Wilcox shedding a few tears at Ellerslie. Dont worry chappie I do it regularly 

[Dynamite 321]

The new track looks beautiful 

after 2 races a leader wins and another down the centre of the track…..

lot better than synthetic tracks

[pogo(aus) 888]

funniest post ever

[Mr Spyro 409]

29 minutes ago, pogo(aus) said:

funniest post ever

 Rises like Lazarus,  jeez thought you'd  choked on pickle at the factory and departed  for   the parade ring in sky. 

[pogo(aus) 888]

someone on track might be able to report if the vibe is as good as cambridge synthetic.

[Idolmite 2,567]

Seems very much like an on-pace bias at the moment, unless you're Legarto and lengths better than your opponents. Hopefully it evens out. 

[scooby3051 10,978]

2 hours ago, Memphis3 said:

I see Paul Wilcox shedding a few tears at Ellerslie. Dont worry chappie I do it regularly 

Good on him on a job well done with his team the track looked to be racing in fantastic order....once the rail is in the true position things will even out more and be able to win from anywhere...good crowd there to for a change. KM night will be huge for them and some great racing on the night.We now have one world class facility in NZ just need a few more.

[Contentious 616]

1 hour ago, pogo(aus) said:

funniest post ever

New winning post?  

[Keneperu 362]

Surprised the "Orange" army not in the winners circle today on such a prestigious day. Probably waiting for end of month?

[Pak Star 716]

2 hours ago, Idolmite said:

Seems very much like an on-pace bias at the moment, unless you're Legarto and lengths better than your opponents. Hopefully it evens out. 

I think that was more to do with a bunch of front runners trying to slow the tempo to Telegraph speed in most races.

[Aaron The Anchor 236]

5 hours ago, Dynamite said:

The new track looks beautiful 

after 2 races a leader wins and another down the centre of the track…..

lot better than synthetic tracks

I HATE synthetic tracks.  Refuse to bet on them

[Insider 3,973]

10 minutes ago, Aaron The Anchor said:

I HATE synthetic tracks.  Refuse to bet on them

The new Ellerslie track is a 'sort of synthetic track', so are you saying that you will refuse to bet there?

[Aaron The Anchor 236]

4 minutes ago, Insider said:

The new Ellerslie track is a 'sort of synthetic track', so are you saying that you will refuse to bet there?

Absolutely not. I will definitely be betting there.

I don't class that as a synthetic track at all hence why it's not labeled a synthetic track like Cambridge. 

In my eyes they couldn't be more different!!

[Insider 3,973]

1 minute ago, Aaron The Anchor said:

Absolutely not. I will definitely be betting there.

I don't class that as a synthetic track at all hence why it's not labeled a synthetic track like Cambridge. 

In my eyes they couldn't be more different!!

Thanks for clarifying.

[Aaron The Anchor 236]

Just now, Insider said:

Thanks for clarifying.

It's grass so I class it as a turf track

Below is what I hate lol

[canon47 83]

Congratulations Ellerslie world class track PLUS  you have at this stage Eliminated the excuse  for a poor ride and or  run by horse   by blaming  the Track conditions

[TurnipOrange 149]

14 hours ago, Keneperu said:

Surprised the "Orange" army not in the winners circle today on such a prestigious day. Probably waiting for end of month?

Tangerine Army not Orange

[Blue 1,099]

5 hours ago, TurnipOrange said:

Tangerine Army not Orange

Hahaha, potato....potaaato...

[shaneMcAlister 1,425]

18 hours ago, Aaron The Anchor said:

It's grass so I class it as a turf track

Below is what I hate lol

strathayr track horse racing

I think people may be getting confused with Strathayr track not synthetic.

[Basil brush 196]

i haven't been to Ellerslie for 10 yrs as I no longer live in Auckland but with all the changes it took a while to figure out the starting points on TV

What is happening to the public car park at the top of the straight?Sold?

[Chris Wood 1,577]

Synthetic racing certainly has its part to play throughout the Winter, that’s what they were designed for,

Our grass tracks cannot cope with a full winter hammering and be expected to be ready for Spring racing.

No Waipa, Dargaville, TeTeko, Gisborne, they used to have their place in the Calendar.