rdytdy 5,358 Report post Posted February 28  A number of 3yos have their plans thrown up in the air.  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,185 Report post Posted February 28 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 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulebacker 54 Report post Posted February 28 Rain was always forecast today in Hastings so lets Abandon ALL meetings where it might rain why even waste everyones time when the jockeys are going to pull the pin but still get their riding fees   The joke that is NZ Racing  THE TORCH 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,185 Report post Posted February 28 What happened this time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lane 747 Report post Posted February 28 Races 5 - 8 at Hastings today have been abandoned due to the state of the track. Â NZTR will look to find a suitable replacement date for the Gr2 Lowland Stakes and the 3yo SW+P 1300m races lost as a result of the abandonment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious 660 Report post Posted February 28 5 minutes ago, Leggy said: What happened this time? The forecast rain arrived! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak Star 801 Report post Posted February 28 They need to run the Lowland at Tauherenikau Sunday, surely chiknsmack, canon47 and Insider 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,410 Report post Posted February 28 It was a really nice day here in the Bay, and then it clouded over pretty quickly and we had a really good downpour (out in Havelock North anyway) which lasted about 5 mins, its stopped now and the sun is trying to break thru again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,358 Report post Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, mulebacker said: Rain was always forecast today in Hastings so lets Abandon ALL meetings where it might rain why even waste everyones time when the jockeys are going to pull the pin but still get their riding fees   The joke that is NZ Racing   That is unfair blaming the jockey's. They are the ones putting life and limb on the line and I have had communication from the track that under the circumstances the right decision was made. Perhaps if the meeting had started a few hours earlier than it did they may have got through the card.  gubellini, canon47 and MissJools 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJools 577 Report post Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, rdytdy said:  That is unfair blaming the jockey's. They are the ones putting life and limb on the line and I have had communication from the track that under the circumstances the right decision was made. Perhaps if the meeting had started a few hours earlier than it did they may have got through the card.  I don't blame the jockeys not wanting to ride on a track that is unsafe to ride on, as you say, they're the ones who put their lives on the line each and everytime they set foot on a racecourse. I wouldn't want to be the person hwo has to ring the family of an injuried jockey and tell them that their loved one has been seriously injured and/or killed. Fingers crossed a replacement venue can be found for the Lowland and the other 3 year old race, and can be found quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke 1,268 Report post Posted February 28 16 minutes ago, Pak Star said: They need to run the Lowland at Tauherenikau Sunday, surely The Lowland is a Wairarapa race, it used to be run by the Masterton Racing Club. THE TORCH, Pam Robson, Gerrymir00 and 3 others 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates 4,110 Report post Posted February 28 So we have Otaki who irrigated up until the day before the races and, Hastings who stopped watering after Friday night , is one right and the other wrong ? or both right ? , or both wrong ?. Whatever the answer both tracks not up to running group races on , IMO . How many of those at last nights soiree at Karaka honestly think everything is great in the kingdom , or does the amount of money being poured into stakes override all other considerations . On stakes , Derby day on Saturday and not one full field , for all the big stakes on offer they can't get full fields . Black Kirrama, chiknsmack and We're Doomed 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,358 Report post Posted February 28 20 minutes ago, Pak Star said: They need to run the Lowland at Tauherenikau Sunday, surely  Perhaps but will the Northern horses want to travel that far on Sunday after travelling down to Hastings and back today and then 13 days later travel to Trentham for the Oaks? Looking at the calendar there isn't a lot of options.  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 4,213 Report post Posted February 28 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. canon47 and scooby3051 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,410 Report post Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, bloke said: The Lowland is a Wairarapa race, it used to be run by the Masterton Racing Club. yeah at the Opaki track...and for the "younger" ones on here Opaki is not a mis-spelling... Black Kirrama 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_gee 434 Report post Posted February 28 sounds like all the  big wig  track mangers need better education to many issues  ( top brass track mangers need asses booted) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 11,317 Report post Posted February 28 34 minutes ago, rdytdy said:  That is unfair blaming the jockey's. They are the ones putting life and limb on the line and I have had communication from the track that under the circumstances the right decision was made. Perhaps if the meeting had started a few hours earlier than it did they may have got through the card.  What a joke what was all the blurb they put out a couple of weeks ago..what a load of bollocks the track is Donald Ducked but it is not alone in that respect...pour all the money you want into stakes but if the tracks are stuffed what's the point...its almost to the stage where there is not a decent track left....but hey things are good just keep the blinkers on and charge forward. Ned Kelly, nomates, canon47 and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 11,317 Report post Posted February 28 18 minutes ago, nomates said: So we have Otaki who irrigated up until the day before the races and, Hastings who stopped watering after Friday night , is one right and the other wrong ? or both right ? , or both wrong ?. Whatever the answer both tracks not up to running group races on , IMO . How many of those at last nights soiree at Karaka honestly think everything is great in the kingdom , or does the amount of money being poured into stakes override all other considerations . On stakes , Derby day on Saturday and not one full field , for all the big stakes on offer they can't get full fields . Ellerslie has issues as do 95% of all other tracks in the country...most are stuffed.....and some decent ones are not allowed to even hold a meeting...blind leading the blind. Old Man, dock leaf, We're Doomed and 1 other 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Robson 1,642 Report post Posted February 28 Was a really good idea, scuttling Gisborne/Wairoa in favour of Hastings. Chris Wood, Pak Star, JTeaz and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious 660 Report post Posted February 28 They had races back at Castlepoint last weekend - might be the way of the future  Shad and THE TORCH 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 11,317 Report post Posted February 28 Just now, Pam Robson said: Was a really good idea, scuttling Gisborne/Wairoa in favour of Hastings. And Waipukurau as well...but there are many more too... We're Doomed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious 660 Report post Posted February 28 1 minute ago, Pam Robson said: Was a really good idea, scuttling Gisborne/Wairoa in favour of Hastings. add in Waipukurau Opaki Levin Foxton Feilding Bulls Stratford and Awapuni out of action   THE TORCH and Pam Robson 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canon47 93 Report post Posted February 28 Mulebacker wrong regarding jockeys riding fee They only get paid IF their horse is saddled and enters the birdcage  gubellini 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,127 Report post Posted February 28 44 minutes ago, rdytdy said:   Perhaps if the meeting had started a few hours earlier than it did they may have got through the card.  Good point. Summer races could easily start 11;30 or midday. Connections could then all be home at a reasonable time. canon47 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates 4,110 Report post Posted February 28 7 minutes ago, Contentious said: They had races back at Castlepoint last weekend - might be the way of the future  Can they get the beach ready in time to run the Lowland and 3yo race on Saturday . Pam Robson 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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