sweetpea 5 Report post Posted February 19, 2013 All this time with fine weather to have track ready for todays racing..The first race has to be put back and it looks a mess. Who is responsible or accountable up there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howrude 108 Report post Posted February 19, 2013 Now, I am in no way a track specialist, but the track is in a terrible state EVERY Wednesday. Last week I was there, there was so much "bog" sitting along the rails, approx 30cms wide, it was disgusting! Yet Friday, a dog who runs 18.12 on a Wednesday goes out and runs 2nd, beaten a nose in 17.67 on Friday. Does Friday nights racing have superior priorities over Weds racing do to the better quality of dogs running? Slow or Fast, Good or terrible, no matter the quality of dog, the track should be healthily maintained every race day of the week! This is why I have trouble with heats where the fastest 2nd or third runner qualifies. It is unfair because as the day progresses, the more it is run on, the harder it becomes, making for faster times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea 5 Report post Posted February 20, 2013 How unfortunate the tractors door that evidently was open, when grooming the track met with an incident and splattered glass on the, racing surface most likely causing one hell of a lot of problems for a lot of dogs and their owners.and staff and the R.I.U. With the race being put back one. Who was driving the tractor??? and in the history of greyhound racing has this happened before.? Is this a circus we are watching and backing on or a reality show.. You Know the odds now back them ..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydreamnz 493 Report post Posted February 20, 2013 Yes, it is happening far too often at Hatrick and I think we have been patient bringing this up. Fine weather as you say and you tune in at 12.02pm for Race 1 only to see there are people on the track. Why isn't this done at 11am or 11.30am? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howrude 108 Report post Posted February 20, 2013 Yes, it is happening far too often at Hatrick and I think we have been patient bringing this up. Fine weather as you say and you tune in at 12.02pm for Race 1 only to see there are people on the track. Why isn't this done at 11am or 11.30am? FAR TOO OFTEN! With the chairman of our sport residing in the same city, surely he wouldn't allow for such events to occur. Glass on the track? Bloody hell, never knew of that one. Step up or step down I say! This considers all involved! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmissile 409 Report post Posted February 21, 2013 The last time I raced at Wanganui was close to 18months ago when the track was full of holes where the dog's from previous races footprints were, I asked other trainer's if this was normal and they said it was always like that...don't know if it is still the same? I asked the track curator about it and the response I got was something along the lines of "Well if don't fu***in like it, F**k off back to the Sth Island and don't come back", a mature and responsible response to a travelling trainer I thought.....hence I have not been back and have no intention's to do so in the future. jasonmccook and howrude 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesha_666 45 Report post Posted February 21, 2013 not really the place to moan about this crap seeing we have aaron and his buddys breathing down our throat at the mo. grow some balls and brains! if you have a problem phone the association and moan to them. modest mouse 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howrude 108 Report post Posted February 22, 2013 not really the place to moan about this crap seeing we have aaron and his buddys breathing down our throat at the mo. grow some balls and brains! if you have a problem phone the association and moan to them. There's no point in that. Look at the situation with dickhead Cross now and how the association has handled it. Nothing has changed since he first started all this shit. "Mr Leach said he had no comment", not an accurate quote, but along those lines. So we complain to them to get the old, "We'll see what we can do" or "We're doing everything we can" and 6 months down the track, things are exactly the same. Cross is having a blast with or without our comments due to our association not having balls themselves and actually fighting fire with fire, responding to him, not showing weakness by backing down. Newspaper articles are in favour of Cross, it's like we have 1 article to his 9. They need to reply to everything he tries to throw at us! Need new faces on the board I reckon, ones who's mouths are as sharp as stupid Harawira and not as slow as a toddlers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydreamnz 493 Report post Posted February 22, 2013 There's no point in that. Look at the situation with dickhead Cross now and how the association has handled it. Nothing has changed since he first started all this shit. "Mr Leach said he had no comment", not an accurate quote, but along those lines. So we complain to them to get the old, "We'll see what we can do" or "We're doing everything we can" and 6 months down the track, things are exactly the same. Cross is having a blast with or without our comments due to our association not having balls themselves and actually fighting fire with fire, responding to him, not showing weakness by backing down. Newspaper articles are in favour of Cross, it's like we have 1 article to his 9. They need to reply to everything he tries to throw at us! Need new faces on the board I reckon, ones who's mouths are as sharp as stupid Harawira and not as slow as a toddlers. Yeah, this website is about giving opinions on racing matters. Whether anyone rings the club is up to them but I'd pick the phone will be going. howrude 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
