RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.
Midget

Counties Track

Recommended Posts

The rumor around the track this morning is that tomorrow meeting is off,but worse still there is talk that June and August meetings have also been caned.

There was a 2 year closure at Counties to ensure that track would be ready and useable for racing,Now with ONE MEETING having been held and many of hundred's of Thousand's spent,it is now  appears unusable,this is just a rumor at this stage,so see what tomorrow brings.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Meeting News

Counties RC | Wednesday 25 May ABANDONED

 

After 66mls of rain over the last 7 days, including 13mls last night, the Club arranged for two horses, ridden by senior jockeys, to gallop on the course proper.

Following this representatives from the Club, RIU and Trainers’ Association walked the track. Given the weather forecast for the next 24 hours and the new state of the track there was a consensus that the track was likely to deteriorate further and it was recommended that racing on the track tomorrow should not proceed.

Every attempt was made to find an alternative venue.

Horses nominated for Counties have until 9am tomorrow to nominate for Auckland.

Options for an alternative meeting in the coming days will be explored.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest 2Admin2

No Plan B again.  Why don't they have a Plan B for every location?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest 2Admin2
7 minutes ago, Leggy said:

 

35 minutes ago, Midget said:

Why can't they have mallard races ?

 

 

8 minutes ago, Leggy said:

Good idea. They could have a Northern/Central double feature at Counties and Awapuni respectively?

Yeah they could have a Shooters Club competition.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

There have been two successful meetings at Pukekohe Park since the rebirth, not one.

You would think with 66mls of rain in the last 7 days, it would be best to preserve a new track and young grass. It would absolutely fucking stupid to race on it tomorrow with the amount of rain Pukekohe has had. The right decision has been made. Next winter with another 12 months of the roots growing down into the ground, you'll find the surface will handle this much rain, but its to new/young to contemplate racing after so much rain.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest 2Admin2
4 minutes ago, Palmy Panther said:

Plan B is getting worked on at the moment, a few logistics need to get sorted

The fields for Counties will be airlifted to Foxton.

 

b9Tdu97e1ye55wJGKQCRKYoYDUBcHrQ_ts5v4ILw

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

NZTR and NZRB could issue debentures and fund a synthetic track in the North. Their senior staffers could dip into their substantial pay packets and demonstrate their commitment to racing and get the ball rolling. Oops I should have posted this on Comedy Cafe!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

23 minutes ago, Bradez said:

The right decision has been made. Next winter with another 12 months of the roots growing down into the ground, you'll find the surface will handle this much rain, but its to new/young to contemplate racing after so much rain.

Bradez - I am not disagreeing with this statement (although proof will be in the pudding next year whether it was a waste of money the track redevelopment) - however why was racing even scheduled at Counties during the winter if the grass was as you describe inadequate to race on after plenty of rain? 

The biggest joke is "Every attempt was made to find an alternative venue" - what, with 24 hours notice for another club to pick up the meeting.....or did NZTR know, for arguments sake, in the weekend, that it was looking 50/50 and did nothing about it?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, rdytdy said:

Meeting News

Counties RC | Wednesday 25 May ABANDONED

This is bloody ridiculous..! You might as well can all winter racing full stop.! We were all set to race after a nine month spell and shit

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

with a new track having just been constructed/laid at Pukekohe - who in their right mind would schedule meetings for late May, June and August with the likelyhood of heavy rain preceding these dates? Chances are they would always be a heavy track and the new grass would get ripped out!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

53 minutes ago, mooseman said:

This is bloody ridiculous..! You might as well can all winter racing full stop.! We were all set to race after a nine month spell and shit

Dont despair Mooseman, there's a Premier meeting at Trentham this Saturday. Lots of money up for grabs and you get to run in heavy conditions.:huh:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, atubbs said:

Bradez - I am not disagreeing with this statement (although proof will be in the pudding next year whether it was a waste of money the track redevelopment) - however why was racing even scheduled at Counties during the winter if the grass was as you describe inadequate to race on after plenty of rain? 

The biggest joke is "Every attempt was made to find an alternative venue" - what, with 24 hours notice for another club to pick up the meeting.....or did NZTR know, for arguments sake, in the weekend, that it was looking 50/50 and did nothing about it?

I dont know too much about scheduling. I do know, that Pukekohe has had more rain in the last 6 days than it had for an entire month in May, June, July and August last year.

Thats input from mother nature you cannot predict and probably one that you just turn the page on, and forget.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Guest 2Admin2
2 hours ago, atubbs said:

Bradez - I am not disagreeing with this statement (although proof will be in the pudding next year whether it was a waste of money the track redevelopment) - however why was racing even scheduled at Counties during the winter if the grass was as you describe inadequate to race on after plenty of rain? 

The biggest joke is "Every attempt was made to find an alternative venue" - what, with 24 hours notice for another club to pick up the meeting.....or did NZTR know, for arguments sake, in the weekend, that it was looking 50/50 and did nothing about it?

Avondale?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Newmarket said:

Dont despair Mooseman, there's a Premier meeting at Trentham this Saturday. Lots of money up for grabs and you get to run in heavy conditions.:huh:

Yes thanks Newmarket, we do have an invite from both Sat. meets...and yes Trentham is the only one on the cards - great mud, great $$$, always a real punters         heaven..!:)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Bradez said:

I dont know too much about scheduling. I do know, that Pukekohe has had more rain in the last 6 days than it had for an entire month in May, June, July and August last year.

Thats input from mother nature you cannot predict and probably one that you just turn the page on, and forget.

Maybe if they didn't irrigate so much in the summer months and in the mild March/April and early May and let the grass root system go down and look for water,then they would have a deep rooted grass track,,not what is happening as we speak.

2 years with a new drainage system and many of 100 Thousands of Industry money thrown at it,,are the next meetings scheduled going to be held,or is Mother Nature again be the factor in any abandoning that may happen,or has the decision already been made????

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.