ardeea 19 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 What chance of very popular Pirongia Day races being doomed - Forecast for rain in morning with showers. Grass uncambered track around the golf course with no irrigation. Don't want to be a spoilt sport but if the weather forecast is accurate I don't like prospects of the meeting going ahead. Lets hope the weather man is hopeless - great meeting with a great crowd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45yearsofharness 173 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 52 minutes ago, ardeea said: What chance of very popular Pirongia Day races being doomed - Forecast for rain in morning with showers. Grass uncambered track around the golf course with no irrigation. Don't want to be a spoilt sport but if the weather forecast is accurate I don't like prospects of the meeting going ahead. Lets hope the weather man is hopeless - great meeting with a great crowd. You do know it is only Harness Racing this year. No Thoroughbred races. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardeea 19 Report post Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks for that - no I was not aware of that Harness Code had taken on the full book. Good idea and lets hope it continues to be the happy picnic atmosphere this day is renowned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bus stop 230 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Was it the lack of noms the reason for no Thoroughbred races went to this meeting some 30 years when I was up north at the time a really enjoyable day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBigStuff 387 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Was told NZTR didn’t see it up to Health & Safety standards for thoroughbreds to be galloping at that speed on a tight turning course, fair enough I guess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wood 1,545 Report post Posted December 23, 2017 Hasn’t this crap gone overboard. The track has been raced on for many many years and now they come up with this? Where will it all end, one hates to think! ADM, napier, Peter Jenkins and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrew2000 134 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 totally agree Chris. this is the PC bullshit world we now live in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted December 24, 2017 Falls the last couple of years.mainly inexperienced riders doesn't help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny 1,224 Report post Posted December 25, 2017 Off - light rain - dangerous track Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb 2,062 Report post Posted December 25, 2017 18 minutes ago, turny said: Off - light rain - dangerous track Weather looking dark and dodgy right now, so they have made the right call. Turny 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...