Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, poundforpound said: That track looked fine, hopefully no more rain and they should be ok you would take even money about the meeting being completed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,841 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 I was surprised how good it was there. Clearly that rain from up here has not made it there yet. They might be lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS26 70 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 It's gone by the looks of it.. couple of the races just closed on the TAB website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb 2,064 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Ohokaman said: I was surprised how good it was there. Clearly that rain from up here has not made it there yet. They might be lucky. Its off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailedoff 38 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 looks gone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Stubborness, plain and simple. There was no way that meeting was ever going to be completed on a Good 3, tight turning track, with the rain radar showing nowhere to hide. The club officials needs a good public kicking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb 2,064 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Just now, Catalano said: Stubborness, plain and simple. There was no way that meeting was ever going to be completed on a Good 3, tight turning track, with the rain radar showing nowhere to hide. The club officials needs a good public kicking. Absolutely agree, those who decided to press ahead regardless need to be held to account. They could have made the call for Sunday early on. Victorian meetings this Saturday have been postponed to Sunday due to temps forecast. Insider and Catalano 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterEd 332 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, barryb said: Its off Booooooooring!!!! the whole industry is a joke! If there is rain on the forcast may as well just call it off the day before...Fucking sick of it Phantom, Catalano, Brown Fox and 4 others 6 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 It would be funny if it wasn't for the hundreds of people whose liveliehoods are being totally destroyed by these idiots We're Doomed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portfolio 728 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 From a punters view, I am pissed off. Had a bet in the 2nd race, slipping all over the show, yet goes great race. So, they say jockeys in first race had no problems? Oh dear, wake up tossers, it was a 4 horse distance race, hardly going to be a speed duel in that. They must have known, if they had doubts before first race, 2nd race there could be an issue? Did they look at track before 2nd race? NO. Utter bullshit, no more nz racing betting for me, they can get stuffed. Phantom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise 554 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 As a bystander watching from the harness code, could someone succinctly tell me what is going on all these abandonments? Is it the current condition of the tracks? preparation of tracks? Officialdom or a change in rainfall patterns? Never seemed to happen, now it seems to be all the time. Man, it must be frustrating. Genuine question. Phantom and Midget 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 I mean if you were the NZRB or NZTR or whoever runs NZ racing, after 2017 wouldn't you have made reducing the number of meetings abandoned your absolute number one priority? Especially meetings abandoned after one or two races like Waikouiti on Jan 1 and Thames today, because they must be especially brutal on trainers, jockeys etc who are already under I can't imagine how much pressure to survive let alone make a decent living in the current cluster****. So given that, how is it possible that four of the first five meetings of 2018 have been abandoned? Can someone explain to me how this is ok? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Phantombet.co.nz odds on tomorrow's meeting at Omakau being abandoned before all races are run: YES 1.87 NO 1.87 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Sunrise 554 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Phantom said: how is it possible that four of the first five meetings of 2018 have been abandoned? Can someone explain to me how this is ok? Really? That is an appalling statistic. Unless something is clearly being done to fix this major problem, somebody might need to lose their job as it seems from my limited knowledge to be an ongoing saga. That is not acceptable in any situation. There must be seriously angry people in the galloping world. Speechless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailedoff 38 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Phantom said: Phantombet.co.nz odds on tomorrow's meeting at Omakau being abandoned before all races are run: YES 1.87 NO 1.87 Omakau was Dead 4 this morning - a little more rain this evening and it should be dead 4 tomorrow - so long as the wet patch has dried by now (it really should have) then it should be good to go even with a little rain on the day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Just now, Tailedoff said: Omakau was DEad 4 this morning - a little more rain this evening and it should be dean 4 tomorrow - so long as the wet patch has dried by now (it really should have) then it should be good to go even with a little rain on the day I hope so for your sake (and Rumpole's lol) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Rumpole still want a full refund on the Hot Jocks market? lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailedoff 38 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Phantom said: I hope so for your sake (and Rumpole's lol) lol cheers Phantom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 Of greater concern to John Allen must be the loss of potential revenue from all these abandonment's. While their is an immediate offset in terms of stakes paid out industry participants must be both fuming and hurting financially Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Fartoomuch said: Of greater concern to John Allen must be the loss of potential revenue from all these abandonment's. While their is an immediate offset in terms of stakes paid out industry participants must be both fuming and hurting financially They don't care that's the whole problem. NZ racing has become irrelevant in the big picture. We're Doomed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpole 483 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Phantom said: I hope so for your sake (and Rumpole's lol) Geez I am so sick 2 races today I am so so depressed NO races at Omakau I have an addiction to races and race meetings It was bad enough losing race 10 at Ellerslie and all but one at Waikouaiti Tomorrow there is Omakau again and Otaki..if the heavy rain predicted arrives Otaki will be in danger AND spare a thought for jockey C W Johnson.. he has never ever ridden at Thames before he gets there somehow on time he has 2 rides and now he has to somehow find his way to Omakau, then Awapuni, then Greymouth just as well he wasn't booked for Otaki hizzy and hedley 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailedoff 38 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, rumpole said: Geez I am so sick 2 races today I am so so depressed NO races at Omakau I have an addiction to races and race meetings It was bad enough losing race 10 at Ellerslie and all but one at Waikouaiti Tomorrow there is Omakau again and Otaki..if the heavy rain predicted arrives Otaki will be in danger AND spare a thought for jockey C W Johnson.. he has never ever ridden at Thames before he gets there somehow on time he has 2 rides and now he has to somehow find his way to Omakau, then Awapuni, then Greymouth just as well he wasn't booked for Otaki Im sure he's got his flight schedule (and probably ferry schedule on Saturday night) worked out.......hes fully booked every meeting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We're Doomed 4,866 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 I wonder if people paid to get into Thames, because surely under all sorts of fair trading laws that meeting was always suspect and not fit for purpose. People should be able to demand refunds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom 494 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, We're Doomed said: I wonder if people paid to get into Thames, because surely under all sorts of fair trading laws that meeting was always suspect and not fit for purpose. People should be able to demand refunds. Especially when according to Brown Fox's early posts on this thread there were some who wanted the meeting postponed yesterday, which would have saved the travel expenses of all the jockeys and trainers etc who turned up today for nothing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow 229 Report post Posted January 4, 2018 31 minutes ago, Phantom said: Especially when according to Brown Fox's early posts on this thread there were some who wanted the meeting postponed yesterday, which would have saved the travel expenses of all the jockeys and trainers etc who turned up today for nothing It does make you wonder why they risk riders and horses to deem a track unsafe as surely by now firm dry track and rain don't work but still they are prepared to risk riders and horses to confirm it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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