mikenz 1,071 Report post Posted May 4, 2020 What's the outlook for forbury,a key track for southern horse,a place for some of the lesser lights from Canterbury....once upon a time cup class horses and dominion class trotters raced ,recently though some very poor fields and in some ways some very poor dates what's the way forward if there is one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,071 Report post Posted May 4, 2020 Manawatu are another,poor dates Tuesday afternoons and Thursday nights,some of these tracks are being pushed around I reckon ,need a better go. Patiti 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stables 577 Report post Posted May 4, 2020 I believe Forbury Park is a goner kilcoyne 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Piper 404 Report post Posted May 5, 2020 Would leave only 2 greyhound tracks in the South Island. The races there and the rugby were the only excitement I had as a Uni student back in the day. Remember Speedy Cheval zipping up the rails to win the Open Class race and Defoe winning as well ; and Popsicle narrowing a 6 L lead by Honkin Vision on the turn down to a nose. Also Blue Innocence winning the 4yo Champs and going on to place in the Messenger. On the rugby side Shaq the cat was Otago's mascot ( he had the moves) The Exponents and other bands playing before the game. The Lions tour . Party at Tony Brown's place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 735 Report post Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Stables, you must keep taking your happy pills. The only club that the big Aus banks will close down is the AucklandTrotting Club. they already grabbing whatever has a commercial value.In my humble opinion Edited May 5, 2020 by john legend my opinion only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsvman 294 Report post Posted May 5, 2020 The racing dates have needed to be seriously looked at for far to long especially in the north . Far to many times you’ll have Cambridge Thursday then manawatu the following Tuesday Thursday then Cambridge the week after . Stops a lot of horses traveling to both clubs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,071 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 Forbury park was once a top club that use to attract the top horses,always that central point between canterbury and southland,those October meetings were a major lead up for the nz cup,a combination of too much racing and then being left with a lot of poor meetings sees the situation they are in,gee a long history but is it history,that's the question Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 11:22 AM, Stables said: I believe Forbury Park is a goner You believe it is a goner? Or you have just read a post from me? Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 6:34 PM, hsvman said: The racing dates have needed to be seriously looked at for far to long especially in the north . Far to many times you’ll have Cambridge Thursday then manawatu the following Tuesday Thursday then Cambridge the week after . Stops a lot of horses traveling to both clubs Won't be a worry next season hsvman RITA fixed it by having no harness racing below Cambridge Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsvman 294 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 That problem is gone but you will probably still see them program a lot of back to back meetings silly decisions where horses can’t go both meeting for the sake of one day spacing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow 226 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Mikie said: Won't be a worry next season hsvman RITA fixed it by having no harness racing below Cambridge Mikie So will that be the demise of grass track racing for harness? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, Crow said: So will that be the demise of grass track racing for harness? In the North Island that would be correct Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stables 577 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 I understand there will be no more racing at Forbury Park. The Club Committee are appealing the decision to HRNZ and there is a month for the appeal to be considered. Most Southern Clubs have been directed to race at Invercargill and the Manawatu and Blenheim have been told they will not be getting meetings. They too have been given a month to appeal the decisions but I think they will have little success as HRNZ have proposed these changes and they have been supported by RITA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 735 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 I am always weary of people Stables, who wax lyrical on every subject going.You make good comments at times which I support but others like HRNZ wanting to wipe out 6 courses anda whole part of their income is simply not correct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patiti 274 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 Presume Nelson closes as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Patiti said: Presume Nelson closes as well. Apparently not Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Stables said: I understand there will be no more racing at Forbury Park. The Club Committee are appealing the decision to HRNZ and there is a month for the appeal to be considered. Most Southern Clubs have been directed to race at Invercargill and the Manawatu and Blenheim have been told they will not be getting meetings. They too have been given a month to appeal the decisions but I think they will have little success as HRNZ have proposed these changes and they have been supported by RITA I do not think that your last line is correct I do agree that most Clubs will have limited success with any appeal but I understand that the statement that "HRNZ have proposed these changes ..." is not the situation I think it is closer to say that RITA has come up with this Dates schedule with scant regard for anyone else's views Mikie john legend 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 17 minutes ago, john legend said: I am always weary of people Stables, who wax lyrical on every subject going.You make good comments at times which I support but others like HRNZ wanting to wipe out 6 courses anda whole part of their income is simply not correct. Perhaps your post aptly sums up my thoughts John Rather than calling Stables an idiot on another thread I should have said that "this comment is idiotic" Mikie john legend 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stables 577 Report post Posted May 14, 2020 I think you will find that HRNZ submitted a list of proposed dates and the list was approved by RITA with some changes JJ Flash 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Stables said: I think you will find that HRNZ submitted a list of proposed dates and the list was approved by RITA with some changes I am told that wasn't the case but I guess we will never know for sure as no one will admit that it was 'them' that wielded the knife so to speak If I am correct that Marlborough got no dates and Nelson did then that would point to a RITA decision Winston wanted races "in each region" so RITA gave them to Nelson because they rent their Racecourse from the A&P Association so RITA couldn't look at selling it Waterlea on the other hand..... RITA would also know that Nelson couldn't survive long term paying a large rental Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 735 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 I am to refer to RITA FROM now on as RIDA being the racing Industry destruction agency...Their latest idea is to have no tab sellers on course only afew electronic machines Therefore saving money and dumping poss most old timers who liked putting actual paper money and picking up (if lucky)cash profits . just another reverse ,and destructive idea. I wonder if the RIDA chiefs have all taken a 50 per cent cut Yere right. (their track record would mean leaving them with 50% would seem overly generous) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,711 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 John From the TB Cafe - posted by bestbetbazza Posted 12 minutes ago An update on yesterdays post. TAB advised Clubs now allowed to take bets. Terminals being turned back on by TAB over next few days. As an aside Clubs have been advised that under present Level 2 Pokies must be turned off. The rules changing everyday. To be fair, clubs were advised that this would happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 I think John was referring to the decision to scrap Tote sellers on-course rather than machines in Pubs now john legend 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 735 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 Eljay just been to collect tickets from march. couldn't get a seat in pokies room. all open with shields between each.. yes no sellers on course. they may get a bigger slice of cake but the cake is going to end up a little cup cake. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie 325 Report post Posted May 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Stables said: I think you will find that HRNZ submitted a list of proposed dates and the list was approved by RITA with some changes From what I am now told, HRNZ did have more say in which Club's weren't given dates, as opposed to their manta, "it wasn't us, it was them" I bow to your superior knowledge of the HRNZ Board's conniving Stables Mikie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...