shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 Thoroughbred racing will resume earlier than anticipated with the Counties Racing Club hosting a meeting on Saturday 20 June. NZ Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) announced the move today based on feedback from trainers who have indicated they had horses ready to return to the track sooner than the planned resumption in early July. “We are delighted we can resume earlier than originally expected,” NZTR CEO Bernard Saundry said. “Our first race meetings since lockdown will be held with owners being able to attend and, with the expectation that the country may soon move to level one, it might be that full crowds will be able to be on course from the outset.” The meeting scheduled to Counties is an addition to the original calendar and will carry the same $15,000 stakes across the board, with free nomination and acceptance for all starters and payment back to 14th place in each race. “RITA and the code have worked together to make this earlier start possible,” Saundry said. The Canterbury Jockey Club meeting originally programmed for Friday 3 July, will move to Saturday 27 June. Racing in the Central Districts will get underway, as planned, at Awapuni on Saturday 4 July, which will also see the second Northern meeting of the resumption period at Te Rapa. “As we build up to this earlier return to racing NZTR would like to thank all industry participants – our clubs, owners, trainers, jockeys, trackwork riders and stablehands – for doing what was required during lockdown. The industry also worked together to ensure that protocols were followed when horses returned to their respective training facilities,” Saundry said. “Trials at Foxton today will be the first of six sets of official trials held prior to the new resumption date so we are now counting the days until racing’s return on 20 June,” he said. Red Rum, Gruff, Caroline and 1 other 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnyTom 1,535 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 Super Memphis2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis2 1,078 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 Looking forward to going to Awapuni. If I’m allowed. My world renowned patience will be put to the test if I encounter one of the self serve betting machines. Cant wait Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,088 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Memphis2 said: Looking forward to going to Awapuni. If I’m allowed. My world renowned patience will be put to the test if I encounter one of the self serve betting machines. Cant wait Take a large hammer with you Gruff and Memphis2 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil brush 193 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 Anyone know how much it would cost for the clubs to have free wifi on raceday? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 4, 2020 Not much re wifi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 Strange coincidence that Counties chosen as the first club to resume just happens to be a RITA board member's club. She was ex Counties Vice President before RITA board appointment. 47South, Huey and Crow 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stables 577 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 All we had at Addington were the self serve machines ivanthegreat 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,076 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stables said: All we had at Addington were the self serve machines That's the "new normal". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerula 1,402 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Stables said: All we had at Addington were the self serve machines How did you collect your winnings. Were you able to cash up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stables 577 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 I did everything on my phone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerula 1,402 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 I am hearing of a guy that went to withdraw funds from an account but was denied. If I cant cash out I wont bet at the races. Find an illegal Bookie maybe is what people will resort to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 Shane Assuming we move to level 1 this week (insanity that we haven't already done so) and therefore no restriction on crowd size can you advise if there will be tote operators at Counties or just self serve machines. If no operators (again madness) how many of these self serve machines will you have on course? Cheers TurnyTom and Baz (NZ) 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,704 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Stables said: I did everything on my phone All playing into the hands of the Marxist state. Convenience seems appealing until there is no way out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 2 hours ago, rdytdy said: Shane Assuming we move to level 1 this week (insanity that we haven't already done so) and therefore no restriction on crowd size can you advise if there will be tote operators at Counties or just self serve machines. If no operators (again madness) how many of these self serve machines will you have on course? Cheers Hi Ted. This is all to be finalised yet. Apparently NZTR and Rita working through if the club will have face to face betting (looking like they will at reduced levels). We are getting a few SST to leave at our course over following two months. I hope to ask RITA why we can’t have to keep a handful of the face to face terminals to leave permanently at our club and operate ourselves like a club or pub does. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnyTom 1,535 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 Shane I trust you can persuade RITA to have a few on course operators, if they are removed in toto I can see a huge drop of on course turnover RITA are not dealing with the likely fallout, they have to have some common sense dropped on them Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 I hear Whanganui had race to face operators on Friday night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 20 hours ago, rdytdy said: Shane Assuming we move to level 1 this week (insanity that we haven't already done so) and therefore no restriction on crowd size can you advise if there will be tote operators at Counties or just self serve machines. If no operators (again madness) how many of these self serve machines will you have on course? Cheers Hate to think what would have happened if you were in charge of the response. So its madness NZ has so far escaped the worse of the virus. Until its cleared overseas NZ is still at its mercy. I see the way some of the greedies are behaving and its putting us all at risk. The real winter is coming and its madness throwing caution to the wind, Memphis2 and Insider 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 51 minutes ago, slam dunk said: Hate to think what would have happened if you were in charge of the response. So its madness NZ has so far escaped the worse of the virus. Until its cleared overseas NZ is still at its mercy. I see the way some of the greedies are behaving and its putting us all at risk. The real winter is coming and its madness throwing caution to the wind, Well we would be at level 1 so that NZr's can get on with business properly in NZ. Level 1 still has border control and that is where the threat is. There has been no community transmission in NZ since April 30th (38 days). No new cases for the 16th straight day, no one in hospital and only one active case (a woman in her 50s in Auckland). The leaked paper to cabinet recommended that level I could be implemented after 28 days of no community transmission. Again, we should be at Level 1 right now. Catalano and Baz (NZ) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 18 hours ago, shaneMcAlister said: Hi Ted. This is all to be finalised yet. Apparently NZTR and Rita working through if the club will have face to face betting (looking like they will at reduced levels). We are getting a few SST to leave at our course over following two months. I hope to ask RITA why we can’t have to keep a handful of the face to face terminals to leave permanently at our club and operate ourselves like a club or pub does. Thanks Shane. It would be an interesting exercise with both operators and SST's on-course to monitor which preference of betting patrons actually use at your upcoming meetings. I know at my local TAB where they have have had a SST machine for a couple of years at least, that it is largely redundant, as customers much prefer using the counter operator. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 1 hour ago, slam dunk said: Hate to think what would have happened if you were in charge of the response. So its madness NZ has so far escaped the worse of the virus. Until its cleared overseas NZ is still at its mercy. I see the way some of the greedies are behaving and its putting us all at risk. The real winter is coming and its madness throwing caution to the wind, Hi Slam Dunk With no viruses in NZ surely we can be back to normal. All businesses should be able to operate at full bore. My personal business has not turned over a dollar since beginning of April. While lawyers, supermarkets all full bore. Not fair, one for all all for one. We're Doomed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 26 minutes ago, rdytdy said: Well we would be at level 1 so that NZr's can get on with business properly in NZ. Level 1 still has border control and that is where the threat is. There has been no community transmission in NZ since April 30th (38 days). No new cases for the 16th straight day, no one in hospital and only one active case (a woman in her 50s in Auckland). The leaked paper to cabinet recommended that level I could be implemented after 28 days of no community transmission. Again, we should be at Level 1 right now. Being stuck outback in a one horse hick town doesn't really give you an idea whats going on. I see the idiots congregating in bars around Auckland carrying on in an arrogant fashion with no precautions at all. They are the people that would be doing the same all day so bringing them together in these locations the risk is magnified all that much more. I've just got a hunch there will be serious outbreak in NZ in the next couple of months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, shaneMcAlister said: Hi Slam Dunk With no viruses in NZ surely we can be back to normal. All businesses should be able to operate at full bore. My personal business has not turned over a dollar since beginning of April. While lawyers, supermarkets all full bore. Not fair, one for all all for one. As you say some businesses are booming some not. You wouldn't believe it but the US stockmarkets are at record levels. So clearly the affect on those businesses has been negligible. In fact it has allowed businesses to restructure, give excuse for releasing employees. No affect on real estate prices. Even so its a crazy situation seeing the sharemarkets soaring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 1 hour ago, slam dunk said: As you say some businesses are booming some not. You wouldn't believe it but the US stockmarkets are at record levels. So clearly the affect on those businesses has been negligible. In fact it has allowed businesses to restructure, give excuse for releasing employees. No affect on real estate prices. Even so its a crazy situation seeing the sharemarkets soaring. Sharemarkets have me complexed, I thought they would be hit hard. I suppose when you only get 1% return on funds in the bank you might as well put your funds ease where. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryHindsight 117 Report post Posted June 7, 2020 2 hours ago, shaneMcAlister said: Sharemarkets have me complexed, I thought they would be hit hard. I suppose when you only get 1% return on funds in the bank you might as well put your funds ease where. You need to take the word "Market" out of the term "Share Markets" . Price discovery is a missing element . The central banks control the action and how long their paper is good we shall see .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...