Baz (NZ) 1,722 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 For months we haven't had an oncourse presenter at any race meeting ! The country goes into lockdown and boom NZ Racing places Brendon Popplewell oncourse at Taupo today! WTF ? Are they really that desperate to kill off our particpants ? meomy 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,088 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 Strange irony that no one else is there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzhorseracing 55 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 whats the problem here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,088 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 I think races are behind closed doors. nzhorseracing 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzhorseracing 55 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 good point. must be emergency circumstances. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates 3,588 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, Baz (NZ) said: For months we haven't had an oncourse presenter at any race meeting ! The country goes into lockdown and boom NZ Racing places Brendon Popplewell oncourse at Taupo today! WTF ? Are they really that desperate to kill off our particpants ? Something to do with the Auckland studio being closed because of outbreak and technical issues around Hamilton . Studio presenter out of CHCH . I thought the same when they crossed at beginning of day but logical explanation given . My very first thought was " OH this must be one of the 20 Premier meetings that are going to have on course presenters " , surely not . Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikenz 1,088 Report post Posted August 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, nomates said: Something to do with the Auckland studio being closed because of outbreak and technical issues around Hamilton . Studio presenter out of CHCH . I thought the same when they crossed at beginning of day but logical explanation given . My very first thought was " OH this must be one of the 20 Premier meetings that are going to have on course presenters " , surely not . Well the main stake is 25000 so it could be a premier meeting. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE TORCH 669 Report post Posted August 13, 2020 Just another case of looking after the so-called "elite" participants of NZ racing and sod the rest. Bet no-one is at Riccarton on Saturday for our most prestigious winter flat race. But hey, we're used to this treatment by now. Huey and meomy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
