pickle 35 Report post Posted October 16, 2021 With the possibility/likelihood of the Auckland area (Ellerslie,Avondale and Counties)being in Lockdown for an indefinite time it looks like there will be a real problem in regard to the tracks we will have to fill the void if this is in fact the case.If things go back to some sort of normality all is well but now that Thames,Paeroa,Te Awamutu and Te Teko are out and renovations beginning soon at Te Aroha we will be left with Te Rapa,Matamata,Tauranga,Rotorua andTaupo (also Cambridge Synthetic ?)to take up the slack.If Te Aroha is out for 12 months or longer it means Jumps racing will be at Te Rapa and Rotorua presumably in the Northern area next Winter.Might be prudent to delay Te Aroha renovations until Covid restrictions are lifted .The normal Thames New Year meeting that has been held there for the past few years is now at Matamata. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
We're Doomed 4,855 Report post Posted October 17, 2021 I always think of Te Aroha as pretty much the only "normal" track in the Waikato. Tauranga, Matamata, Rotorua and Te Rapa always seem to be very much horses for courses tracks, esp when they are a bit wet. Te Aroha would be the only one I would bet at with any confidence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
