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By racingoutsider · Posted
Thanks for the clarification but I fail to see how power harrowing will magically raise the areas that are 0-100mms up to 140mms. I doubt it was 140mms anywhere a couple of weeks ago. Where does the extra material come from? -
By scooby3051 · Posted
You only need to look at the core samples taken from last year, yes it has a large amount of sand in it but it is not purely a sand track. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
Not sure that is the case either, but it does need the power harrows 3 to 4 times a year, not sure what they do between times. -
By racingoutsider · Posted
Yes. Sand and ReFlex from the core samples I saw and I think what was reported. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
It is not a purely sand track...thats all I am stating...cheers.But hey no doubt you will argue that too. -
So, just to be clear, the track is allowed to get rock hard, without barely any" top" as the informant found it last Sunday, before it is deemed necessary to restore a "top" of 140-150mm. Surely for both training and racing safety it should NEVER be allowed to reach that level of compaction. JMO as a long-term lay agronomist/farmer.
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By Canterbury Man · Posted
The Ellerslie one is apart from the patented ReFlex mesh which is a plastic element that provides structure to the growing medium. Each of the Track solutions that Strathayr install with regard to the growing medium vary I.e. are customised for local conditions and or customer specific requests. The Ellerslie top growing medium is pure sand. It is different to Moonee Valley for example. The Strathayr system has a number of parts but the growing medium is varied. -
Seems silly to me because: 1) Who sees the drivers chatting when there is minimal lead up coverage? 2) Surely good camaraderie between drivers is positive both in looks and for our industry? 3) It's out in the open in front of everybody.
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By We're Doomed · Posted
I don't know the writer at all, but I have seen his name mentioned in the past and I have seen him pop up as the owner of some decent horses. I found the article very interesting and well written. I have no idea how accurate and scientific it is, but think it is important that someone is interested enough to do a study like this. It does concern me that Riccarton insist of holding AWT racing in Dec purely as marketing ploy. Basically they want to try and make some money from pre Xmas events, but they don't want to use their grass track. This doesn't show a lot of concern for horse welfare. I don't think NZTR have done a particularly good job with the introduction of AWT racing. They don't seem to know exactly how to best integrate it into the NZ racing scene. One thing it certainly hasn't achieved is a reduction in the number of abandonments. I imagine the next step from NZTR is to decide how many more existing tracks they can close and replace with more AWT racing, so in that respect this report is quite timely. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
Strathayr are not "purely sand "as you stated, that is a fact.Just for clarity. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
Sorry I should have been clear, yes it was groomed to a depth of 140mm using power harrows as is required a few times each year. -
By racingoutsider · Posted
Where did you hear that? My advice was that it was to be closed at 9am this morning so power harrowing could be completed today. From: Alan Chapman <alan@riccartonpark.co.nz> Date: Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM Subject: poly To: TRAINERS - Riccarton Park <riccartontrainers@riccartonpark.co.nz> With the poly being power harrowed Thursday 19th and Friday 20th the track will have to close at 9am Friday Poly track will be closed on Friday as power harrow will only be halfway through -
By Canterbury Man · Posted
Well what are the facts? I've been told it is predominantly all sand other than the plastic mesh added. There was apparently some sphagnum moss but that would be well gone by now. I'd say that was added to get the grass seed to grow initially and retain water while the roots grew. 35,000 tonnes of sand was added. I read most of the facts in The NZ Herald (it must be true) and in Wilcox's press releases. If you have other facts then it would great to see them. -
This will all fall on deaf ears , hear no evil , see no evil , speak no evil .
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By Black Kirrama · Posted
ROTORUA Arawa Park 2 year Old Trials results 19.09.24 Heat Time Name Conditions & Distance Time Margins 1 10:30 2YO Catchweight 800 2YO 800m 00:50.25 SHORT NECK, 1¼ LEN Open /Close Plc Horse Jockey Trainer 1 Bulgari (2c Hello Youmzain (FR) - O'Naturelle) Sam Weatherley Darryn & Briar Weatherley, Matamata Lot 276 Joan $220k 2 Best Rose (AUS) (2f Maurice (JPN) - Queen's Legacy (AUS)) Wiremu Pinn Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, Matamata 3 Woman In Charge (2f Farnan (AUS) - Rosetta) Craig Grylls Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata Lot 344 Kirrama $220K 4 Do You Just (AUS) (2c So You Think - Estijmaam (AUS)) Matt Cartwright Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata 5 Whatever Will Be (2f Proisir (AUS) - Whatevs (AUS)) Opie Bosson Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, Matamata 2 10:42 2YO Catchweight 800 2YO 800m 00:49.43 HEAD, ½ LEN Open /Close Plc Horse Jockey Trainer 1 Cool Aza Rene (AUS) (2f Cool Aza Beel - Irene (AUS)) Opie Bosson Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, Matamata 2 Thumbelina (2f Per Incanto (USA) - Matauri) Masa Hashizume Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata 3 Theodore (2g Vadamos (FR) - Soda) Sam Weatherley Darryn & Briar Weatherley, Matamata 4 Yamato Satona (2c Satono Aladdin (JPN) - Sima (AUS)) Matt Cartwright Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata 5 Autumn Queen (AUS) (2f The Autumn Sun (AUS) - Whatadeel (AUS)) Craig Grylls Andrew Forsman, Cambridge 3 10:54 2YO Catchweight 800 2YO 800m 00:49.19 HEAD, ½ LEN Open /Close Plc Horse Jockey Trainer 1 General Menari (AUS) (2g Menari (AUS) - Wrapsody (AUS)) Rihaan Goyaram Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata 2 Dare To Proisir (2g Proisir (AUS) - Hayle Bay) Opie Bosson Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson, Matamata Lot119 $230 K Pete L , Hall 3 Aurora Storm (2f Toronado (IRE) - Madrugada (IRE)) Matt Cartwright Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata Lot 203 $55K Scoobie 4 Cashla Bay (2f U S Navy Flag (USA) - Fastnet Lady (AUS)) Craig Grylls Andrew Forsman, Cambridge 5 Capulet (2c Belardo (IRE) - Katana) Masa Hashizume Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata -
By scooby3051 · Posted
Just for clarities sake and as I said at the start of the previous post I am not a fan of the writer. Riccarton was groomed this morning to a depth of 140mm so if it was only 50mm and uncovered as suggested there would have been one of two things happen. 1 Parts of the base being broken and dragged up during grooming or 2 Broken Tynes on the grooming machinery. Neither of which happened. Definitely Neds more INDEPENDANT investigation to arrive at a impartial conclusion. The writer is a known antagonist and has been banned from posting in many places previously. Lets see where this ends up. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
No that does not make it a purely sand track...but dont let the facts get in the way shall we....it may have a portion of sand in the base but it is definitely not purely sand based, just to clarify. -
I see Merlin and the other two are back tonight fresh . If Fernleigh Cash runs 2.42 off the front will be hard for the back markers to win
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By Canterbury Man · Posted
IMHO they are being neither. The track dries out very quickly. They are required by NZTR policy to produce no better than a G4 at 7am tomorrow morning. I wouldn't be surprised if it is in fact a G4 tomorrow morning if the forecast doesn't change or if less rain falls than forecast. The problem they experienced when they had to abandon a meeting (and the Karaka Millions night issues) was not to do with hardness per se. It was the fact that the grass had formed a dense root mat in the top layer that prevented the horses hooves from penetrating the surface and also any rain on raceday from getting through that layer to the sand. At least that is what Wilcox has explained the problem as. He gave it a more technical term "surface tension". Hopefully the extensive verti-draining (coring) and the application of tonnes more sand will have remediated the issue. -
You said they are being careful, I said gun-shy.....we agree and I hope it all goes well tomorrow
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