Ascot Track

GLAMOUR · October 2015

By the reports i received yesterday the Ascot track was like concrete.when is someone gong to step in and say enough is enough.you out you out.lets get this right.this is a bloody disgrace.even wrnt up to new ownets lounge yestetday and TV wasnt working.this is a bloody disgrace.

Tivers · October 2015

Was rock hard, yes.

Looks to have f'd more than one good horse.............

X(

Legless · October 2015

Looked very average watching the replays last night.

Prepared for DK and Thommo ?

Thoroly_Bread · October 2015

Owners need to boycott the track IMO

paraletic · October 2015

im not sure any eastern staters will come over if the track stays rock hard. Was probably like running on the freeway.

RIO · October 2015

Well the only way they could get on it was to not water.....

Now if they water continuously to get the bottom half of the track growing they will continue to get the problem on the top half. Also grass Sweats, so the problems associated with Sweating - and all the fertilizers and additives coming out of the grass, will not be seen until mid afternoon most day!!!!!

So don't water = rock hard......

water only enough as normal = bottom half won't recover until next winter...

water enough to help the bottom half recover = top half risks being lush and slippery when it sweats in the sun.

Solution, IMO..shut the track down for 5 weeks, water the **** our of it and get the bottom half to recover, then come back.

Agree owners, with support from their trainers should boycott the place.. But only by scratching at 0800 on race day for the next few meetings.. If PR are going to continue to be silly about fixing the problem then owners/trainers should come down to their level.

And you cant ask WAROA to go in to bat for you as one of them is the #1 Ticket holder of PR, and the other is the most senior board member of PR!!!

Legless · October 2015

Perth Racing will transplant grass from parts of the Ascot track to
improve the damaged section and run Super Saturday’s gala meeting in
its true position.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/29876845/ascot-back-on-track-for-super-saturday/

spinking · October 2015

all of you posting on here must know more about tracks than Jason Kerr the Melbourne race club general manager of racecourses his assessment of the track according to todays west he states that is as good as Flemington or Caulfield this bloke must know a little he has been employed by the mrc for 28 years and prepared the surface for the past 12 runnings of the Caulfield cup

RIO · October 2015

spinking said:

all of you posting on here must know more about tracks than Jason Kerr the Melbourne race club general manager of racecourses his assessment of the track according to todays west he states that is as good as Flemington or Caulfield this bloke must know a little he has been employed by the mrc for 28 years and prepared the surface for the past 12 runnings of the Caulfield cup

agree with the questioning wholeheartedly spinking......and lets hope he has got it right... I'm no where near a turf expert, not seen the track and if I did it'd make no difference.. but I do know a bit (and I don't mean a lot, just a bit) about the effects of additives(lime, limestone, nutrients, etc) , water and heat to grass.

I hope it is an easy solution ,well managed and we get back to the track we want and need...My above post was a knee jerk reaction to hearing that horses have been knocked around again due to a hard track...just bloody frustrating!!!

Dale · October 2015

can you get everyone in r2 on sat to scratch Rio?

SuperSnoop · October 2015

spinking said:
all of you posting on here must know more about tracks than Jason Kerr the Melbourne race club general manager of racecourses his assessment of the track according to todays west he states that is as good as Flemington or Caulfield this bloke must know a little he has been employed by the mrc for 28 years and prepared the surface for the past 12 runnings of the Caulfield cup

if the track is so good why are we transplanting lawn and racing at 18m spinking?

Tivers · October 2015

Was nothing wrong with it Saturday.

Should never have been called off, and should never have been forced to race at 18m (a surface that's always going to be harder without without watering) yesterday.

spinking · October 2015

I don't know Snoop you would have to ask the powers that be that one I just find it a bit farcial when a bloke that obviously knows what he is talking about comes out and states what he has said something isn't jelling here after what he has said this morning I think all it adds to the debate is confusion would be interesting to see the report that is going out to stakeholders in the next few days maybe someone can get hold of it and post on here so all ptt can see whats the outcome

TheDiva · October 2015

Tivers said:
Was nothing wrong with it Saturday.
Should never have been called off, and should never have been forced to race at 18m (a surface that's always going to be harder without without watering) yesterday.

did you walk it saturday because three trainers told me different.

GLAMOUR · October 2015

But how many horses id this yrack going to stuff before and if yhey get the yrsck bsck to a hood racing surface.id go any day for Belmonts facilities and much bettet track than this conctete at Ascot.

spinking · October 2015

Glamour have you had a early start this morning brother or misplaced your glasses or type that one while driving

Legless · October 2015

Tivers said:
Was nothing wrong with it Saturday.
Should never have been called off, and should never have been forced to race at 18m (a surface that's always going to be harder without without watering) yesterday.

The "Magic" word was uttered :-SS

GLAMOUR · October 2015

Yes done it in a rush.as i said would settle for Belmont track anyday.to this track now.im sure a few will agree with me.

Thoroly_Bread · October 2015

You should see my lawn Sparkling then you would know I know what I'm talking about

Yankee · October 2015

Went yesterday plenty of room to run and a few backmarkers flew home,first floor want some food walk to the bar at the end order then when your buzzer lights up walk back down to the food hatch? One person serving beer two sometimes always a queue twice was asked to wait while the schooner glasses where washed.Must put the good glass away for the saturday crowd!

Chelsea · October 2015

Thoroly_Bread said:
You should see my lawn Sparkling then you would know I know what I'm talking about

Same as me Thoroly,I have artificial lawn and no nothing about growing grass except you put water on it.

Fastmoney · October 2015

Out with the old, in with the new.

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RIO · October 2015

Chelsea said:

Thoroly_Bread said:
You should see my lawn Sparkling then you would know I know what I'm talking about
Same as me Thoroly,I have artificial lawn and no nothing about growing grass except you put water on it.

same as me..i have grass in winter and dust in summer. Dogs love it no matter what!!!

Dale · October 2015

when was that picture taken?

Fastmoney · October 2015

Dale said:
when was that picture taken?

Today I`m told.

Legless · October 2015

Fastmoney said:

Dale said:
when was that picture taken?

Today I`m told.

Do you know what part of the track that was cut from ( if it was?) or is turf from another location?

RIO · October 2015

Probably the back straight......no-one will be able to see that from the grandstands 400m of dirt, then onto the course proper...

=)) =)) Isn't Derby like that??

Fastmoney · October 2015

‏@ABarcham

Turf being relayed in trouble spots at Ascot @PerthRacing really great if rail can be back to 3 for 'SuperSaturday' #waracing

GLAMOUR · October 2015

Maybe they should of thought about doing this earlier,im just wondering how some horses pulled up after racing on it yesterday.? lets just hope all are ok.

whereamigoingwrong · October 2015

I think it has been cut from the 2400m. Only 1 race to worry about in January.

RIO · October 2015

Just got an apology from PR..it wasn't there fault...there was "A freakish incident occurred during an exhibition gallop"...

Thank god it wasn't due to poor track management and incompetence!!

G'day Punter!

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