Re:Greyville Poly, 5 October

Muhtiman wrote: .....and I was once of the opinion that a polytrack at PE was not a good idea....and that track has saved many a more meetings than Greyville poly will ever do.....and yes the rainfall on the KZN coast is much much higher than that of PE
but these tracks are supposed to be designed to drain and not retain water.....I remember a greyville meeting where water was pooling on the surface and the track had to be harrowed over and over to break the surface "matting" effect to get the water to drain....something amiss with the Greyville poly on the drainage and substrate composition that they cannot seem to get right....

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

Charl wrote:

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

MJ's horse had a heart attack, most accidents happen when a horse have a heart attack, broken leg or by jockey error. When last did you see an accident caused by the surface, sometimes maby a broken leg but I think it will rather happen on a hard track. Does the jockeys get paid their riding fees if a meeting is cancelled?

BATMAN wrote:

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

If you see the stipes report in the one race that was run, there wasnt any horses that pulled up lame or striding short aswell as there were no incidents report during the race which one hardly has in racing. I wonder how some of these jockeys would have survived 10-15 years ago where they raced in pouring rain on very heavy tracks. This is where we used to get certain horses that were mudlarks. Miss that racing

Jackson wrote:

Charl wrote:

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

MJ's horse had a heart attack, most accidents happen when a horse have a heart attack, broken leg or by jockey error. When last did you see an accident caused by the surface, sometimes maby a broken leg but I think it will rather happen on a hard track. Does the jockeys get paid their riding fees if a meeting is cancelled?

Not sure if the jockeys get paid. Maybe some trainers can tell us.

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mr hawaii wrote:

Jackson wrote:

Charl wrote:

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

MJ's horse had a heart attack, most accidents happen when a horse have a heart attack, broken leg or by jockey error. When last did you see an accident caused by the surface, sometimes maby a broken leg but I think it will rather happen on a hard track. Does the jockeys get paid their riding fees if a meeting is cancelled?

Not sure if the jockeys get paid. Maybe some trainers can tell us.

Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

No jockeys only get paid if they weigh out - So the ONLY LOGICAL REASON is that the Riders do not wish to risk their lives(forget the horse) on an unsafe track - Perhaps the reason so few jocks or horses are not injured is that the Senior Jocks apply their experience to conditions and protest - Sensibility and experience saves lives -

Perhaps it is because I am older now but I don't care if a meeting is abandoned so long as no horse or rider is injured unnecessary just because racing feeds my "ADDICTION"- Perhaps punters should take a look at their personal gambling habits when they get furious when jocks won't ride (I admit that years ago when I was under 30 I would get mad if racing was stopped until I realized that nobody ever died because of a postponed or abandoned meeting and tomorrow is another day to punt again )

Punters and Owners should look past the Riders and rather ask the track managers and Operators why they have such poor quality tracks and such an obviously insular approach to track preparation and consultation(extreme arrogance perhaps) - Jockeys should however take a proper proactive stance and nominate a senior Jockey to sign off on a track with a stipe and trainer at 10 am every morning when a track is to be used

Charl wrote:

mr hawaii wrote:

Jackson wrote:

Charl wrote:

Doyen wrote: hi All

There has been a lot of mild,steady rain in Durbs,hence safety first,abandoned.
Check the pic in the SP of MJB lying injured on his back,in normal conditions.
riding would have been detrimental for jocks in these adverse conditions.

As D Scott said,more time to prep for the next Poly.
Some 'research' for the avid punters.
appreciate any feedback on r2#1 last two runs

MJ's horse had a heart attack, most accidents happen when a horse have a heart attack, broken leg or by jockey error. When last did you see an accident caused by the surface, sometimes maby a broken leg but I think it will rather happen on a hard track. Does the jockeys get paid their riding fees if a meeting is cancelled?

Not sure if the jockeys get paid. Maybe some trainers can tell us.

Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

No jockeys only get paid if they weigh out - So the ONLY LOGICAL REASON is that the Riders do not wish to risk their lives(forget the horse) on an unsafe track - Perhaps the reason so few jocks or horses are not injured is that the Senior Jocks apply their experience to conditions and protest - Sensibility and experience saves lives -

Perhaps it is because I am older now but I don't care if a meeting is abandoned so long as no horse or rider is injured unnecessary just because racing feeds my "ADDICTION"- Perhaps punters should take a look at their personal gambling habits when they get furious when jocks won't ride (I admit that years ago when I was under 30 I would get mad if racing was stopped until I realized that nobody ever died because of a postponed or abandoned meeting and tomorrow is another day to punt again )

Punters and Owners should look past the Riders and rather ask the track managers and Operators why they have such poor quality tracks and such an obviously insular approach to track preparation and consultation(extreme arrogance perhaps) - Jockeys should however take a proper proactive stance and nominate a senior Jockey to sign off on a track with a stipe and trainer at 10 am every morning when a track is to be used

Perhaps if they do not wish to risk their lives they must get another job.

Charl wrote: I see your point mr h, delpech and all the other jocks got injured because it rained, NO they got injured in totally other circumstances, got nothing to do with rain on an allweather track.