Hi2All, The track was discussed last night at a Wellington Racing Club function.
They actually have done a lot of work with the Turf Institute and to install proper drainage and sanding it (similar to Te Rapa) would cost about $600,000. The Club does not have that amount of money and the Chairman is seeking funds at present before it goes out to tender. His preferred funding arrangement would be that via NZTR. Let's hope he can get some funds out of their (huge) coffers very soon! You are right, Peter, the track would need to be closed down for 6 months. Doing it in smaller stages is not an option. And believe it or not, as part of this upgrade a proper watering system will be installed! Up till a couple of days ago Wellington had only about 11mm or rain and I was surprised how heavy it was. Karen Zimmerman was disgusted when I spoke with her at the end of the day. Had this track been properly drained, then the condition would have been on the Easy side of Soft. Regards, Klaus [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Harrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [racebase] Trentham > Things are getting ridiculous with Trentham. > They probably need to close it down for 6 months and get the drainage sorted > out. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: neil_franklyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 3:42 PM > Subject: [racebase] Trentham > > > > > > Hi RaceBasers, > > > > Trentham abandoned for the second successive year -- track under water. > > > > Regards > > > > Neil F > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racebase/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
