Marlborough Harness Racing Club Inc
Meeting: ANNUAL MEETING (Day 1) at Waterlea Raceway (Grass), Blenheim
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyre- Race Number:
- Race 1
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER TROT 2400m
Of $12210 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 3yo-&-older trotters.
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- Race 2
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $12420 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 3
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $12210 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 4
R35 TO R38 MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $12772.50 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R35 to R38 pacers.
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- Race 5
R35 TO R37 TROT 2400m
Of $12772.50 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R35 to R37 trotters.
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- Race 6
R39 TO R42 MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $13227.50 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R39 to R42 pacers.
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- Race 7
R35 TO R54 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 2400m
Of $12772.50 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R35 to R54 pacers. Front: R35 to R39. 10m: R40 to R50. 20m: R51 to R54.
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- Race 8
R50 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2400m
Of $14475 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R50 & faster trotters. The winner of this race will not be re-handicapped for the Marlborough Trotters Cup on Day 2 of this meeting.
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- Race 9
3YO & OLDER R47 TO R54, WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $12545 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R47 to R54 3yo-&-older pacers. Also horses with 2 wins for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating using the track grid.
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- Race 10
R55 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP PACE 2400m
Of $16887.50 ($9625, $2712.50, $1662.50, $1050, others $306.25)
For R55 & faster pacers. The winner of this race will not be re-handicapped for the Marlborough Cup on Day 2 of this meeting.
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- Race 11
R43 TO R46, R47 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1850m
Of $13455 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R43 to R46 pacers. Also R47 horses with 1 win for lifetime.
Special Conditions
- ONE NOMINATION PER HORSE
A horse may only nominate for one race on each day of this programme, the trainer has the right to transfer the horse if he/she wishes, and may advise the club at the time of nomination whether the horse can to be transferred or not.
- DUAL ACCEPTING
Selection Preference for this meeting, in the first instance, will be given to horses that are not already accepted into a race(s) at another meeting.
- LATE NOMINATIONS
In the event Nominations are extended for any races or the meeting, selection preference will be given to those horses that Nominated at the original closing time. Except in the case of Non-Win races, where Field Selection Regulations take precedence or where specific race or series conditions are Programmed.
- ELIGIBILITY
Any Horse is eligible to nominate & accept for a Race that has a higher Rating than it has. However, preference will be given in the first instance to Horses that the Race caters for in terms of Rating. For Races specified as "R" Races, preference will be given to "R" Rating Horses (ie. Race Winners) over "MR" Rating Horses (ie. Non Race Winners).
- FIELD SELECTION
Field Selection for this meeting will be conducted in line with the Handicapping Regulations for non-win or non-win front races. That being; first and second preference horses will be selected in the first instances and thereafter at club's discretion. All other races will be selected at the club's discretion or per the conditions attached to each Programmed race.
- SPLITTING FIELDS
In the event any race or races are split on the Programme, unless specific in the individual race conditions, races will be split and selected at the club's discretion, with consideration given to Ratings in the first instance.
- ALTERATIONS TO THE PROGRAMME
Some alterations may be made to this programme after Nominations are taken to ensure the fullest possible fields and to allow as many horses as possible a start. The club also reserves the right to transfer any horse to any other race for which it may be eligible for, unless the trainer has advised a horse is Not to be transferred.
- RIGHT OF RE-ENTRY TIME
The right of re-entry time shall be 5.00 pm the day before, for the first and second day of this meeting.
- SEDDON SHIELD SUMMER TROTTERS' SERIES
1. From 26 December 2023 to 10 March 2024, the Seddon Shields Summer Trotting Series will be held at Westport TC, Reefton TC, Nelson HRC and Marlborough HRC. 2. There will be a maximum of nine races in the series, with each leg worth between $15,000 and $20,000 and run as the feature trotting race at the respective meetings. 3. Trotters will compete for points in the designated races. The points allocation for each race will be as follows: 1st – 7 points, 2nd – 5 points, 3rd – 4 points, 4th – 3 points, 5th – 2 points, 1 point for every other starter. Points apply to the Official Placings only. 4. At the end of the series the connections of the horse with the most points will receive a bonus of $10,000, with $3,000 for second and $2,000 for third. 5. The races in this series will be held at the following meetings: Westport TC 26 December, Westport TC 28 December, Reefton TC 30 December, Nelson HRC 12 January, Nelson TC 14 January, Marlborough HRC 17 January, Marlborough HRC 19 January, Westport TC 8 March, Reefton TC 10 March. 6. In the event a race is not run no points will be allocated. Club’s reserves the right to alter the conditions of any series race, if required. In the event the series is incomplete the prizes will be paid in accordance with the points table when the competition ceased.
- Nominations Close
- Day 1 - & Day 2 Mon, Jan 15, 2024 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Jan 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Jan 17, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
- Contact Details
- P O Box 172, Blenheim
- Telephone: (Bus) 03-578-8599
- Raceday Secretary: Jason Broad: 021 127 2912