Invercargill Harness Racing Club Inc
Meeting: WINTER MEETING (Day 1) at Ascot Park Raceway, Invercargill
Chairperson of Stewards:
Vinny MunroQuick Links
- Printable Report
- Track Map
- Special Conditions ( Nominations Close, Withdrawals Close, Drivers Notified, Contact Details etc )
- Preferential Barrier Draw Grid
- Field Limits for Tracks
First Race Starts 12:00 noon
- Race Number:
- Race 1
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R39 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 to R39 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 2
R35 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 pacers with winning stakes up to and including $35000 for lifetime.
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- Race 3
R40 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $11000 ($6050, $1705, $1045, $660, others $192.50)
For R40 3 yrs & older pacers with 1 win for lifetime.
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- Race 4
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 5
NON-WINNERS WITH COND. SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2700m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For 3yo-&-older trotters. Front: Horses with no wins for lifetime. 20m: Horses with 1 or more wins for lifetime.
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- Race 6
R40 TO R44 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $11000 ($6050, $1705, $1045, $660, others $192.50)
For R40 to R44 pacers.
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- Race 7
R35 TO R66 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2700m
Of $13000 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R35 to R66 trotters. Front: R35 to R40. 10m: R41 to R50. 20m: R51 to R58. 35m: R59 to R66.
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- Race 8
3YO & OLDER, WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $28000 ($15400, $4340, $2660, $1680, others $490)
For 3 yrs & older pacing fillies & mares with 1 to 3 wins for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid.
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- Race 9
3YO & OLDER R45 TO R48 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R45 to R48 3yo-&-older pacers. The winner will get a rating penalty free win if 4YO and older, and driven by a Junior Driver, and has not previously won a rating penalty free race this season.
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- Race 10
R49 TO R63 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R49 to R63 pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating using the track grid. The winner will get a rating penalty free win if 4YO and older, and driven by a Junior Driver, and has not previously won a rating penalty free race this season.
Special Conditions
- RIGHT OF RE-ENTRY TIME
Shall be 5pm on day before raceday.
- ORIGINAL NOMINATIONS
In the event horses are transferred to another race from the trainer, selection preference will be given to original nominations received for that race.
- IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NOMINATORS
Owners and Trainers are reminded that the club has the right to transfer any horse not selected to start in a race for which it was nominated to ANY OTHER RACE ON THE PROGRAMME for which it may be eligible. If you do not wish the club to exercise it's right to transfer a particular nominated horse then it is your responsibility as the nominator to advise the club of the same.
- SPLITTING FIELDS
In the event any race or races are split on this 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.
- DUAL ACCEPTORS/NOMINATORS
In the event that horses have gained a start at another meeting these horses are not guaranteed to gain a start at this meeting.
- GOLD CHIP FINAL
For non-win (MR), or up to 1 win trotters for lifetime aged two years and older at the closing of nominations for the Winton HRC meeting held on Thursday 8th May 2025. Conditions: 1. Open to all trotters aged two years and older that have never won a race (non-winners, MR), or have won one win for lifetime. 2. To be eligible to start in the Gold Chip Championship Trot a horse must start in at least one race or an open trot race run by Southern Harness Racing Clubs (Winton HRC, Invercargill HRC and Forbury Park TC) and have its second win in the period from 8th May 2025 through to 26th June 2025 at a Southern Harness Racing Club meeting. 3. Field selection for the Gold Chip Final will operate as follows: Most wins at during that period at a Southern Harness Racing club meeting, most 2nds during that period at a Southern Harness Racing club meeting, most 3rds during that period at a Southern Harness Racing club meeting, then club discretion. 4. The $15000 Gold Chip Final will be raced over 2700m, from a standing start. Non-win (MR) horses will start off the front. R rated horses off a 20 metre handicap. 6. A horse can only win one Gold Chip Final.
- SILK ROAD SOUTHERN WINTERS SERIES NO.2
For fillies and mares up to 2 wins for lifetime. 1. Horses must have competed in a heat to be eligible to contest a final. 2. Heat Winners are automatic qualifiers. 3. Win two heats and you are ineligible to contest a further heat. 4. Win a heat and the Final, the Final is Rating Penalty Free. 5. Mares graduating to 3 or more wins during the series will not be eligible to contest further heats but remain eligible to contest the final. 6. Remainder of the field will be selected by the Bureau, with Preference given to horses that competed in the most heats.
- Nominations Close
- Day 1 - Tue, Jul 01, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Jul 01, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Jul 02, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- P O Box 96, Invercargill
- Telephone: 03-217-9117 (Bus)
- Mobile: 021-1272-912 (Jason)
- Office Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm