Tuapeka Harness Racing Club Inc
Meeting: ANNUAL 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
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- Race 1
3YO & OLDER, NON-WINNERS WITH COND. SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
Front: Trotters with no wins for lifetime. 30m: Horses with 1 win for lifetime with unplaced(5th or lower) in the last 4 starts.
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- Race 2
R35 TO R36 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R35 to R36 pacers.
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- Race 3
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $15000 ($8250 plus dress rug and trophy, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 4
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R45 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R35 to R45 trotters. Front: R35 to R40. 10m: R41 to R45.
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- Race 5
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $11000 ($6050 plus dress rug and trophy, $1705, $1045, $660, others $192.50)
For 3 yrs & older pacing fillies & mares with 1 to 2 wins for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 6
3YO & OLDER R37 TO R39 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R37 to R39 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 7
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 2yo pacers with up to 1 win for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Sex (fillies and mares drawn inside colts, geldings and entires) then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 8
3YO & OLDER R46 TO R50, R51 TO R55 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R46 to R50 3yo-&-older pacers. Also R51 to R55 if driven by a concession junior driver. 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 9
R50 TO R80 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 2700m
Of $20000 ($11000 plus dress rug and trophy, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For R50 to R80 pacers. Front: R50 to R57. 10m: R58 to R65. 20m: R66 to R73. 30m: R74 to R80. This race is included in the COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP. This race is also part of the Southern Cups Series.
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- Race 10
3YO & OLDER R40 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600 plus dress rug and trophy, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R40 to R45 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.
Special Conditions
- RIGHT OF RE-ENTRY
Shall be 5:00pm on the 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 the 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 its right to transfer a particular nominated horse then it is your responsibility as 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 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
For non-win (MR), or up to 1 win trotters for lifetime aged two years and older at the closing of nominations for the Wyndham HRC meeting to be held on Thursday 2nd November 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 Final a horse must start in at least one race or an open trot race run by Southern Harness Racing Clubs (Wyndham HRC, Northern Southland TC, Invercargill HRC, Oamaru HRC, Tuapeka HRC and Winton HRC) in the period from 2nd October through to 31st October 2025. The 'R' rating horses must win their second respective race at one of the Southern Harness meetings to be eligible 3. Field selection for the Gold Chip Championship will operate as follows: Most wins at a Southern Harness Club meeting during that period, most 2nds at a Southern Harness Club meeting during that period, most thirds at a Southern Harness Club meeting during that period, then club discretion. 4. The $15,000 Gold Chip Championship held on 9th November 2025 at the Winton HRC meeting will be raced over 2400m, from a standing start. (Non-winners, MR) will start from the front line, R rated horses from a 20 metre handicap.
- Nominations Close
- Day 1 - Tue, Oct 21, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Oct 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Oct 22, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- P O Box 96, Invercargill 9840
- Nominations/Drivers/Scratchings: Southern Harness Racing,
- Phone: 03-217-9117, mob: 0274 390 660 (Julie).