Kaikoura Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: KAIKOURA CUP MEETING (SUNDAY) at South Bay Racecourse, Kaikoura
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyre- Race Number:
- Race 1
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R37 MOBILE PACE 1900m
Of $12281.25 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R35 to R37 3yo-&-older pacers.
- Race Number:
- Race 2
NON-WINNERS MOBILE PACE 1900m
Of $11625 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For 3 yrs & older Non-Win pacers with 6 or more lifetime starts. Also 4 yrs & older Non-Win horses.
- Race Number:
- Race 3
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 TROT 2400m
Of $11843.75 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R35 to R40 3yo-&-older trotters.
- Race Number:
- Race 4
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE 1900m
Of $11625 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For 3yo-&-older pacing fillies & mares.
- Race Number:
- Race 5
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 MOBILE TROT INV.DRV 1900m
Of $14550 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R35 to R40 4yo-&-older trotters. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race.
- Race Number:
- Race 6
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 PACE 2400m
Of $12062.50 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R35 to R40 3yo-&-older pacers.
- Race Number:
- Race 7
4YO & OLDER MARES R41 TO R50 MOBILE TROT INV.DRV 1900m
Of $14550 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R41 to R50 4yo-&-older trotting mares. This race is for Invited Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race.
- Race Number:
- Race 8
3YO & OLDER R38 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 1900m
Of $12281.25 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R38 to R45 3yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating using the track grid.
- Race Number:
- Race 9
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE INV.DRV 1900m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For 3 yrs & older pacers with 1 to 2 wins for lifetime. This race is for Invited Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race.
- Race Number:
- Race 10
3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES R35 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 1900m
Of $11843.75 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R35 to R45 3yo-&-older pacing fillies & mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
Special Conditions
- ONE NOMINATION PER HORSE
A horse may only nominate for one race on 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 clubs discretion. All other races will be selected at the clubs 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 clubs discretion, with consideration given to Ratings in the first instance.
- WDC RACE CONDITION ALTERATIONS
The race conditions of World Drivers Championship heats, may, at the discretion of The Bureau be altered in order to ensure the fullest fields possible are carded. Any changes made will be communicated via text message & added to the Nominations text, online.
- EXTRAORDINARY PENALTY FREE STATUS
In the event a four-year-old or older horse wins a World Driving Championship heat where it has previously benefitted from winning a Rating Penalty Free race this year, the win on this programme will become an Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free win, whereby a horse will receive a second Rating Penalty free win for the 2025 racing season only (January to December). 3YO only or 3YO & Older races run as heats within the WDC will be defined as Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free races.
- Nominations Close
- SUNDAY - & Day 2 Tue, Oct 28, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Oct 28, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Oct 29, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- Secretary Glenn Hames
- 22A Sovereign Gardens, Halswell, Chch
- Nominations, Withdrawals, Drivers, Scratchings
- The HRNZ Bureau - Meeting Contact: Richard Bromley
- Phone: 021-888-900 or 0508 287 328
- Email: bromerz88@gmail.com or bureau@hrnz.co.nz