Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc
Meeting: WORLD DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP at Cambridge Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Steve Mulcay- Race Number:
- Race 1
UP TO & INCLUDING R60 MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For up to & including R60 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.
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- Race 2
3YO & OLDER, WITH COND. TROT 2200m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For 3 yrs & older trotters with 1 win for lifetime.
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- Race 3
4YO & OLDER, WITH COND. MOBILE PACE INV.DRV 1700m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For 3yo pacers with 1 to 2 wins for lifetime. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 10 starters and up to one emergency. Random Draw. For Full World Drivers Championship Conditions & Information visit wdc25.nz. Field to be selected from the lowest rating upwards.
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- Race 4
4YO & OLDER, UP TO R42 WITH COND. MOBILE TROT INV.DRV 2200m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R35 to R41 3 yrs & older trotters. Also R42 horses with winning stakes up to and including $23000 for lifetime. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. These races are restricted to 10 starters and up to one emergency per race. Random Draws. For Full World Drivers Championship Conditions & Information visit wdc25.nz. Fields to be selected from the lowest rating upwards. In the event of only one of these heats being run a Sequential Barrier Draw based on Ratings/Winning Stakes Lowest to Highest will apply. PLEASE NOTE: Should a horse have previously won a Drivers Penalty Free Race since 1 January 2025 and subsequently win this race the win will be classed as an Exceptional Penalty Free Win and incur no rating points. For more race-specific information see Special Conditions 4 & 5.
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- Race 5
4YO & OLDER R43 TO R48, R49 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE INV.DRV 2200m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R43 to R48 4yo-&-older pacers. Also R49 horses with winning stakes up to and including $13500 for lifetime. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. These races are restricted to 10 starters and up to one emergency per race. Random Draws. For Full World Drivers Championship Conditions & Information visit wdc25.nz. Fields to be selected from the lowest rating upwards. In the event of only one of these heats being run a Sequential Barrier Draw based on Ratings/Winning Stakes Lowest to Highest will apply. PLEASE NOTE: Should a horse have previously won a Drivers Penalty Free Race since 1 January 2025 and subsequently win this race the win will be classed as an Exceptional Penalty Free Win and incur no rating points. For more race-specific information see Special Conditions 4 & 5.
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- Race 6
4YO & OLDER, R42 TO R50 WITH COND. MOBILE TROT INV.DRV 2200m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R42 to R50 3 yrs & older trotters. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. These races are restricted to 10 starters and up to one emergency per race. Random Draws. For Full World Drivers Championship Conditions & Information visit wdc25.nz. Fields to be selected from the lowest rating upwards. In the event of only one of these heats being run a Sequential Barrier Draw based on Ratings/Winning Stakes Lowest to Highest will apply. PLEASE NOTE: Should a horse have previously won a Drivers Penalty Free Race since 1 January 2025 and subsequently win this race the win will be classed as an Exceptional Penalty Free Win and incur no rating points. For more race-specific information see Special Conditions 4 & 5.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R41 MOBILE PACE INV.DRV 2200m
Of $15000 ($7800, $2250, $1350, $900, others $450)
For R35 to R41 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. These races are restricted to 10 starters and up to one emergency per race. Random Draws. For Full World Drivers Championship Conditions & Information visit wdc25.nz. Fields to be selected from the lowest rating upwards. In the event of only one of these heats being run a Sequential Barrier Draw based on Ratings/Winning Stakes Lowest to Highest will apply. PLEASE NOTE: Should a horse have previously won a Drivers Penalty Free Race since 1 January 2025 and subsequently win this race the win will be classed as an Exceptional Penalty Free Win and incur no rating points. For more race-specific information see Special Conditions 4 & 5.
Special Conditions
- RATINGS BASED PROGRAMME
This programme is ratings based. It is a likely indication of the programme that will be in place for the meeting. Where it is required changes will be made to the final programme after the close of withdrawals. Ratings bands and other conditions shown only serve as an indication as to how races will likely be programmed. As nominations permit race conditions will be programmed to ensure horses can race in a competitive environment whilst also optimising field sizes and where possible ensuring as many horses as possible gain a start.
- 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.
- RESTRICTED PROGRAMME
Owners and Trainers please note that this meeting is restricted to an eight race programme.
- 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
- WORLD DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP - Fri, Oct 31, 2025 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Fri, Oct 31, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Mon, Nov 03, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- P O Box 419, Cambridge
- The HRNZ Bureau - Meeting Contact: Kevin Smith
- Nominations, Withdrawals, Drivers, Scratchings
- Phone: 0274-358-560 or 0508 287 328
- Email: kjsmith@hrnz.co.nz or bureau@hrnz.co.nz