NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: UNCUT GEMS FEATURE RACE NIGHT at Addington Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyre- Race Number:
- Race 1
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE TROT 1980m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For 3yo-&-older trotters.
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- Race 2
3YO & OLDER R40 TO R60 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2600m
Of $18500 ($10175, $2867.50, $1757.50, $1110, others $323.75)
For R40 to R60 3yo-&-older trotters. Front: R40 to R45. 10m: R46 to R50. 20m: R51 to R55. 30m: R56 to R60. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
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- Race 3
A LISTED RACE 4YO & OLDER R51 TO R89 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2600m
Of $50000 ($25000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $7500, $4000, $2000, $1500, others $1250 based on a 13 Horse Field)
For R51 to R89 4yo-&-older trotters. Front: R51 to R59. 10m: R60 to R69. 20m: R70 to R79. 30m: R80 to R89. PLEASE NOTE: Horses that have previously won a Group 1 Race or won a Race with an Advertised Stake of $60,000 or more or are Rated at R90 & Faster at Acceptance Time are Ineligible for this Race. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 4
A GROUP 2 RACE 2YO FILLIES MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $60000 ($33000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $9300, $5400, $3150, $1800, others $1050)
For 2-year-old pacing fillies.
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- Race 5
3YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $50000 ($25000 plus Dress Rug, $7500, $4000, $2000, $1500, others $1250)
For 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings. PLEASE NOTE: Race Winning 3YO Pacing Colts & Geldings eligible for this Series will not be permitted to Accept for any other Race on this Programme, unless they are an Emergency or are Eliminated from this Race. If an Emergency for this Race subsequently gains a Start in this Race, it will not be permitted to Scratch & Start in another Race on this Programme. The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 6,7
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R55 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R35 to R55 3yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid. These Races will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). The Stake for the highest Rated Race will be $18,500.
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- Race 8
A LISTED RACE 4YO & OLDER MARES UP TO & INCLUDING R85 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $50000 ($25000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $7500, $4000, $2000, $1500, others $1250 based on a 13 Horse Field)
For up to & including R85 4yo-&-older pacing mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid. PLEASE NOTE: Horses that have previously won a Group 1 Race or won a Race with an Advertised Stake of $60,000 or more or are Rated at R86 & Faster at Acceptance Time are Ineligible for this Race. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 9
A LISTED RACE 4YO & OLDER G&E UP TO & INCLUDING R85 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $50000 ($25000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $7500, $4000, $2000, $1500, others $1250 based on a 13 Horse Field)
For up to & including R85 4yo-&-older pacing geldings & entires. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid. PLEASE NOTE: Horses that have previously won a Group 1 Race or won a Race with an Advertised Stake of $60,000 or more or are Rated at R86 & Faster at Acceptance Time are Ineligible for this Race. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 10
5YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE PACE 2600m
Of $40000 ($22000 plus Trophy, $6200, $3800, $2400, others $700)
For R35 5yo-&-older pacers. The Barrier Draw for the Final and the Consolation of this Series will be Random. PLEASE NOTE: Selection Preference for this Race and the Consolation will be determined by the Results of the 10 Heats run between 8 April and 10 May 2026. Heat Winners will be automatically qualified for the Final, providing they have met all other eligibility criteria for this Race. The balance of the Fields for the Final and the Consolation will be determined by points Horses earned in the Heats of this Series providing they have met all other eligibility criteria for these Races. A Horse qualified to Start in the Final of this Series will be Ineligible to start in another Race on this Programme. If an Emergency for the Final of this Series subsequently gains a Start in the Final it will be automatically Scratched from the Consolation. The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online on the HRNZ website under Racing, then under Major Races & Series Info, then under Racing Schedules & Conditions, then 2026 Canterbury Plains Challenge Conditions. To be eligible for the Consolation of this Series to be held at the Rangiora HRC Meeting on the 17 May 2026 a Horse must be Nominated for the Final.
Special Conditions
- ONE HORSE ONE NOMINATION
A horse may only nominate for one race on the programme/race day, 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 is to be transferred or not.
- DUAL ACCEPTORS
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. This condition includes races later than this race day/night. This condition will not apply to races that are covered by specific series or race conditions; e.g. NZ Sires Stakes Board Administered races.
- 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. No late Nominations will be permitted to transfer from the race that they have nominated for, unless the club requires it.
- 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. Races Programmed with an 'R' rating will see preference given to 'R' rated horses over 'MR' rated horses.
- 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.
- SPLIT FIELD NOMINATIONS
Should any race on this programme be able to be split it will be done so on the basis of highest to lowest rating or vice versa, by sex or by a yet to be decided method, as the Club sees fit. This does not apply where conditions are detailed in the race programme. Owner, Trainer & Driver splits will not be taken into consideration if the race is split.
- HORSE ATTENDANT
Owners, Trainers and Drivers are advised that should they be required to attend a judicial enquiry a starters assistant will be made available after each race for the purpose of returning their horse to the horse stall area. If a Trainer or Driver does not wish a starters assistant to carry out this duty it will be the Trainers responsibility to provide an attendant at all times. Owners, Trainers and Drivers should be aware that the Club does not accept legal liability for the horse, if a starters assistant is required to drive it back to the horse stall area.
- RACEMEETING ATTENDANCE
It is the Trainers responsibility to have an attendant with their horse at all times. Please be aware of the Programming Conditions Regulation, Clause 15, "Racemeeting Attendance"which is a requirement for all racemeetings.
- Nominations Close
- UNCUT GEMS FEATURE RACE NIGHT - Mon, May 11, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Mon, May 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Tue, May 12, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Fields, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Richard Bromley 021 888 900
- Raceday matters: Brian Rabbitt 0274 077234