NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: MAY PREMIER at Addington Raceway (Premier)
Chairperson of Stewards:
Not NotifiedTentative Programme
- Race Number:
- Race 1
A GROUP 3 RACE 2YO MOBILE TROT 1980m (Tentative)
Of $50000
For 2-year-old trotters.
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- Race 2
3YO & OLDER R41 TO R50 TROT 2600m (Tentative)
Of $25000
For R41 to R50 3yo-&-older trotters. \i\-This race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).\i0\-
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- Race 3
3YO & OLDER C,G&E R51 & FASTER DISCRHCP TROT 2600m (Tentative)
Of $25000
For R51 & faster 3yo-&-older trotting colts,geldings & entires.
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- Race 4
A GROUP 3 RACE 3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES MOBILE TROT 1980m (Tentative)
Of $40000
For 3yo-&-older trotting fillies & mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
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- Race 5
A GROUP 1 RACE 2YO MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $100000
For 2-year-old pacers. \i\-The first three placegetters from the May Stakes held on 8 May 2026 are guaranteed a start in this race, should they be nominated.\i0\-
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- Race 6
A GROUP 1 RACE 3YO MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $200000
For 3-year-old pacers. \i\-Race winning 3YO horses eligible for this Final will not be permitted to accept for any other race on this Programme, unless the Final field is full (13 acceptors). Emergencies selected for this race who subsequently gain a start in this race are not permitted to scratch & start in another race on this programme. Full series conditions can be viewed on nzsiresstakes.co.nz.\i0\-
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- Race 7,8,9
3YO & OLDER R37 TO R60 MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $25000
For R37 to R60 3yo-&-older pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid. \i\-These races will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). The HRNZ Bureau reserves the right to condition & include horses rated R61 to R65 that have been eliminated or balloted from the Country Championship Final.\i0\-
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- Race 10
A LISTED RACE R50 TO R120 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 3200m (Tentative)
Of $100000
For R50 to R120 pacers. Front: R50 to R65. 10m: R66 to R75. 20m: R76 to R85. 30m: R86 to R99. 40m: R100 to R120. \i\-To be eligible to start in this race horses must have had a minimum of three qualifying starts through the designated Country Cup series. Full series information can be viewed in the Racing Schedules & Conditions section of the HRNZ website. The top 16 qualifiers for this race will not be permitted to accept for any other race on this Programme.\i0\-
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.
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Fields, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Richard Bromley 021 888 900
- Raceday matters: Brian Rabbitt 0274 077234