Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: FORBURY AT GORE MEETING (Day 1) at Gore Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Rick Quirk- Race Number:
- Race 1
R35 TO R36 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12000 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For R35 to R36 pacers.
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- Race 2
NON-WINNERS WITH COND. SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2200m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
Front: Trotters with no wins for lifetime. 30m: Horses with 1 win for lifetime.
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- Race 3
R37 TO R44 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $13000 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
For R37 to R44 pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 4
R38 TO R60 WITH COND. SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 2200m
Of $13000 ($7150, $2015, $1235, $780, others $227.50)
Front: R38 to R40 trotting colts,geldings & entires. 10m: R41 to R45 colts,geldings & entires. 20m: R46 to R50 colts,geldings & entires. 30m: R51 to R60.
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- Race 5
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $12000 ($6600, $1860, $1140, $720, others $210)
For 3 yrs & older pacing colts,geldings & entires with 1 win for lifetime. 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 6
NON-WINNERS 2YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For 2yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 7
3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES R35 TO R53 MOBILE TROT 1700m
Of $30000 ($16500, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R35 to R53 3yo-&-older trotting fillies & mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 8
3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES R35 TO R40 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $12500 ($6875, $1937.50, $1187.50, $750, others $218.75)
For R35 to R40 3yo-&-older pacing fillies & mares.
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- Race 9
R47 TO R56 MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $14000 ($7700, $2170, $1330, $840, others $245)
For R47 to R56 pacers. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1. 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 bureau 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 bureau to exercise its right to transfer a particular nominated horse then it is your responsibility as nominator to advise the bureau 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 Bureau'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, or up to 1 win trotters for lifetime aged two years and older at the closing of nominations for the Winton HRC meeting to be held on Thursday 7th May 2026. Conditions: 1. Open to all trotters aged two years and older that have never won a race (non-winners, 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 (Winton HRC, Invercargill HRC and Forbury Park TC) in the period from 7th May 2026 through to 5th July 2026. 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 12th July 2026 at the Invercargill HRC meeting will be raced over 2200m, from a standing start. (Non-winners) will start from the front line, R rated horses from a 20 metre handicap.
- Nominations Close
- Day 1 - Tue, Jun 16, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Jun 16, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Jun 17, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- PO Box 4010, St Kilda, Dunedin
- Nominations/Drivers/Scratchings: Southern Harness Racing ,
- (Phone) 03-217-9117, 021-1272-912 (Jason).