Ashburton Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: NZ JUNIOR DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP at Ashburton Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Not Notified- Race Number:
- Race 1
WITH COND. TROT 2400m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For trotters with 1 win for lifetime. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau.
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- Race 2
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 TROT INV JD 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R35 to R40 4yo-&-older trotters. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 12 starters, plus emergencies. Full conditions of this championship, including competing drivers can be viewed online in the Racing Schedules & Conditions section of the HRNZ website. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau. Please see Special Condition 7 for information relating to the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.
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- Race 3
NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER PACE 2400m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For 3yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 4
NON-WINNERS 4YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For 4yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 5
4YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 4yo-&-older pacers. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau.
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- Race 6
4YO & OLDER R36 TO R40 MOBILE PACE INV JD 2400m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R36 to R40 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 12 starters, plus emergencies. Full conditions of this championship, including competing drivers can be viewed online in the Racing Schedules & Conditions section of the HRNZ website. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau. Please see Special Condition 7 for information relating to the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R44 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 2400m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 to R44 4yo-&-older pacers. Front: R35 to R40. 10m: R41 to R44. This race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
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- Race 8
4YO & OLDER R41 TO R50 MOBILE PACE INV JD 1700m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R41 to R50 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 12 starters, plus emergencies. Full conditions of this championship, including competing drivers can be viewed online in the Racing Schedules & Conditions section of the HRNZ website. This race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). Please see Special Condition 7 for information relating to the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.
Special Conditions
- ONE NOM PER HORSE
NOTE: A horse may only nominate for one race on the 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 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.
- LATE NOMINATIONS
In the event Nominated 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. 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 club's discretion. All other races will be selected at the club's 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 club's discretion, with consideration given to Ratings in the first instance.
- EXTRAORDINARY PENALTY FREE RACES
In the event a four-year-old or older horse wins a NZ Junior Driver 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 2026 racing season only (January to December).
- Nominations Close
- NZ JUNIOR DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP - Tue, Aug 04, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Tue, Aug 04, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Wed, Aug 05, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- The HRNZ Bureau - Meeting Contact: Richard Bromley
- Nominations, Withdrawals, Drivers, Scratchings
- Phone: 021-888-900 or 0508 287 328
- Email: bromerz88@gmail.com or bureau@hrnz.co.nz
- P O Box 54, Ashburton