NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: MID-WEEK MARKETS RACE NIGHT at Addington Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Shane Renault- Race Number:
- Race 1
4YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE TROT 1980m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 4yo-&-older trotters. This Race will be selected on Winning Stakes (lowest to highest). The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section. The Final of this Series will be a Mobile 1980m event for a Stake of $25,000, to be held at the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Meeting at Addington Raceway on the 23 October 2026.
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- Race 2
R36 TO R40 WITH COND. TROT JUN.DRV 2600m
Of $8000 ($4400, $1240, $760, $480, others $140)
For R36 to R40 4 yrs & older trotters with no wins in the last 4 starts driven by a concession junior driver. This race is for Concession Junior Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. This Race will be selected on Ratings (lowest to highest).
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- Race 3
NON-WINNERS 4YO & OLDER MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For 4yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 4
NON-WINNERS 4YO & OLDER PACE 2000m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For 4yo-&-older pacers.
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- Race 5
4YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE PACE 2600m
Of $10000 ($5500, $1550, $950, $600, others $175)
For R35 4yo-&-older pacers. This Race will be selected on Winning Stakes (lowest to highest). The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section. The Final of this Series will be a Mobile 2400m event for a Stake of $25,000 to be held at the Ashburton Trotting Club Meeting at Ashburton Raceway on the 26 October 2026.
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- Race 6
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $8000 ($4400, $1240, $760, $480, others $140)
For 3 yrs & older pacers with 1 win for lifetime with 8 or more starts for lifetime. This Race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ BUREAU.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 PACE 2000m
Of $8000 ($4400, $1240, $760, $480, others $140)
For R35 to R40 4yo-&-older pacers. This Race will be selected on Ratings (lowest to highest).
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- Race 8
4YO & OLDER R36 TO R40 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $8000 ($4400, $1240, $760, $480, others $140)
For R36 to R40 4yo-&-older pacers. This Race will be selected on Ratings (lowest to highest). In the event a Pacer is either Balloted Out or Eliminated from Race Five (5), the Conditions of this Race maybe extended to include some or all of the remaining Acceptors from that Race.
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- Race 9
4YO & OLDER R35 TO R45 MOBILE PACE AMATEUR DRIVERS 1980m
Of $8000 ($4400, $1240, $760, $480, others $140)
For R35 to R45 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Amateur Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Earnings in the last 4 starts using the track grid. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
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.
- Nominations Close
- MID-WEEK MARKETS RACE NIGHT - Fri, Oct 09, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Fri, Oct 09, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Sat, Oct 10, 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