NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: ROAD TO CUP MEETING CONTINUES RACE NIGHT at Addington Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyreTentative Programme
- Race Number:
- Race 1
2YO MOBILE TROT 1980m (Tentative)
Of $15000
For 2-year-old trotters. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid. This Race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ BUREAU.
- Race Number:
- Race 2,3
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R65 DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2600m (Tentative)
Of $17000
For R35 to R65 3yo-&-older trotters. These Races will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). The Stake for the highest Rated Race will be $19,000.
- Race Number:
- Race 4
A GROUP 3 RACE R66 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2600m (Tentative)
Of $40000
For R66 & faster trotters. This Race will have a maximum back mark of 20 Metres. This Race will be selected in the First Instance on current Renwick Farms Dominion Trot Ranking List as at withdrawal time (highest to lowest). In the Second Instance on Ratings (highest to lowest). The Winner of this Race is guaranteed a Start in the 2026 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, providing it is eligible for selection.
- Race Number:
- Race 6
4YO & OLDER MARES R35 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $17000
For R35 to R45 4yo-&-older pacing mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. This race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). Full conditions of this series can be viewed online in the Racing Schedules & Conditions section of the HRNZ website.
- Race Number:
- Race 7
A LISTED RACE 3YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $50000
For 3-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. The Stakes breakdown for this Race will be determined by the Number of Starters. PLEASE NOTE: Horses that have won a Group 1 Race or have lifetime Stakes of $100,000 or more are ineligible for this Race. Also Race Winning 3YO Pacing Colts & Geldings eligible for this Race 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 any other Race on this Programme. This Race will be restricted to 13 starters plus 2 Emergencies. The full conditions of this Race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
- Race Number:
- Race 8
3YO & OLDER R40 TO R50 SPECIAL HANDICAP PACE 2600m (Tentative)
Of $18000
For R40 to R50 3yo-&-older pacers. Front: R40 to R45. 10m: R46 to R50. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
- Race Number:
- Race 9,10,11
R36 TO R70 MOBILE PACE 1980m (Tentative)
Of $17000
For R36 to R70 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 second highest Rated Race will be $18,000. The Stake for the highest Rated Race will be $19,000. PLEASE NOTE: In the event a horse is either Balloted Out or Eliminated from Race Twelve (12), the HRNZ BUREAU reserves the right to extend the Conditions of these Races to include some or all of the remaining Acceptors from that Race.
- Race Number:
- Race 12
A GROUP 2 RACE ALL FFA PACE 2600m (Tentative)
Of $60000
For all pacers. This Race will be selected in the First Instance on current Go Media NZ Trotting Cup Ranking List as at withdrawal time (highest to lowest). In the Second Instance on Ratings (highest to lowest). The Winner of this Race is guaranteed a Start in the 2026 Go Media NZ Trotting Cup, providing it is eligible for selection.
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.
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Fields, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Richard Bromley 021 888 900
- Raceday matters: Brian Rabbitt 0274 077234