NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: 18 DAYS TO 'THE CUP' RACE NIGHT at Addington Raceway
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyre- Race Number:
- Race 1
A GROUP 3 RACE 2YO FILLIES MOBILE TROT 1980m
Of $40000 ($20000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $6000, $3200, $1600, $1200, others $1000, based on 13 starters)
For 2-year-old trotting fillies. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Please Note: 2yo Trotting Fillies eligible for this Race will not be permitted to Accept for any other Race on this Programme, unless this Race has a Capacity Field (ie. 13 Acceptors. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 2
4YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE TROT 1980m
Of $25000 ($13750, $3875, $2375, $1500, others $437.50)
For R35 4yo-&-older trotters. Please Note: To be eligible for this Race a Horse must have started in a Heat of this Series held on either 30 September, 07 October or 14 October 2026. The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section.
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- Race 3
3YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 MOBILE TROT 1980m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R35 to R40 3yo-&-older trotters. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
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- Race 4
4YO & OLDER R41 TO R50 MOBILE TROT JUN.DRV 1980m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R41 to R50 4yo-&-older trotters. This race is for Junior Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid. Rating Penalty Free Race. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest).
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- Race 5,6
NON-WINNERS MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
In the event sufficient Acceptors are received for these Races, they will be split at the discretion of the HRNZ BUREAU.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER MARES R35 TO R45 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R35 to R45 4yo-&-older pacing mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Please Note: Non-Win 4yo-&-Older Pacing Mares are ineligible for this Race. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). 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 $40,000, to be held at the NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Meeting at Addington Raceway on the 13 November 2026.
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- Race 8
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For pacers with 1 win for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Earnings in the last 4 starts using the track grid. This Race will be selected on Earnings in last 4 starts (highest to lowest).
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- Race 9,10,11
R37 TO R60 MOBILE PACE 2600m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R37 to R60 pacers. These Races will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). Preferential Barrier Draws (by Rating, then Winning Stakes) will only be applied, if there is considered by the HRNZ BUREAU, to be a sufficiently wide enough spread of Rating Bands or Overall Horse Performance. The Stake for the highest Rated Race will be $18,000.
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.
- Nominations Close
- 18 DAYS TO 'THE CUP' RACE NIGHT - Mon, Oct 19, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Mon, Oct 19, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Tue, Oct 20, 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