Auckland Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: Australasian Young Drivers (AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS NIGHT 2) at Alexandra Park, Auckland
Chairperson of Stewards:
Steve Mulcay- Race Number:
- Race 1
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 2
R35 TO R45 MOBILE TROT INV JD 2200m
Of $20000 ($11000, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For R35 to R45 3yo-&-older trotters. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 10 starters plus up to two emergencies. Full conditions of this series, including competing drivers, can be found online in the Racing Schedules section of the HRNZ website, from 1 October 2026. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau. See Special Condition 3 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race. PLEASE NOTE: the conditions of this race may be altered, after the close of Nominations, in order to ensure this Australasian Young Drivers' Championship race produces a capacity field of 10 starters.
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- Race 3
R46 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2200m
Of $17000 ($9350, $2635, $1615, $1020, others $297.50)
For R46 & faster trotters.
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- Race 4
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For 2yo pacers with up to 1 win for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes then Sex (fillies drawn inside colts, geldings) numbering sequentially from 1.
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- Race 5
NON-WINNERS MOBILE PACE 2200m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
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- Race 6
WITH COND. MOBILE PACE INV JD 1700m
Of $20000 ($11000, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For 3yo pacers with up to 2 wins for lifetime. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 10 starters plus up to two emergencies. Full conditions of this series, including competing drivers, can be found online in the Racing Schedules section of the HRNZ website, from 1 October 2026. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau. See Special Condition 3 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race. PLEASE NOTE: the conditions of this race may be altered, after the close of Nominations, in order to ensure this Australasian Young Drivers' Championship race produces a capacity field of 10 starters.
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER UP TO & INCLUDING R45 MOBILE PACE INV JD 2200m
Of $20000 ($11000, $3100, $1900, $1200, others $350)
For up to & including R45 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only and has a Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes numbering sequentially from 1. Rating Penalty Free Race. This race is restricted to 10 starters plus up to two emergencies. Full conditions of this series, including competing drivers, can be found online in the Racing Schedules section of the HRNZ website, from 1 October 2026. This race will be selected at the discretion of the HRNZ Bureau. See Special Condition 3 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race. PLEASE NOTE: the conditions of this race may be altered, after the close of Nominations, in order to ensure this Australasian Young Drivers' Championship race produces a capacity field of 10 starters.
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- Race 8,9
R35 TO R54, R55 TO R60 WITH COND. MOBILE PACE 1700m
Of $15000 ($8250, $2325, $1425, $900, others $262.50)
For R35 to R54 pacers. Also R55 to R60 if driven by a concession junior driver. Ratings and or conditions may be used when determining the splits for these races. Preferential barrier draws numbering sequentially from 1 may apply should it be deemed necessary to ensure overall fairness to all horses given the ratings spread in these races.
Special Conditions
- RATINGS PROGRAMME
This programme is ratings based. It is a likely indication of the programme that will be in place for the meeting. Where it is required changes will be made to the final programme after the close of withdrawals. Ratings bands and other conditions shown only serve as an indication as to how races will likely be programmed. As nominations permit race conditions will be programmed to ensure horses can race in a competitive environment whilst also optimising field sizes and where possible ensuring as many horses as possible gain a start..
- ONE NOMINATION
Trainers are advised that a horse may only be nominated for One Race at this meeting. Trainers do however have the right to Transfer their horse(s) following the close of Nominations. The Club reserves the right to transfer any horse deemed necessary, unless trainers specify that their horse(s) is NOT to be Transferred.
- EXTRAORDINARY PENALTY FREE RACES
In the event a four-year-old or older horse wins an Australasian Young Drivers Championship heat where it has previously benefitted from winning a Rating Penalty Free Drivers 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 1 to 31 December 2026).
- Nominations Close
- AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS NIGHT 2 - Mon, Nov 02, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Mon, Nov 02, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Drivers Notified
- Tue, Nov 03, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Withdrawals, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Kevin Smith 0274 358 560
- Raceday Matters: Karen Blanchard 09-631-1163 or 027 808 3150