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Ashburton Trotting Club Inc

Meeting: AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS SHOWCASE at Ashburton Raceway
Last updated 03/09/2026 at 16:10 pm
Chairperson of Stewards:
Not Notified
Tentative Programme
 
Race Number:
Race 1
 
 

NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER TROT 2400m (Tentative)

Of $10000

For 3yo-&-older trotters.

Race Number:
Race 2
 
 

WITH COND. TROT 2400m (Tentative)

Of $8000

For trotters with 1 win for lifetime with 6 or more starts for lifetime.

Race Number:
Race 3
 
 

4YO & OLDER R35 TO R40 TROT INV JD 2400m (Tentative)

AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT

Of $12000

For R35 to R40 4yo-&-older trotters. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. 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 7 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.

Race Number:
Race 4
 
 

NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE 1700m (Tentative)

Of $10000

For 3yo-&-older pacing fillies & mares.

Race Number:
Race 5
 
 

NON-WINNERS MOBILE PACE 1700m (Tentative)

Of $8000

For 4 yrs & older pacers with no wins for lifetime with 5 or more starts. Also 4 yrs & older horses with no wins for lifetime with starts between 3 and 4 unplaced(5th or lower) for lifetime.

Race Number:
Race 6
 
 

4YO & OLDER R35 MOBILE PACE INV JD 1700m (Tentative)

AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT

Of $12000

For R35 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. 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 7 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.

Race Number:
Race 7
 
 

4YO & OLDER MARES R35 TO R40 MOBILE PACE INV JD 1700m (Tentative)

AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT

Of $12000

For R35 to R40 4yo-&-older pacing mares. 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 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 7 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.

Race Number:
Race 8
 
 

4YO & OLDER R36 TO R40 MOBILE PACE INV JD 1700m (Tentative)

AUSTRALASIAN YOUNG DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP HEAT

Of $12000

For R36 to R40 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. 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 7 for information regarding the Rating Penalty Free status of this race.

Special Conditions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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).

Contact Details
The HRNZ Bureau - Meeting Contact: Richard Bromley
Nominations, Withdrawals, Drivers, Scratchings
Phone: 021-888-900 or 0508 287 328
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
P O Box 54, Ashburton
Peter Larkin, President
Richard Bromley, Raceday Secretary