NZ Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc
Meeting: NEW ZEALAND CUP CARNIVAL - (CUP DAY) at Addington Raceway (Premier)
Chairperson of Stewards:
Nigel McIntyre- Race Number:
- Race 1
R40 TO R45 TROT 2600m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R40 to R45 trotters. This Race will be selected on Form, as determined by the HRNZ BUREAU.
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- Race 2
R46 TO R60 SPECIAL HANDICAP TROT 3200m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R46 to R60 trotters. Front: R46 to R50. 10m: R51 to R55. 20m: R56 to R60. This Race will be selected in the First Instance on Ratings (highest to lowest) for Trotters Rated R55 to R46. In the Second Instance on Ratings (lowest to highest) for Trotters Rated R56 to R60.
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- Race 3
R55 & FASTER DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP TROT 2600m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R55 & faster trotters. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). Horses qualified to start in the 2026 Renwick Farms Dominion Trot (i.e. top 15 Final Ranked Horses) will not be eligible to Accept for this Race.
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- Race 4
A GROUP 1 RACE ALL FFA TROT 3200m
Of $400000 ($216000 plus Challenge Cup, Trophy & Dress Rug, $60000, $34000, $19000, $11000, others $6000)
For all trotters. Nominations for this Race have Closed. The field for this Race will be determined by Rankings. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section.
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- Race 5
A GROUP 1 RACE 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $200000 (plus Trophy & Dress Rug to the Winner)
For 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings. The Stakes breakdown for this Race will be determined by the Number of Starters. PLEASE NOTE: 2YO 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. The full Conditions of this Race & Series can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 6
A GROUP 1 RACE 3YO FILLIES MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $200000 (plus Trophy & Dress Rug to the Winner)
For 3-year-old pacing fillies. The Stakes breakdown for this Race will be determined by the Number of Starters. PLEASE NOTE: 3YO Pacing Fillies 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. The full Conditions of this Race & Series can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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- Race 7
4YO & OLDER R40 TO R45 MOBILE PACE INV JD 2600m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R40 to R45 4yo-&-older pacers. This race is for Invited Junior Drivers only. Rating Penalty Free Race. This Race is restricted to 10 Starters, plus Emergencies. The full Conditions of this Series can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section. This Race will be selected with primary consideration given to Ratings & Form at the discretion of the HRNZ BUREAU. 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 has a capacity field of 10 Starters.
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- Race 8,9,10,11
R41 TO R70 MOBILE PACE 1980m
Of $30000 ($16500 plus Dress Rug, $4650, $2850, $1800, others $525)
For R41 to R70 pacers. The Three highest Rated of these Races will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). The lowest Rated Race will be selected on Form, as determined by the HRNZ BUREAU. Preferential Barrier Draws (by Rating, then Winning Stakes) will only be applied if the spread of Rating Bands for any given Race is greater than Five (5) Rating Points (top and bottom Rating Band inclusive). In the event Race 12 is not run, the conditions of these races may be altered to accommodate some or all of the remaining acceptors from that race.
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- Race 12
A GROUP 2 RACE ALL FFA MOBILE PACE 2600m
Of $60000 ($33000 plus Trophy & Dress Rug, $9300, $5400, $3150, $1800, others $1050)
For all pacers. This Race will be selected on Ratings (highest to lowest). Horses qualified to start in the 2026 Go Media New Zealand Trotting Cup (i.e. top 15 Final Ranked Horses) will not be eligible to Accept for this Race.
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- Race 13
A GROUP 1 RACE ALL FFA PACE 3200m
Of $800000 ($432000 plus Miniature Cup & Dress Rug, $120000, $68000, $38000, $22000, others $12000)
For all pacers. Nominations for this Race have closed. The field for this Race will be determined by Rankings. The full Conditions of this Race can be viewed online on the HRNZ Website in the Racing Schedules & Conditions Section.
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.
- EXTRAORDINARY PENALTY FREE STATUS
In the event a four-year-old or older horse wins a Australasian Young Drivers 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). 3YO only or 3YO & Older races run as heats within the AYDC will be defined as Extraordinary Rating Penalty Free races.
- Nominations Close
- (CUP DAY) - Tue, Nov 03, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Withdrawals Close
- Wed, Nov 04, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Drivers Notified
- Thu, Nov 05, 2026 @ 12:00 noon
- Contact Details
- Nominations, Fields, Drivers, Scratchings:
- Contact HRNZ Bureau or Richard Bromley 021 888 900
- Raceday matters: Brian Rabbitt 0274 077234