Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc

Friday, 2 January

Meeting: NEW YEAR AT TAUHERENIKAU (Day (GRASS AT TAUHERENIKAU)) at Tauherenikau Racecourse

Last updated 02/01/2026 at 15:51 pm

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Participants for Race 1: HILTON DELEGAT PAINTING & DECORATING HCP TROT
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	5	Koko Kaboom	1	50m	5,775.00	1/1	2-43.4		2-43.4	K A Coppins (J)	Michael House
		TIKI - lost contact with the leader when trailing near the 1000m allowing KOKO KABOOM to take up the trail position. KOKO KABOOM - pre-race warmed. Driver K Coppins advised she did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.
2	3	Highview Rockn Roll	1	40m	1,627.50	3/2	2-44.7	2.80	2.80	E R Johnson (J)	Donald Cossey
		HIGHVIEW ROCKN ROLL - trotted roughly over the concluding stages and was unable to be fully driven out by driver E Johnson.
3	6	Trippy Tyron	2	50m	997.50	4/4	2-46.5	15.50	15.50	B M Wilkins (J)	Scott Dickson
4	2	Cool Phelan	1	30m	630.00	5/5	2-48.1	15.90	15.90	M R Hay	Brodie Ellis
		The start was delayed due to COOL PHELAN refusing to come into line with the field being turned away to readdress the barriers. A warning was placed on the barrier record of the mare.
5	1	Tiki	U1	fr	183.75	6/6	2-50.7	16.80	16.80	A J Pyers	Allen Pyers
		TIKI - lost contact with the leader when trailing near the 1000m allowing KOKO KABOOM to take up the trail position.
6	4	Scoots	2	40m	183.75	2/3	2-53.9	48.60	48.60	J H Abernethy	Allen Pyers
		SCOOTS - trotted roughly after the start then broke briefly near the 1800m losing ground. Broke again passing the 900m losing all chance.
Total Stakes:			$9,397.50

Scratchings

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier
SCR	7	Forgiveness	U1

Dividends: $2.20. $1.40. $2.00. Quinella $6.10. Trifecta $26.80. First4 $69.50.
Margins: 2 3/4 lengths, 12 1/2 lengths, neck
Times: Mile Rate: 2-11.4

Placed Horses:

1st

Koko Kaboom

2019 6 B g Superfast Stuart - Ko Wrected

Michael House, Morrinsville

Mentally Stable Limited

Mrs C M Lethaby,Miss D R Bartlett

2nd

Highview Rockn Roll

2014 11 B m Rock N Roll Heaven - Highview Diamond

Donald Cossey, Tamahere

D J Cossey, N J Coxon

L K Strong,Mrs J Strong

3rd

Trippy Tyron

2020 5 B m Superfast Stuart - Trip's On Me

Scott Dickson, Hunterville

S G Dickson, Miss L M Pickford, D M O'Reilly, M A McLeod

A D Neumann,I M Neumann

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Participants for Race 2: CONNIE STEWART NZ SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MOB PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	8	Always B Sweet	8	fr	5,775.00	8/7	2-38.0		2-38.0	B M Wilkins (J)	Scott Dickson
		ALWAYS B SWEET - out of position at the start. Driver B Wilkins was spoken to advisedly to ensure her horse is on the gate at the point of dispatch.
2	2	Big Gee	2	fr	1,627.50	1/1	2-38.0	0.20	0.20	K A Coppins (J)	Michael House
		BIG GEE - over-raced through the middle stages. Held up rounding the final bend and early in the run home. Shifted out to obtain clear racing room through the middle stages of the run home and continued to shift out under pressure over the concluding stages.
3	5	Rutherford	5	fr	997.50	7/8	2-38.6	3.00	3.00	B Taylor	Jason Cossey
4	7	Bet On Polly	7	fr	630.00	5/2	2-38.9	4.50	4.50	J H Abernethy	Murray Gibbs
5	1	Indisposed	1	fr	183.75	4/5	2-39.4	7.10	7.10	M R Hay	Tracy Cadwallader
		INDISPOSED - held up rounding the final bend.
6	9	Viscount Banner	9	fr	183.75	6/6	2-40.3	11.70	11.70	S P Doody	David Broadhurst
7	6	Eastwood Admiral	6	fr	183.75	2/4	2-40.5	12.90	12.90	E R Johnson (J)	James McDonald
		EASTWOOD ADMIRAL - over-raced early and middle stages before being taken forward to sit outside the leader near the 1300m.
8	3	Candy Girl	3	fr	183.75	9/9	2-40.7	13.80	13.80	E P Phelan	Kelvin Goss
		CANDY GIRL - weakened rounding the final bend.
9	4	Whitebait Boy	4	fr	183.75	3/3	2-40.8	14.00	14.00	A J Pyers	Doug Gale
		WHITEBAIT BOY - over-raced middle stages.
Total Stakes:			$9,948.75

Dividends: $18.60. $4.10. $1.50. $4.30. Quinella $25.70. Trifecta $1008.40. First4 $1431.00. TAB Double[races-1,2]:(5,8) $68.30.
Margins: head, 2 3/4 lengths, 1 1/2 lengths
Times: Mile Rate: 2-07.1

Placed Horses:

1st

Always B Sweet

2021 4 B m Always B Miki - Jive Denario

Scott Dickson, Hunterville

S G Dickson, Miss L M Pickford

W A Hyndman,Mrs C M Hyndman

2nd

Big Gee

2018 7 B g Sir Lincoln - Tory Franco

Michael House, Prebbleton

Mentally Stable Limited

Mrs E Blackburn

3rd

Rutherford

2019 6 B g Buy Kiwi Made - Armainapocket

Jason Cossey, Stratford

J J Cossey, S A Cossey

Loburn Limited,Wibble Holdings Limited

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Participants for Race 3: OSBORNE GROUP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	4	Miki's Moment	4	fr	5,775.00	3/3	2-33.2		2-33.2	M R Hay	Doug Gale
2	2	Million Dollar Chic	2	fr	1,627.50	1/1	2-33.2	0.20	0.20	K A Coppins (J)	Michael House
		MILLION DOLLAR CHIC - broke briefly in the score up but was in position at the candy pole.
3	6	Play The Ace	6	fr	997.50	8/8	2-33.4	1.30	1.30	S G Dickson	Rodney Dickson
4	5	The Elite Athlete	5	fr	630.00	6/5	2-33.5	1.50	1.50	A J Pyers	Wendy Devenport
		THE ELITE ATHLETE - held up early in the run home.
5	7	The Night Fox	7	fr	183.75	4/4	2-33.7	2.80	2.80	B M Wilkins (J)	Stephen Doody
		THE NIGHT FOX - out of position at the start. Junior driver B Wilkins was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice.
6	3	Tres Bonne Fille	3	fr	183.75	2/2	2-35.1	9.80	9.80	E R Johnson (J)	Rodney Dickson
		TRES BONNE FILLE - pulled hard in the score up. Held up rounding the final bend.
7	9	Eddie Osei	9	fr	183.75	5/7	2-36.4	16.20	16.20	J H Abernethy	Murray Gibbs
		EDDIE OSEI - paced roughly after the start losing considerable ground. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities.
8	1	Maria Kirilenko	1	fr	183.75	9/9	2-36.9	18.80	18.80	E P Phelan	Eddie Phelan
9	8	Ester Lucy	8	fr	183.75	7/6	2-39.5	31.50	31.50	B Taylor	David Broadhurst
		ESTER LUCY - permission was granted for the mare to race without the notified removable deafeners. Broke in the score up losing all chance.
Total Stakes:			$9,948.75

Dividends: $8.10. $2.10. $1.20. $3.60. Quinella $7.10. Trifecta $199.60. First4 $1674.50.
Margins: head, 1 length, head
Times: Mile Rate: 2-03.2

Placed Horses:

1st

Miki's Moment

2021 4 B g Always B Miki - Fleeting Moment

Doug Gale, Bulls

Merveber Ltd, K F Neville, Brennan 5 Syndicate, J J Jones, T L Rodewald, I R F McKelvie, B Kouvelis, S W King, Miss C A Gray

Merveber Ltd,K F Neville,P D McDermott

2nd

Million Dollar Chic

2020 5 B m Bettor's Delight - Bagdarin

Michael House, Morrinsville

J C International Ltd

G J Crabbe

3rd

Play The Ace

2019 6 B m Auckland Reactor - Leolas Delight

Rodney Dickson, Marton

R G Dickson

Est K I Milne,Mrs L Milne

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Participants for Race 4: HOMEGROWN DELI & PANTRY WAIRARAPA GRASS CUP MOB PACE
PlacePl	BookBk	Horse	Barrier	Hcap	Stakes	Fav	Time	Margin	Time/ Margin	Driver	Trainer
1	9	Goorambat Art	9	fr	5,775.00	1/1	2-35.1		2-35.1	K A Coppins (J)	Michael House
		GOORAMBAT ART - locked wheels briefly near the 1000m with CALL SECURITY. CALL SECURITY - shifted outwards near the 1000m and then continued to lay out despite the efforts of driver M Hay locking wheels briefly with GOORAMBAT ART.
2	10	Call Security	10	fr	1,627.50	6/6	2-35.2	0.80	0.80	M R Hay	Doug Gale
		GOORAMBAT ART - locked wheels briefly near the 1000m with CALL SECURITY. CALL SECURITY - shifted outwards near the 1000m and then continued to lay out despite the efforts of driver M Hay locking wheels briefly with GOORAMBAT ART.
3	2	Kawactus	2	fr	997.50	7/7	2-35.3	1.30	1.30	B Taylor	Brodie Ellis
		KAWACTUS - held up throughout the run home.
4	1	Jahi	1	fr	630.00	4/3	2-35.5	2.00	2.00	J H Abernethy	Stephen Doody
		JAHI - broke briefly in the score up but was in position at the candy pole.
5	8	Dixieland Delight	8	fr	183.75	2/2	2-35.9	4.30	4.30	E R Johnson (J)	Scott Dickson
		DIXIELAND DELIGHT - out of position at the start. Driver E Johnson will be spoken to in the coming days. Lay in and paced roughly entering the home straight.
6	3	Fear The Diva	3	fr	183.75	5/5	2-36.1	5.30	5.30	B M Wilkins (J)	Stephen Doody
		FEAR THE DIVA - raced wide early before pacing roughly over the crossing. Paced roughly rounding the final bend.
7	4	Silent Theory	4	fr	183.75	3/4	2-39.7	23.10	23.10	A J Pyers	Michael House
Total Stakes:			$9,581.25

Scratchings

Place	Book	Horse	Barrier
SCR	5	Shezabettorgirl	5
SCR	6	Jetasi	6
SCR	7	Shannon B	7

Dividends: $2.30. $1.60. $4.30. Quinella $11.60. Trifecta $188.60. First4 $430.40. TAB Double[races-3,4]:(4,9) $24.40. TAB Conc.:(4,10) $11.10. TAB Treble[races-2,3,4]:(8,4,9) $805.90. Quaddie[races-1,2,3,4]:(5,8,4,9) $2999.80.
Margins: 3/4 length, 1/2 length, 1/2 length
Times: Mile Rate: 2-04.7

Placed Horses:

1st

Goorambat Art

2019 6 Br g Art Major - Bettor Cruise

Michael House, Prebbleton

Mentally Stable Limited, Mrs T A Wheeler, J P Wheeler

J P Wheeler,Mrs T A Wheeler

2nd

Call Security

2018 7 B g He's Watching - Edernay

Doug Gale, Bulls

Mrs W M Gale, Miss E C Gale, J J Jones, Mrs J M Devenport, Mrs K Kelly, R M Kelly, T L Rodewald

K N Spicer,Mrs A M Spicer

3rd

Kawactus

2019 6 B m Highview Tommy - Warm Soak

Brodie Ellis, New Plymouth

B K Ellis, C L Ellis, R A Sawtell, K P Ellis, L R A Chittenden, Mrs C Prestidge, S J Jordan, Miss K A Ellis, B N Hicks

Mrs H van Opzeeland

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Always B Sweet - Race 2

Bet On Polly - Race 2

Big Gee - Race 2

Call Security - Race 4

Candy Girl - Race 2

Cool Phelan - Race 1

Dixieland Delight - Race 4

Eastwood Admiral - Race 2

Eddie Osei - Race 3

Ester Lucy - Race 3

Fear The Diva - Race 4

Forgiveness - Race 1

Goorambat Art - Race 4

Highview Rockn Roll - Race 1

Indisposed - Race 2

Jahi - Race 4

Jetasi - Race 4

Kawactus - Race 4

Koko Kaboom - Race 1

Maria Kirilenko - Race 3

Miki's Moment - Race 3

Million Dollar Chic - Race 3

Play The Ace - Race 3

Rutherford - Race 2

Scoots - Race 1

Shannon B - Race 4

Shezabettorgirl - Race 4

Silent Theory - Race 4

The Elite Athlete - Race 3

The Night Fox - Race 3

Tiki - Race 1

Tres Bonne Fille - Race 3

Trippy Tyron - Race 1

Viscount Banner - Race 2

Whitebait Boy - Race 2

Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc

Meeting: NEW YEAR AT TAUHERENIKAU (Day (GRASS AT TAUHERENIKAU)) at Tauherenikau Racecourse

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HILTON DELEGAT PAINTING & DECORATING HCP TROT

$9398, NON-WINNERS & UP TO R50 DISCRETIONARY HANDICAP, 2000m

Scratchings

Placed Horses:

CONNIE STEWART NZ SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY MOB PACE

$9949, NON-WINNERS 3YO & OLDER MOBILE, 2000m

Placed Horses:

OSBORNE GROUP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE PACE

$9949, R35 TO R37, 2000m

Placed Horses:

HOMEGROWN DELI & PANTRY WAIRARAPA GRASS CUP MOB PACE

$9581, R39 TO R49 MOBILE, 2000m

Scratchings

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