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Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc

Wednesday, 5 November 2025

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather
Fine
Track
Good
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
S Mulcay (Chairman), P Williams, C Lomey, O Westerlund
Veterinarian
Dr S P Christopher
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General

General
Pre race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Nil

Summary

Swabbing
AQUILA, RUBBLE ON THE DOUBLE, CAPTAINS SECRET, BRIENNE, MICK KONSTANTIN, SON OF PATRICK, MELTON MOGUL
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Nil
Fines
Race 5M & N Purdon (ARDEN'S MEMORY)
[Rule 865(1)] - Late gear notification - sliding blinds on. Fined $50.
Race 6P Vercruysse (TRIPPY TYRON)
[Rule 858(1)(i)] - Out of position at the start. Fined $100.
Warnings
Race 3B Purdon & S Phelan (ANOTHER COLLECT)
[Rule 865(2)] - Presented with removable deafeners not notified.
Race 6M Nimczyk (VORONOV)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion.
Epistaxis
Nil
Horse Action
Race 4ITMUSCLEBELOVE - Warned Mobiles
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 06/11/2025 until 10/11/2025 inclusive (5 days):
STASH THE CASH

Race Comments

Race 1   GAVELHOUSE.COM MOBILE PACE
ST JOHN EIGHT - held up final turn and throughout the home straight before contacting the sulky wheel of LE MAJOR passing the 100m despite the efforts of Driver H Orange. Stewards took the matter no further given the circumstances. Mr Orange reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to being held up.
LE MAJOR - broke in the initial stages of the score up but was in position at the candy pole.
DESERT DAWN - raced wide early before being restrained towards the rear. Raced in restricted room over the final 50m.
Race 2   FAST AF FRIDAY IN SKYLINE LOUNGE 14TH NOV TROT
LIGHT O LOVE - broke at the start losing ground. Lay in rounding the turns and dislodged a track marker near the 750m. Trotted roughly rounding the final turn. Weakened in the run home.
SKEE PRINCESS - lay in rounding the turns. Trotted roughly when weakening in the run home.
GRACE N ELEGANCE - slow early.
Race 3   DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS WDC25 HEAT 6 (MOBILE PACE)
CYAMATE - Driver M Nimczyk was spoken to advisedly regarding not having his right foot in the sulky footrest throughout the run home. In considering this matter Stewards took into account that Mr Nimczyk had encountered difficulty when attempting to activate the removable deafeners.
CAPTAINS SECRET - Driver J MacDonald dropped his right foot from the sulky footrest on several occasions early in the run home when activating gear.
SKYS LEGACY - raced wide early before being restrained to the rear.
ANOTHER COLLECT - co-trainers B Purdon & S Phelan were issued a warning for presenting the gelding to race with removable deafeners which had not been notified.
DEBRIEF - Driver J van Rijn was spoken to advisedly in relation to being marginally back from position at dispatch.
NEW KID IN TOWN - weakened final turn. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
ALLETS - raced wide early and middle stages before being restrained to the rear.
Race 4   THAMES HARNESS RACING WDC25 HEAT 7 (MOBILE TROT)
CRAZY - Driver J van Rijn was spoken to advisedly with regard to the manner in which he used his whip early in the run home.
HAPPY HILL - lay in near the 900m losing ground. Lay in again rounding the final turn when weakening. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
TRIFOLIUM - raced wide early before being restrained to the rear.
ITMUSCLEBELOVE - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the mare's barrier manners. Weakened in the run home. Driver B Beckwith reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to being out of contention.
TINKERBELLE - commenced to weakened near the 600m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality.
BANGKOK BETTY - held up late in the run home when attempting to improve to the inside of BRIENNE in the passing lane.
Race 5   A.K KEVIN HOLMES MEMORIAL WDC25 HEAT 8 (MOBILE PACE)
MICK KONSTANTIN - driver J MacDonald reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.
DIXIELAND DELIGHT - hampered by a weakening runner near the 700m losing ground.
ARDEN'S MEMORY - co-trainers M & N Purdon were issued a $50 Minor Infringement Notice for being late to notify the mare would be racing with sliding blinds. Raced wide early before being restrained to the rear. Held up rounding the final turn.
BENJAMIN BUTTON - weakened from the 700m hampering a trailing runner. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. Stewards will follow up with connections in the coming days.
Trainer S Abernethy advised Stewards on 10 November that BENJAMIN BUTTON had over-raced after becoming worked up during the preliminary but had recovered well following the run.
Race 6   IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION. WDC25 HEAT 9 (MOBILE TROT)
VORONOV - Driver M Nimczyk was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home.
BUSY CANOODLING - raced wide early before being restrained to the rear.
ELIZABETH HILL - Driver B Beckwith reported that the removable deafeners failed to activate despite his efforts.
PRETTY IN PINK - weakened in the run home.
TRIPPY TYRON - back from position throughout the score up. Driver P Vercruysse was issued a $100 Minor Infringement Notice. Weakened in the run home.
Race 7   THAMES HARNESS RACING WDC25 HEAT 10 (MOBILE PACE)
COMMANDER LINCOLN - held up briefly final turn then had difficulty obtaining clear running early in the home straight.
I CAN TOO - held up briefly final turn.
BENSON DUDE - Driver P Vercruysse was spoken to advisedly for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion early in the run home.
MARIA KIRILENKO - weakened in the run home.
CONRAD H - raced wide early. Weakened leaving the final turn.
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