Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc
Thursday, 20 November 2025
Stipendiary Stewards Report
- Club
- Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
- Weather
- Overcast
- Track
- Good
- Rail
- Not applicable
- Stewards
- C Lomey (Chairman), S Mulcay, A Dooley, O Westerlund
- Veterinarian
- Dr G O Sommerville
General
| General |
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| Pre race blood testing was carried out. |
Supplementary
Nil
Summary
| Swabbing |
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| CONRAD H, MANDALA, AMERICAN FALCON, SON OF PATRICK, ROUGH AND READY, ITMUSCLEBELOVE |
| Protests | |
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| Nil |
| Suspensions | |
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| Race 6 | E Johnson (SO MYSTIFYING) [Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving contacting a wheel 600m (2 days). Suspended from 01/12/2025 until 05/12/2025 inclusive. |
| Fines | |
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| Race 1 | T Hall (PASS CODE) [Rule 864(2)(d)] - Failed to affix hopple middle carrier so as not to come adrift. Fined $100. |
| Warnings | |
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| Race 1 | B Wilkins (CONRAD H) [Rule 869(2) and Whip & Rein Regs] - Used whip in a continuous manner. |
| Race 2 | J Brownlee (TUGAWAR) [Rule 869(2) and Whip & Rein Regs] - Used whip with more than a wrist flicking motion. |
| Epistaxis | |
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| Nil |
| Horse Action | |
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| Race 2 | REET PETITE - Warned Mobiles |
| Race 3 | LIFE LESS ORDINARY - Warned Racing Manners |
| Race 4 | JOCA'S HILL - Ineligible Racing Manners - Stood Down 1 Trial |
| Race 4 | VERONICA JANE - Warned Stands |
| Race 4 | VERONICA JANE - Warned Racing Manners |
| Race 6 | COSMIC ANGEL - Warned Stands |
| Medical Certificate | |
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| Nil |
| Driver Changes | |
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| Nil |
| Late Scratchings | |
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| Nil |
| Scratching Penalties | |
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| Ineligible from 21/11/2025 until 25/11/2025 inclusive (5 days): RASMUSSIN EFFECT | |
| Ineligible from 21/11/2025 until 04/12/2025 inclusive (14 days): SWEET DIOR | |
| Exceptional Circumstances: MARIA KIRILENKO |
Race Comments
| Race 1 HIRE A VENUE AT CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY MOBILE PACE | |
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| PASS CODE - Trainer T Hall was issued with a $100 Minor Infringement Notice after a middle hopple carrier came adrift during the running. | |
| CONRAD H - Junior Driver B Wilkins, assisted by B Butcher, was warned for using her whip in a continuous manner in the run home. | |
| Race 2 GREGORY EQUINE AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE | |
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| REET PETITE - broke in the score up losing all chance. A warning was placed on the filly's barrier manners. | |
| TASI AHNAU - weakened approaching the 400m. A post-race Veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. | |
| PROVISEUR - pulled hard racing down the back straight the first time. | |
| TUGAWAR - Driver J Brownlee was warned for using his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home. | |
| Race 3 IRT. YOUR HORSE. OUR PASSION MOBILE PACE | |
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| RATTLE MY CAGE - weakened in the home straight. | |
| BRUNO BRIGADE - hampered near the 1450m. | |
| GLORIA STEINEM - underwent a pre-race Veterinary examination after getting down on its haunches in the parade ring and was cleared to start. | |
| JESSIE LINCOLN - backed up into another runner in the pre-race formation. Raced wide early and middle stages. | |
| AMERICAN FALCON - Driver M White reported he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered. | |
| JUST US TWO - over-raced near the 1500m hampering trailing runners. Held up early and middle stages of the run home. | |
| LIFE LESS ORDINARY - had to be steadied rounding the first turn when conceding its position to an outside runner. Broke near the 1200m when being restrained off the back of LINCOLN DOWNS losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners. | |
| MOENUI MISS - hampered near the 1450m. | |
| Starter D Blakemore reported that he had directed Attendants to give assistance to runners GLORIA STEINEM and JESSIE LINCOLN in the pre-race formation after he had concerns both runners may prove difficult in the score up. Accordingly Stewards took no action against either horse other than to note the circumstances. | |
| Race 4 BETAVET LAUNCHES BETABREATHE HANDICAP TROT | |
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| VERONICA JANE - broke shortly after the start then mixed its gait for some distance over the early stages. Broke near the 1800m losing considerable ground. Warnings were placed on the mare's barrier and racing manners. Authorisation of this runner's 4th placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation in the early stages and again when in a gallop near the 1800m. | |
| JOCA'S HILL - broke near the 2150m losing considerable ground. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion prior to resuming. | |
| Race 5 CHRISTMAS AT THE RACEWAY TICKETS ON SALE NOW MOB PACE | |
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| FIFTH AND FINAL - broke briefly approaching the winning post the first time. | |
| ROUGH AND READY - raced wide early. | |
| Race 6 FAREWELL BRANCHIE, WE'LL MISS YOU TROT | |
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| SKEE PRINCESS - lay in and contacted a track marker near the 200m. Broke passing the 100m losing its chance. | |
| KISS MY PIXEL - lay in at various stages. | |
| COSMIC ANGEL - broke at the start losing all chance and was retired from the event. A warning was placed on the mare's barrier manners. | |
| SO MYSTIFYING - over-raced middle stages. Junior driver E Johnson, assisted by M White, admitted a charge that she drove carelessly near the 600m when contacting the offside sulky wheel of TRIFOLIUM resulting in the tyre puncturing. After viewing replays and considering submissions on penalty the Adjudicative Committee suspended Miss Johnson's driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 30 November up to and including 5 December 2025, 2 days. | |
| TRIFOLIUM - Driver T Mitchell reported his offside sulky wheel was struck near the 600m with the tyre puncturing as a result. | |