Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Stipendiary Stewards Report
- Club
- Waikato Bay of Plenty Harness Inc at Cambridge Raceway
- Weather
- Fine
- 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
| Auckland TC - Friday, 13th February 2026 |
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| Race 7 - ATC SUPPORTS TEAM TEAL - SOUTH OF THE BOMBAYS MOB PACE |
| Trainer J Young advised Stewards on 17 February that FIFTH AND FINAL has recovered well from its below market expectation performance which he could only attribute to the gelding not having been suited to the slow tempo of the event which had developed into a sprint home. |
Summary
| Swabbing |
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| LINCOLN LINDA, SON OF PATRICK, MIDFREW LANDO, BARBAROSSA, BILLY THE KID, COMMANDER LINCOLN |
| Protests | |
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| Nil |
| Suspensions | |
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| Nil |
| Fines | |
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| Race 6 | P Young (HILARIOUS LOVE) [Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion. Fined $300. |
| Warnings | |
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| Race 6 | F Phelan (LINCOLN MAREE) [Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip in a continuous manner. |
| Epistaxis | |
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| Nil |
| Horse Action | |
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| Race 2 | HAYLEY MHOR - Warned Stands |
| Race 3 | BETTER BE SWEET - Warned Mobiles |
| 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 20/02/2026 until 24/02/2026 inclusive (5 days): OCEAN BELLE |
Race Comments
| Race 1 DRAX PROJECT AT NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS MOBILE PACE | |
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| COLONEL - raced wide early and middle stages before crossing to the parked position near the 1450m. Weakened leaving the final bend. | |
| Race 2 GAVELHOUSE.COM HANDICAP TROT | |
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| GRACE N ELEGANCE - Driver H Moralde Sands reported that she lost her whip rounding the final bend. | |
| PLAY FAST AND LOOSE - broke shortly after the start losing considerable ground. Weakened near the 600m. | |
| SO MYSTIFYING - fractious prior to the start. | |
| REWIRI HILL - held up final bend and until passing the 50m. | |
| HAYLEY MHOR - broke at the start losing considerable ground. A warning was placed on the mare's barrier manners. Broke again rounding the first bend losing all chance. | |
| SON OF PATRICK - raced four wide from the 600m. | |
| Race 3 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS TICKETS ON SALE NOW MOBILE PACE | |
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| BETTER BE SWEET - back from position at dispatch despite the efforts of Driver T Macfarlane. A warning was placed on the mare's barrier manners. | |
| KING TIDE - weakened leaving the final bend. | |
| BUTLER - lay in during the score up and again entering the first bend before breaking losing ground. Continued to lay in rounding the bends. | |
| Race 4 DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS MOBILE PACE | |
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| FRANCO MIKI - paced roughly shortly after the start losing ground. Lost contact with the body of the field near the 1200m when the pace increased markedly. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormality. | |
| SOUL ARTIST - broke entering the first bend losing ground before settling. Authorisation of 2nd placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the mare had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation. | |
| SWEET VINTAGE - paced roughly rounding the first bend when taking evasive action to avoid a breaking runner. | |
| BARBAROSSA - had to be steadied near the 1800m when SWEET VINTAGE shifted down onto the marker line. | |
| Race 5 BETA VET MOBILE PACE | |
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| DESISTELLA - over-raced early before being steadied to take cover passing the 1800m. Weakened leaving the final bend. | |
| ENZO - raced wide when improving to sit parked passing the 1000m. | |
| Race 6 HIRE A VENUE AT CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY AMATEUR DRIVERS MBL PACE | |
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| HILARIOUS LOVE - over-raced middle stages before being taken out from the marker line passing the 1000m. Driver P Young admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) and the Whip and Rein Regulations in that he used his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion early in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $300. Mr Young advised the gelding had been striking his own wheel disc during the running. | |
| LUKAKU - lay in and paced roughly rounding the first bend. | |
| SAYS WHO - held up final bend and throughout the run home. | |
| LINCOLN MAREE - Driver F Phelan was issued a warning for using his whip in a continuous manner in the run home. | |