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Auckland Trotting Club Inc

Thursday, 8 October 2026

Stipendiary Stewards Report

Club
Auckland Trotting Club Inc at Cambridge Raceway
Weather
Overcast
Track
Fast
Rail
Not applicable
Stewards
C Lomey (Chairman), R Butt, S Mulcay, M Lucas, O Westerlund
Veterinarian
Dr M F de Mello Costa
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General

General
Pre-race blood testing was carried out.

Supplementary

Auckland TC - Friday, 2nd October 2026
Race 5 - JACOBSEN HEADSTONES MOBILE PACE
ROLLING IN IT - connections advised on October 8 that the filly has worked well since its last start and that changes have been made to its shoeing following that performance.

Summary

Swabbing
JESSIE LINCOLN, BUYNOWPAYLATER, MONEY MAYWEATHER, CEE WHATABET, SO MYSTIFYING, CLAUDE, TASI AHNAU
Protests
Nil
Suspensions
Race 5O Gillies (HEAVEN HIGH)
[Rule 869(2) Whip & Rein Regs] - Using whip with more than a wrist flicking motion (2 days).
Suspended from 10/10/2026 until 16/10/2026 inclusive.
Fines
Race 3S Abernethy (BENSON DUDE)
[Rule 869(3)(b)] - Careless driving striking a wheel. Fined $250.
Warnings
Race 2L Neal (PYRENEES)
[Rule 869(7A)(a)] - Contacting a track marker near the 200m.
Epistaxis
Race 5SHAKE A LEG - Stood down from 09/10/2026 until 07/11/2026 inclusive and 1 Trial.
Horse Action
Race 1LAVENDER HAZE - Warned Performance
Race 1LOVEABLE ROGUE - Warned Racing Manners
Race 1LOVEABLE ROGUE - Unruly Mobiles Trainer's Request
Race 2MONEY MAYWEATHER - Final Warning Racing Manners
Race 4SO MYSTIFYING - Ineligible Mobiles - Stood Down 1 Trial
Race 4WYNBERG JANIE - Warned Mobiles
Race 4WYNBERG JANIE - Warned Racing Manners
Race 5SHAKE A LEG - Veterinary Clearance Required (ECG & Scope req.)
Medical Certificate
Nil
Driver Changes
Nil
Late Scratchings
Nil
Scratching Penalties
Ineligible from 09/10/2026 until 13/10/2026 inclusive (5 days):
COPY TEN FOUR, STINA BLACKSTENIUS

Race Comments

Race 1   SKYLINE LOUNGE OPEN ALL RACE NIGHTS MOBILE PACE
LINCOLN DOWNS - hampered briefly by a breaking runner rounding the first bend.
LOVEABLE ROGUE - broke in the score up losing considerable ground. Placed on the unruly for future mobile starts at the trainer's request. Broke again near the 400m losing its chance. A warning was placed on gelding's racing manners.
ALERT MAC D - paced roughly then broke near the 1400m briefly hampering trailing runners losing ground before settling.
LAVENDER HAZE - hampered briefly by a breaking runner rounding the first bend. Weakened from the 700m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no abnormalities. A warning was placed on the filly's racing performance.
AWESOME CHOICE - raced wide without cover throughout.
Race 2   HIRE A VENUE AT CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY HANDICAP TROT
REBEL CASTLETON - broke shortly after the start losing ground.
STASH THE CASH - pre-race warmed. Broke near the 250m losing all chance.
MONEY MAYWEATHER - broke near the 1700m losing ground. A final warning was placed on the gelding's racing manners. Authorisation of 1st placing was withheld until Stewards were satisfied the gelding had complied with the Breaking Horses Regulation. Driver Z Butcher reported that he did not activate the removable deafeners due to having the field covered.
MECHANICA - weakened in the run home.
PYRENEES - contacted a track marker passing the 200m. Driver L Neal was issued with a warning.
Race 3   NZMCA PARKING @ CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY MOBILE PACE
JACCKA OPA - locked stays briefly with an inside runner approaching the 50m.
THE MIKI TAKER - raced wide early. Driver E Johnson reported that she sustained a punctured sulky tyre shortly after the start.
BENSON DUDE - Driver S Abernethy admitted a charge under Rule 869(3)(b) in that he drove carelessly when allowing his gelding to contact and puncture the sulky tyre of THE MIKI TAKER shortly after the start. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee imposed a fine of $250.
SAYS WHO - held up throughout the run home locking stays briefly with an outside runner approaching the 50m. Driver N Chilcott reported that she did not activate the removable deafeners as a result.
RIVERGIRL BELLA - raced wide from the 700m.
Race 4   DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS MOBILE TROT
A false start was declared at the first attempt after SO MYSTIFYING broke early in the score up losing considerable ground before breaking again near the candy pole hampering PANTANI. Driver C Hackett elected to shift to the unruly for the restart. Stood down to trial to the satisfaction of Stewards on one occasion from a mobile start prior to resuming.
SO MYSTIFYING - pre-race warmed.
EAGLE HANOVER - the saddlecloth number came adrift near the 1400m. The number was inspected with no action being taken against connections.
WYNBERG JANIE - broke shortly after the start hampering another runner entering the first bend losing ground. Broke again near the 1050m losing considerable ground. Broke on a further occasion near the 200m losing all chance. Warnings were placed on the mare's barrier and racing manners.
KENNY HILL - held up final bend and became awkwardly placed to the sulky of ORDAINED. Driver O Gregory reported that the removable deafeners had failed to activate despite his efforts.
WHAT'S THE WHISPER - held up rounding the final bend having to be steadied by Driver A Poutama contacting track markers near the 250m.
PANTANI - pre-race warmed. Broke rounding the first bend but soon settled. Raced wide without cover from the 1300m. Trotted roughly on several occasions approaching the bell.
Race 5   BOOK YOUR XMAS FUNCTION AT CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY MOB PACE
KING TIDE - weakened in the run home.
WALTZING WITH MIKI - hampered rounding the first bend. Weakened in the run home.
HEAVEN HIGH - Driver O Gillies admitted a charge under Rule 869(2) and the Whip & Rein Regulations in that he used his whip with more than a wrist flicking motion in the run home. After viewing the replays and hearing penalty submissions the Adjudicative Committee suspended Mr Gillies' driver's licence from the conclusion of racing on 9 October up to and including 16 October 2026 (2 days).
I'M TRUE ENOUGH - paced roughly approaching the first bend losing ground.
SHAKE A LEG - lay inwards rounding the first bend before being taken up the track, hampering a trailing runner and was retired from the event. Immediately attended to by the oncourse Veterinarian who cleared the gelding to leave the track without the use of the horse ambulance. A post-race veterinary examination found the gelding to have experienced an episode of Epistaxis and an atrial fibrillation. Stood down for the mandatory period of 30 days with a veterinary clearance including the results of an ECG and an endoscopic examination required prior to completing one satisfactory trial before resuming.
Race 6   DAILY DOUBLE AMATEUR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE
FRANCO MIKI - held up throughout the run home. Driver J Darby advised that near 1100m he encountered difficulty when his seat slipped which placed him at a considerable disadvantage.
MIDFREW LUCRE - held up throughout the run home with Driver J Kriechbaumer unable to activate the removable deafeners as a result.
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