NEW SPONSOR AND STAKE ANNOUNCED FOR SHOW DAY FUTURITY September 9, 2013 The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club (NZMTC) is pleased to announce that the Show Day Futurity Mobile Pace to be held on Canterbury Anniversary Day, Friday, November 15, will be sponsored by harness racing enthusiasts Glenys and Philip Kennard.
Top Aust. horses to be Jewels invitees
TOP AUST. HORSES TO BE INVITED In a change to the conditions of the Harness Jewels, the Board of HRNZ has agreed to extend an invitation to a leading Australian horse in each age group category. The field size for each race will be extended to thirteen should the Australian horses take up this invitation. It is believed this will grow an interest in the Harness Jewels in Australia and further enhance the profile of this event which has become a key event in the racing calendar each year.
New Zealand Cup nominations
ROAD TO THE CUP 2013 Christchurch Casino NZ Trotting Cup – Nominations August 30, 2013. (Courtesy of Candice Van Dyk, Marketing and Communications Manager , Harness Racing New Zealand) New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club Inc. – Addington Racway – Tuesday 12th November 2013 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup – Stakes $650,000 (Including $300,000 subsidy from HRNZ) The 37 Christchurch Casino NZ Trotting Cup nominations received by NZ Metropolitan TC officials wet the appetite for what promises to be an exciting and intriguing build-up to the great race on the second Tuesday in November. Of the 37 nominations received, 7 are from …
Mob. 1950m starts preferred
ADDINGTON MOBILE 1950m PREFERRED August 29, 2013 After consultation over a number of weeks with trainers, drivers, stipendiary stewards and Addington’s starter, there has been an overwhelming response to revert back to the sprint distance of the 1950-metre mobile starting point. At a meeting on May 15, Canterbury horsemen instigated a request to Addington that 2000-metre mobile starts be trialled for a period of time. Photo: Just under way from the 2000m or 3200m start point at Addington. The mobile 1950m start point is now the favoured option. Having trialled the 2000-metre mobile start from mid-June over a number of …
Canty owners/breeders night, Sept 13
CANTY OWNER & BREEDERS NIGHT, SEPT. 13 Canterbury Breeders & Owners Night will take place at Addington on Friday, September 13. Traditionally, the night has been supported and sponsored by the Canterbury Standardbred Breeders’ Association (CSBA) with this year being the first time that the Canterbury Trotting Owners’ Association (CTOA) are taking part. Addington’s Marketing & Commercial Manager Ged Mooar is thrilled to have both organisations involved on the night. “It makes sense that Addington has these two important industry associations jointly promoting and sponsoring as they go hand in hand with each other. It’s great that we can all …
Addington leads way with breeders bonus
ADDINGTON LEADS WAY WITH BREEDERS’ BONUSES Tuesday, August 20, 2013 The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club (NZMTC) is delighted to announce a new breeders bonus scheme for members of the New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Association (NZSBA). Breeders have long been asking for bonuses and we are pleased to be in the position to respond positively to this request. The NZSBA is a driving force for breeders accordingly the NZMTC decided to partner with them to reward their members efforts in breeding a winning racehorse. The scheme which starts on 1st January 2014, is open to any member of the NZSBA …
Jellignite a $100k earner
(MY) JELLIGNITE TOPS $100K IN AUS Former Mark Jones pacer Jellignite has joined the $100,000 earning club with his latest Australian racing in Queensland. Jellignite (Courage Under Fire-Badjelly The Wytch) and younger brother Badjellys Courage, are both now racing in Queensland after starting their Australian careers in New South Wales. Jellignite, who has a 1:52.4 best winning mile at Menangle, NSW, recorded a more leisurely 1:55.6 for the 1609m for a first-up Queensland victory at Parklands (Gold Coast) on July 19. This was his 13th win from 57 starts, while he ticked over the $100k total with a subsequent second …
Stakes boost for industry
HRNZ ANNOUNCES $1.5M STAKES BOOST Media Release 31 July 2013 $1.5 million additional stakes for harness racing industry At the annual harness racing conference held over the weekend in Christchurch it was announced that an additional 1.5 million will be injected into stake money for the harness racing industry over the coming season. An additional $1.5 million will be distributed to clubs for the 2013/14 season which is an increase of 5% on the 2012/13 season. While the Board did consider a number of options for the utilisation of this additional funding, including the introduction of payments to all starters …
Holme Fire second in Mot. workout
HOLME FIRE SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Last season’s smart 3YO filly Holme Fire showed improvement with a second to the in-form El Fuego in the 1-win and faster mobile 2200m heat at the Motukarara workouts on Saturday, July 27. “She hadn’t raced for a year but she went terrible second-up. She wouldn’t win a maiden the way she went the other day,” said trainer Mark Jones. “That was a bit better today. She might just have a few more runs here and we might send her to Aussie _ I’ll just have to see how she’s graded over there,” he said. …
The Met & Auckland stakes releases
THE MET 10%-PLUS INCREASE The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club (NZMTC) is pleased to announce that budgeted total pay-out of stakes to owners, trainers and drivers for the 2013-14 season will total over $7.2 million, an increase of over 10% on 2012-13. Chairman of the NZMTC David Rankin said: “this increase is in line with Addington’s five year Strategic Plan as it is important to the NZMTC to maximise sustainable long term returns to our stakeholders balanced with maintaining and enhancing our infra-structure.” The stakes increases will be distributed throughout all grades from maidens through to …