With jumps racing in full swing, it’s time to dust off your tweed and reach for your trilby! Doused in courage, bravery and exhilaration, there will be slogging finishes, gallant performances and heroic triumphs. With 13 jumps meetings still to go this year, things are only just warming up!

Keep reading for a little more information on our premier jumps meetings for the remainder of the season, or head to loveracing.nz/lovejumps for a full list of all jumps meetings.

Waikato Racing Club at Te Rapa, Saturday 17 June

Signature Homes Jumps Day is a longstanding favourite on the calendar of any jumps racing enthusiast. Treat yourself to an afternoon in the Foster’s Lounge, complete with a gourmet lunch and afternoon tea, drinks package, racebook and allocated seating. With the running of the Waikato Steeple & Hurdle, you can bet your last dollar that the big guns of jumps racing will be out to play.

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Hawke's Bay Racing at Hastings, Saturday 1 July

Animal Health Direct Hawke’s Bay Hunt Raceday provides you the perfect excuse for a mid-winter knees up. Support a great cause in I Am Hope, by booking the I Am Hope Support Package - $1500 will get you a table of 10, complimentary bubbles on arrival, buffet lunch followed by a plated dessert, x5 drinks vouchers AND $400 per table donated to support I Am Hope.

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 Wellington Racing Club at Trentham, Saturday 15 July

Wellington Steeplechase Day has it all – steeples (over Trentham’s famed figure-eight steeplechase course) hurdles and flat racing. In true Wellington Racing Club fashion, there’ll be plenty of off-track entertainment including fabulous hospitality and a winter fashion in the field competition, sponsored by LOVERACING.NZ.

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Canterbury Jockey Club at Riccarton Park, Saturday 5 August

Iconic on the New Zealand jumps racing calendar, the Grand National Festival of Racing is a ‘must-attend’ for any jumps racing enthusiast. The first day of a week of racing with all the trimmings – think fine food, winter fashion, live music and an electric atmosphere, plus the running of three jumps races. Tickets start at $25pp and can be purchased via Riccarton Park’s website.

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Fashion in the Field doesn't take a break during the winter months!

Canterbury Jockey Club at Riccarton Park, Saturday 12 August

A day steeped in history, The Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge NZ Grand National Steeplechase is one you don’t want to miss! While the jumps racing will be second to none, the day also promises to put on a spectacle of flat racing, hospitality and fashion in the field.

Feeling lucky? We are giving away a trip for two to The Grand National Steeplechase! Complete with return flights to Christchurch, one night luxury accommodation, return transport to the races and a VIP on-course experience at Riccarton Park’s Grand National raceday, you’re going to want to be in to win! Enter here.

Be on-course at Riccarton Park Racecourse to watch the next chapter of jumps racing history be written.

All the details are here. 

Racing Te Aroha at Te Aroha, 3 September

A race traditionally run at Ellerslie, the newly renovated Te Aroha Racecourse will play host to this year’s running of the Pakuranga Hunt. An open steeplechase event run over 4000m, watch some of the country’s finest jumps jockeys and horses give it their all on the track.

Keep an eye out for details here. 

Racing Te Aroha at Te Aroha, 17 September

We’re finishing the premier jumps season with a Te Aroha double! Don’t miss your final opportunity to catch jumps racing at the most elite level with the running of the Great Northern.

All the details will be available here shortly.