Racing Te Aroha

Although work deeper into the profile was completed post the transfer of the 7 July raceday, compaction has continued to be an issue with slow progress being made with the Te Aroha track, due to completing this work during the wetter months.  The Club are currently completing further deep aeration work.  In conjunction with Racing Te Aroha, the decision has been made to not race their next scheduled race meeting on Sunday 1 September. Transferring the Pakuranga Hunt Cup day is devastating for the Club, but an early decision to move the meeting will allow connections of prospective runners to plan with some certainty.

The track surface and profile functionality is being closely monitored and regularly tested before confirming when the track will be ready to return to racing.

Please note the following changes have been made to the Racing Schedule:

 

Te Aroha Meeting 1 September 2024

This meeting is unable to be held at Te Aroha due to on-going work on the track. This meeting is deleted from the Calendar.

WTR @ Te Rapa Saturday 24 August 2024

The Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4800m) and an Open Hurdle (3200m) have been added to this programme. Both races remain at $60,000.

Egmont RC – Sunday 25 August 2024

The Jumps Races will now both be 0-1 win jumps races for a stake of $30,000. These races will be divided into a separate race for maidens ($20,000) and winners ($30,000) if numbers permit.

Matamata Meeting – Wednesday 4 September – Additions/Changes

Open 1600m ($50,000) – Race Added

R75 1200m ($40,000) – Race Added

R65 1400m ($40,000) – Replaces R60 1400m

NZTR/Clubs will look to divide maiden races around this period if numbers warrant it and there is space in the programme.