Due to nearly record amounts of rain in Southland over Winter and into Spring the following licence and venue changes have been approved by TAB NZ.

Friday 2 October – now Wingatui
This now becomes an Otago RC meeting at Wingatui – all stake-money and distances remain the same as currently advertised on this day.

Friday 16 October – now Gore
This now becomes a Gore RC meeting at Gore. The programme currently showing at Gore on 22 October will now be run at Gore on this day, Friday 16 October.

Thursday 22 October – now Invercargill
This now becomes a Southland RC meeting at Ascot Park. The programme current showing for Otago RC on 16 October will be run at Invercargill on this day, Thursday 22 October. The Mdn 1500m will now be a Mdn 1400m.