• Racing

INVERCARGILL CUP DAY - Day 1

Friday, 20 December 2024
Invercargill Harness Racing Club @ Ascot Park Raceway, Invercargill
For R40 to R59 trotters. Front: R40 to R50. 15m: R51 to R59. This race will be selected on ratings, highest to lowest.
For 2-year-old pacing fillies. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid. In the event this race is not held, those remaining horses will be transferred to 7 or 9 and conditions changed.
For 2-year-old pacing colts & geldings. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid. In the event this race is not held, those remaining horses will be transferred to races 7 or 9 and conditions changed.
For 3-year-old pacing fillies. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid.
For R35 to R60 3yo pacing colts & geldings with winning stakes up to and including $30000 for lifetime. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Winning Stakes using the track grid. Race winning three-years-olds eligible for this race will not be permitted to accept for any other race on the same Programme, unless the SBSR Southern Solstice race field is full (13 acceptors). Full conditions of this race can be viewed online at nzsiresstakes.co.nz.
For 3yo-&-older pacers. If Races 3 or 4 are not held those eligible horses will be transferred to this race and conditions changed.
For R40 to R55 4yo-&-older pacing mares. Preferential Barrier Draw Based on: Rating then Winning Stakes using the track grid.
For R40 to R69 pacers. These races will be split by Ratings/Conditions, meaning a higher rating 1-Win pacer may be included in a lower rating race. Preferential Barrier Draws will be used if deemed necessary. Selection preference in the first instance will be for R40-R69 4yo and older entires and geldings, mares R56-R69 and 3YO colts and geldings not eligible for the Sires Stakes Southern Solstice race. In the event races 5,6 and 8 are full eliminated horses or non acceptors will become eligible for this race and conditions changed to accommodate those horses and then become eligible. In the event Races 3 or 4 are not run (2YOs), those remaining race-winning acceptors will become eligible for and transferred to this race.
For R40 to R69 pacers. These races will be split by Ratings/Conditions, meaning a higher rating 1-Win pacer may be included in a lower rating race. Preferential Barrier Draws will be used if deemed necessary. Selection preference in the first instance will be for R40-R69 4yo and older entires and geldings, mares R56-R69 and 3YO colts and geldings not eligible for the Sires Stakes Southern Solstice race. In the event races 5,6 and 8 are full eliminated horses or non acceptors will become eligible for this race and conditions changed to accommodate those horses and then become eligible. In the event Races 3 or 4 are not run (2YOs), those remaining race-winning acceptors will become eligible for and transferred to this race.
For R70 to R120 pacers. Front: R70 to R90. 10m: R91 to R110. 20m: R111 to R120. A $10,000 (HRNZ) Bonus will be given to owners if a mare wins the Cup. Also a $10,000 (HRNZ) Bonus will be given if a 4yo competes in the $200k Addington Feature run on 6th December and runs in the first three placings in the Cup (one only payment for the first one past the post in the first 3 placings)

  1. RIGHT OF RE-ENTRY TIME


    Shall be 5pm on day before raceday.

  2. ORIGINAL NOMINATIONS


    In the event horses are transferred to another race from the trainer, selection preference will be given to original nominations received for that race.

  3. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NOMINATORS


    Owners and Trainers are reminded that the club has the right to transfer any horse not selected to start in a race for which it was nominated to ANY OTHER RACE ON THE PROGRAMME for which it may be eligible. If you do not wish the club to exercise it's right to transfer a particular nominated horse then it is your responsibility as the nominator to advise the club of the same.

  4. SPLITTING FIELDS


    In the event any race or races are split on this Programme, unless specific in the individual race conditions, races will be split and selected at the club's discretion, with consideration given to Ratings in the first instance.

  5. DUAL ACCEPTORS/NOMINATORS


    In the event that horses have gained a start at another meeting these horses are not guaranteed to gain a start at this meeting.

Nominations

Monday, 16 Dec @ 12:00pm

Withdrawals

Monday, 16 Dec @ 2:00pm

Drivers

Wednesday, 18 Dec @ 1:00pm

Contact Details

P O Box 96, Invercargill
Telephone: 03-217-9117 (Bus)
Mobile: 021-1272-912 (Jason)
Office Hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm