Awapuni Meeting Venue Changes Confirmed.

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Venue Changes Confirmed for RACE Awapuni Spring Meetings

 

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) and RACE Inc. have today confirmed further changes to the Spring racing calendar in the Central Districts, as remediation works continue at the RACE Awapuni track.

The meeting scheduled for Saturday 11 October, featuring the $120,000 Group 3 Spring Sprint (1400m), will now be run at the Ōtaki-Māori Racecourse. While progress is being made at the RACE Awapuni venue, the ability to race there in October remains dependent on weather and grass growth. Given the prominence of the meeting, a decision has been made in consultation with Entain to transfer the fixture to Ōtaki-Māori Racing Club.

The meeting originally scheduled at Ōtaki-Māori Racecourse on Saturday 18 October will be transferred, with the new venue to be confirmed following further discussions in September. As previously announced, the RACE Awapuni 6 and 20 September meetings have been rescheduled.

NZTR and the TAB NZ Dates Committee have approved the following venue changes:

• Saturday 6 September - Otaki-Māori RC at Ōtaki Racecourse
• Saturday 20 September - Marton JC at RACE Trentham
• Saturday 11 October - Otaki-Māori RC at Ōtaki Racecourse

A venue for the meeting currently scheduled at Otaki on Saturday 18 October will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

A formal RACE Awapuni track review will take place on Monday 15 September, attended by representatives from NZTR, RACE Inc., the Racing Integrity Board (RIB), consultant Liam O’Keeffe, the New Zealand Jockeys Association, Entain and senior trainers, with all parties working closely to bring the venue back to racing standard as soon as possible.