$2500 for trainers in WDC

[Wandering Eyes]

Trainers who line up their horses in the up-coming World Driving Championship will be in the running for a “cash” bonus.

Five Garrards vouchers, each worth $500, will be won by trainers, with each starter entered automatically into the draw for the following meetings :  

Kaikoura (November 2 and 3)
Cambridge (November 5)
Winton (November 9)
Addington (November 7)
Addington November 11

There’ll be one winner at each of the above, with all five drawn on Wednesday, November 12. The results will be announced on hrnz.co.nz

“We want the best horses possible to be driven by the world’s top drivers throughout the WDC so we want to encourage trainers to get involved in what will be massive week or so for the sport throughout the country,” says HRNZ’s Head of Racing and Wagering Matthew Peden.

“The vouchers are additional to the stakes increases the WDC has already seen across the series of heats. They are rating penalty free as well.” 

Over the nine days 10 of the globe’s best drivers including New Zealand representative Blair Orange will battle it out, with the champion being crowned on IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup day. 

The schedule for the WDC (20 heats) is :   

3 heats at Kaikoura on Sunday, November 2
2 heats at Kaikoura on Monday, November 3
5 heats at Cambridge on Wednesday, November 5
5 heats at Addington on Friday, November 7
4 heats at Winton on Sunday, November 9  
1 heat at Addington on Tuesday, November 11 

For more information contact matthew.peden@hrnz.co.nz

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