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GROUP TWO RACES 2011/2012 SEAS0N
Qualification for Finals:
The fields will be determined in the following order:-
1) In order of the highest stake earnings based on the following criteria:
a) All earnings (including handicapping exempt earnings) for the 2011/2012 season up
to and including 22 April 2012 at Southern Harness Clubs (Invercargill, Gore, Northern Southland, Riverton, Wairio, Winton, Wyndham, Roxburgh and Central Otago) meetings only for placings – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th only.
b) All Sales Series earnings are excluded.
c) All stake bonuses (e.g. Harness Plus, incentive bonuses) are excluded.
2)
a) All horses must start in at least 2 races run by Southern Harness Racing Clubs to be
eligible for the finals.
b) Final fields will be based on the highest stake earnings won at Southern Harness
Racing Club meetings listed above in 1(a).
c) Stakes for each final will be $40,000.
d) Finals for the 2011/2012 season to be run at Invercargill on Sunday 22 April 2012
will have a maximum field of 12 starters: 7 from front line and 5 from second line.
Fillies: 2200m Mobile, Colts & Geldings: 2700m Mobile.
e) Leading stake earner starting each raceday will wear sponsors colours in all races
it starts in.
f) The top 12 nominated qualifiers in both series will not be eligible to start in other races on Finals Day.
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– Determination of New Zealand entrants
(1) The top points scorer from each island at 31 January 2012 in the Australasian Young Drivers Qualifying Championship will be deemed North Island and South Island representatives. Along with the New Zealand (NZ) representative they will be selected to represent NZ at the Australasian Young Drivers Championship in Western Australia, during February & March.
(2) The NZ representative for the 2012 Australasian Young Drivers Championship will be determined by running the 2011/12 Australasian Young Drivers Qualifying Championship, which runs from 1 August 2011 to 31 January 2012 and encompasses all races restricted to junior drivers. The NZ representative will be the junior driver with the best UDR rating (15 drives minimum) in junior driver races, provided he/she meets the Australasian Young Drivers Championship criteria.
(3) If either the North Island or South Island representative is the leading UDR driver, then the second placed UDR driver will become the NZ representative.
(4) If the 2011 Defending Australasian Young Drivers Champion is either a leading point scorer or the leading UDR driver then the runner-up in the category concerned will become the representative for the 2012 Australasian Young Drivers Championship.
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Subsequent to the Board meeting separate circulars have been issued for the following items:
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2011/2012 LICENCE RENEWALS
LICENCE RENEWAL 2011/2012 SEASON
Licence renewal forms have been posted to all current
licence holders and are due for payment by 30 June 2011. All
licence renewal forms must be signed and returned with full
payment before any licence will be issued.
DRIVER SAFETY POLICY
Your attention is drawn to the Driver Safety Policy which is
printed on the reverse side of your licence application
form. The purpose of this policy, which all drivers agree to
when accepting their licence, is to ensure drivers are aware
of their personal responsibility to keep themselves safe.
MEDICAL REPORTS
If you have been requested to supply a medical clearance and
are unable to obtain a doctor’s appointment until after the
due date 30 June, it is acceptable to send in your licence
renewal form and fee by the due date to avoid late payment
penalties and further submit your medical form when
completed. Horseman’s licences will not be issued until a
completed medical form is received.
SULKY REGISTRATION & WOF (All sulkies must now
display a green WOF tag on crossbar)
All sulkies must be registered and warranted with a legible
registration plate and a green WOF tag attached in order to
be used at Workouts, Trials and Race meetings.
FEES PAYABLE FOR RENEWALS
Applications received with fee by 30 June – total fee as
stated on renewal form.
Applications received after 30 June and up to & including
31 July – total fee as stated plus an additional 10%.
Applications received 1 August onwards
- horseman’s licence only – total fee plus 10%
- trainer’s licence holders – total fee plus ante date fee
of $115.00 OR total fee and 28 days stand down before being
eligible to start any horses at the workouts, trials or
races.
If there are extenuating circumstances whereby fees cannot
be paid by 30 June, please contact the undersigned prior to
the June 30 deadline.
If you are not currently licensed and wish to apply, please
contact the undersigned and you will be sent the appropriate
licence application form and a breakdown of the fees
required.
Maria Harris / Lynair O’Connell
Licensing Secretary
Email
maria@hrnz.co.nz or
lyn@hrnz.co.nz
Phone – 03-964-1200
or Free Phone 0508-HARNESS - 0508-427-637
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Racecourse Inspector & Stipendiary
Stewards Contacts
As from 1 February our racecourse inspectors and stipendiary
stewards will be employed by the joint venture company owned
by the three racing codes, Racing Integrity Unit Ltd.
These staff will no longer have an office contact phone
number, you will need to contact them on their mobiles or by
email.
Racing Integrity Unit Ltd
6 Mitchelson St, Ellerslie, Auckland 1051
Private Bag 17-902, Greenlane, Auckland 1546
391 Te Rapa Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton 3200
PO Box 10-501, Te Rapa, Hamilton 3241
5 Moule St, Addington, Christchurch 8024
Private Bag 4746, Christchurch Mail Centre 8140
30 Teviot St, South Dunedin 9012
PO Box 600, Dunedin 9054
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Horse Movement Regulation
There may be instances where Trainers intend campaigning
their horse/s away from their registered stable for a period
of 14 or more consecutive days, particularly over the up
coming Christmas/New Year period. If this is the case, a
Trainer must complete a Horse Movement Notification Form and
send it to HRNZ prior to the date of departure.
Additionally, for horses away from their registered stable
location for more than 12 consecutive weeks, authority must
be sought by the HRNZ Board (in writing signed by the Chief
Executive) for a Trainer to operate more than one stable or
for the horse to be transferred to another stable.
The Registered Trainer must contact by telephone an HRNZ
Stipendiary Steward if the horse returns to its registered
stable location prior to the ‘intended date of departure’ -
that has been notified on the Horse Movement Notification
Form.”
The Horse Movement Regulation was implemented by HRNZ for
the following reasons:
• To know who is in charge of the horse/s on raceday;
• To know the location of all horses in the wake of a
disease outbreak;
• Make punters aware of the actual location of the horse/s;
• So that HRNZ is aware of the location of horse/s; and
• In light of a positive sample, knowing the location of the
horse/s.
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Transaction Charge & new Fee Schedule
- 1 October
Under the Rules of Harness Racing, transactions submitted to
HRNZ must be accompanied by the appropriate fee. (i.e.
cheque, advice of direct credit payment or ‘credit card to
charge’ details must be attached to the paperwork.)
The Board of HRNZ have approved a $25 transaction surcharge
be introduced from October 1 when a transaction is received
here without the complete or appropriate fee.
For a short time following the introduction of the
surcharge, the HRNZ staff member responsible for processing
the transaction will try to contact the sender and give them
the opportunity to pay the balance that day. We believe this
approach to be pro-active and to encourage people to comply
with the Rules and send the correct fee.
Click
here for the Fee Schedule.
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Harnessing Your Horse Power at your
school?
If you are a teacher, student or parent involved with a
primary school you need to have your school look at
Harnessing Your Horse Power.
Harnessing Your Horse Power is a fun educational initiative
for NZ primary school students focusing on the people and
horses within harness racing.
It has activities and exercises that fit into the school
curriculum for students to complete, a flexible time frame
to suit school plans and a free field trip to meet a harness
horse and driver.
If you think your school would be interested contact
Kristie Hill
P: 03 964 1200
E:
kristie@hrnz.co.nz
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HRNZ has enjoyed positive feedback to date from Owners that
are a part of the Harness Racing Text Messaging Service.
Should you wish to receive Text Messages when your horse(s)
has been accepted into a race field please email
Stacey or phone her at HRNZ on 03 964 1200.
All you need is an operating mobile phone number
corresponding to your name in the HRNZ Infohorse database to
take advantage of this free service.
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