Alexandra Park prepped and ready for busy Autumn Carnival

As racing ramps up a gear in the north, work has just finished on a major upgrade at Alexandra Park.

The entire track has had a "makeover".

"We removed all the product, realigned and trimmed the track with a grader and then re-laid the track with the existing material as well as 100 tons of extra product," says Harness Racing New Zealand's Track Facilities Manager John Denton.

The job took three days to complete.

"The work is all about improving inconsistencies in the depth of material across the track," says Denton, "and we are very happy with the end result."

It's the first time the track has been re-surfaced since 2023 when major flooding prompted a complete reconstuction.

"I am very grateful to the Auckland Trotting Club and Red Contracting for their help in getting the job done so efficiently," says Denton.

Alexandra Park's meeting tomorrow night kick-starts the new Northern Lights Autumn Carnival which will see 13 Group 1s and nearly $5m in feature race stakes on offer between March and May at the Park and Cambridge Raceway.