News

New Zealand trainers are advised that the feed supplement MetaboLize has been linked to recent cases in Australia and New Zealand involving the detection of caffeine in raceday samples.  

The 2025 Australasian Young Drivers Championship will be held in July in Brisbane. This has meant we needed to change the way our Junior Drivers qualify for the Championship.

HRNZ will be closed from midday Tuesday, December 24 and will re-open on Monday, January 6 at 8. 30am. In the meantime we have staff assigned to cover core roles and will answer email enquiries.

A new initiative is being launched by Harness Racing New Zealand to encourage new owners.

Harness Racing New Zealand has released its schedule for Nominations and Acceptances over the Christmas - New Year period.

A current and updated Feature Race Calendar is now available on the hrnz website.

The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) has completed its review of the animal welfare audit program. Following valuable feedback from industry stakeholders we are introducing a revised system of steward's inspections.

Changes have been made to procedures regarding the day and timing of acceptances and nominations. The practice of publishing "last start drivers" will also be discontinued.

An accountant with extensive sporting experience, Grant Jarrold has been appointed as the Chair of the new Harness Racing New Zealand Board.