Sires' Stakes update - November 8
The NZ Sires' Stakes Board wishes everyone racing over IRT NZ Cup Week all the very best of good luck & especially to those with horses in the:
- Woodlands Stud NZ 2YO C & G Final
- Nevele R 3YO Fillies Final
- Dunstan Horsefeeds 2YO Fillies Final
- Bob McArdle Southern Mares Classic
While it is a busy time of year the Board also wishes to advise that 2YO Sustaining Payments have been emailed/posted but these are not due until Friday, December 1st 2023.
This payment is for current yearlings that wish to race as two-year-olds in the 2024 year. If you elect to miss this payment you can still come in for your horses’ three-year-old year (2025) with this payment not due until July 1st 2024.
Any queries please contact Martin – 027 4711 081

Martin Pierson
NZ Sires’ Stakes Executive
HRNZ Building, 114 Wrights Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024
PO Box 9289, Tower Junction, Christchurch 8149
Mobile 027 4711 081
Email: martin@nzsiresstakes.co.nz
Website: www.nzsiresstakes.co.nz
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