Trentham Postponed

NZ Racing Desk

25 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

NZTR, Club officials and the RIB have met at Trentham this afternoon and have subsequently decided to make an early decision to postpone the meeting until Thursday 2 July. It is currently raining at Trentham and there is some surface water developing. There a significant amount of rain forecast to fall in the next 48 hours on the Heavy10 surface. This decision has been made to give certainty to all stakeholders. Fields will remain the same with all scratchings reinstated. There will be no scratching fees charged for Thursday's meeting. A new acceptance sheet will be distributed by the NRB shortly.

Please note, there may be a slight race order amendment with races 5&7 swapping.

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