Hastings races rescheduled to Wednesday at Matamata following Saturday’s abandonment

Sunday, 29 September 2024 by Jason Tan

Hastings races rescheduled to Wednesday at Matamata following Saturday’s abandonment

As per NZ Thoroughbred Racing release:

The remainder of the meeting that was abandoned at Hastings on Saturday will be run by the Matamata Racing Club at Matamata racecourse on Wednesday 2 October.

This includes the G2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas and the G1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes.

New nominations will be required for all races aside from the Group 1 Arrowfield which was an early entry race. This race will be transferred to Wednesday. Preference will be given to horses that were originally accepted for the Hawke’s Bay meeting. Nominations for this new meeting will close on Monday 30 September at 9am with withdrawals closing at midday also on Monday.

The Cambridge meeting which was scheduled for Wednesday will now run on Thursday 3 October, Nominations remain open for this meeting until 9am Monday.

The Matamata meeting scheduled for Saturday 5 October will now be a Tauranga meeting at Tauranga. The programme for this meeting will need to be revised, this programme will be provided either on Sunday or early Monday morning.

HorseTorque NZ will provide full analysis of Wednesday’s rescheduled card at Matamata.