IN NZTR
Corrections/Clarifications – August to November 2026 Programming
Below are corrections and clarifications to the information published in the printed Racing Programming Guide, which was distributed to trainers and other industry groups in recent weeks.
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing | July 20, 2026

Taranaki Racing ITM InterProvincial –– Saturday 5 September

This race is scheduled to run three weeks later than in previous years. This raceday complements the Group 1 Proisir Stakes Day at Ellerslie which runs on the same day. It will run for the usual stake of $80,000 as opposed to the one-off stake of $100,000 in the 25/26 season. The stake shows incorrectly in the hard-copy Racing Programming Guide but correctly elsewhere.

Poverty Bay Cup – Taupo Friday 9 October

The Poverty Bay Cup on 9 October is a R75 race over 2600m run at Taupo. The 2026/27 renewal will run for a stake of $70,000 as opposed to $60,000 in the previous season. The RPG booklet incorrectly shows this race as a $100,000 race. This is race 2 of the 2026 Prezzie Card Northern Cups Bonus Series.

Howden Insurance Mile – Hawke’s Bay Saturday 26 September

This is to confirm the stake for the above Group 1 race as $400,000 which shows correctly on-line and in the hard copy full programme in the RPG. This is the same stake as the 25/26 season. The stake is shown incorrectly in the separate advertisement in the front of the hard-copy programming guide.

Proisir Plate – Ellerslie Saturday 5 September

This is to confirm this Group 1 race will run on the above date at Ellerslie racecourse. This shows incorrectly in the advertisement in the front of the hard-copy RPG as 12 September. All other advertisements for this race show it correctly as Saturday 5 September.

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