Te Rapa Racing

Three cheers for just over three weeks until our next raceday! 👏

If you want to level up your Labour Weekend, join us on Monday 26 October for Sarten Memorial Day.

The spring spotlight will be shining bright at Te Rapa as we host the Group 2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes, a key stepping stone for New Zealand’s best three-year-olds on their way to glory, and there's a hospo option to match.

Visit our website for more info or to snap up a ticket ($150pp).

With hundreds of horses moving through our Cambridge training precinct each morning, sharing the surrounding road network safely has long been an important consideration for the Club.

Have a read about some of the work being done to improve safety now that the roads surrounding the Cambridge track are significantly busier than they once were, bringing more horses, riders and motorists into contact with one another. 👇

LOVERACING.NZ | NZTR | Waipā District Council

Working together to improve horse and rider safety in Cambridge - Waikato Thoroughbred Racing With hundreds of horses moving through Waikato Thoroughbred Racing’s (WTR) Cambridge training precinct each morning, sharing the surrounding road network safely has long been an important consideration for the Club.

Looking for a horse fix?

We're racing NEXT Friday (25 September) and there are only a few tickets left to the days' hospitality precinct, Top of the Track, for $190pp. With a reserved seat, delish buffet and b**r & w**e drinks package all included, it's racing made easy.

Get yours here: https://bit.ly/4rjmnBF

TICKET UPDATE | Want this to be your view on SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day (Sat 12 Dec)?

The Gazebo spots down the home straight are selling fast and we're over two thirds sold. If that spot is top of your list, you're going to want to visit our website ASAP.

Don't miss the jump!

What’s happening in the area? 👀

There’s plenty of racing fun coming up across the region, with big racedays, festive favourites and some of the season’s most anticipated events just around the corner.

From our own summer of racing here at Te Rapa to the Great New Zealand Jumps Carnival at Te Aroha, Rotorua Plate Day at Arawa Park and Christmas celebrations at Matamata and Tauranga - there’s a date for just about everyone.

Swipe through to see what’s coming up near you ➡️

Tickets are on sale now for a number of these events, so rally the group and start making plans!

Wowser, that was fast! We've had our first sell out for SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day with Santa's Grotto going, going, gone. Tickets only launched to the public this morning! 🫢

Need we remind you that this WHOLE day sold out well in advance of the event last year, and the year before that!?

Get yours here: https://waikatothoroughbredracing.flicket.co.nz/

Sound the alarm. Fire up the group chat. Send out the smoke signals. 🚨

Tickets for Waikato’s summer of racing go on sale NEXT WEEK.

Headlined by the always-popular SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day, our festive season - and January too - is packed with plenty of ways to do summer trackside.

Big days. Long lunches. Party precincts. Easy afternoons with your favourite people. Whatever’s on your wishlist, there’s a raceday for it.

Want first dibs?
Sign up to our database and be the first to know when tickets drop: https://bit.ly/3SyLzXW

NEWS | Nick Johnson Appointed Chief Executive of Waikato Thoroughbred Racing

Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) has today announced the appointment of Nick Johnson as its new Chief Executive after a comprehensive search.

Read more 👉 waikatoracing.co.nz/news/news-nick-johnson-appointed-chief-executive-wtr

Welcome to the team, Nick!

📸 | Cornege Media

First Five 👀
Crocetti ⚡️
Sterling Express 🔥

And that's just the first 3 in the field! Add to that Alabama Lass and Affirmative Action plus a field of other hopefuls and Saturday's G2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate is shaping up to be quite the spectacle.

General admission is free and fields are out now!

https://loveracing.nz/raceinfo/55922/meeting-overview.aspx