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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: TimTimTimbo on November 11, 2025, 03:53:14 AM
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Half the race And wins the NZ Cup over 2 miles. Luke McCarthy brother of the two over here who actually drove Muscle Hill here years ago in the World Trotting Derby
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These Aussie horses can run three and 4 wide and they don't stop
4 year olds rarely win these extreme staying tests and it also was the 1st time he had a race where he had to start from a stand. They ran the 1st mile from a stand in 1:58 and the last mile in 1:56 crawling at the finish
https://harnesslink.com/australia/remarkable-nz-cup-win-by-kinman/
“The New Zealand Trotting Cup is the best. I’ve been to the Elitloppet and the Little Brown Jug, but down here in Canterbury it’s the mecca of harness racing. I’m lucky enough to have a horse good enough to have a go at it,” McCarthy said.
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JMAC who won the WDC was amazed at that way they drive down there including the push out rule where you can push a horse out three wide
In New Zealand harness racing, the "push out" rule is part of Rule 869 of the NZ Rules of Harness Racing and its associated regulations. It essentially governs a driver's ability to move their horse outwards on the track and outlines specific conditions to prevent interference with other runners.
Key aspects of the rule include:
A driver is permitted to move outwards and ease another runner up the track, provided the horse being moved can be shifted out without causing interference to that horse or any other horse.
A horse (and its driver) is not allowed to move outwards once the nose of a wider runner coming forward is in line with or past its sulky wheel, and must remain in position until the wider runner is fully past.
Breaches of this rule, often cited as Rule 869(4)(6)(b)(c), are considered an offence and can result in penalties such as fines for the driver involved.
If you watch enough of racing Down Under you will see why they are great drivers when they come up here
This rule is designed to ensure fair racing and prevent one driver from deliberately blocking or forcing a potentially passing horse into a disadvantageous position or off the track
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Interesting info. Thanks.
I guess flushing cover has a different definition in different parts of the world, LOL.