Following a successful debut in 2025, Racing Te Aroha’s popular ‘A Grand from The Grand’ jockeys’ competition will return for the second running of the Great New Zealand Jumps Carnival on Friday 18 and Sunday 20 September.
As Racing Te Aroha prepares for the return of the jumps season this June, there’s plenty of work unfolding behind the scenes with the track currently undergoing its annual renovation. At the centre of it all is Track Manager Ryan Gartner.
Shaun and Hazel Fannin’s pair of talented jumpers in Jesko and Fourty Eight will clash for the first time over fences in Sunday’s hotly-contested Ben and Ryan Foote Great New Zealand Steeplechase (6200m) at Te Aroha.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. It may have a new permanent home and a new name, but New Zealand’s richest hurdle race continues to be dominated by Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal.
Racing Te Aroha, in partnership with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), will launch a new Jockeys’ competition at the inaugural Great New Zealand Jumps Carnival on Friday 19 and Sunday 21 September.
