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Addington will race twice a week on Fridays and Sundays under the draft calendar released for the rest of the season.

Addington harness big winner in post lockdown dates, securing Fridays and Sundays

Addington has been the big winner in harness racing, securing the lucrative Friday spots for its meetings until the end of the season.

The draft calendar released for consultation by the Racing Industry Transition Agency today has Addington securing four Friday day meetings in June.

In July it keeps all the Friday meetings for night cards, starting at 5.30pm.

Addington will race twice a week, also getting seven Sunday slots through June and July.

Auckland and Cambridge will alternate on Thursday nights through June and then their meetings move to Wednesday night slots in July. The Thursday harness spot is taken over by Invercargill day meetings which move from Saturdays when gallops meetings resume.

Thoroughbred racing starts in the north on July 3, with racing alternating on Saturdays between Te Rapa and Pukekohe in the north, and Awapuni and Riccarton.

Friday meetings will be held at Riccarton, Wanganui, Southland and Awapuni through July.

Dates for gallops and harness meetings are:

May

June

July

Our runners this week: How our trainers rate them

Nathan Delany

Nathan’s comments

Thursday night at Cambridge

Race 5: Dreams Of Eric
7.13pm

“It’s an even field but he’s drawn to lead and I’m sure he’ll go well again.”

Ray Green

Ray’s comments

Friday night at Auckland

Race 4: Tyson
7.15pm

“He’s a strong each-way chance again. He’s looking great and he’s a real slugger. Some people under-rate him but he keeps getting the money.”

Race 6: Debbie Lincoln
8.19pm

“She tied up on us again after her last start but her bloods are good again so it looks like she’s over that. At her best she’d be a serious chance. She could be in need of a race or two to be on the very top of her game but, if she gets a good trip, I could see her being right in it.”

Race 8: Lincoln Linda
9.09pm

“Last week’s debacle was all self inflicted. She gets herself so wound up. The weird thing is that in front she’s lovely, and drops the bit, but getting there is the hardest part. We’ve had problems with her missing the start. If she did things right, and could lead from one, I can’t see how they’d beat her, but that’s a big question mark.”

Race 8: Lincoln Lover
9.09pm

“His last start was a complete non-event, it was only a sprint up the straight. With any kind of a trip on Friday he’ll show them more of what he can do. Lincoln Linda has more speed than him but he’s got the manners and he tries like hell.”

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