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Hawera track guide
Hawera is a left-handed country track in New Zealand with a 1,800m circuit and a home straight of about 425m. We have tipped 40 races here since July 2025.
Racing here today
About Hawera
Favourites have won 39% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 13% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 15 | 40% |
| 1301–1600m | 25 | 40% |
| 2001m+ | 16 | 38% |
Barriers
Wins against a fair share: 1.00× is what a random draw would give, above it the draw has helped.
| Distance | Races | Barriers 1–4 | Barriers 5–8 | Barriers 9+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 15 | 0.53× | 1.24× | - |
| 1301–1600m | 25 | 0.68× | 1.33× | 1.05× |
| 2001m+ | 16 | 0.34× | 1.58× | 1.13× |
Where winners raced
Where each winner settled in the run, as a share of the winners at that distance.
| Distance | Winners | Led | On pace | Midfield | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 11 | 27% | 18% | 18% | 36% |
| 1301–1600m | 17 | 12% | 29% | 35% | 24% |
| 2001m+ | 11 | 0% | 36% | 27% | 36% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 29% |
| Heavy | 23 | 43% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Myers | 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Erin M Leighton | 2 | 3 | - |
| Hamish Mc Neill | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| K L Chung | 2 | 6 | 33% |
| Kylan Wiles | 2 | 6 | 33% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| S A Sharrock | 5 | 29 | 17% |
| K T Myers | 4 | 14 | 29% |
| G H Sharrock | 3 | 5 | 60% |
| W J Thurlow | 3 | 8 | 38% |
| N J Quinn | 3 | 11 | 27% |
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