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Pukekohe Park track guide
Pukekohe Park is a right-handed country track in New Zealand with a 1,918m circuit and a home straight of about 447m. We have tipped 45 races here since June 2025.
About Pukekohe Park
Favourites have won 29% of races here, fewer than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 10% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
In races of 1301 to 1600m (35 here), barriers 1–4 have won 1.7 times their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 24 | 25% |
| 1301–1600m | 35 | 29% |
| 2001m+ | 10 | 40% |
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 | 24 | 1.28× | 0.62× | 1.03× |
| 1301–1600m | 35 | 1.68× | 0.60× | 0.81× |
| 2001m+ | 10 | - | - | 1.37× |
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 | 14 | 14% | 29% | 43% | 14% |
| 1301–1600m | 19 | 5% | 11% | 53% | 32% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 38% |
| Soft | 17 | 29% |
| Heavy | 20 | 30% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Grylls | 6 | 32 | 19% |
| Elen Nicholas | 5 | 32 | 16% |
| Masahiro Hashizume | 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Sam McNab | 4 | 31 | 13% |
| T C Moodley | 3 | 6 | 50% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Kennedy | 6 | 12 | 50% |
| Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | 5 | 21 | 24% |
| S B Marsh | 3 | 68 | 4% |
| C K Ormsby | 2 | 6 | 33% |
| C J Wood | 2 | 8 | 25% |
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