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Riccarton Park track guide
Riccarton Park is a left-handed metropolitan track in New Zealand with a 2,400m circuit and a home straight of about 400m. We have tipped 156 races here since March 2025.
About Riccarton Park
Favourites have won 37% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 15% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
In races of 1601 to 2000m (42 here), barriers 1–4 have won 1.6 times their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 18 | 39% |
| 1101–1300m | 45 | 44% |
| 1301–1600m | 75 | 36% |
| 1601–2000m | 42 | 36% |
| 2001m+ | 16 | 25% |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 18 | 1.22× | 0.97× | - |
| 1101–1300m | 45 | 0.86× | 1.30× | 0.90× |
| 1301–1600m | 75 | 0.96× | 0.96× | 1.06× |
| 1601–2000m | 42 | 1.58× | 0.77× | 0.72× |
| 2001m+ | 16 | 1.10× | 1.07× | - |
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 | 28 | 7% | 21% | 36% | 36% |
| 1301–1600m | 39 | 15% | 26% | 33% | 26% |
| 1601–2000m | 26 | 19% | 19% | 46% | 15% |
| 2001m+ | 10 | 20% | 50% | 20% | 10% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 32% |
| Soft | 91 | 38% |
| Heavy | 47 | 40% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Comignaghi | 18 | 91 | 20% |
| Opie Bosson | 11 | 30 | 37% |
| Triston Moodley | 10 | 81 | 12% |
| Floor Moerman | 10 | 89 | 11% |
| K R Hercock | 9 | 56 | 16% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | 27 | 133 | 20% |
| K T Myers | 11 | 49 | 22% |
| L M Robinson | 11 | 75 | 15% |
| Ms T Rae | 11 | 78 | 14% |
| Anna Furlong | 8 | 65 | 12% |
Recent meetings
Sat 24 Oct
2026Good 3 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sat 26 Sept
2026Soft 5 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sat 12 Sept
2026Heavy 9 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sat 29 Aug
2026Soft 7 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sat 8 Aug
2026Heavy 10 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sat 1 Aug
2026Heavy 8 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sat 20 June
2026Soft 7 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 2 May
2026Soft 5 · 10 races
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