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Te Aroha track guide
Te Aroha is a country track in New Zealand. We have tipped 84 races here since June 2025.
About Te Aroha
Favourites have won 31% of races here, fewer than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
Only 12% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.
In races of 1301 to 1600m (65 here), barriers 9 and wider have won 1.3 times their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 29 | 28% |
| 1301–1600m | 65 | 23% |
| 2001m+ | 72 | 39% |
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 | 29 | 0.77× | 1.02× | 1.24× |
| 1301–1600m | 65 | 0.94× | 0.66× | 1.34× |
| 2001m+ | 72 | 1.12× | 0.80× | 1.10× |
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 | 13 | 23% | 31% | 38% | 8% |
| 1301–1600m | 27 | 15% | 33% | 41% | 11% |
| 2001m+ | 27 | 4% | 26% | 19% | 52% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Soft | 38 | 32% |
| Heavy | 56 | 27% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Grylls | 12 | 54 | 22% |
| Sam McNab | 8 | 47 | 17% |
| Masahiro Hashizume | 6 | 43 | 14% |
| Corentin Berge | 5 | 32 | 16% |
| Elen Nicholas | 5 | 42 | 12% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Sweeney | 7 | 16 | 44% |
| D R Wiles | 7 | 41 | 17% |
| Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson | 6 | 32 | 19% |
| S & E Clotworthy | 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Andrew Forsman | 5 | 26 | 19% |
Recent meetings
Wed 21 Oct
2026Soft 5 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sun 20 Sept
2026Soft 7 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Fri 18 Sept
2026Soft 7 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Thu 3 Sept
2026Heavy 10 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sun 26 July
2026Heavy 10 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sun 5 July
2026Heavy 9 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Sun 21 June
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Thu 4 June
2026Heavy 10 · 6 races
Tips and results ›Before the races, not after
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