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Trentham track guide
Trentham is a left-handed country track in New Zealand with a 2,000m circuit and a home straight of about 450m. We have tipped 86 races here since June 2025.
About Trentham
Favourites have won 32% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
In races of 2001m and over (36 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 68% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 13 | 54% |
| 1101–1300m | 21 | 29% |
| 1301–1600m | 59 | 27% |
| 2001m+ | 36 | 33% |
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 | 13 | 0.93× | - | - |
| 1101–1300m | 21 | 0.89× | 1.03× | 1.17× |
| 1301–1600m | 59 | 1.00× | 1.28× | 0.72× |
| 2001m+ | 36 | 1.26× | 1.07× | 0.68× |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301–1600m | 15 | 40% | 20% | 33% | 7% |
| 2001m+ | 14 | 0% | 29% | 29% | 43% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Soft | 62 | 31% |
| Heavy | 25 | 40% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Collett | 13 | 65 | 20% |
| Craig Grylls | 9 | 55 | 16% |
| Bruno Queiroz | 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Elen Nicholas | 4 | 18 | 22% |
| Jim Chung | 4 | 27 | 15% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| C W Cole | 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Ms L Latta | 8 | 80 | 10% |
| Robbie Patterson | 7 | 45 | 16% |
| R J Bergerson | 5 | 19 | 26% |
| G R Vile | 5 | 21 | 24% |
Recent meetings
Sun 25 Oct
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 19 Sept
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Thu 2 July
2026Heavy 10 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Wed 10 June
2026Heavy 10 · 10 races
Tips and results ›Sat 28 Mar
2026Soft 6 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sat 21 Mar
2026Soft 5 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sun 1 Mar
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 31 Jan
2026Soft 6 · 10 races
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