Canterbury, New Zealand
Riccarton Park racecourse guide
Riccarton Park is Canterbury’s leading thoroughbred course and the centre of Christchurch’s spring racing celebrations.
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Know the course
A little history of Riccarton Park
The Canterbury Jockey Club has been at the forefront of New Zealand racing since 1854. Riccarton now combines its established turf course with a synthetic track for parts of the winter programme.
What to look for in the form
Check whether a meeting is on turf or the synthetic surface, then compare form at the same surface, distance and likely tempo.
Fat Tony says: Track knowledge helps, but it never replaces current form. Compare today’s distance, surface, draw and likely pace before making a call.
Put these in the diary
Major race days at Riccarton Park
New Zealand Cup Week
New Zealand 1000 Guineas
New Zealand 2000 Guineas
Grand National Festival
Form & results
Latest Riccarton Park races
Race 218 Feb 2026 · Race 2Race 318 Feb 2026 · Race 3Race 418 Feb 2026 · Race 4Race 518 Feb 2026 · Race 5Race 618 Feb 2026 · Race 6Race 718 Feb 2026 · Race 7Race 818 Feb 2026 · Race 8Race 918 Feb 2026 · Race 9Race 1018 Feb 2026 · Race 10SPEIGHT'S PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 1 · 1200RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 2 · 2600KUEHNE+NAGEL PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 3 · 1400CONCUT PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 4 · 1400DAKINS GROUP PREMIER HANDICAP15 Nov 2025 · Race 5 · 1400LINDAUER STEWARDS STAKES HANDICAP (L)15 Nov 2025 · Race 6 · 1200REMEMBERING SNOW REARDON PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 7 · 1200AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI 53RD NZ 2000 GUINEAS G115 Nov 2025 · Race 8 · 1600VERNON & VAZEY TRUCK PARTS PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 9 · 2000MARTIN COLLINS 162ND NEW ZEALAND CUP HCP (G3)15 Nov 2025 · Race 10 · 3200MOSHTIX PREMIER15 Nov 2025 · Race 11 · 1600
Read the race properly
Build better track context
Learn how distance, going, barriers and recent runs work together before you ask Fat Tony for his opinion.