1 Feb 2021

Review underway after Trentham near-fatal racing incident

From Checkpoint, 5:27 pm on 1 February 2021

The racing industry is reviewing security at raceways around the country, after a punter managed to leap three barriers and get on the track.

The spectator ran onto Upper Hutt's Trentham Racecourse on Saturday, and stood on the track as race horses came thundering down the home straight.

There were no injuries to horses or humans - but the industry is shaken by the near-miss. Jonathan Mitchell reports.