Track intruder not part of anti-horseracing group, says protest organiser
31 Jan, 2021 09:13 PM
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A spectator ran onto the race track at Upper Hutt s Trentham Racecourse during Wellington Cup Day. Photo / Twitter
NZ Herald
The man who ran on to the track during a Wellington Cup Day race was not part of the anti horse-racing movement that protested at the event, says organisers.
A huge Wellington Cup crowd was shocked when a spectator ran on to the track into a field of charging horses at Trentham races on Saturday.
He was then arrested and charged with criminal nuisance.
The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses held a protest on Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt during the event, but protest organiser Francis Baker made it clear they had no involvement with the track intrusion.
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Great to read this, thank you to the the community and mana whenua, for some real action on our environment. I just hope that all abide by this and we don t see any going against this as it is viewed as optional . Better to see the local body/govt formalise this. Better still enlarge such protection into other areas Mana whenua on Waiheke island are placing a two-year rāhui on the island in a bid to stop four species of kaimoana from collapsing.
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A brazen fan ran onto the middle of the turf course in front of a full field of horses charging toward the finish of a race on Wellington Cup Day at Trentham race course in New Zealand on Saturday.
Amazingly, and thanks to skillful corrective action by many of the jockeys riding the race, the man was left untouched as the horses raced past him, after which he thrust his arms into the air, apparently in celebration.
He was quickly arrested and charged with an act of endangering public safety. No indication was given what prompted the man to risk his life and those of the horses and riders in the race,
Report from RNZ
Police have arrested and charged a man with criminal nuisance, after a spectator ran onto the race track during Wellington Cup Day yesterday.
Video on social media shows a man jumping the fence at the Trentham Racecourse, and standing in the middle of the track as jockeys had to steer their horses around him.
There were no injuries, but racing broadcaster Aidan Rodley called the spectator an idiot who is lucky to be alive.
Police say a 24-year-old man was arrested, and has been charged with criminal nuisance for doing an act endangering public safety.
He has been released on bail and is due to appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on Thursday.
Police have arrested and charged a man with criminal nuisance, after a spectator ran onto the race track during Wellington Cup Day yesterday.
Video on social media shows a man jumping the fence at Upper Hutt s Trentham Racecourse, and standing still in the middle of the track as jockeys had to steer their horses around him.
There were no injuries, but racing broadcaster Aidan Rodley called the spectator an idiot, who is lucky to be alive.
Police said a 24-year-old man was arrested, and has been charged with criminal nuisance for doing an act endangering public safety.
A horse also died at the racecourse during the event s feature race, and an animal welfare group said it was disturbing to see the horse s death go underreported, while the racecourse invasion garnered wider attention.