Seven trotters now through to $30,000 Seddon Shields Series Final

A further two trotters have qualified for the $30,000 Seddon Districts Bob Rochford Memorial Trotters Series Final at Addington on March 21, after winning the latest two heats at Marlborough.

Waterlea Raceway held its two day meeting on the grass on January 17 and 19 with Regal Sierra winning the Seddon Shields Series Handicap Trot on the first day and then finishing second to Helloveamoment in the Seddon Shields 2025 Marlborough Trotters Cup. Paying $22 for the win, the Mark Jones-trained and Sam Ottley-driven Helloveamoment got home by just a nose.

So far seven trotters have now sealed their places in the final, with just two heats remaining - Westport on March 7 and Reefton on March 9. 

The seven are Regal Sierra, Helloveamoment, High Step, Masterly, Premium Player, Ready Set Jet and Knowing Me. The final will have a capacity field of 16. Behind them on the leaderboard are the Paul Nairn-trained duo of Tu Tangata and El Conqueror on 13 and 12 points.

To see the updated points table click here

Targetting R51-70 trotters, the first of the 10 heats in the series around the top half of the South Island was held at Kaikoura in November.

The series is in its second year and is being held in Bob Rochford's honour. The former Kaikoura Trotting Club President and Life member died suddenly at Westport in March last year.

Points are awarded as follows :

▪ Automatic entry to the Final for 1st
▪ 5 points for 2nd
▪ 3 points for 3rd
▪ 2 points for 4th
▪ 1 point for 5th

The complete schedule is :

November 4 - Kaikoura - $20,000
December 26 and 28 - Westport - $15,000 & $20,000
December 30 - Reefton - $20,000
January 10 and 12 - Nelson - $15,000 and $20,000
January 17 and 19 - Marlborough - $15,000 and $20,000
March 7 - Westport - $17,500
March 9 - Reefton - $17,500

The $30,000 final : March 21 – Addington.  

For more information contact Erin Fox -  [email protected] or Seddon Shields Chair Johnny Reedy - [email protected]