With top-quality harness racing taking centre stage this weekend, TAB bookmakers have rolled out a stack of special markets ahead of one of the biggest harness racing weekends of the summer.
Feature meetings at Invercargill and Alexandra Park on Friday lead into the inaugural Phoebe Stud Harness 5000 meeting at Ashburton on Sunday.
Most of the special markets for the meetings are already open, and there’s something for punters at all three venues.
All 10 of the Golden Gait races at Alexandra Park on Friday are over the 1609m distance, so there is a Race with Fastest Mile market for punters who think they can work out which winner will dash home the quickest.
A boosted Ya Rite Darl/Youneverknow quinella gives trotting fans another choice in in the Golden Gait 3YO Trot, and a winning margin market will be another option for Cyclone Rebel supporters after he opened at $1.20 to win the Golden Gait 2YO Mobile Pace.
Invercargill Cup Day at Ascot Park will be the venue to play host to the weekly special market called “That Friday Feeling”, with a Boosted Double of $5 on offer for Muscle Mountain to win the Group 3 David Moss Stakes and Republican Party to win the Group 1 Invercargill Cup.
That all leads into the Harness 5000 meeting on Sunday, where horses sired by stallions that stood for up to $5000 are celebrated.
On top of a $20,000 Guaranteed Late Quaddie, there are markets for the stallion that sires the most trotting winners, and the stallion to sire the most pacing winners.
Similarly to Friday, with all races across the same distance of 1700m, there is an option for the race with the fastest time, and a variety of Favourite Out or Both Favourites Out markets for races where there are warm favourites.
Punters Promise is already in effect for the two Friday meetings, but this has been extended to the Harness 5000 meetings. This means customers betting on Ashburton will be able to bet to win at least $5000 on a runner.
Most of the special markets are available at tab.co.nz/racing/futures or the Futures section of the TAB App, with the Harness 5000 Fastest Mile Time market opening on Saturday. The Favourites Out and the Both Favourites Out markets can be found at tab.co.nz/racing/extras or the Extras tab in the TAB App.
Maximum Limits of $100 per account apply to the Boosted Quinella at Alexandra Park, That Friday Feeling and the Cyclone Rebel Winning Margin markets. Terms and conditions apply.
