Harness Racing New Zealand’s eighth Team Teal campaign will wrap up with a big day at Motukarara on Sunday.
The annual fund-raiser for ovarian cancer research started on February 1, with money raised every time a female driver wins a race. The money comes from HRNZ, clubs and drivers’ individual sponsors.
So far the 2025 campaign has raised over $16,000, with 63 wins. Sam Ottley has the most with 14.
On Sunday, the Team Hutchinson-sponsored race day at Motukarara, will see the campaign finish with a flourish.
One of the features will be the first ever Teal Trot. Racegoers will get the opportunity to bid on which Team Teal driver they would like to push them in a sulky for 50 metres.
There will be five sulkies in the “race”. The winner will get a $250 prezzy card. The Teal Trot will be held after Race 9 (4.27pm).
There’ll also be dual sulky races and Team Teal collectors on-course.
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On Friday night Addington Raceway will host a Team Teal fund-raiser. A total of 120 tickets have been sold for the event which will be MC’d by popular radio personality Hilary Muir.
The night will also feature the Frocks at the Trots final. Heats for the teal-themed competition have been held around the country in recent weeks with the top 12 battling it out in Friday’s final. The judging panel will include Instagram Influencer and BONNIE Skin business owner Mary Oh.
Among those attending on Friday will be Team Teal founder Duncan McPherson. He lost his wife Lyn to ovarian cancer in 2010.
After starting in Victoria, the campaign expanded to New South Wales in 2016 and the other Australian states in 2017 and internationally to New Zealand in 2018.
It has been held here every year since.
