More than 50 engagements with clubs, participant groups and industry bodies informed the thinking as it developed and sharpened the focus on training and increasing race field sizes, which participants identified as critical requirements to secure the future of the industry. RCP set out a tiered network of metropolitan, provincial and community venues, backed by a smaller group of regional training centres as core infrastructure.
The outcome was the first national, cross-code masterplan for New Zealand racing. It became the basis for One Equine View, the shared position NZTR and HRNZ adopted in July 2026 to guide how the network is invested in and scaled over time.
