Rider Penalties
- S Phelan | Matamata 1 September; failed to make weight; fined $100.
- J Riddell | Matamata 1 September; medical clearance required (subsequently received on 4 September).
- C Campbell | Ashburton 1 September; excessive use of whip; suspended 7-11 September inclusive and fined $150.
- G Jogoo | Ashburton 1 September; medical clearance required.
- T Thornton | Cambridge 2 September; use of whip above shoulder height; suspended 9-16 September inclusive and fined $150.
- S Weatherley | Cambridge 2 September; careless riding; suspended 8-10 September inclusive.
- T Harris | Cambridge 2 September; failed to make weight; fined $100.
- V Colgan | Cambridge 2 September; excessive use of whip; fined $250.
- E Nicholas | Egmont 3 September; excessive use of whip; suspended 9-16 September inclusive and fined $100.
- R Elliot | Waikato 4 September; excessive use of whip; suspended 6-15 September inclusive and fined $200.
- V Colgan | Waikato 4 September; excessive use of whip; suspended 9-16 September inclusive and fined $750.
- L Satherley | Waikato 4 September; careless riding; suspended 12-19 September inclusive.
- S Weatherley| Waikato 4 September; careless riding; suspended 12-23 September inclusive.
- E Leighton | Te Aroha 5 September; excessive use of whip; suspended 12-19 September inclusive.
- S Phelan | Te Aroha 5 September; medical clearance required.
- N Downs | Te Aroha 5 September; medical clearance required.
- M Roustoby | Te Aroha 5 September; medical clearance required.
- K Joyce | Te Aroha 5 September; medical clearance required.
Trainer Penalty
- M & K Boyle | Non raceday dated 30 August; failed to present runner free of prohibited substance; fined $6,850 with costs of $3,700 to RIB and $700 to JCA.
Horse Penalties
- LALA LAND | Matamata 1 September; cardiac arrhythmia; veterinary clearance required.
- CAUSE CELEBRE | Ashburton 1 September; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required.
- MAN OH MAN | Ashburton 1 September; tendon injury; veterinary clearance required.
- OCEANS AWAY | Ashburton 1 September; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial.
- ANA D’OR | Cambridge 2 September; lame right foreleg; veterinary clearance required.
- DARCI’S QUEEN | Cambridge 2 September; reared at start; must complete trial.
- JUGADOR | Egmont 3 September; slow to jump and lost chance; must complete trial.
- ANTIGUA | Waikato 4 September; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required.
- WHEAO | Waikato 4 September; bucked at start; must complete trial.
- MAKE A MOVE | Te Aroha 5 September; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required.
- LA JUNGLES | Te Aroha 5 September; tendon injury; veterinary clearance required.
- TURRET | Te Aroha 5 September; bled; stood down for 3 months and veterinary clearance required.
- ATOMIC KITTEN | Te Aroha 5 September; bled for 2nd time; ineligible to race in New Zealand.
Protest
- LORD BEAVER | Otago 29 June 2018; raced with prohibited substance in system; disqualified from 3rd.