Police have arrested and charged a man with criminal nuisance, after a spectator ran onto the race track during Wellington Cup Day yesterday.
Video on social media shows a man jumping the fence at Upper Hutt s Trentham Racecourse, and standing still in the middle of the track as jockeys had to steer their horses around him.
There were no injuries, but racing broadcaster Aidan Rodley called the spectator an idiot, who is lucky to be alive.
Police said a 24-year-old man was arrested, and has been charged with criminal nuisance for doing an act endangering public safety.
A horse also died at the racecourse during the event s feature race, and an animal welfare group said it was disturbing to see the horse s death go underreported, while the racecourse invasion garnered wider attention.
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Police arrested the man on Thursday after a search warrant was executed at a property in Silverstream, Upper Hutt. (File photo)
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