Matamata Stewards Suspend Apprentice Hayley Hassman Four National Riding Days

Apprentice jockey Hayley Marie Hassman will miss four National Racing days after the Racing Integrity Board published decision RIB64403 on March 2, 2026, finding her guilty of careless riding in Race 8 at Matamata on February 28, 2026. The charge was brought by Deputy Chief Stipendiary Steward Mr Brady Jones and the related decisions list records the penalty as "Apprentice Rider Hayley Hassman is suspended for 4 NR Days."

The RIB decisions page also lists multiple proved entries for Hassman across 2025 and 2026 that underline immediate operational consequences for stables and trainers. The Rotorua entry for Race 4 on December 5, 2025, records "Class B Rider Hayley Hassman is suspended for 6 National days" with applicant Mr A Dooley and decision date 8/12/2025. The Canterbury Jockey Club listing for the 13 September 2025 meeting shows a breach of whip Rule in Race 4 and states "Miss Hassman was suspended for 5 National days" with applicant John Oatham and decision date 15/09/2025. An Otago RC entry for Race 3 on June 1, 2025, records a proved charge of "Failing to ride out" with applicant Miss Rebecca Haley and decision date 4/06/2025.

Those entries are accompanied on the RIB page by additional snippets that create a complex disciplinary timeline. The Matamata R7 listing dated 12 September 2025 appears with "Charge: Failing to ride out" and a penalty line in one snippet reading "Apprentice Jockey Hayley Hassman is suspended for 5 days." A separate line dated 15/09/2025 names Mr Adrian Dooley as applicant, records "Charge: Failing to ride out" and shows "Apprentice Jockey Hayley Hassman suspended 4 weeks." The page-level capture carries a Publish Date of 06/11/2025 while individual decision dates extend into 2026, meaning the full decision texts should be retrieved to reconcile overlapping dates and penalties.

The immediate consequence of RIB64403 is operational - trainers who had booked Hassman for rides on scheduled National Racing days will need replacements for the span defined as four NR Days in the Matamata decision. The Rotorua listing also identifies Hassman as a Class B Rider for that hearing, indicating classification on file varies across decisions. The Matamata decision text and RIB rulings determine from which meeting the four NR Days commence and whether they are consecutive; those specifics are not present in the related decisions excerpt.

For full decision texts and steward reasoning the Racing Integrity Board decision pages list contact details including Phone 04 499 1090, Toll-free 0800 100 313 and Confidential Integrity Line 0508 RIB 123. With RIB64403 now on the record, Hassman's string of proved charges across 2025 and early 2026 will be weighed by trainers and licensing officials as they reassign rides and assess the jockey's future bookings.