Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted Monday at 11:49 PM Journalists Share Posted Monday at 11:49 PM As many look forward to enjoying their Christmas break, harness racing is gearing up for one of its busiest times – there will be nine meetings between Boxing Day and January 6, including Alexandra Park’s premier Auckland Cup meeting on New Year’s Eve. Westport on Boxing Day is a tried and true favourite, highlighted by the Frank Dooley Memorial Westport Cup (3.10pm) with its second day on December 28. Between the two meetings are 12 races on the grass at Gore including the Jaccka Lodge Gore Trotting Cup and the Mataura Licensing Trust Gore Pacing Cup. Motukarara on December 29 is always a crowd pleaser and then there’s Reefton on December 30 before Auckland’s big New Year’s Eve featuring the $250,000 Auckland Cup, the $100,000 National Trot and two $35,000 Northern Metro Finals. Into the New Year Omakau’s popular annual meeting kicks off the Central Otago circuit on January 2 followed by Roxburgh (January 4) and Cromwell (January 6). To help navigate what is a hectic time we have asked some trainers for their holiday selections. To see the selections click here View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.