Wairarapa RC Sunday 16 February - Race Meeting Cancelled

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Wairarapa RC Sunday 16 February - Race Meeting Cancelled

 

Tauherenikau Racemeeting Cancelled

 

The Racemeeting scheduled for Tauherenikau on Sunday 16 February has been cancelled due to a lack of entries.

An Open 2040m race for $35,000 has been added to the Whanganui meeting on Friday 21 February as a 9th race. This race was originally The Wairoa Cup (with club added money). NZTR will look to divide a race(s) at Wanganui and/or Otaki if numbers permit.

[curious]

So, the Wairoa Cup still ends up a 5 hour drive from the clubs home base and most of their members who are still subsiding the stake.

Edited 6 hours ago by curious

[Special Agent]

Like the Marlborough Cup and Timaru Stakes running at Riccarton.

[Doomed]

37 minutes ago, Special Agent said:

Like the Marlborough Cup and Timaru Stakes running at Riccarton.

To be fair, Timaru did virtually give the Timaru Stakes to Riccarton because they couldn't afford it. Those were the days when clubs had to fund their own stakes. The Marlborough Cup is a bit bizarre. Marlborough actually puts money into the race and provides a sponsor which does seem incredibly magnanimous on their part.

The one I find a bit confusing is the Banks Peninsula Cup at Riccarton. That is the only instance all season of a Club racing away from their own track and not getting a $35,000 stake for their open class feature race. They do seem a bit hard done by. Perhaps no one has noticed. They must look on in bemusement at Waikouaiti who have had money lavished on them as a reward for racing at Wingatui. I'm not sure why Banks Pen is the poor relation to Waikouaiti.