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NZTR Club of the Year Award Finalists Announced  

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2024 Club of the Year Awards, set to be awarded at the 2025 Industry Development Conference on 31 March.  

Each New Zealand Racing Club was assessed against a performance framework across four categories: Financial, Racing, Marketing and Compliance and Innovation.  

The selection of finalists and winners will be presented in three distinct categories: Metropolitan, Provincial, and Country Clubs. An overall Club of the Year Award will also be presented from the winners of each category. 

NZTR Chief Executive Officer Matt Ballesty is pleased to see our Clubs recognised for their performance.

"We see our annual NZTR Club Awards as playing a pivotal role in recognising and celebrating the outstanding contributions and achievements of New Zealand’s well-performing racing Clubs," he said. 

"I look forward to getting to know our Club representatives at the Industry Development Conference and celebrating their collective wins."

To reward our high performing Clubs, NZTR will provide a $20k prize fund distributed across the three categories: Metropolitan, Provincial, and Country, with each receiving $5k in prize fund. Additionally, the Overall Club of the Year will be granted $5k in prize fund. The prize fund should be used to invest in an event or on-course initiative and a short form business case will need to be presented to support the initiative by 31 July 2025. 

NZTR has outlined the finalists for the three categories below.  

2024 Finalists (in alphabetical order) 

Metropolitan 

·         Auckland Thoroughbred Racing 

·         Canterbury Jockey Club 

·         Waikato Thoroughbred Racing 

Provincial 

·         Otago Racing Club 

·         Racing Tauranga 

·         Taranaki Racing Incorporated

Country 

·         Central Otago Racing Club

·         Masterton Racing Club 

·         Wairarapa Racing Club 

Congratulations to all the finalist and we look forward to celebrating at the 2025 Industry Development Conference. 

 

Corporate Communications
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing
Contact: Catlyn Calder
+64 27 252 2803

nztrcommunications@nztr.co.nz

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19 minutes ago, curious said:

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NZTR Club of the Year Award Finalists Announced  

 

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) is thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2024 Club of the Year Awards, set to be awarded at the 2025 Industry Development Conference on 31 March.  

 

Each New Zealand Racing Club was assessed against a performance framework across four categories: Financial, Racing, Marketing and Compliance and Innovation.  

 

The selection of finalists and winners will be presented in three distinct categories: Metropolitan, Provincial, and Country Clubs. An overall Club of the Year Award will also be presented from the winners of each category. 

 

NZTR Chief Executive Officer Matt Ballesty is pleased to see our Clubs recognised for their performance.

 

"We see our annual NZTR Club Awards as playing a pivotal role in recognising and celebrating the outstanding contributions and achievements of New Zealand’s well-performing racing Clubs," he said. 

 

"I look forward to getting to know our Club representatives at the Industry Development Conference and celebrating their collective wins."

 

To reward our high performing Clubs, NZTR will provide a $20k prize fund distributed across the three categories: Metropolitan, Provincial, and Country, with each receiving $5k in prize fund. Additionally, the Overall Club of the Year will be granted $5k in prize fund. The prize fund should be used to invest in an event or on-course initiative and a short form business case will need to be presented to support the initiative by 31 July 2025. 

 

NZTR has outlined the finalists for the three categories below.  

 

2024 Finalists (in alphabetical order) 

 

Metropolitan 

 

·         Auckland Thoroughbred Racing 

 

·         Canterbury Jockey Club 

 

·         Waikato Thoroughbred Racing 

 

Provincial 

 

·         Otago Racing Club 

 

·         Racing Tauranga 

 

·         Taranaki Racing Incorporated

 

Country 

 

·         Central Otago Racing Club

 

·         Masterton Racing Club 

 

·         Wairarapa Racing Club 

 

Congratulations to all the finalist and we look forward to celebrating at the 2025 Industry Development Conference. 

 

 

 

Corporate Communications
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing
Contact: Catlyn Calder
+64 27 252 2803

nztrcommunications@nztr.co.nz

 

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Absolutely laughable & just a way for the already well endowed to shuffle a bit more funds their way!

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who selected the challengers? 

5 hours ago, curious said:

he prize fund should be used to invest in an event or on-course initiative and a short form business case will need to be presented to support the initiative by 31 July 2025. 

shouldn't it have been open to all clubs?

 

5 hours ago, curious said:

set to be awarded at the 2025 Industry Development Conference on 31 March. 

umm, awarded before business cases being presented?

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1 hour ago, curious said:

You're right and doesn't one race at two courses?

Several Clubs race at two tracks....

These AWARDS got you all worked up last year also.....but my explanations were IMO very well witten ,and even Bloke commended me !

The award is for Clubs....and they graded on Financial, Racing , Marketing , Governance and Innovation.

To recap 2024.....the AFTERMATH...... ATR and Whangarei [ Chief happy] and Kumara were the winners while Waikato awarded a 'Leadership' award and Taupo an 'appreciation' award.

Obviously other Clubs have made extra effort to make the Finalists list.

Good on em , I say .

Everyone enjoys getting a medal or certificate , making the podium and getting recognition from their peer group !

 

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So basically, the only metropolitan club to not get a nom was Trentham, and the only provincial clubs to not get a mention were Awapuni and Hastings, neither of whom are actually racing at the moment. All a little underwhelming to be honest.

Poor old Waverley, who are virtually singe handedly carrying CD racing at present, doesn't get a mention, whereas Masterton who don't even have their own racetrack and to the best of my knowledge do fuck all is a big contender. All a bit strange to be honest.

I just hope Gore, Winton, Riverton and Kumara send representatives to the big prize giving event so they can learn where they are going wrong and learn how to do better in future.

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