North Canterbury News: February 13, 2020
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HURUNUI RACE AND GALA DAY<br />
18 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Soaking up the action ... Hurunui Mayor Marie Black at the races.<br />
She has been on the organising committee of the twoyearly event<br />
for many years.<br />
Into the straight ... Punters line the fence to watch the action.<br />
Thunder of hooves on historic track<br />
Kidzcarts ... The<br />
field, which ran in age<br />
groups, returns to the<br />
marshalling areaafter<br />
competing in last<br />
Saturday’sHurunui<br />
Race and Gala Day.<br />
PHOTOS: ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Race caller ... Retired race caller Ian Chambers keeps the crowd<br />
abreast of the action. Mr Chambers has been calling the Hurunui<br />
races since they began in 2010.<br />
Enjoying the sun ... Asection of the large crowd at the Hurunui race day at Medbury.<br />
Closecontest ... The fieldinRace 2, the Waitohi Stakes Handicap Cup, returns to the birdcage.<br />
Home straight ... Alison Mee aboard Lucky, heads for the finish line in Race1, the<br />
Medbury Handicap Cup Novice Race. Benjamin Satherwaite, on Grey Boy was the winner.
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