North Canterbury News: January 28, 2021
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AMBERLEY TROTTING CLUB<br />
RANGIORA RACECOURSE<br />
Mon 8Feb<br />
AMBERLEY<br />
TROTTING CLUB<br />
Agreat day of racing and family fun promised<br />
Head to the Rangiora racecourse<br />
on Monday, February 8, for afunfilledfamily<br />
day.<br />
The Amberley Trotting Club is<br />
hosting its annual race day at the<br />
course, along with goodoldfashioned<br />
fun, games and<br />
competitions for young and old.<br />
The Amberley committee is<br />
determined that <strong>2021</strong> will get off<br />
to an entertaining and fun start,<br />
as peopleput 2020 behindthem.<br />
Entry is free,allowing people<br />
to see some greatracingand<br />
enjoy local hospitality.<br />
The Amberley Club will once<br />
again host some of the bestgrass<br />
track horsesand drivers in<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>. There will be<br />
competitivefieldsand exciting<br />
racing, withthe feature once<br />
again being the <strong>2021</strong> Rangiora<br />
EquineServices Amberley Cup.<br />
There will alsobetwo heats of<br />
the everpopular Kids Carts<br />
races for upandcoming young<br />
drivers in <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
There is plenty happening off<br />
courseaswell.<br />
In the Amberley JuniorDrivers<br />
Kids area, children’s entertainer<br />
Neville Barrywill put on his<br />
popular show. There will be a<br />
bouncycastle,pony rides, alolly<br />
scramble, sack races, atugofwar<br />
and running races—all free.<br />
The Lucky Horseshoe draw<br />
returns, where 15 lucky children<br />
will be drawn during the day to<br />
win great prizes, includinga$500<br />
Interislander Travelvoucher.<br />
John McCabe will onceagain<br />
be the oncourse entertainer.<br />
There will alsobe‘‘Telfers<br />
MysteryEnvelope’’, with five<br />
Close finish ... Blair Orange, driving Cast No Shadow (outer), winning the Rangiora Equine Services Amberley Cup at the Amberley Trotting Club’s<br />
annual meeting at the Rangiora Raceway last year. Homebush Lad, inner, driven by Ben Hope, was second with Just Holla, third.<br />
PHOTOS: SHELLEY TOPP<br />
peoplebeingdrawn and given<br />
the chance to pick fromfive<br />
envelopes,all withaprize.<br />
The mainprizeisa49inch<br />
Panasonic4KLED TV, wall<br />
bracket and soundbar with a<br />
subwoofer, worth$1350.<br />
Entering the drawisaseasy as<br />
buyingaracebook, filling out the<br />
entry inside, and popping it in<br />
the entry barrel.<br />
There are wireless headsets,<br />
and Oakley sunglasses also up for<br />
grabs.<br />
Raceday packages are also<br />
available which consist of<br />
catered and/or uncatered<br />
10person marquees and<br />
reserved car parks,near the<br />
racingaction.<br />
Contact Warwick Duke on (027)<br />
323 6849 for further details or<br />
visit amberleytrottingclub.co.nz.<br />
Having fun ... Harley Marsh, of Belfast,<br />
took part in the InterIslander Tug of War in<br />
the birdcage at last year’s meeting.<br />
Busy day ... Robbie Close, winning driver of Claus, in race<br />
seven last year, with his sponsor Adam White. Both men are<br />
also on the Amberley Trotting Club committee. Claus was<br />
trained by Regan Todd at Woodend Beach.<br />
RANGIORA<br />
RACECOURSE<br />
Monday 8February <strong>2021</strong><br />
AMBERLEY<br />
TROTTING CLUB<br />
2346876
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