RICCARTON PARK - NORTH CANTERBURY $4 Spring Racing Season | Third Day SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2019 your chance to WINdetails $5000 inside find us on Facebook & Instagram RICCARTON PARK - NORTH CANTERBURY GENERAL INFORMATION SPRING RACING SEASON BETTING TYPES AVAILABLE TODAY THIRD DAY - SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2019 All Races - WIN, PLACE, QUINELLAS, TRIFECTAS, ALL-UP, FIRST 4 CONCESSION DOUBLE - OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Races: 1 & 2 - 3 & 4 - 5 & 6 - 7 & 8 - 9 & 10 TREBLES: Races: 1, 2, & 3 - 4, 5 & 6 - 8, 9 & 10 NORTH CANTERBURY RACING OFFICIALS PICK 6: Races: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 QUADDIE: Races: 2, 3, 4 & 5 - 7, 8, 9 & 10 PRESIDENT: Ms WM Wakefield IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: GH Fulton SELL / PAY TERMINAL LOCATION Club Grandstand STEWARDS: J Blackadder, KW Brookfield, MW Donald, Annex off Club Grandstand Phar Lap Room - Level 1 SJ Hewitt, TL Mauger, ML Price, Mrs VL Parrott, Miss AM Pascoe, Betting Ring (Outside Balmerino) Beaumaris Room - Level 1 Mrs G Price, CA Rowe, NF Tuttle, Miss R Whitham Nightmarch Room - Ground floor Gloaming Room - Level 1 Balmerino Room - Ground floor Suites (Private) - Level 2 LIFE MEMBERS: RW Stalker, NG Wigley, AI McArthur MOVABLE RUNNING RAIL Out 7 metres HONORARY SURGEONS: Dr RE Robertson and Dr K Williamson. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE: Appointed by the JCA. PRESENTATIONS following the race Waimakariri Businesses North Canterbury Cup STIPENDIARY STEWARDS: Appointed by the RIU. VETERINARY SURGEON: Dr Alisa Corser. REPLAY TV - Club Grandstand Foyer HANDICAPPER: New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing. Continuous play of previous race until next race runs JUDGE: SM Gallagher. CLERK OF THE SCALES: G Rowland CATERING - Club Grandstand Balmerino Room - Buffet Luncheon, Bar facilities CLERKS OF THE COURSE: DF Ferriman and Mrs MJ Weastell. Nightmarch Room - Coffee shop, Bar facilities COMMENTATOR: M Cross Phar Lap room - Light meals, Bar facilities COURSE MANAGER: A Chapman. TOILETS Club Grandstand - All Floors RACING MANAGER: JR Langan. OPERATIONS MANAGER: E Cormack. BABY CHANGING COMMERCIAL MANAGER: CA Rowe. First Aid Room - Apprentice School Building BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER: GC Murfitt. CHIEF EXECUTIVE / SECRETARY: TW Mills. BLUE STAR TAXI TELEPHONE Club Grandstand - Foyer Riccarton Park Racecourse, PO Box 11137, 165 Racecourse Road, Christchurch 8042 T: 03 336 0000 E: [email protected] W: www.riccartonpark.co.nz RACEDAY OFFICE Club Grandstand - by entrance steps Riccarton Park General enquiries, Racebook sales thanks all owners for racing Membership card registration their horses here today. 2 3 North Canterbury Racing: The early years In Rangiora, organised racing fixtures dated from 1875. Initially they were held CATERING AND FACILITIES annually during Easter. The inaugural meeting took place on an eighty five acre reserve down on the Ashley River which provided an unbroken mile long track below an old river terrace which formed a natural grandstand from which to view the entertainment. Balmerino Lunch Buffet Only a year later, the 1876 meeting saw many improvements to the course: the Ground Floor- Club Grandstand straight had been fenced with saddling accommodation provided, and the road Located adjacent to the Nightmarch to the course was clearly marked so that racegoers would not get lost (evidently room. The Balmerino offers an an issue the previous year!) It was at the 1876 meeting that the first North extensive buffet lunch including Canterbury Cup was run, with a purse of 30 sovereigns; that inaugural race won dessert at just $40pp. No need to by “Jimmy.” book just pay on arrival to the room. Following the success of that second raceday, a meeting took place at the Club Balmerino also offers a bar, tote facilities and a great view of the Hotel, Rangiora, where those present agreed to form the North Canterbury birdcage and track. Racing Club. The 1877 raceday attracted some 4,000 enthusiasts, but there was already concern about the location of the racecourse (today the site of the Rangiora Golf Club). Despite this dialogue, further successful meetings were held on the original site. Clearly the committee of the North Canterbury Racing Club had lofty ambitions, with a move to two race meetings in 1880, and the Nightmarch Room decision, in 1882, to build a grandstand. Ground Floor - Club Grandstand In 1884 the Rangiora Racing Club became the North Canterbury Jockey Club. At its first formal meeting the members of the fledgling Club decided to hold an Located adjacent the Balmerino autumn raceday in addition to its Easter meeting, which duly took place on 23rd room. The Nightmarch offers a large April 1885. bar, plenty of TVs and totes. Our In 1885, the decision was made to call tenders for a suitable piece of land within coffee shop has a range of hot and three miles of Rangiora on which to locate a replacement race course. Eventually cold food along with delicious hot the offer of Mrs Smith’s 98 acres on the west town belt was accepted. The sliced meat of the day in artisan meeting in April 1886 was the last on the old course, with the Spring meeting on buns. October 21st being the first on the new course. The 1890’s saw New Zealand facing recession, and the racing club in these years was faced with the need to reduce expenditure. In 1895 came the first move to restrict the number of race days, with the result Phar Lap Room that there were 44 fewer totalisator permits issued for the 1895-6 racing season. Level 1 - Club Grandstand Rangiora was allocated one race day, and on the strength of that it was decided to build a weighing room and steward’s stand in 1902. The Phar Lap room has a large bar The 1911 Gaming Amendment Bill aimed at further reducing the number of and totes with a coffee shop offering racing days by 55. The biggest losers were those country clubs within 15 miles a range of hot and cold cabinet of the metropolitan centres – and this included North Canterbury. In the face of Closed today for Privatefood also lightFunction hot meals. The large outdoor area, offers fantastic views outrage the length and breadth of New Zealand, the Gaming Amendment Act of the birdcage and track. of 1914 allowed for the distribution of an additional 31 totalisator permits. The North Canterbury Jockey Club had had a reprieve. Yet the deepening gloom of war resulted in more compromise for the racing club. In 1915 an amalgamation occurred between Oxford Racing Club and North Canterbury Jockey Club, which raced as North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club from 1915 at Rangiora. It was in these years, too, that the club moved its race day to Labour Day. The 1920’s saw a steady increase in totalisator turnover, with £14,080 10s in 1922, increasing to £19,105 in 1924. In 1924 the Cheviot Racing Club lost their totalisator licence and it was given to the North Canterbury Racing Club COFFEE TO GO (another name change) enabling them to have two meeting per year, these two meetings taking place in May and October. But by 1927 Rangiora was back to Caravan one Labour Day fixture. In 1929 a new public stand was built. Ouality Espresso coffee The 1930’s and the world-wide depression caused immense hardship throughout also racebooks, New Zealand society. These years saw a sharp contraction in discretionary drinks & biscuits spending, threatening the viability of many organisations, including the racing industry. The outbreak of the Second World War meant sacrifice by all New Zealanders. Racing clubs, with their spacious grounds and attendant facilities, were ideal to requisition for the requirements of the armed forces, and the use of the Rangiora racetrack as an army camp meant that the club was forced to race elsewhere for four years: they were not to have a meeting at Rangiora until October 1944. 4 5 WELCOME TO RICCARTON PARK For over 165 years the Canterbury Jockey Club has been at the forefront of New Zealand racing, conducting some of the most prestigious races in the country. Riccarton Park Racecourse is MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE PRICING home to 22 Racedays each with the season highlights being the New Zealand Cup Meeting in November, Grand National Festival of Racing (Jumps Racing) in August and the four day Racing Seasons in each of Spring and Autumn. TO WOR O SHORT RY ABOUT S TO SAV The Clubs racing calendar is defined by LIFE ING • The iconic Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup over the staying When your card is registered you will now test of 3200 metres. receive instant benefits for being a member. • Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld New Zealand 2000 Guineas. $500,000 over the classic distance of 1600 metres. Enjoy $5 off the popular Balmerino Buffet • Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas. $300,000 for lunch and receive exclusive members’ the three-year-old fillies. pricing on all beverages purchased when • Group 2 Couplands Bakeries Mile over 1600 metres. you swipe your card at any bar outlet on-course. • These four races form the backbone of the New Zealand Cup Meeting. To receive your exclusive discount, • Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase in just present your card to our friendly August. hospitality staff so that it can be swiped. • Hospitality New Zealand Canterbury Grand National Hurdle Race also in August. We can’t guarantee you’ll get a return on • 23 Group, Listed and Prestige Jumping Races are held each year. your bets, but by being a member you’ll • On 11 of these races the Club pays well above the industry funded get a return every time at the bar! minimum stake. • 18 of the Clubs 22 racedays are Feature, Premier or Iconic Members exclusive pricing is applicable to all race meetings at Riccarton Park Racecourse excluding the racemeetings NZ Cup Meeting on Saturday 16th November 2019.