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Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup Day Guide CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CUP DAY GUIDE Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup Day is one one of the most glamorous and highly anticipated social events on Canterbury’s calendar which attracts a crowd of over 20,000. This spectacular day is a festival of fashion, food, fun and music, anyone who is anyone will be at this highlight of New Zealand’s NEW ZEALAND racing calendar. The very best harness horses TROTTING CUP DAY from New Zealand and Australia will take 3 NOVEMBER 201 centre stage in the feature race for the day, 1 2 the Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup, the country’s most prestigious two mile ADDINGTON RACEWAY harness race. This guide features everything you need to know about the fabulous day out at Addington Raceway Race TIMES Race 1 11.50am Garrard’s Horse & Hound Handicap Trot $20,000 Race 2 12.25pm Hydroflow Graduation Series FInal $20,000 Race 3 1.00pm Cromwell Lake Dunstan Handicap Trot $25,000 Race 4 1.35pm Ricoh Free-For-All Group 3 $35,000 Race 5 2.10pm Dave Carville Memorial Free-For-All Pace $35,000 Race 6 2.45pm Seelite Windows and Doors NZ Trotting Free-For-All Group 1 $80,000 Race 7 3.20pm NRM NZ Sires’ Stakes Series No. 29 Final Group 1 $180,000 Race 8 3.55pm Avon City Ford Mobile Pace $20,000 Race 9 4.35pm Pascoes the Jewellers Mobile Pace $30,000 Race 10 5.15pm Christchurch Casino New Zealand Trotting Cup Group 1 $600,000 Race 11 5.55pm The Recruitment Network Handicap Trot $20,000 Race 12 6.30pm Blue Star Taxis Mobile Pace $30,000 WESTFIELD RICCARTON CUP DAY STYLE STAKES WESTFIELD RICCartON BEST DRESSED LADY Registration 10.00am - 11.30am Westfield Riccarton Registration Marquee Heats 11.35am - 12.42pm Public Village Stage FINAL 2.20pm Presentation Dais WESTFIELD RICCartON BEST DRESSED MAN Registration 10.00am - 12.30pm Westfield Riccarton Registration Marquee Heat 1.11pm Public Village Stage FINAL 2.20pm Presentation Dais THE EDGE BODY ART & THE BREEZE ART WEAR Registration 10.00am - 12.30pm Westfield Riccarton Registration Marquee Heat 1.18pm Public Village Stage FINAL 1.45pm Presentation Dais Visit www.addington.co.nz for further information on the guidelines, terms & conditions, judges and what they are looking for in the above categories. Above times are indicative and subject to change. PIN & WIN PROMOTION Purchase a 2012 Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup Pin to support Ronald McDonald House South Island and have a chance to win 1 of 3 Ford Fiesta cars in association with Christchurch Casino, the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club and the Canterbury Jockey Club. To enter simply purchase a Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup Pin ($5) and complete the entry details on the reverse side of the Pin and Win entry form. Place the entry form in an entry barrel at Addington Raceway & Events Centre on Cup Day. A 1.6L Ford Fiesta hatchback car from Avon City Ford (RRP $25,880) must be won by someone on Cup Day. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS NZ ARMY BAND will be entertaining from at 1.30pm on the Public Village Stage SaLLY & JAIME RIDGE and Colin Mathura-Jeffree will be on course DJ BRAD from THE EDGE will be keeping the party going on the Lindauer Lawn and Roof JONO AND BEN from JONO AND BEN at TEN will be in the Public Village with their film crew BE THERE BICYCLE BAND to entertain the crowd tV3’s X-FACTOR USA PHOTO BOOTH to capture everyone glammed up IMPORTANT INFORMATION GatES OPEN Wrist banding – proof of age GENERAL ADMISSION 9.30am If you are intending to consume General Admission are the only alcohol while on course you will tickets available to purchase. ENTRANCES need a wristband. There will be Presale tickets at $20 ($1.50 CBS Arena wrist banding tents at each of the booking fee) each end on November - Main Pedestrian Entrance entrances. Please make sure bring 12 at 11.59pm. Tickets can also Old Stables carpark off Wrights Rd suitable ID with you; NZ Drivers be purchased at all pedestrian - Pedestrian and Bus Dropoff Area License, HANZ R18 Card or Passport entrances for $30 each. General AMI Stadium Entrance Admission tickets gives access to - Members and VIP Car Park INFOrmatION BOOTH the ‘Public Village’ and temporary Wrights Road The Information Booth is at the grand stand seating along the home - Pedestrian and access to the centre entrance to the Public Village. straight. of the track parking SMOKING PASS OUTS RACEBOOKS Smoking is prohibited in all indoor Pass outs will not be permitted. Racebooks cost $5 and will be venues – corporate marquees available for purchase at each of the included. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY entrances and from the Racebook The Terms and Conditions of entry marquee located next to the EFTPOS FaCILITIES are available for viewing on the Information Booth. Eftpos is available across the course. Addington Raceway website and at ATM’s are located in the Met Stand, each of the entrance ways. FOOD ANZ Container, Public Village and in You may bring your own picnic or the centre of the track. ACCESS TO THE StabLES food from home however we do Only HRNZ official license holders not permit commercial food on site. TOTES and registered owners of horses There will be plenty of fabulous food There will be 170 totes in operation. engaged to race on NZ Trotting Cup available for purchase in the Public Day can gain access to the stables. Village and on the Lindauer Lawn BIG SCREENS Please thoroughly read the Licence for general public and in the Silks There are four big screens located Holders Guidleines on the Addington Lounge for members. around the course. Raceway website. ALCOHOL OwNERS CORPOratE HOSPItaLITY The course is a fully licensed Owners can collect their owners’ All corporate areas open from premises and no BYO alcohol is passes from the Owners Marquee 11.00am with food and beverage permitted. Lindauer Lawn and Public adjacent to the entry of the stables. hospitality commencing from bars will commence with a maximum Please bring appropriate ID with 11.30am. In the corporate areas we of four drinks per person. Addington you. For the race your horse is require a high standard of dress. management in line with its host engaged in you are able to sit in the No track pants, sneakers, t-shirts, responsibility policy will monitor owners reserved seating outside the jandals, shorts or sportswear are service throughout the day and have Christian Cullen Lounge on Level 1 of permitted in these areas. Men at the right to decrease this number at the Metro Stand a minimum are required to wear a any time. collared shirt and a sports jacket. TRANSPORT FREE BUSES Addington Raceway is providing a free pick-up and drop-off bus service. Pick Up 10.30am & 11.30am Hospital Bus Stop (Oxford Terrace facing Montreal Street) Pick Up 10.30am & 11.30am Westpac, Merivale, Papanui Road Drop Off 5.30pm to 7.30pm Departing Addington Raceway, Wrights Rd Car Park near Old Stables CARS If you are a NZMTC member there are a limited number of member parks. These can be accessed via the CBS arena entrance and your member car pass must be displayed.General public are permitted to park in the centre of the track at no cost. Entrance is via Matipo Street. Cars need to be collected on the Wednesday by 10.00am. All cars left at owners risk; the Club takes no responsibility in the event of any loss, theft or damage to the vehicle.No flat deck trucks, buses or campervans are permitted in the centre of the track carpark. TAXIS We strongly encourage you to Taxi to the track and leave your car at home. Don’t drink and drive, use our preferred taxi supplier – Blue Star Taxis to get you to and from the track. They will drop you off at the CBS arena entrance and you can grab one from the same place for the journey home. Ring 379 9799 and book your taxi to the track today! COURSE MAP AMI STADIUM NZ CUP 2012 Lindauer Rooftop Members Vehicle Entrance Avenue Owners Tent Entrance Car Parking AMI STADIUM NZ CUP 2012 Corporate Info Booth Lindauer Rooftop Jack Hinton Drive Info Signs Members Vehicle Lindauer Entrance Lawn Avenue Toilets Owners Tent Entrance Main Pedestrian Entrance Emergency STAND Car Parking Corporate Info Booth Owners/Members METROPOLITAN Reserved Area Jack Hinton Drive RacebooksInfo Signs Public Lindauer Trackside Lawn Corporate Hospitality Taxi Stand Toilets Eftpos Main Pedestrian Entrance Emergency STAND Owners/Members METROPOLITAN Reserved Area Tote Racebooks Public Car Public Public Entrance Village Trackside Corporate Hospitality Taxi Stand Food Eftpos CBS CANTERBURY ARENA THE HUB Tote Car Parking Public Car Public Entrance Public Village Bar Stage Food CBS CANTERBURY ARENA THE HUB Car Parking Public Stage Track CrossingBar Fashion Area Corporate Hospitality Track Crossing Fashion Area Big Screen EmergencyCorporate Hospitality Big Screen Entrance/Exit Only Emergency Entrance/Exit Only Temporary Stand Temporary Stand Corporate Hospitality Corporate Hospitality Car Park Car Park Wrights Rd Wrights Rd Car Parking Corporate Car Parking Corporate Pathways PathwaysEvacuation Assembly Point Evacuation Pedestrian & Bus Drop Entrance Assembly Point Pedestrian & Bus Drop Wrights Rd Entrance Wrights Rd Trackside THE BOX SEat NZ CUP DaY SPECIAL LIVE Sunday 11 November 11.00am Replays Monday 12 November 8.00am & 9.00pm Tuesday 13 Novmber 8.30am POST NZ CUP DaY SPECIAL Wednesday 14 November 8.30pm TRACKSIDE at THE TRIALS NZ CUP TRIALS SPECIAL Wednesday 7 November 6.00pm Replays Friday 9 November 6.00am Saturday 10 November 7.00am Sunday 11 November 10.00am Monday 12 November 7.00am Tuesday 13 November 7.30am TAB CHRISTCHURCH CASINO NZ TROttING CUP Final Field Win and Place
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