Gil wrote:
> Best race I've ever seen was the Easter Handicap won by Grey Way (from
> memory in 1977). Anyone at Ellerslie that day was a fan of racing for the
> next ten years.
Certainly one of my favourite races too, Gil. I can still see GREY WAY
bullocking his way through the field in the final 250m. His 'match races'
with COPPER BELT in the Central Districts were fantastic too.
> The Hastings club puts on three terrific days each spring . . . and all of
> New Zealand's best are there. If the ARC was a decently run club, and not
> a
> social gathering, they'd be making the best use of the dates they've got
> (the pick of the calendar) and putting in place something along the lines
> of
> Hastings' efforts; only better.
>
> Time will tell if they've got the wit.
The new administration at the ARC is attempting to achieve this with the new
March carnival [starting in 2006], albeit over one week only ... Saturday -
Wednesday - Saturday ... featuring the NZ Derby and the Auckland Cup. With
the Wellington Cup run in late January, it'll be interesting to see how many
of the Trentham runners hang around 'til March.
Regards
Neil
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