Quality Evening Planned at Ascot Park Raceway
A quality evening is planned when the Invercargill Harness Racing Club holds its Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup Day at Ascot Park Raceway in Invercargill, from 4pm on Friday 22 December.
Top class racing, the opportunity to win $1000 to spend on the Cup and Ladies Fashion In The Field are all part of a quality evening while the opportunity to host staff, family and friends on course for end of year functions is a huge bonus.
The Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup, a Group 1 race, is the feature event on the track with a stake of $110,000.
On course patrons can win the opportunity to place a bet of up to $1000 on the Cup by taking part in a competition that was very popular last year.
It could not be easier, just drop your losing tote tickets or, alternatively a coupon from the race book, in one of the buckets around the course with your name and phone number on the back for a special draw.
The draw will be made prior to Race 5 where each ticket or coupon drawn will receive a runner in that race. Should your runner finish first in race 5 you receive $1000 to bet on the Ascot Park Hotel Invercargill Cup. Second in the race 5 competition gets $300 to spend on the Cup and third $200.
Full details will be in the race book on race day. To enter you must be 18 years of age or older.
Ladies Fashion In The Field, supported by Craig Heyrick of Harcourts Real Estate Invercargill, is back with entries open on course until Race 3 on the day with some great prizes up for grabs. Details will be on the race book on the day.
Six contestants will be found for the final which will take place in the birdcage later in the day.
On track there are plenty more quality races with the Group 3, Brendan Franks Farrier David Moss Stakes Trot with a stake of $30,000 and the recently announced Canada Stakes for a purse of $25,000.
It will be a massive day of quality racing and quality entertainment.
The race meeting is a twilight event due to commence at 4pm, ideal for those end of year functions and get togethers.