Unique fundraising promotion for daffodil raceday

 

Want to help the Cancer Society Northland with their fundraising for Daffodil Day? 

The Daffodil Raceday series for 2018 continues to build on the success of the initiative from the last four years. Originating in Hawke’s Bay in 2014, the Daffodil Raceday initiative has donated more than $150,000 to the NZ Cancer Society. 

The series will begin in Hawke’s Bay with the Tarzino Trophy Daffodil Raceday, and Ruakaka with the Harcourts Daffodil Raceday on September 1, with supporting events at racecourses in each region throughout September and October.

Come along to the Harcourts Daffodil Raceday High Tea on Saturday September 1 at Ruakaka and $10 of each ticket will be donated to the Cancer Society Northland.

In a unique promotion the club has to select a jockey in each race to wear the daffodil silks and if the rider wins the race the NZRB will donate $500 to the Cancer Society Northland. Will you follow the club’s daffodil pick or select your own?

The Harcourts High Tea will feature fashions by Whangarei Menswear & Suit Hire, and Polwarth Design, plus a number of auction items to add to the Cancer Society gold coin fundraising on the day.

Local Ruakaka training partnership of Kenny and Lisa Rae and Krystal Williams have had their best year with 20 winners of $428,240 in prize money from 136 starters. The strike rate of a winner from only seven starters, on average, is a very good winning percentage and means their horses have been well placed.

The training partnership won the two jewels of the Ruakaka season with Prom Queen winning the Tavistock Northland Breeders Stakes back in September 2017, and Major Tom won the ITM/GIB Whangarei Gold Cup at the last meeting on July 14.

Major Tom has won his last three starts at the course and with Vinevale, also the winner of three races this winter, is one of the finds of the winter season. Both these impressive gallopers should be on their way to win a good race either at the Hawkes Bay or the Riccarton Carnivals. Although, I suspect, we may see them again at either of the two September meetings beforehand.