The Macca Lodge sponsored South of the Waitaki has been confirmed for Present Day in November.
With two new $500,000 three yr outdated slot races programmed for that day the race may have been in peril of being shifted. However with the Dominion Handicap transferring to Cup Day and 13 races anticipated to be programmed on Present Day, the South Of The Waitaki stays in place.
This yr can be it’s tenth anniversary and the nineth yr that Macca Lodge has sponsored the characteristic.
The primary version was gained by Phoenix Warrior educated by Tony Barron. The most important area of fourteen was carded in 2016. Within the final two years there have been simply ten runners.
“It’s crucial the southerners help this race,” HRNZ spokesperson John Mooney mentioned.
Mr Money Man profitable the Macca Lodge South of the Waitaki at Addington (Bruce Stewart Photograph)
With the rise in stakes over Cup and Present Day and powerful stakes on provide at Ashburton on Thursday, Mooney says there are many incentives for heading north to the nation’s greatest harness racing carnival.
“With a $17,000 13 race programme for maidens and as much as R50 horses at Ashburton on Thursday there’s one more reason to convey horses north.”
The tentative programmes for Cup Week are anticipated to be launched by HRNZ tomorrow.
by Bruce Stewart, for Harnesslink