NEWS
Methven Punter of the Year
The Lazarus Methven Cup Meeting will draw plenty of patrons to the Mt Harding Course.
Feature races include the Group 3 Lazarus Methven Cup and the What the Hill Trot for fillies and mares - both races should have full fields.
Methven is again running its Punter of the Year competition. In conjunction with both Entain and the NZMTC a prize package totalling $5,000 is on offer. Syndicates of up to 4 people can enter with a $600 entry fee. The competition will be run over the final 10 races on the day meaning that the minimum bet per race will be $60.
All entrants will receive a food and beverage voucher each and the event will be hosted in Methven's Old Tote Building where the TAB will have dedicated windows exclusive to entrants only.
Punters can enter up until half an hour before the competition starts and pre-booking for tables will guarantee that you and your friends are looked after.
Contact: manager@methventrottingclub.co.nz
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Cup on Tour at Methven
For the first time the IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup will be on show at meetings around the South Island as part of the build-up to the great race at Addington on Tuesday, November 14.
"It's gone on tour before but not to any race meetings so we thought we'd take the Cup to the crowd this time," says Addington Raceway's Sponsorship Manager Rachel Deegan.
The Cup will be on show at Methven this Sunday (October 8) and anyone getting their photo taken with the Cup will then go into the draw to win double General Admission passes to Addington on Cup Day.
"We will have three double passes to give away so it should be a fun way to promote what is always a massive day at Addington on the second Tuesday of November," says Deegan.
Experience Christmas at the Races!
Need an excuse to buy a dress? We've got your back. Save the date, Sunday 3rd December for the Twelfth Hour Gin Experience - Marquee Christmas Luncheon at the Methven Races
The Twelfth Hour Christmas Luncheon will be an exclusive red carpet marquee Christmas Luncheon held at the Methven Christmas race meeting on 3rd December 2023. Treat your team, friends and family to a very special afternoon with Twelfth Hour Gin.
Silk Estate marquee overlooking the racing action
Red carpet entrance with photography on arrival
Twelfth Hour gin drink on arrival
Twelfth Hour Christmas infused gin drink with lunch
Your own twelfth our gin glass to keep
Christmas luncheon gourmet buffet
Twelfth Hour Gin, wine & beer EFTPOS bar
Best Dressed Lady & Gents Prize package
Live entertainment
(private mini marquee pricing available on request)
Book your table here
Dates confirmed for 2023/24 Season
The Methven Trotting Club is pleased to have retained 6 meeting dates over the 2023-24 Spring, Summer and Autumn. Our dates have been confirmed as:
Sunday 10th September, 2023
Sunday 8th October 2023
Friday 2th October 2023
Sunday 3rd December 2023
Sunday 28th January 2024
Sunday 14th April 2024
January Meeting Restricted Attendance
Unfortunately due to the Red Alert level settings imposed by the government we need to limit the number of people who can attend our meeting this Sunday. We will be operating four bubbles.
Bubble One: Workers
Trainers, drivers, staff. There is no limit on the number of people in the worker bubble, however we do ask trainers to limit their staff to only those who need to be there.
Bubble Two: Owners
Owners with horses racing on the day are able to attend, however we can only have 100 owners at a time in this bubble. There will be limited food and drink available for owners to purchase. Owners will NOT be able to enter the stabling area. The winning owners bar will not be in operation.
Bubble Three: Clubs
Our Clubs of Canterbury day has now been reduced to a limit of 100 people. The clubs will be in the Goodwin Lounge with their own facilities.
Bubble Four: General Public
The large car park area will be reserved for the general public. If you wish to attend you MUST pre-register by emailing manager@methventrottingclub.co.nz with the names of all people who will be attending. There will be toilet facilities available, but no food, drink or tote.
Spring Meeting Transferred to Ashburton
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
The meeting scheduled to be held at Mt Harding Raceway in Methven on Sunday has been transferred to Ashburton Raceway. Unfortunately with the bad weather yesterday and today, strong winds have caused trees to fall and debris to be thrown onto the track. The meeting will now be held on the All Weather track at Ashburton.
COVID LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS
This meeting will be a closed meeting held under Covid Level 2 restrictions. This means:
* NO PUBLIC ACCESS ALLOWED - this includes members
* Owners will be allowed on course, but you must be the registered owner of a horse racing on the day. No partners, children or other family members will be allowed - Owners only
* Owners must register to attend. Details on how to register were emailed to all owners yesterday.
*There will be no food available on course, please bring your own food and drink
* A coffee cart will be available
* MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES while on course
EQUUS Park Update - All Sections now sold
All 22 sections in Equus Park have now been sold. We anticipate houses being built on Inky Lord Lane and Tactician Lane before the end of the year.
Equus Park Update
Property sales have gone well with only a few sites still to be sold.
The Site works have almost been completed and by our September race meeting we anticipate that houses will be under construction.
2020 Alabar Methven Cup Runners
Committee member Nigel Armstrong tracked down the trainers and drivers of each of the 2020 Alabar Methven Cup runners to get their thoughts.
Drivers' Thoughts - Alabar Methven Cup Day
We also caught up with a few drivers and got their best chances for tomorrow