Greyhounds: Big night at Whanganui s Hatrick Raceway for intermediate dogs
8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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There will be bonus opportunities for some dogs at Hatrick Raceway tonight. Photo / File
Whanganui Chronicle
By: Peter Fenemor
The intermediate graded greyhounds provide the main 520m action at Hatrick Raceway tonight, with numerous greyhounds who are normal Friday evening participants having contested heats for a number of feature events at the Cambridge Raceway yesterday.
Included were the four 457m heats for next Thursday s $45,000 New Zealand Derby at Group 1 level.
There are two greyhounds who benefit from a bonus C3 opportunity for this evening s race 9 event, thanks to their respective Tuesday Manawatū wins.
End-of-year staff functions are a little different this year, says Hamilton City Council Chief Executive Richard Briggs. Slicing up the budget ensured the council’s 1200 staff still had a chance to hold some kind of event. However, the money allocated could not be used to purchase alcohol, with staff having to buy their own if they wanted a tipple. The $20,000 budget was near the $22,323 cost of the council’s 2019 Christmas event, although Briggs pointed out that partners of staff had to pay for themselves, which meant the net cost was nearer $18,600. The 2019 event was held at Claudelands and details of the budget breakdown included $15,091 for catering; $1500 for a DJ; $592 for event advertising and decorations; $2740 for games and activities; $200 for a live band; $561 for prizes; $972 for a photobooth; $215 for security and $81 for snacks.