Crowd of 5000 at Riverton races on Saturday
“My mum made it [the dress]. “I always like fashion ... it’s good fun to dress up.” Robyn Edie/Stuff Helen Mountney, of Gore, centre facing, checks out the horses as they leave the birdcage for race four. Club president Mike McCurdy and other track officials thought 5000 people might have been on course for the first of two days of Easter racing. They were pleased with on and off course betting totalling $1.8 million. “An excellent day all over, we’re very happy,,” McCurdy said. “It was a great crowd and the [public] car park was totally full.” Robyn Edie/Stuff
Source: stuff.co.nz