AWARDS NIGHT: Club Award nominees announced

04 October 2018
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Action from West Wyalong's TAB Carnival of Cups meeting last season.

Action from West Wyalong's TAB Carnival of Cups meeting last season.

THE Arthur J. Gallagher Industry Awards Night is fast approaching and nominees for the Carnival of Cups Club categories have been finalised.

Flowing on from the same structure as last year, clubs will also be acknowledged for their community and fraternity engagement as well as innovation.

The nominations for the Best Club with a feature race to a maximum of $50,000 (but no less than $25,001) are:

  • Bathurst – Shirley Turnbull Memorial meeting December 26, 2017

  • Eugowra – Canola Cup meeting October 2, 2017

  • Wagga – Wagga Cup meeting March 3, 2018

The nominations for the Best Club with a feature race to a maximum of $25,000 (but no less than $14,001) are:

  • Albury – Albury Pacers Cup February 17, 2018

  • Tamworth – Golden Guitar Final January 25, 2018

The nominations for the Best Club with a feature race to a maximum of $14,000 (but no less than $12,001) are:

  • Leeton – January 1, 2018

  • West Wyalong – West Wyalong Cup April 8, 2018

  • Orange – Banjo Patterson Cup February 4, 2018

 

The nominations for the Best Club with a feature race to a maximum of $12,000 are:

  • Blayney – Blayney Cup November 19, 2017

  • Cowra – Cowra Cup May 14, 2018

  • Parkes – Langlands Hanlon Sprint December 31, 2017

There are also club awards for:

  • Best Community Engagement Club

  • Best Fraternity Engagement Club

  • Best New Innovation Club

Harness Racing New South Wales would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the nominated clubs and look forward to the Award announcements on Saturday October 27 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

For tickets to the event please contact Kate Dumesny at kdumesny@hrnsw.com.au or (02) 9722 6672.

 

 

Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW) is the controlling body for harness racing in New South Wales with responsibility for commercial and regulatory management of the industry including 33 racing clubs across the State.  HRNSW is headed by a Board of Directors and is independent of Government.

HRNSW MEDIA CONTACT:

AMANDA RANDO | MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

(02) 9722 6600 •  arando@hrnsw.com.au •  @Amanda_Rando

 

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