It was once again a perfect day for racing at Woodville on May 9 — the day warm, calm and sunny, the track a dead 4, huge fields and a great crowd.
Nine races were virtually full, the smallest field being 13 with the largest 20, although four were scratched. Organisers said it proved Woodville had the facilities, track, organisation and promotion to compete with the best courses, even on a Thursday.
The crowd was close to 300, bolstered by the annual visit of Property Brokers who brought 70 members of the Chairman's Club — real estate agents who had done well in the year.
Managing Director Tim Mordaunt said it was a great chance to reward his team, a good opportunity to have agents from all over the southern North Island meet each other again and a chance to support a worthy local racing club.