A record number of people flocked to today's Rotorua Races, with 4500 turning up to catch the action.
Previous attendance records were broken and sunnies, hats and sun block became the dress essentials for the day with clear skies and warm temperatures.
People swarmed in to the grounds soon after
the gates for the popular Summer Festival Raceday opened at 11am.
Rotorua Race Club general manager Damien Radesic said the day was humming with the big crowd at the Arawa Park racecourse
"We've had a record number of people on course and a lot more families this year. It's been a really good family day out. The day has been buzzing - it's been absolutely brilliant and everyone's happy."
