Addington will take centrestage on Friday 12 May, when the country’s top restricted age bitches will assemble for the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks.
The event’s feature race will be supported by the annual Group 2 Kingston Cup for stayers, along with the Trevor Wilkes Memorial Southern Derby, in honour of commentator and Hall of Famer Trevor Wilkes, who died in March following a battle with motor neurone disease.
Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club manager Sarah Clausen is looking forward to the club’s upcoming premier night of racing.
“It’s going to be really exciting. With it being a premier night, the best dogs from around the country should be here,” said Clausen. “We’re also going to have all four greyhound rehoming groups here on the night, which means that there will be plenty of greyhounds roaming around the grandstand for pats.
“I can’t wait to see which of the restricted age girls shine on the night in the Oaks. And it’s very special to be holding the Kingston Cup, a race that we run every year to recognise the enormous contribution that the Kingston family has made – and continues to make – to greyhound racing.”
