Race night, Saturday 6th of March

[blueblood]

Misa are holding a race night at Hartsdown park on Saturday the 6Th of March, Please mark this date in your diaries, phones personal organisers or on your calenders. Not only will it be a good night, a fund raiser for the club it will be a chance for a dammed good night out. I believ food will again be provided for with hungry soles. Once again our very own "Lord Oaksey", "Tony Cook( Cookie) will conduct the races. All funds raised will be donated to the Club. More details to follow .

Lets have a great turn out and great night out.

Edited January 26, 2010 by blueblood

[blueblood]

I spoke to Mark Butler about the Race Night before last nights game, He said he will attend and also ask the players to do so as part of a team night out.

Furher details as and when .

[superblues]

For the uninitiated (ie me) can you generally explain what a race-night is & how it works also how long the event is & the costs involved.

If it's after a match when would it start?

[Cookie]

(Hope you don't mind Blueblood)

 

8 races all consisting of 8 runners. Betting is £1 per horse (no restrictions on how many you buy). Whole evening = 2 1/2 - 3 hours approx duration. All betting done on "tote" system.

 

An example

 

RACE 1

 

Horse 1 tickets sold = 23

Horse 2 tickets sold = 8

Horse 3 tickets sold =15

Horse 4 tickets sold = 6

Horse 5 tickets sold = 10

Horse 6 tickets sold = 5

Horse 7 tickets sold = 12

Horse 8 tickets sold = 1

 

Grand total of 80 tickets sold. A small percentage is taken out for donations i.e 30%. Therefore £80 - £24 = £56

The race is run!!. (The race which will be shown will be picked out at random by a participant on the night).

 

This remaining £56 will devided into the amount of tickets on the winning horse.

i.e Horse 2 wins, there are 8 winning tickets. Each winning ticket receives share of £56 which equals = £7 each i.e (6/1) If you have bought 2 tickets on horse no 2 you get 2 x £7 & so on.

 

On the above example, Horse 8 (should it have won), that 1 winning ticket receives £56 (55-1)

 

 

ALL losing tickets go in to a draw (with persons name on the back) & some "free" bets will be available on the following race for those coming out of the hat. This happens after EVERY race.

Who knows you could spend £1,£2 or £3 1st race,get lucky & get a "free" ticket or more drawn out everytime & get free bets for the rest of the evening. A long shot I know but it COULD happen.

 

EVEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON THE NIGHT

Blueblood can inform you of other ways "prior" to the night in which you can "sponsor" horses/races.

Those who's horses win on the night,those lucky sponsors will get a cash prize also. So even if you CAN'T get there on the night you can still sponsor runners/races & make a few quid as well as helping out the club.

In the past "sponsors" will have had the added opportunity of naming their own sponsored horse for that night too & have their name on the racecard also (optional) as the sponsor of that horse/race.This may be on offer again (contact Blueblood)

 

Prices for sponsoring yet to be finalised but I guess for sponsoring a horse it would only be a few quid or so. (Inquire re: Blueblood for more details on sponsoring)

Edited January 28, 2010 by Cookie

[BlueGate Alan]

I have been to a few of these and it is a great fun night out, nothing serious.

[blueblood]

Thank 's " Cookie". I will post details of costs soon.

May I add that if you sponsor the winning Horse, as well as a prize,will receive a owners trophy with the name( sponsor Name) of the race on, say, the Bluegate Plate

[Broadstairs Dave]

Thank 's " Cookie". I will post details of costs soon.

May I add that if you sponsor the winning Horse, as well as a prize,will receive a owners trophy with the name( sponsor Name) of the race on, say, the Bluegate Plate

 

 

hint Alan

[BlueGate Alan]

I won one of the races as an owner before, got a few bob and a nice trophy to keep.

Edited January 28, 2010 by BlueGate Alan

[Guernsey Tom]

Any chance of sponsoring Kaoto Star will give you a fiver !!!!

[blueblood]

race 1 to 8, 8 runners per race, pick your number Tom , and we will name him kaoto star, with you marked as owner. thank you.

ps, need your £5 though.

Edited February 5, 2010 by blueblood