Cash giveaways and Blue September at Cambridge

The first of Cambridge Raceway’s new cash giveaways will be held tonight.

For every Tuesday in September one racegoer on course will get a $250 cash prize.

Then after the final meeting on September 24 all entries will into a draw for a grand prize of $4000.

To be eligible racegoers have to buy a food or drink item from The Clubhouse or Taylor St Club and they must be on course to claim their prize.

Entries are limited to one person per night.

Tonight is the fifth of the #seeyounexttuesday meetings that are integral part of HRNZ’s The Future Starts Now strategy that is focused on revitalising northern harness racing.

It will also be the first Blue September meeting in the north this year.

The annual fund-raiser for the New Zealand Prostate Cancer Foundation started at Ashburton on Sunday.

Already over $4000 is in the kitty, with $3000 raised through the recent skydive undertaken by Blue September ambassadors Blair Orange, Robbie Close and Jonny Cox in Auckland.

And then at Ashburton Orange ($300) and first time ambassador Henry Sail ($450) both had wins, raising money though contributions from Harness Racing New Zealand, individual clubs and the ambassadors’ sponsors.

The two Blue September ambassadors in action tonight at Cambridge will be Zev Meredith and Dylan Ferguson.

The 12 Blue September ambassadors, together with their sponsors, are :

Blair Orange
(Friday Night Lights)

Matthew Williamson
(Wayne Spanjer, Total Lawn Care Company Ltd, Robin and Geraldine Wilson, Ken Johnston, Tony Crofts, Andrew Fry, Matthew and Charlotte Williamson, Bruce and Colleen Negus, Sumo Hand, Luke Whittaker Racing, Steven Clarkson, MarQue, Scott Elliffe)

Jonny Cox
(Matt Markham, Advance Properties, N40 Racing, Total Lawn Care Company Ltd)

Zev Meredith
(Tania Kettle, The Clubhouse, Derek Balle Racing Stables, Betavet, Tim Vince, Cambridge Grain, Arna Donnelly Harness Racing)

Nathan Williamson
(Brendon Franks Farrier, P & L Ltd, Peter Lagan Standardbreds, Stalker Vets Mossburn, Phillips Horse Transport, Williamson Racing Ltd, Goodman Plumbing)

Henry Sail
(Matt Purvis Racing, Ben Hope Racing, The Kaik Tavern, Julie Sail)

Robbie Close
(Keast Racing, Equine Products NZ Ltd, Cavalier Trotting Products, Megan Swain Racing, Mick Hand, SMARCK Family, Any Excuse Syndicate, The Dumpster Syndicate, Graham Hand, Bee Buzz Apiaries Ltd, Waiuku Mitre 10)

Tony Cameron
(Steve Blake, Christina Montagna, Marten Bakker Timbers, Strike Won Racing, StructureMaxx, Jeremy Young Racing)

Sam Thornley
(East West Fencing, Leisa Thomas, MWS Vehicle Testing Ltd, AGF Builders)

Rory McIlwrick
(Sponsors to come)

Benjamin Butcher
(Sponsors to come)

Dylan Ferguson
(Ferguson Racing, FM Maintenance)

From Harness Racing New Zealand