Entry Charges

[Ashoka 1,179]

Here is an excerpt from the official Ellerslie preview email:

 

FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2014

The best day out under the sun!

Running for over 150 years, Ellerslie's Boxing Day Races are an institution on Auckland's social calendar.
This event is the beginning of The New Zealand Herald Christmas Carnival and is always a magnificent day of high fashion, entertainment, socialising and premier thoroughbred racing.

The feature races of the day are the Listed Hallmarket Stud Newmarket Handicap, The Group2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic and the Group1 Zabeel Classc.

For more raceday details click here

Key Information

• Gates open at 10.00am
• Hospitality areas (including Premium GA) open at 11.30am
• The first race is at 12.50pm
• The last race is at 6.45pm
• Event closes 8pm

Tickets

• If you need to pick up tickets the Ticket Collection Booth will be open from 9.30am. The Ticket Collection Booth is located beside the main entrance gates (Gate 6). Tickets will be under the name of the ticket purchaser and the ticket purchaser may need to show ID to pick up the tickets
• General admission $20 per person and available at the gate. Children under 15 free
• Ascot Stand $50 per person. Available from the raceday office
  A limited number of Champagne Lawn tickets will be available at the Raceday Office for $145 per person

Those free tickets appear to worth $20 each.

All the best.

 

Ashoka

 

 

 

 

[Ashoka 1,179]

The following is an excerpt from the RACE website:

 

FIRST RACE: 12.33pm (Scheduled)

LAST RACE: 5.47pm (scheduled)

GATES OPEN: 10AM

ENTRY : $10 per person - (under 18) free 

Members Stand tickets - $30 

 

Hospitality options

The Silks Lounge

$70 per person
Includes:
Admission to course
Reserved seating in the beautiful Silks Lounge with panoramic views of the course
Racebooks
A delicious hot buffet lunch followed by desert

 

Please contact Mel on 0275 715 372 to book 

 Please note that there is NO BYO at the Awapuni Course.

All patrons, if they are drinking, are encourage to consume alcohol responsibly. Any intoxicated patrons will be refused entry to the course.

Members and patrons need to be aware that the Manawatu Racing Club as part of its obligation under the Sale of Liquor Act has a total ban on BYO alcohol anywhere on the Awapuni racecourse grounds all year round including Boxing Day. 

The policy was introduced following discussions with the New Zealand Police and local liquor licensing authorities. Oncourse patrons may still bring picnic hampers with food and non-alcoholic drinks on any raceday but barbeques willnot be permitted on the grounds. All patrons and their possessions will be subject to searches before entering the racecourse. Patrons with prohibited items (alcohol) will be asked to dispose of the alcohol or have the items confiscated. While 3m x 3m Gazebos with no walls are permitted, patrons will not be able to use tents on the grounds. These may not be joined together and security will strictly enforce these rules. Patrons should also be aware that on Boxing Day the gates will not be opened till 910m with Security in place on all gates to enforce this rule.

Patrons who refuse to participate in searches may be denied entry. Patrons found with BYO alcohol on the grounds will have the alcohol confiscated and may be evicted from the venue. The Club will also have available 18-25 wrist bands. All patrons 18-25 who are consuming beverages on-course will be required to obtain and display an 18-25 identifying wrist band. Security will be on duty throughout the day to monitor the alcohol policy and crowd control.

The Club will be providing a number of outside bar and café areas around the racecourse on Boxing Day to service the public areas. Alcohol will be available to be purchased from the various outside bar areas. 

No free entry...note to Leggy.

All the best.

Ashoka

 

 

 

 

 

[hedley 1,900]

 

Here is an excerpt from the official Ellerslie preview email:

 

FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER 2014

The best day out under the sun!

Running for over 150 years, Ellerslie's Boxing Day Races are an institution on Auckland's social calendar.

This event is the beginning of The New Zealand Herald Christmas Carnival and is always a magnificent day of high fashion, entertainment, socialising and premier thoroughbred racing.

The feature races of the day are the Listed Hallmarket Stud Newmarket Handicap, The Group2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic and the Group1 Zabeel Classc.

For more raceday details click here

Key Information

• Gates open at 10.00am
• Hospitality areas (including Premium GA) open at 11.30am
• The first race is at 12.50pm
• The last race is at 6.45pm
• Event closes 8pm

Tickets

• If you need to pick up tickets the Ticket Collection Booth will be open from 9.30am. The Ticket Collection Booth is located beside the main entrance gates (Gate 6). Tickets will be under the name of the ticket purchaser and the ticket purchaser may need to show ID to pick up the tickets
• General admission $20 per person and available at the gate. Children under 15 free
• Ascot Stand $50 per person. Available from the raceday office

  A limited number of Champagne Lawn tickets will be available at the Raceday Office for $145 per person

Those free tickets appear to worth $20 each.

All the best.

 

Ashoka

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is an excerpt from the RACE website:

 

FIRST RACE: 12.33pm (Scheduled)

LAST RACE: 5.47pm (scheduled)

GATES OPEN: 10AM

ENTRY : $10 per person - (under 18) free 

Members Stand tickets - $30 

 

Hospitality options

The Silks Lounge

$70 per person

Includes:

Admission to course

Reserved seating in the beautiful Silks Lounge with panoramic views of the course

Racebooks

A delicious hot buffet lunch followed by desert

 

Please contact Mel on 0275 715 372 to book 

 Please note that there is NO BYO at the Awapuni Course.

All patrons, if they are drinking, are encourage to consume alcohol responsibly. Any intoxicated patrons will be refused entry to the course.

Members and patrons need to be aware that the Manawatu Racing Club as part of its obligation under the Sale of Liquor Act has a total ban on BYO alcohol anywhere on the Awapuni racecourse grounds all year round including Boxing Day. 

The policy was introduced following discussions with the New Zealand Police and local liquor licensing authorities. Oncourse patrons may still bring picnic hampers with food and non-alcoholic drinks on any raceday but barbeques willnot be permitted on the grounds. All patrons and their possessions will be subject to searches before entering the racecourse. Patrons with prohibited items (alcohol) will be asked to dispose of the alcohol or have the items confiscated. While 3m x 3m Gazebos with no walls are permitted, patrons will not be able to use tents on the grounds. These may not be joined together and security will strictly enforce these rules. Patrons should also be aware that on Boxing Day the gates will not be opened till 910m with Security in place on all gates to enforce this rule.

Patrons who refuse to participate in searches may be denied entry. Patrons found with BYO alcohol on the grounds will have the alcohol confiscated and may be evicted from the venue. The Club will also have available 18-25 wrist bands. All patrons 18-25 who are consuming beverages on-course will be required to obtain and display an 18-25 identifying wrist band. Security will be on duty throughout the day to monitor the alcohol policy and crowd control.

The Club will be providing a number of outside bar and café areas around the racecourse on Boxing Day to service the public areas. Alcohol will be available to be purchased from the various outside bar areas. 

No free entry...note to Leggy.

All the best.

Ashoka

..the life of our Industry, and lives of those within it..is No dress Rehearsal.,

it's about time some inovation and value was instilled into each and every day at the races

 

http://www.racecafe.co.nz/forums/index.php/topic/41600-settlement-of-defamation-proceedings-full-retraction-by-zzz-zzzzz/?p=354920

(post#57)

this'd immediately bolster and grow oncourse attendences..and each club would make more profit, and the public'd pay less for their beer or Ale

[Leggy 4,076]

No free entry...note to Leggy.

All the best.

Ashoka

Thanks Ashoka. Must have misheard the radio ad.

[Ashoka 1,179]

Leggy...

 

I wanted to warn you.

I was thinking of going so I decided to check it out.

I'm glad that I did.

 

Still, a great day of racing all over the country...and I will get a better view at home...looking forward to it.

 

All the best.

Ashoka

[chelseacol 2,488]

Leggy...

 

I wanted to warn you.

I was thinking of going so I decided to check it out.

I'm glad that I did.

 

Still, a great day of racing all over the country...and I will get a better view at home...looking forward to it.

 

All the best.

Ashoka

 

 

I hate entrance charges at the races because it's $20 I would've punted.... BUT

 

how many of those going on Boxing Day will bet $20??

 

do people worry about entrance fees when it costs the same to go to the movies, or more to the cricket, rugby etc etc??

 

what is the gate charge revenue?

 

is there an economic argument it makes sense?

 

Bottom line I tend not to pay entry fees because I am a member at Riccarton, Addington look after me, if I travel I give the club a call in advance and they leave me tickets (eg Ellerslie, Taranaki and kempton park in England in the last couple of months...)

 

I hear what you guys are saying - but are you just complaining ??? If $20 puts you off are they in fact losing anything by you not turning up?

 

Merry Xmas btw

[Leggy 4,076]

 

I hear what you guys are saying - but are you just complaining ??? If $20 puts you off are they in fact losing anything by you not turning up?

 

Merry Xmas btw

You might be right Col, and this is just an individual view. We were planning to go when I thought I heard it was free entry but probably won't now. So, they don't get the $60 gate fees, the 100-200 turnover on food and drinks and maybe $500 -1000 wagering revenue amongst us. Not much, but more important I think, 4 newbies didn't get introduced to racing with a great day out. The team has chosen instead a trip to Mangatainoka the next day. Still a $20 entry fee, but that includes a free Tui handle and 3 beers. No contest from their standpoint.

[Brown Fox 867]

Are those beers takeaways or do you have to drink it there

[puha 2,177]

$20 does sound excessive for an entry fee.Think if the customer is given say a racebook , pen and maybe a $4 easy bet in exchange they won't feel ripped off.Lets face it 90% of people walking on course are going to leave with less in the pocket than when they arrived let's make them feel like winners as they walk through the gates instead of feeling like there already $20 behind or even worse stay home.

[Leggy 4,076]

Thanks Ashoka. Must have misheard the radio ad.

Heard that ad again last night and sure it said free entry. Perhaps someone from RACE would clarify.

[chelseacol 2,488]

You might be right Col, and this is just an individual view. We were planning to go when I thought I heard it was free entry but probably won't now. So, they don't get the $60 gate fees, the 100-200 turnover on food and drinks and maybe $500 -1000 wagering revenue amongst us. Not much, but more important I think, 4 newbies didn't get introduced to racing with a great day out. The team has chosen instead a trip to Mangatainoka the next day. Still a $20 entry fee, but that includes a free Tui handle and 3 beers. No contest from their standpoint.

 

All good leggy - respect what you are saying. Have a successful punting day and enjoy the brewery !

[Rambling_Kidd 160]

Auckland:  General admission

 

$20  --  Boxing Day

 

Free --  28th Dec  !

 

$10  --  New Years Day

 

~~~~~

 

$10  --  Derby Day   --  *** Special offer of 4 tickets for $20, till Feb 25 !!

 

$30  --  Auckland Cup

[Portfolio 728]

I hate entrance charges at the races because it's $20 I would've punted.... BUT

 

how many of those going on Boxing Day will bet $20??

 

do people worry about entrance fees when it costs the same to go to the movies, or more to the cricket, rugby etc etc??

 

what is the gate charge revenue?

 

is there an economic argument it makes sense?

 

Bottom line I tend not to pay entry fees because I am a member at Riccarton, Addington look after me, if I travel I give the club a call in advance and they leave me tickets (eg Ellerslie, Taranaki and kempton park in England in the last couple of months...)

 

I hear what you guys are saying - but are you just complaining ??? If $20 puts you off are they in fact losing anything by you not turning up?

 

Merry Xmas btw

 

So......

You are calling clubs in advance .....to get a free entry ticket????

Then asking the question.......are you all complaining about paying $20?

 

For mine, it does not matter where you go these days, most things cost a buck.

But to have many on here moaning about a  $20 entry fee.....tells me that most do not see a day at the races worth that amount.

 

A bit sad if $20 bucks makes a difference.

 

[redrew2000 134]

Why not offer everybody on course the opportunity to become an owner for the  day. Every person who pays the $20 entry fee receives a card with a horse on it and becomes a part owner for the day. This card will show all the details about the horse and entitles them to owners privileges for the day,talking to the real owners,pre race drinks etc. After the race if the horse wins then the one day owners win some prize money by virtue of the original $20 collected from all day owners. At least then every race would be well supported,by dayowners backing their horse and vocally by them yelling for it. This would create an emotional attachment between racegoer and horse which could flow over to future race days where past race day owners would be interested in how the horse they owned a few weeks ago was going. They might even back it a few more times creating more turnover. Later on they might even purchase their own share of a racehorse

[chelseacol 2,488]

So......

You are calling clubs in advance .....to get a free entry ticket????

Then asking the question.......are you all complaining about paying $20?

 

For mine, it does not matter where you go these days, most things cost a buck.

But to have many on here moaning about a  $20 entry fee.....tells me that most do not see a day at the races worth that amount.

 

A bit sad if $20 bucks makes a difference.

 

 

well I email actually and to be more specific I organise members tickets. Normally better facilities and view of track etc.

[Portfolio 728]

Only a few years ago.....we all paid to go to the track, as well as a few bucks for a racebook, and the crowds were a heap better than today......

 

So, I would love to know.....does a $20 entrance fee really make some think about going to the races? Surely, if someone loved the game that much, $20 bucks to me seems like a bargain for a day out.

 

I only get to the races about 6 times a year nowadays.....but admission charges have nothing to do with it.

Would love to see what others comments are on this....

[hedley 1,900]

Why not offer everybody on course the opportunity to become an owner for the  day. Every person who pays the $20 entry fee receives a card with a horse on it and becomes a part owner for the day. This card will show all the details about the horse and entitles them to owners privileges for the day,talking to the real owners,pre race drinks etc. After the race if the horse wins then the one day owners win some prize money by virtue of the original $20 collected from all day owners. At least then every race would be well supported,by dayowners backing their horse and vocally by them yelling for it. This would create an emotional attachment between racegoer and horse which could flow over to future race days where past race day owners would be interested in how the horse they owned a few weeks ago was going. They might even back it a few more times creating more turnover. Later on they might even purchase their own share of a racehorse

 

now That's a 'winning' inovation, a Fine proactivation that needs to be taken up by a club..then by others Too . . . "congratulations "  

[crustyngrizzly 1,700]

The Auckland Racing club say that Boxing Day races are an institution on Aucklands social calendar.Well then why would they remove the Derby (also an institution) from the programme.Todays programme is no different to a lot of other days at Ellerslie apart from the stake money and it is pretty obvious that good money doen't always attract top fields.