Dissident 155 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 Fyi, from the Te Rapa Racing page(bars course-wide): PREFERMENT PAYS THIS SATURDAY Between 11.00am and 1.00pm the fabulous team at Brighthill Farm will be subsidising your drinks in our on course "Preferment Pays" promotion. All house wines and beers will be $5. The four time Group 1 winning son of Zabeel stands at the Waikato operation for a service fee of $9,500 + GST His on track performances saw him beat the best stayers in Australia and also a selection of the best from Europe, who competed in Australia. His maiden victory came in the Group 1 VRC Derby and he went on to add the prestigious Group 1 Turnbull stakes, Group 1 Australian Cup and the Grp 1 BMW to his CV for trainer Chris Waller Racing Find out more https://www.brighthillfarm.co.nz/stallions/preferment/overview/ #TeRapaRacing #PrefermentPays #TeRapaPartner JJ Flash, Insider and Baz (NZ) 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Bidlake 760 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 Geez it's expensive to drink at the races if that is the discounted price, no wonder people stay at home. hedley, nomates, Huey and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 Good stuff. Enjoy. Dissident and Baz (NZ) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates 3,578 Report post Posted July 15, 2020 56 minutes ago, Aaron Bidlake said: Geez it's expensive to drink at the races if that is the discounted price, no wonder people stay at home. That and the price of even basic food is a large turn off for a large number of people who would like to attend . Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dissident 155 Report post Posted July 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Aaron Bidlake said: Geez it's expensive to drink at the races if that is the discounted price, no wonder people stay at home. A bit cheaper than my $10 glass of house wine at the Clubhouse or a drink at the average pub though! Insider 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis2 1,078 Report post Posted July 16, 2020 Chips $4 at Whanga races. Nice on a cold day. Some people must drink an awful lot of piss at the races if cost is an issue. Dissident 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted July 16, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 7:30 PM, Aaron Bidlake said: Geez it's expensive to drink at the races if that is the discounted price, no wonder people stay at home. Beats $7.50 for a beer at the swamp Dissident 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryb 2,064 Report post Posted July 16, 2020 10 hours ago, puha said: Beats $7.50 for a beer at the swamp & that $7.50 is a hell of a lot better than $34 for 4 small beers in plastic cups at a Chiefs game. puha, Baz (NZ) and Dissident 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hogg 320 Report post Posted July 16, 2020 A little bit off track here but wife wanted to go and see a poxy Cher concert in Las Vegas a pint of crap beer and glass of wine $57 . I didnt see Cher singing badly I was in the corner guarding my $30 glass of beer . Cheers BH Aaron Bidlake, Memphis2, Dissident and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Bidlake 760 Report post Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Boss Hogg said: A little bit off track here but wife wanted to go and see a poxy Cher concert in Las Vegas a pint of crap beer and glass of wine $57 . I didnt see Cher singing badly I was in the corner guarding my $30 glass of beer . Cheers BH Yet you can go the casinos and sit and drink for free all day and night whatever you want, just make sure you tip the waitress and they keep coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hogg 320 Report post Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Aaron Bidlake said: Yet you can go the casinos and sit and drink for free all day and night whatever you want, just make sure you tip the waitress and they keep coming. Hi Aaron tipping the waitress costs serious money or you die of thirst waiting for a drink .Cheers BH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
