Sabrina Thompson, daughter of local trainer Joe and Miss Meteor.

It it is with great pleasure that the Charlton Harness Racing Club announce that St.John Of God Hospital Bendigo has agreed to be the major sponsor of our Ovarian Cancer Fundraiser on Cup Day Feb 26th. We thank them and welcome them to our club.

Harness Racing Victoria has a strong alignment with the Women’s Cancer Foundation- Ovarian Cancer Institute and during Teal Month this event will contribute greatly to this ongoing partnership.

With the help of St.John Of God we hope to ellevate this occasion on our important Cup Day to one that will bring awareness to this cause in rural regions but to also focus on the developments that are taking place in the search for a cure.

WE WOULD LOVE TO GET 100 LADIES ON TRACK. All proceeds from fundraising activities and bar will go to Ovarian Cancer Institute.

So ladies dust off your frocks and hats, get your girlfriends and gather for some BUBBLES IN THE BUSH!

WHEN -SUNDAY FEB 26th 11am ( this is a pre races event) To 12.30

WHERE – CHARLTON PARK – on the lawns of the racecourse

WHY – OVARIAN CANCER FUNDRAISER AND TO KICK OFF CUP DAY!

WHAT – WATER WHEEL WINE TASTING- MARY KAY MAKEUP- SEASIDE HOLIDAY TO WIN( THANKS HOUSE TO HOME)

RAFFLES – PRIZES- MUSIC – FOOD- ORIGINAL COUNTRY CRAFTS POP UP STALL- FUN AND BUBBLES

ALL WELCOME – THIS EVENT IS FREE.

Cup Day ’17 marquee bookings are now open! Fully furnished marquees with table and 10 chairs or however many you require. A great idea if you want to enjoy the day out of the sun!! Marquee numbers are limited so please call or email Andrea on 0413384500 [email protected]
At $30 per marquee make sure you book early. So fill them up and help create a successful Charlton Cup Day 2017!!!

The Charlton Harness Racing Club is ready to roll out the recently acquired new water truck for use on Raceday. It will be a welcome updated addition to the vehicles required to keep the track in good racing condition. Being easier to drive and more efficient it will prove of great benefit to the club in the future.

The Charlton Harness Racing Club, Committee and Members were both shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden death on 29th July of our esteemed long term treasurer, committee member & friend, Anne Marsh.
Anne has been a much valued and competent Treasurer for almost 20 years. She managed her role in the club as both Treasurer and committee member with dedication and enthusiasm.
Anne possessed a positive and very practical attitude and this was no more evident than with her job within our club, her role as Treasurer may originally have begun as being quite straight forward, but in recent years the position evolved into being quite complex. But Anne was not daunted by this; she took it all in her stride, as she did with life in general. Anne had a profound impact within our club and the harness racing industry, right down to the owners (Anne had part-owned horses herself) trainers, drivers and officials with whom she interacted at every Charlton Trots meeting. We will miss Anne Marsh immensely.

An ivitation is extended to all current,lapsed and new members to join us for a drink to celebrate the start of the new racing season.

RENEW OR JOIN

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST

CRICKET CLUB HOTEL

4-6.30 pm for nibbles and punting club

Come along and support the launch of our 500 MOST WANTED MEMEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN. In order to secure the future of harness racing in Charlton we are aiming to strengthen our club by signing 500 members by Cup Day 18.

Everyone is welcome to be a part of the start of a new era for the Charlton Harness Racing Club.

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The Charlton Harness Racing Club is indebted to our Bar Manager and Vice President Jim Harvey as he has again put his talents on show with a new sign over the presentation area on course. As we are always looking for new ways to improve our course and make it more appealing to members and visitors we feel very lucky to have someone on our committee who is so ready give of his time and talent.
Thanks Jim – it looks great!

Here are some more images of around the course on Cup Day.
AS WINNERS OF THE RECENTLY RUN RAFFLE WE HOPE MICHELLE DILLON AND FRIENDS HAD A GREAT DAY.

THE ZAGAME BOYS

LIVVY AND MARK LOOKING AFTER SPONSORS AT THE BAR – THANKS!

MELBOURNE BASED MEMBER SAM AND FASHIONS ON THE FIELD JUDGE KIM CATCHING UP

TREV AND KAY

MAREA AND LIZ STRIKING A POSE

GOT ANY MONEY DAD?

AND SOME HORSES!

The Charlton Harness Racing Club would like to extend thanks to all of our generous sponsors who supported our 2016 Charlton and District Community Bank Pacing Cup. It is great to have our flagship day recognised as a valued community event and as we move forward with confidence we assure all our sponsors that plans are already afoot to keep improving this special event on the harness racing and Charlton community calendar.
So thankyou for your contributions and for allowing us to build an event of which Charlton can be proud.It was particularly pleasing to see so many representatives from the various sponsorship groups in attendance- we hope you enjoyed your day and look forward to seeing you all again next year.

CHARLTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY BANK
NORTH WEST AG SERVICES
BERTOCCHI SMALLGOODS
SWIFT FREIGHT
THE FANATICS
HRV
BAYSWATER JAYCO
CHARLTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
BULOKE SHIRE
HOUSE TO HOME

AND FINALLY A BIG THANKS TO THE 270 CHARLTON HARNESS RACING CLUB MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL CHARLTON COMMUNITY. THIS IS YOUR EVENT AND IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE IT SUPPORTED SO WELL. MUCH HELP WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO CUP DAY AND THIS ENSURED THAT THE COURSE COULD BE PRESENTED WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH ENTHUSIASM KNOWING THAT THIS EVENT REPRESENTS MUCH OF WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT CHARLTON.

AND SO 2016 AT A GLANCE.