Club

Tapanui R.C.

The Tapanui Racing Club race once a year at Gore in December. The club transferred to Gore in 1999 after racing at Tapanui since 1869. The meeting was abandoned in 1998 due to lack of horses; abandoned after two races in 1996 and abandoned after one race at Wingatui in 2006. The club raced at Wingatui in 2004 and 05. Princess Mellay and Trelay are notable winners of the Tapanui Cup. Princess Mellay won the Tapanui Cup in 1970 two starts after success in the New Zealand Cup. She repeated her NZ Cup win the following year. Trelay was the runner up each time and he won the Tapanui Cup under 61kg in 1972. Both horses were trained at Wingatui by Hector Anderton, who won the 1940 Tapanui Cup with Pink Robe, the great granddam of Princess Mellay.

Gallop South Membership: $99.00 ($49 for under 35s). Includes:

- A Membership card providing admission to all race meetings in Otago and Southland and access to the member’s only facilities.
- Opportunity to acquire up to 4 additional guest members passes for any Otago and Southland Meeting.
- FREE race books on presentation of card
- Voting rights at one nominated club
- Regular members newsletters or e-letters
- Free access to the member’s only marquee on Melbourne cup day at Wingatui racecourse.
- 10% discount off race day hospitality packages
- Reciprocal rights at most New Zealand Clubs

For more details and details on how to apply, visit events.loveracing.nz/clubs/Tapanui+RC