Club

Wyndham R.C.

The Wyndham Racing Club has one day of racing a season at Gore in March. The club, formed about 1891, has been racing at Gore since 2018 (also in 2007 and 2008) after racing at Ascot Park in 2014 and 2017 and previously at Wyndham. The club held two permits until 1999-2000 season and for many years raced on January 1 or thereabouts, the same day as the Waikouaiti RC. Kilowatt, trained by Kelvin and Aimee Tyler, won the Wyndham Cup in 2021, repeating his win of two years earlier. The previous dual winner was The Tommy Beckett -trained King D’Or in 2000 and 2002. Royal Bid winner of the 1964 Wyndham Cup when trained at Invercargill by D V (Toby) Pankhurst for owner Mr L B McKenzie won the New Zealand Cup two years later from the Riccarton stable of Vic Clutterbuck.

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/Wyndham