In 1976 the Club abandoned its traditional race book cover depicting an aerial racecourse portrait, in favour of a smaller more modest document depicting Mid Canterbury horseman G.A (Graham) Laing and his two win trotting mare Alvean. Closely related to the champion trotter of his time Dictation, Alvean was by Johnny Globe from Anitra.  Still boasting a glossy cover, [...]

Allocation of another race day permit was well received by Banks Peninsula Trotting Club in 1977, with this eventuality scheduled for Saturday 24th December. It represented a development which would positively impact the Club’s general wellbeing and significantly affect evolution of its annual feature race. However, prior to that occurrence was completion of the traditional Spring Meeting, on a [...]