Central Otago Trotting Club

09/01/2025

Today marks a whole week since our 2025 Raceday!

All of a sudden I have a a bit of spare time - so here’s a quick recap of our day ✨

As always, looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2026 🥂

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05/01/2025

‘What was your low point of the day? That it’s over, and that we have to wait 362 more days until our next Racemeet’

Now that the course is all packed up, Immediate Past President Snow Hamilton and President Graham Sinnamon, had some ‘spare’ time to catch up this afternoon to debrief about Raceday.

They say if you want something done, to ask a busy man. And these two are some of the busiest people you’ll ever meet - but somehow fit it all in. Huge congratulations to these two, on heading another successful meeting ✨👏

03/01/2025

Welcome to Omakau, where we really get the crowd involved with the HOT 🔥 seat.

From going in the ‘Loosing Ticket’ draw to win a Central Ap Mobile Barrier Ride, to being part of the Highlands - Experience the Exceptional family Sulky Derby Race.. YOU ARE PART OF THE ACTION ⚡️ and it doesn’t get much closer than this 🔥🔥🔥

(these videos were taken by loosing ticket winners!)

Already excited for 2026 😅

03/01/2025

✨ North of Waitaki Draw✨

The COTC would like to thank every trainer both North and South of the Waitaki who supported our day.

We announced the winner of the Gore HRC to Omakau yesterday (Buffy Northstains) and announcing the North of the Waitaki Trainers bonus tonight.

A prize pool of $1,000 was put up between Joan and Paul Davis and RD Petroleum Ltd. Huge thank you for sponsoring this incentive to help get Horses to Omakau

1st draw - $300 to Trainer who started the most horses at Omakau yesterday: Andrew Faulks

2nd draw - $200 to the Trainer who travelled the furtherest: Dave Iremonger

3rd draw - $100 to any trainer giving a junior driver a drive (Georgia Goodman): Andrew Stuart

4th = draw - $100 random draw: David McCormick, Brad & Mel Mobray, David Mitchell and Ben Waldron

We will email these trainers as the money is deposited.

Thank you again to all the trainers that supported our day ✨

03/01/2025

Thank-you to everyone who entered our photo contest!

This year was really hard - so had to pull
In some outside judges to help 📸

We weren’t looking for the best quality photo - rather the best photos showcasing your day at the races ✨

Congratulations to our winner Kylie Stevenson 🥇 for showing us being involved in multiple activities over race day (kids tote, ice cream, fashion! 👏👏) You have first pick of prizes

And second place to Angie Joanne Brown 🥈
It’s probably the most fun 🤩 photo we’ve ever come across 🔥🔥 you will have second choice of prizes

…. We’ve also decided to do a ‘People’s Choice’ this year! Congratulations to Paul McCarthy for getting the most likes with your photo on Facebook 🔥 and you have third choice 😉

Please message the page so I can arrange the prizes to be sent out.

Prizes up for Grabs:

1 X Scenic Flight
1 X $300 prezzie card
1 X Free WOF at Dunedin City Motors (Alexandra Branch)

03/01/2025

Sometimes, it’s not just about the Racing.

Yesterday marked some special milestones which are worth a big mention.

It is a privilege to share with you all:

✨ 12:26pm Jan 2nd 2025 - we officially marked 60 years of Harness Racing at Omakau. From humble beginnings of an equaliser style tote, to what you see today, this club has just gone from strength to strength. And is now one of the biggest one day Race Meetings held in New Zealand.

✨ Jan 2nd 2015 - 2025 marked Graham Sinnamon as the longest serving President for the COTC, of 10 years. Congratulations Graham🥂

✨Life Members as of 2025:
From left to right: Snow Hamilton, Jim Morgan, Edwin Harley, Alan Harley, Richard Morgan, Graham Sinnamon and Lionel Sinnamon

Long live the succession of the Central Otago Trotting Club 🌟

02/01/2025

THANK-YOU to our photo entries!

Due to technical difficulties we were unable to download any photos yesterday 🫠 and announce winners.

What we were looking for is people ‘showcasing their day at the races’

In no particular order, please see all our entries below 👇

We have already selected the winners, who do you think should win????

Winners will be announced 5pm tonight

Prizes up for grabs:
🔸 1 x Scenic flight around Alexandra for 3 people
🔸 1 X $300 prezzie card donated by Media Works Central Otago

Thanks again to everyone who participated!!

02/01/2025

🔸🔸BLACK MARQUEE MISSING 🔸🔸

Hi Facebook family. We are down at the track on clean up and missing a marquee.

Did anyone take a black marquee from underneath the trees? It had been lowered, still pegged in place and must have been removed last night, but not by the owners.

Please contact the page if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this ✨

02/01/2025

Take a bow Nigel and Brenda Armstrong - the Unhinged ‘win a share in Racehorse’ competition just keeps going from strength to strength each year 🔥 thank you running and sponsoring this each year ✨

And HUGE congratulations 🥂 to ALL of our winners of 2025 - surprise, EVERYONE walked away with a share in the Harness Racing Unhinged syndicate! So welcome to our 12 newest Horse Owners 😉

PS, how’s this for some excitement!!!

02/01/2025

Race 11: Alexandra New World / Andrew May Contracting Moblie Pace

Winner: #4 Winnyzback

02/01/2025

Race 8: Dunedin City Motors Alexandra / David Cockburn Construction Handicap Trot

Winner: #7 Buffy Northstains

Extra congratulations to the owners for winning the ‘Gore-Omakau Promotion’ for winning at Gore AND again at Omakau.

Thank you to the Gore Harness Racing Club to initiating this

Also I missed the photo after this race 😬 but here’s the video for it !

02/01/2025

THANK-YOU to everyone who entered our Fashion in the Fields for 2025 ✨

And a huge CONGRATULATIONS again to our Winners 💅 you all looked amazing 👏

These ladies won their share of $3,000 worth of prizes (pretty jealous here tbh!!) -

🥇
- $500 of stolen girlfriend Jamies Jewellers
- $300 Radiance Skin & Day Spa Voucher
- $250 ODT Cash
- $250 House of Travel voucher
- $100 Ida Garden Bar & Kitchen Voucher
- $60 Wrapt Gifts & Decor Voucher
- $200 New Order Boutique Voucher
- $100 Flying With Birds - formerly Leighs goodie bag
- Bubbles from Super Liquor Alexandra

🥈
- $300 of stolen girlfriend jewellery Jamie’s Jewellery
- $100 Radiance Voucher
- $150 ODT Cash
- $150 House of Travel voucher
- $100 Ida Voucher
- $100 New Order Boutique Voucher
- $60 goodie bag
- Bubbles from Super Liquor

🥉
- $200 of stolen girlfriend jewellery Jamie’s Jewellery
- $100 Radiance Voucher
- $100 ODT Cash
- $100 House of Travel voucher
- $50 New Order Boutique Voucher
- $45 goodie bag
- Bubbles from Super Liquor

Top 10 winners: all received a bottle of Bubbles

This wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors, so Husbands - next time your looking for a gift for your wife, one of these local shops will have you covered ✨

Otago Daily Times
Jamie’s Jewellers
Wrapt
IDA kitchen and Bar
Radiance Skin and Spa
Flying with Birds
Super Liquor Alexandra
New Order
House of Travel Alexandra

📸 Thomas

P.s, I hear next year is going to be even BIGGER 😉

02/01/2025

What a day - you can’t say Omakau doesn’t put on a performance ✨😂

We had some pretty special moments today 🌟

Thank you to everyone who came - we have a few prizes to still to give away so make sure to keep an eye on the page.

Hope everyone had a great day out, and made it home safely ✨

02/01/2025

Race 10: Gallagher Family Hold Cup Mobile Trot

Winner: #8 One over All

An extra thank-you on this race to Palamountains Animal Nutrition for sponsoring a $250 Horse Care Pack to the winner. I’m sure One Over All will love the pampering ✨

Ps - what a sky! Paul was definitely looking down 😇

02/01/2025

Race 9: Ranfurly Transport LTD Central Otago Trotting Cup FFA Mobile pace

An extra thank-you on this race to Palamountains Animal Nutrition for sponsoring a $250 Horse Care Pack to the winner. I’m sure Mo’unga will love the pampering ✨

Winner #5 Mo’unga

02/01/2025

Sulky Derby in full Swing ✨

02/01/2025

RACE 5: Alexandra Four square / harness racing unhinged

Winner #3 Timbimboo

03/01/2024

Harness Racing Unhinged THIS IS EVERYTHING !!

Thank you for capturing this, is truely what this industry is about 🥹

Nigel - what you do is simply amazing! So thank you truely, for being a massive club supporter - 2024 is going to be BIGGER and BETTER than ever. 🔥🔥🔥

Ps, can someone get Tony on board to get OBM to Addington 🤣

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