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“We did get to marketing the event a bit earlier than normal, so I feel we are in good nick come Saturday night.”<\/p>\n
An exciting night will come off the back of a sound year for the harness racing club, marked by a positive profit and loss statement, and having further established itself as the home of Wednesday night racing.<\/p>\n
Work on a $1.8 million LED lighting and technology system upgrade, which will significantly improve visibility and cut ongoing costs, is now expected to start in April following final approval of a State Government grant.<\/p>\n
The project, which will replace the club’s aging system with 190 new LED lights, and will provide greater clarity for participants, fans and broadcasters, is expected to last 12 weeks, with some disruption to programming.<\/p>\n
Another major project in the pipeline is the construction of a roof over the horse stalls.<\/p>\n
“Once we tick the box on those projects, we’ll have a super-complex from an industry point of view,” Hendrix said.<\/p>\n
A big night of racing will be complemented by reserve dining, food trucks, live music, the popular fashions on the field and plenty of kids activities.<\/p>\n
Admission is $10, with kids under 15 free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A STRATEGIC date change, a boost in prizemoney and the addition of an extra time-honoured feature race have generated increased interest and excitement in the lead-up to this Saturday’s Group 2 Bendigo Pacing Cup meeting. Hoping for a boost in crowd numbers, the Bendigo Harness Racing Club (BHRC) has moved its marquee meeting back a […]<\/p>\n