The Charlton Harness Racing Club is indebted to our Bar Manager and Vice President Jim Harvey as he has again put his talents on show with a new sign over the presentation area on course. As we are always looking for new ways to improve our course and make it more appealing to members and visitors we feel very lucky to have someone on our committee who is so ready give of his time and talent.
Thanks Jim – it looks great!

Here are some more images of around the course on Cup Day.
AS WINNERS OF THE RECENTLY RUN RAFFLE WE HOPE MICHELLE DILLON AND FRIENDS HAD A GREAT DAY.

THE ZAGAME BOYS

LIVVY AND MARK LOOKING AFTER SPONSORS AT THE BAR – THANKS!

MELBOURNE BASED MEMBER SAM AND FASHIONS ON THE FIELD JUDGE KIM CATCHING UP

TREV AND KAY

MAREA AND LIZ STRIKING A POSE

GOT ANY MONEY DAD?

AND SOME HORSES!

The Charlton Harness Racing Club would like to extend thanks to all of our generous sponsors who supported our 2016 Charlton and District Community Bank Pacing Cup. It is great to have our flagship day recognised as a valued community event and as we move forward with confidence we assure all our sponsors that plans are already afoot to keep improving this special event on the harness racing and Charlton community calendar.
So thankyou for your contributions and for allowing us to build an event of which Charlton can be proud.It was particularly pleasing to see so many representatives from the various sponsorship groups in attendance- we hope you enjoyed your day and look forward to seeing you all again next year.

CHARLTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY BANK
NORTH WEST AG SERVICES
BERTOCCHI SMALLGOODS
SWIFT FREIGHT
THE FANATICS
HRV
BAYSWATER JAYCO
CHARLTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
BULOKE SHIRE
HOUSE TO HOME

AND FINALLY A BIG THANKS TO THE 270 CHARLTON HARNESS RACING CLUB MEMBERS AND THE LOCAL CHARLTON COMMUNITY. THIS IS YOUR EVENT AND IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE IT SUPPORTED SO WELL. MUCH HELP WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO CUP DAY AND THIS ENSURED THAT THE COURSE COULD BE PRESENTED WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR WITH ENTHUSIASM KNOWING THAT THIS EVENT REPRESENTS MUCH OF WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT CHARLTON.

AND SO 2016 AT A GLANCE.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2016 CHARLTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY BANK PACING CUP FOR 2016

1ST JADASON – TRAINER E.J.STEWART DRIVEN BY M.J.PITT
2ND FIVE STAR ANVIL TRAINER A.F.KELLY DRIVEN BY Z.A.PHILLIPS
3RD BARIMAH TRAINER A.L.PEACOCK DRIVEN BY D.R.WILSON

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE NORTH WEST AG SERVICES CHARLTON TROTTERS CUP FOR 2016

1ST SUPER ZECK TRAINER D.J.COLE DRIVEN BY J.J.CALDOW
2ND ACTION KOSMOS TAINER E.BROSNAN DRIVEN BY E.BROSNAN
3RD LIGHTNING CALDER TRAINER C.T.DEMMLER DRIVEN BY C.T DEMMLER

We are happy to announce the winners of the recently run raffle for a fully catered marquee on Charlton Cup Day has been drawn by champion reinswoman Kerryn Manning at the trots last week.

FIRST PRIZE – BETH DILLON

SECOND PRIZE- $50 BETTING VOUCHER – BERNADETTE ZAGAME

THIRD PRIZE – $25 BETTING VOUCHER – RAY AND SUE WALSH

We would like to say a big thanks to the very generous Charlton community who supported this initiative and also to the ticket sellers who gave up their time to help- Greg, Deb, May, Gail, Beth and Mark.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the cup next week!

THANK THE HEAVENS THAT FINALLY THE CHARLTON HARNESS RACING CLUB WAS BLESSED WITH A PERFECT NIGHT FOR OUR ANNUAL 2015 XMAS PARTY.THANK YOU TO THE MANY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED!
A LOT OF PLANNING AND WORK GOES IN TO SUCH A ‘DO’SO SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SOCIAL CLUB AND COMMITTEE FOR COVERING ALL BASES TO ENSURE THAT THE NIGHT WAS A SUCCESS.
SPECIAL MENTION TO THE WYCHE MOB FOR MAKING THE TRIP – AS A GROWING PART OF OUR MEMBERSHIP BASE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FEEL A PART OF THE CLUB, WE HOPE IT IS THE FIRST OF MANY SOCIAL OCCASIONS FOR YOU AND THAT YOUR FACES BECOME REGULAR FIXTURES AROUND THE CLUB. WELCOME.
THANKS AGAIN TO PRESIDENT JOHN TORMEY FOR COOKING FOR ALL ON THE NIGHT AND TO JIM FOR ABLY RUNNING THE BAR AS USUAL.
WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE MANY LUCKY MEMBERS GO HOME WITH XMAS HAMPERS AND CASH FROM OUR DRAWS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME AND THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT AT WHAT IS A PARTICULARLY BUSY TIME FOR ALL.

PRESIDENT JOHN TORMEY,SECRETARY GARY COOPER AND THE COMMITTEE WISH ALL MEMBERS A HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON AND A SAFE AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

GREAT NIGHT TO BE OUTSIDE!

JOE CLEARLY MISSED THE MEMO RE DRESSCODE!
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MORE FOOD CHARLIE!

A new track record for Charlton was set this week in the Ist heat of the Vicbred Platinum Country Series C.

CONGRATULATIONS

ELLAS PUPPETEER

TRAINED BY I.J. STANLEY

DRIVEN BY M.I. STANLEY

In a smashing mile rate of 1:52:8

Yes 1:52:8

WELL DONE.

The Charlton Harness Racing Club is pleased to inform all members that the upgrade to the track has been completed.  The raised camber around the home turn will allow horses to get around the final turn better and subsequently provide more competitive racing.

This initiative is part of Charlton’s ongoing push to stay abreast of what is required in the Harness Racing Industry and to remain a club that is committed to ongoing improvement in all areas. It is vital that drivers, trainers and owners want to race at our club and this track upgrade will help to ensure this.

THANKYOU to all of the members  and guests ( prospective members?) who launched themselves out of bed at an ungodly hour on a Sunday to board the bus for Crown Casino recently. It is only through these efforts that we can continue to create interest and commitment to our club.

The good news is that no one got lost or left behind and Ellie managed to be the star gambler of the day- well done Ellie!

Thanks especially to Carl who drove us down and back and to Greg who did most of the organising for the trip. Also to John Cossar who kindly did a bottle shop run and had the bus well stocked for the trip home. Thanks John, we think.

It was particularly pleasing to see many new faces and we hope that the bus banter, lollie throwing and very bad singing will not prevent you from fronting up again.

It is a main priority to grow our membership base and it is hoped that happy days like these help to achieve this.

Thanks again everyone for your participation and good humour- it was a lot of fun. The question remains ” Will we make it to our destination next time BEFORE eskies being opened??? ”

FEELING LUCKY????

THE CHARLTON HARNESS RACING CLUB INVITES ALL IT’S MEMBERS TO A DAY AT CROWN CASINO

WHEN? – SUNDAY JULY 5TH

LEAVING? – 8AM SHARP

FROM? – TRAVELLER’S REST

COST? – $50

INCLUDES? – BUS

                                                               – $ 17.50 MEAL VOUCHER

HOW TO BOOK

CALL DI – 54912181

CALL GREG – 0432538118

CALL ANDREA – 0413384500

NUMBERS ARE LIMITED SO GET IN QUICK

WE HOPE TO SEE MANY MEMBERS ENJOY THIS EVENT

ARE YOU IN?????