The 2011 “Brancott Estate -Ryder Stakes” was held on Saturday, 30 July at Otaki Racecourse, Te Roto Road, Otaki.
A fun day was had by all, with great racing on a beautiful mid-winter day – the Mid-Winter Christmas luncheon was a great success. The day commenced with the TAB – Levin Racing Club hosted breakfast, 90 guests started off with a hot buffet breakfast hosted by Andre Neil. The Punter’s Club returned a profit of $19 - a great result on the original $10 investment.
The “Brancott Estate -Ryder Stakes” was taken out in fine fashion by SNOW EXCUSE this two year old chestnut gelding is by No Excuse Needed out of Kirkberg. Trained by Ralph Manning and ridden to perfection by Michael Coleman, Snow Excuse came from behind the pace to win by a nose. Gallant in defeat was the Kevin Gray trained Testa Secret who was the winner of the listed Castletown Stakes at Foxton.
