Race Days
Upcoming Races
March 5 –Additional Raceday
Start 1:00 PM (Approx.) more information to come.
March 22 – Masterton Racing Club
Masterton Racing Club hosts a popular Race Day at Tauherenikau each year in March. This Race Day is a great day out for all ages and another not to be missed day in the Wairarapa.
May 3 – Additional Raceday
Start 1:00 PM (Approx.) more information to come.
November 9 – Christmas Race Day
The Tauherenikau Christmas Raceday is quickly establishing itself as a tradition. Families and friends gather for a day of spirited horse racing, delicious cuisine, and the joyous lead-up to Christmas.
December 10 – Twilight Races at Tauherenikau
Our second twilight race evening. Expect a whole lot of fun under the setting sun. Book a place in our trackside marquee and enjoy the evening in comfort and style. Make a night of it! Shaun Preston will play from 7:00PM onwards.
January 2 – New Year Raceday
Bring the family and join us for our first (and most famous) race day of the new year! Expect live music, kids bouncy castles, miniature train rides, Zappo the magician, tug of war, and three headed t-shirt races, as well as a fantastic line-up of racing events.
February 6 – Waitangi Day Raceday
Just as popular as our New Year Raceday with all the same bells and whistles. Expect live music, kids bouncy castles, miniature train rides, Zappo the magician, tug of war, three headed t-shirt races, as well as a fantastic line-up of racing events.
WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB
The Wairarapa Racing Club holds three race meetings each year at Tauherenikau. The two new year meetings of January 2nd and Waitangi Day are major days attracting tens of thousands of happy people.
Our Christmas Raceday is held on Sunday the 10th November, expect a relaxed day.
The January 2nd race day is famous for its picnic atmosphere, and generations of families from the Wairarapa and surrounding areas such as Wellington and Palmerston North, and from as far away as Auckland, make the yearly trip to be part of this fun day.
You’ll find families and friends nestled under the trees with their picnic hampers enjoying the atmosphere and picturesque surroundings
There’s plenty to do for everyone. In addition to the excitement of the races themselves, kids can take time-out to ride on the train, enter kid’s competitions and also have a bounce around on the many castles and slides in the kid’s entertainment area.
Punters have the chance to join together as part of the punters club and a $10 entry sees you in with a chance to share the pool winnings at the end of the day if our guest selector is on song.
ALCOHOL
The Wairarapa Racing Club holds a license that allows patrons to BYO refreshments. An allowance of 6 stubbie bottles of beer OR 1 bottle of wine per person is permitted. This will be strictly monitored by security at the gates.
There are also fully licensed bars on site at Tauherenikau.
TRANSPORT
The club provides a pick-up and drop-off service from the Featherston railway station on new year race days. The train leaves Wellington at 9.55am and returns around 5.00pm. All you have to do is to walk-in, walk-out and have a great day at Tauherenikau
DOG'S
Unfortunately for health and safety reasons, especially for the horses safety, dogs are not allowed on Raceday.
MASTERTON RACING CLUB
The Masterton Racing Club holds a race meeting at Tauherenikau Racecourse in March. Click here for more information.