Race Nights

A Racenight is one of the most effective ways to raise money for your favourite charity or good cause.

Even deducting the operators fee, a well run Racenight with 100 people at it should raise £1,000.

Our professional Racenight include:

  • Projection system
  • Suitable screen for crowd or venue size-
  • A full P.A system and background music for the duration of the race night
  • Professional Presenter who will help you organise everything on the night and also do the auction race to maximise the return for each horse
  • Set of tote tickets(50 tickets per horse per race)
  • Poster to advertise event
  • Blank racecard
  • All races


LAW PERTAINING TO RACENIGHTS

This is taken from the Department for Media & Sports Factsheet Pertaining to racenights

Definition of a Race night.

Race nights are events in which participants stake money on the outcome of recorded races and where the selection is totally dependent on chance and where no “odds” or “form” are available to assist the selection.

Proceeds go to the purpose of the organisation or a charitable porpose but are not for private gain or commercial purposes.

How to run a race night.

It is usual to run a race night as an amusement with prizes under section 15 of the Lotteries and Amusement act 1976,

The race night must not be the sole attraction and must be part of an exempt entertainment such as bazaar,sales of work,fete,dinner dance,sporting events or similar gatherings.

There are certain conditions set out in section 15, which must be observed when promoting and conducting a race night as an ‘amusement with prizes at an exempt entertainment !

These listed below.
  • The race night must not be the only,or substantial,inducements to persons to attend the entertainment.
  • The whole proceeds of the entertainment, after deducting the expenses of the entertainment,must be devoted to purposes other than private gain.
  • The hire of any machinery to run the race can be defrayed from the proceeds but not if it is made in some way dependent on the extent to which the equipment is used.For instance profit sharing arrangements between equipment manufactures,hirers and promoters would not be allowed.

For more information go to www.culture.gov.uk