CTOA on recruitment drive 

For a yearly subscription of $250 stables can partner with the CTOA.

For their money the Association will host a BBQ at their  stables (or any other location) and all workers at that stable will automatically become CTOA members. Individual owners can also get involved for $20 each.

Ultimately the CTOA wants owners to be more connected with each other, by hosting regular get togethers at Addington Raceway.

"So many owners just go to the races, see their horses and head home," says Armstrong, "we are keen to get them in the same spot and organise a BBQ or some pizzas for them."

"We used it as an introduction to their new yearling fillies, we had about 30 people there, it was a good starting point."

Armstrong is well known in the sport through his interviews on his Harness Racing Unhinged Facebook page and he's also the principal of the Westview Syndicates that race the likes of champion mare Spellbound.

Anyone wanting to know more about the Canterbury Trotting Owners Association can contact secretary Janis Hartley at ctoa.ctc@gmail.com or president Nigel Armstrong on 027 3282206.