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Bidders Racenight is based in Bracknell, Berkshire and provides race night events in the Thames Valley area Berkshire, Wiltshire, Surrey. Race events whether night or day are great fun and are an excellent way to raise funds. We have found with charming banter and a lively compare the event can really get the crowd going.
What you have to do
Book your race night with Bidders Racenight and start advertising the event. Things you will need to consider the following in advance before you book your event :
- Book a venue, ideally with a bar and a kitchen ( if you intend to provide supper )
- Advertise the Race Night to ensure plenty of people turn up, better still sell tickets (each tickets sold can be cashed in for a bet on one race). Not forgetting to mention the charity the event will be supporting.
- You can boost the pyaout pots by finding sponsors for each of the eight races and ask the sponsors to name their own race eg " The PKB Stakes” or The “Businessinberkshire Stakes" £25 or £50 per race will suffice
- To ensure an owner of each horse, sell all sixty four horses (8 horse race). We can supply the owners tickets for you to sell
- Ask for donations of gifts (8 required one for each race) which can be awarded to the owners of the winning horses
- Organise raffle prizes and make sure you have some raffle tickets to sell on the night
- Organise the food including helpers to serve and clear away
- If you are going to run your own bar make sure you have the necessary license (obtained from the license department of the council). Don't forget the float for your own bar, get an idea of what people drink when selling the tickets
- Arrange to have a float, say £75:00 in small change
- Ask people to bring pound coins to buy tote tickets / place bets rather than notes
Tell everyone this is a night for fun and raising money for charity, for one night only the problems are left at home.
A Typical Race Night Evening
Advertise for the evening to open doors at 7:30pm, bar open. At 7:50pm the compare will explain how the evening will progress, the charity that everyone will be helping to raise money for tonight and pronounce that tickets are now on sale with the first races to commencing at 8:15pm.
It usually takes about 10 minutes to run the Tote prior to a race and 2 -3 minutes for the race itself so allow 15 minutes to complete each race. Get a volunteer to sell your raffle tickets during the evening.
First four races 8.15pm - 9.15pm, open the buffet or supper the next three races 9.45pm - 10.30pm. Hold your raffle after the 7th race.
Sell the tickets for the last big race and any side bets. The crowd is by now encouraged to participate in a big way with winning fever.
Last orders at the bar.
After the last race an indication of funds raised can be given, thanking everyone for their particpation. 11:00pm to 11:15pm the evening draws to a close.
Legal Aspects of a Race Night
A race night properly run is actually a lottery, as defined in the Lotteries and Amusement Act of 1976. The films are simply an entertaining way of selecting a winning number at random, and the tote ‘betting’ tickets are just chances in a lottery where nobody knows which number will win.
It is worth explaining that our race nights are the type of event where films are picked at random, none of the actual runners on the film are named, and no ‘form’ (information about the runners) is given until all the bets have been placed. The films are then shown in their entirety after the betting has finished.
Legally a Race Night should not be the only form of entertainment, a mini quiz, food, presentation event or social meeting run in conjunction with any of these mean, the sole inducement of the night is not just the racing. If a race night is held on your premises, you do not have to register with the police, or obtain a license.
You can also hold a race event on a Sunday.
Site updated 22/06/2007
