Ellerslie Racecourse To Get NZ$6M New Stable Block

Ellerslie Racecourse's new NZ$6M stable block will be open to the public.GETTY IMAGES

Ellerslie Racecourse is "getting a makeover," with Auckland Racing Club spending NZ$6M ($4.3M) on a new stable block which will be open to the public, according to the NEW ZEALAND HERALD. Seventy percent of the old stable block "will be demolished to make room for the new building," which will have space for 126 horses, a warm-up ring, veterinary boxes and an office, trainers cafe and function room. Auckland Racing Club CEO Paul Wilcox said that the new stables would "put Ellerslie on par with Australian courses such as Flemington and Randwick." He said, "The idea of this development is to bring race-goers and owners closer to the horses and even closer to the action" (NZ HERALD, 3/22).