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Sponsored Race Day at Pukekohe Park Race Course, supporting the New Zealand Spinal Trust this Saturday 11 August 2012.

Counties Racing Club are supporting the New Zealand Spinal Trust again this year to help Kiwis with a spinal cord impairment to get ‘back on track'. The Sponsored Race Day on marks the start of a series of events for the 2012 season to raise funds for the charity. Further events are planned at Tauranga Racecourse on 1 September and Matamata and Christchurch later in the programme.

Counties Racing Club are acutely aware that a spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at any time, through sport, driving accident or illness, so are particularly supportive of services that help people move forward and live their lives to the full. The NZ Spinal Trust provides information, support networks and back to work services for the 3,500 Kiwis with a SCI (from accident or illness), their families, carers and supporters.

Karen Blanchard, Marketing and Sponsorship Manager at Counties Racing said "I know that horse riding accidents are second only to mountain biking when it comes to spinal cord injuries from sports. So the racing industry is keen to get behind an organisation like the NZ Spinal Trust."

Events in previous years have attracted people to a day out at the races from all over the Auckland and the Waikato area. For many it was their first time at a race track, but the friendly tote staff soon got everyone involved and the crowd was happy to pass on tips and endless advice to the new-comers.

Chris Robson, Careers Consultant at Kaleidoscope, the NZ Spinal Trust's back to work programme, said "The Pukekohe Race Day provides a great opportunity to get together with staff or friends, devour some delicious food, have a bet, and know that it's all for a good cause!"

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