Te Rapa Waikato Racing Club

Kept running out of beer in the flemington room I think I was in. Had to keep switching brands. But right on the finish line for the public. Great view

Nice laid back place to watch racing, however they need to get with the times and ban smoking from the grandstands. Sitting in the grandstand next thing covered in smoke from a guy smoking nearby, not good!

Had a great day at the races in fantastic company. Super, friendly helpful staff too.

Wanting to Thank Ashleigh and the team, such a delight to deal with. I recently booked the Kentucky Lounge for my Daughters 21st Birthday. The venue exceeded my expectations. Once our decorations were in place it was amazing. Clean and tidy, the security and Catering staff from Kerr and Ladbrook truly brought the whole night together. I most certainly recommend this venue for any spectacular event. Ngā mihi. Pania Rameka.

The host were very good, understanding the needs of the clients made everything fantastic

Had a lovely day at the races, staff were friendly and excellent service unfortunately after lunch I was starving! It looked as though they had not catered for the number of people expected. Some tips - heated plates, more choices, quantity of food greatly increased. For a main at a buffet I like to dish up my main meal not have it dished out to me, encourage 2nds! One dessert the size of a mouthful however nicely presented does not cut it, nor does one minute sausage roll. They food itself was great but certainly will not be coming back for lunch anytime soon!

Great place for a venue. But if parking overnight I feeling was a bit expensive at $15 for one person for a motorhome with no power or water or anything but it was a very convient place to park and the venue was excellent very clean and spacious. Nice place also short walk to some shops so very convenient.

Had a fun day at the races here. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Seats outside are pretty basic and the food/drink selection is rather limited but no major problems and recommend a visit

What an awesome experience! Daughter entered in a race called the 'pony scurry' where kids on their ponies get to race each other down the racetrack. It was a great day, the racecourse was fantastic, the organisers and sponsors were wonderful. We absolutely loved the atmosphere and will definitely be going there again

This gold cup was the worst I have ever been to. I couldn’t see or hear anything and I got a good spot as was there early. The party music thumping across the grandstand was awful to listen to and know one could hear results from the speakers. Fire alarms went off twice and we couldn’t hear the alarms which I feel is a massive safety hazard, TAB couldn’t hear our group placing bets and kept mucking them up. One small bar and one small tote area is not enough for the GA. The security and hospitality staff were rude and inconsistent, I was made to tip out water on entry by security that was meant for my child yet saw others walk in without being checked and later saw them consuming full chilli bins of alcohol they had snuck in. I would also love to know why we got ID’d coming in, then bag checked, then the third set of security gave us drinking bands (little red bands on wrist) but yet we’re still ID’d every time we purchased a drink what is the point in the band?? What happened to the place??