Race Nights are great fun and are a tried and tested way to bring in cash for worthy causes. They do need to be organised properly.
Make sure your charity / fund raiser Race Night is a roaring success!
Race Night Winners
Things you must do :
- Make sure that all of the horses are sold in advance
- Get a sponsor for every race
- Sell jockeys as well as horses
- Run side bets such as the ” Tri Cast “which can be sold in advance
- Organise pie and peas and sell admission tickets so that people are comitted to come (allow pay on the door too )
- Organise a rafflle
- Advertise the event
- Run a bar or use a venue which has a bar
- Make sure as many people as possible come on the night and bring their friends with them
- Take photos and send out a press release afterwards and let people know how to donate after the event
The key to success with race nights is to do as much as possible in advance. You should always be a few hundred pounds up even before the doors open on the night. Please get in touch if you need advice.
Have you ever organised a race night? Can you suggest other ways to bring in extra cash ?
