The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey’s (SBOANJ) Annual Golf Outing fundraiser will once again take place at Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge July 13. The event features a round of golf, a prime rib dinner and chances for door prizes, silent auction items and a 50-50.
The fee is $180 per golfer. The shotgun start is at 1 p.m., preceded by registration, starting at 11:30 a.m., and buffet lunch. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and is available to non-golfers for $75.
The money raised through the golf tournament supports the SBOANJ Horsemen’s Benevolent Fund and TrotPAC.
The Benevolent Fund has assisted struggling New Jersey horsemen with funeral expenses, rent, medical and other essentials.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, ranging from a golf hole sponsorship at $250; putting, longest drive and closest-to-the-pin contest sponsorships at $300 each; drink cart and lunch sponsorships at $500 each and dinner and hole-in-one sponsorships at $750 each.
Additionally, there are four levels of playing packages: $2,000 Platinum Sponsor [eight rounds of golf, hole sponsorship with name on cover and full page ad on inside front cover of the program], $1,500 Gold [four rounds of golf, hole sponsorship and full page ad on inside front or back cover of the program], $1,000 Silver [four rounds of golf and full page ad in program] and $500 Bronze [two rounds of golf and half page ad in program].
For more information, contact Leo McNamara or Polly Hartzell at the SBOANJ office at 732-462-2357.
The 6th Annual Race to Educate will be held at Howell Middle School South located at 230 Ramtown-Greenville Road in Howell May 16.
The 5K race takes place through a beautiful rural section of Howell, passing by horse farms and scenic landscapes.
Please make sure to sign up. Early registration is only $20. Snacks, race bag, and good times are all included. Print an application and mail to PO Box 579, Howell, NJ 07731, or go raceforum.com (http://www.raceforum.com/05/educate.pdf) to register online.
Items for the Sport Shorts column may be sent to [email protected]. Please send items at least two weeks prior to a registration deadline or tryout date.