Fascinators, feathered masks, and fancy dresses were on show at the Tauranga Racecourse on Saturday.
Enjoying the day are (from left, front row) Sharnee Dowman, Kelly Barker, Rhozie Edmonds, Zoe Silvester; (back row) Alana Duncan, Nicola Gibson, Tessa-Allen Moka, Megan Stacey and Erica McDonald.
About 1500 people dressed to impressat the Spring Raceday, the second horse racing event of the 2011-2012 season.
TRAC chief executive Campbell Moncur said the weather was fantastic for the day. "One of the exciting things was we sold 200 tickets to a 'pick 6 punters club' and we had eight horses running but we missed out, they came second and third, so that was very exciting."