Whanganui is no stranger to making history and has hit the headlines yet again as one of the first cities in New Zealand to host a sporting event under Covid-19 alert level 3.
Christchurch and Whanganui were the two venues chosen to kickstart domestic racing yesterday and fittingly so, given Addington and Hatrick Raceways are the busiest greyhound racing venues in the country.
Christchurch nosed out Whanganui by eight minutes to get cracking yesterday with their first race at 12 noon, while the first at Hatrick jumped at 12.08pm.
Whanganui, however, edged out its southern cousin in the history-making stakes with the Wanganui Jockey Club the oldest racing club in the country, still racing at the same venue after launching in 1848.
Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club operations manager Paul Freeman said he was delighted to be part of history and pleased for all trainers and racing participants involved to finally make a return to work.