Closure
In February 2021 the Forbury Park Trotting Club announced plans to sell the racetrack and move to a new location outside the urban area. Craig Paddon, chairman of the Forbury Park Trotting Club said the club had suffered financially when racing dates were taken away from it. He said the club previously ran 19 race days a year but all those dates were to be taken away and we fought tooth and nail to get 10 dates back. "But that was never going to be economically sustainable for the club. You can’t help but think the code has decided to shut Forbury down, get the money and spend it elsewhere, and when I say elsewhere, possibly Southland and at Addington in Christchurch.” Forbury Park held its last race meeting on 8 July 2021. In July 2021 it was reported that some of the sale proceeds would be given to the Forbury Park Trotting Club to continue harness racing at other venues such as the grass thoroughbred track at Wingatui and Wyndham in Southland. The balance of proceeds would go to Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ) in accordance with the provisions of the Racing Act. HRNZ chief executive Gary Woodham stated: "If that happens then that money will be used for the benefit of harness racing in the region, south of the Waitaki River". ==See also==