And they're off.....It's a night at the races.  Come and join the fun at the W.E. Skelton Conference Center.  Be the first to post - no jockeying for position.

Date:  October 18, 2008

Place:  4-H Auditorium, W.E. Skelton Conference Center, Wirtz, VA

Time:  Cash Bar Opens:  5:30 pm; Racing Program:  6:00 - 10:00 pm

Dress:  Racing Casual or Kentucky Best

Program:  Buffet Dinner; Horse Racing; 50/50 Raffle; Ladies Hat Parade Contest; Horseshoe Throwing Contest; Bring your own appetizers; Specialty "Triple Crown" Cocktails available.

A Nite at the Races is an audience participation activity that is interessting and exciting.  As a participant, you need not know any phase of horse racing to thoroughly enjoy and take an active part in the game.  On race night you may personally participate in the nite by: Entering the (rubber) Horseshoe Throwing Contest; Entering the Ladies Hat Parade Contest.

You may name your own horse and stable in a race and have it appear in the official race program.  You may also name one of the eight races which will appear in the official race program.  Advertisements are also available to promote your business in the official race program.

Naming of a horse and stable:  $20.00

Naming of a race:  $100.00

Race Program Advertising:                                                                                                     Inside cover 1/2 page - $300.00; Inside program 1/4 page - $150.00

A ticket to Nite at the Races includes a buffet dinner, $16.00 in "Race Money" and a full evening of fun.  Individual tickets are $30.00 each.  You may reserve a table for 8 people at a cost of $240.00.  Tickets are limited, so don't miss out on this great opportunity.  Your participation in Nite at the Races is a deductible donation to the Smith Mountain Lake Rotary Foundation, a 501c organization.