events  and promotions

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  AGM  
  Each year in October the Association holds its Annual General Meeting. This is the annual opportunity for Clubs to have their input into the Associations operations and to make any Rule alterations as deemed necessary.
  
  The 2010 AGM & Annual Awards will be held in Auckland - dates to be confirmed. 
  
  Awards Evening
  On the evening of the AGM the industry holds its Annual Gala Awards evening. This black tie event is when the Code's participants celebrate the success of their peers. The following awards are recognised:
  
  Greyhound of the Year;
• New Zealand Trainer of the Year;
• New Zealand Strike Rate Trainer of the Year;
• Personality of the Year;
• New Zealand Sprinter of the Year;
• New Zealand Hurdler of the Year;
• New Zealand Middle Distance Greyhound of the Year;
• New Zealand Distance Greyhound of the Year;
• Dam of the Year;
• Sire of the Year;
• New Zealand Bred Greyhound of the Year; and
• Young Achiever of the Year
  
  The evening traditionally has a MC, a guest speaker and entertainment.
  
  
  
  
  Profile Races
  GRNZ promotes the following races as being the pinnacle of the racing calendar for different reasons:
  Top Gun - An invitational race in which the country's eight best 'dogs of the moment' are hand picked to contest a New Zealand Championship style event.
• New Zealand Cup - Still ranks as the country's premier middle distance race for open class chasers.
• Auckland Cup - The North Island's showpiece middle distance event for open class greyhounds. 
• Duke of Edinburgh Silver Collar - The sport's most time honoured event (with its connection to the royal family) which invariably attracts the country's best stayers to compete over an extreme distance.