"Following a good business plan is essential for the future of the club.
It is vital that the club obtain sponsorships," Anngow said.
He feels the club could receive a better return from the licensed premises on the course and that those facilities could be utilised for administration.
He would also like to see subcommittees restored in the administration system.
"After 39 years on the committee, and at the age of 83, I thought I had been there long enough. I remain a life member," Anngow said.
He is opposed to the suggestion that the club could resite to Wingatui racecourse.
"It would be the downfall of the club. The club is basically in good shape and the facilities at Forbury Park can be upgraded at a fraction of the cost of setting up at Wingatui. I don't think you would get people to Wingatui at night."
He is also concerned that a conflict of interest may have arisen in regard to the matter, with a member of the committee of the Otago Racing Club elected to the committee of the Forbury Park club.
Peter Gillespie, a committee member of the ORC, joined the Forbury Park committee this month.
Anngow, a Dunedin motor vehicle dealer for 60 years, was elected to the committee of the Forbury Park club in 1969 and soon became treasurer.
He was elected president in 1978 and stepped down after the standard three years.
He was re-elected president in 1996 when the club was on the verge of entering receivership and had undergone deep divisions among the office bearers.
"I came back for three years as a caretaker president and the club has managed to get back on its feet."
He said his proposals to sell land were not well received by the board of management appointed by the Racing Industry Board to run the club in 1996.
"It wasn't until some years later that land sales were made and the $800,000 boost to the coffers in the past couple of years has put the club in an enviable position," he said.
Anngow was the Forbury Park club representative on the New Zealand Harness Racing Conference (now Harness Racing New Zealand) for 12 years.
He represented New Zealand at world conferences in Auckland, Melbourne, Sweden and Toronto during that time.
He was earlier an office holder on the Otago Trotting, Owners, Trainers and Breeders Association.
He has been successful as an owner, trainer and breeder.
He trained Master Volo to win six races in the mid-1980s.
Master Volo was an 8yr-old trotter who had not not won a race for three seasons when Anngow took over his training.
Others he has raced include Newsvale, Wedding Son, Jolter's Gold and La Hood.
He said that during his tenure, Winston Peters was the only racing minister to do anything for the industry.
Anngow welcomed the increase in stakes but cautioned: "I do feel that $1.2 million for the NZ Trotting Cup is a colossal overspend and some of that would have been better going to other races."
His daughter, Maureen Simpson, is continuing the family association with the Forbury Park club as a member of the Forbury Park committee.
