Racing

Andrew Mole. Everything and everyone are raring to go for the 2024 Moama Bowling Club Gunbower Gold Cup on Saturday, October 5. When the horses jump for the $30,000 race, it will be the first time in five years it has been successfully run.

As the North Central Football League (NCFL) season has now officially drawn to a close, the energy and excitement across Mt. Wycheproof and Nullawil communities is shifting towards putting Buloke on show, one wonderful event at a time ... First-up, the highly anticipated Riordan King of the Mountain races and food and wine picnic ...

Andrew Bayles’s early aerial photograph speaks for itself. Every available parking space had been taken up well before football’s senior grand final ... On Saturday, Donald delivered a “double whammy” with a record-breaking grand final day alongside the Borung Highway, as well as a widely broadcast race meeting on the Donald racecourse, little more than a stone’s throw away from the football, netball and hockey.

The “People’s Cup” arrived in Wycheproof on Friday morning in a High Rail V-Line vehicle on the infamous railway tracks that bisect the main street, and it spent the day touring around town with VRC officials and local racing legends. Wycheproof was the 25th stop, of the 39 destinations across six countries that have hosted the prestigious tour in 2024, showcasing the global appeal of the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

In celebration of spring racing and securing naming rights for next month’s Cairns Amateurs Carnival’s two-day Fashions on the Field contest, Cairns Central has unveiled a retrospective exhibition showcasing the elegance and creativity of past winners and their stunning outfits … Cairns Central will inspire racegoers to dress for the springtime occasion with its abundance of new season, head-to-toe, race-ready looks …

Even the best in the business can have a slip of the tongue… proving legends aren’t immune to pronouncing a town’s tricky name. The locals were left amused, but not offended, when Gai Waterhouse presented a brief video to promote the next stop on the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.

Neodium gains edge after spell at Listore Park property in the Adelaide Hills – home to more Birdsville Cup winners than any property in Australia. Neodium set to make Birdsville Track trip with his best mate and Birdsville travelling partner Trumpsta.

It’s been a tough ride, but Naracoorte’s Racheal Kraemer is not giving up. The 29-year-old has made it to the prestigious Racing SA Apprentice Academy, a journey filled with optimism, love, and passion to do something in life.

A top racing official has given thumbs up to Mt. Wycheproof and District Racing Club (Mt. WDRC). Deputy chairman of the Australian Racecourse Managers Association, Mr Martin Synan, provided advice and praise post a recent walk and inspection of the racetrack. Alongside the Wycheproof Golf Club (WGC) – the precinct forms an integral and impressive landscape in the community as part of the Mt. Wycheproof Recreation Reserve.

As the community eagerly awaits the arrival of the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour visit to Mt. Wycheproof, it’s timely to shine a spotlight on the incredible volunteers at the local community hub – the Wycheproof Op-Shop. These dedicated individuals are often the backbone of our community, working tirelessly to raise funds for vital initiatives that make a real difference in our town.

The Clarence River Jockey Club (CRJC) have declared the 2024 XXXX July Racing Carnival an overall success ... many took advantage of the clear conditions and headed trackside as more than 460 thoroughbreds competed across 40 races ... "It’s a great time to get dressed up and head out to have some fun," Ms Dennis added.

She may have been suspect at the staying distance, but Irish bred mare Deny Knowledge (IRE) proved too strong for the rest of the field in the Westlawn Finance Grafton Cup ... Racing over 2350m for the first time in her 34 start career, the European import was aided by a brilliant ride by Group 1 winning jockey Blake Shinn in his only race during the 2024 XXXX July Racing Carnival.

Families from around the Riverina converged on Barellan sportsground to don a white glove and hold one of the nation’s most iconic sporting trophies, the Lexus Melbourne Cup. The tiny town with no racecourse was the final NSW leg of a global and Australian tour of 39 destinations for the $750,000, 18 carat gold and 3.85kg Lexus Melbourne Cup.

The rain throughout the district and a heavily rated track resulted in the last minute decision to transfer Donald’s race meeting to Warracknabeal on Saturday, July 13. The club did well in organising the change of location at such short notice and should be commended for its flexibility so the racing excitement could continue ...

The Narrandera Race Club (NRC) are pulling out all the stops this weekend for what is expected to be its biggest Narrandera Cup to date ... Major sponsor is the Narrandera Community Bank which has sponsored the headlining race worth $60,000 and announced they will be onboard as sponsors for the following two years.

After recent rain, the sun was a welcome sight at Donald and District Racecourse, for a quality day of winter racing on a soft 7-rated track, which was downgraded to a heavy 8 after race three ... The fifth race, the Goldacres Handicap over 1620m, was the first of a winning double for jockey Caitlin Hollowood and trainer Shawn Mathrick with Vegas On Fire at $8.00 for the win.

Three littermates were amongst the 32 greyhounds who jumped from the boxes at the Grafton Greyhound Racing Club during the running of the last regional heats of the Thunderbolt series on June 9 with brothers Hit The Switch and Cash On Delivery scoring tenacious wins over 350m in Heat 1 and Heat 2 respectively to qualify for the semi-finals this weekend.

Mt. Wycheproof and its enthusiastic community is set to welcome one of the most recognised sporting trophies in the world on Friday, August 30, 2024. The community was recently announced as a host destination for the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.

Talmoi Amateur Picnic Races

Gingin trainer Sue Olive says Miss Rockjoy, who has been nominated for the Hyperion Stakes (1600m) on June 1, has ability but is hard work as she is a bit of a hothead ... Despite her potential Olive said the daughter of Awesome Rock and Most Joyous was hard work to train.

With renewed bucket list charm, the Great Northern Brewing Co. Cairns Amateurs Carnival gets the fun back on track in 2024 with three days of fashion, horse racing, social events, and pure springtime revelry from Thursday, 12 to Saturday, 14 September. Injecting more than $3 million into the region’s coffers each year, all eyes will once again be on Tropical North Queensland in September when Cairns’ iconic and time-honoured event puts on a show, drawing up to 10,000 city and country folk together in a colourful spectacle dating back to 1959.

Moree Race Club