Rain Can’t Wash Out Cup Day Fun!

Rain Can’t Wash Out Cup Day Fun!

Overnight rain may have washed out Kumbia Race Club’s plans for its big once-a-year meeting but that didn’t stop South Burnett residents from celebrating Melbourne Cup Day in style!

Countdown To Kumbia

Countdown To Kumbia

Both Flemington in Melbourne and the Flemington of the Bush stage their annual Cups on the first day of November.

Wondai Celebrates Cup Day

Wondai Celebrates Cup Day

The South Burnett Race Club’s biggest meeting of the year attracted an enthusiastic crowd to the Wondai track on Saturday.

Passionate Plaudits For Pat

Passionate Plaudits For Pat

Pat Duff, with more than six decades in the industry, was the standout at last Sunday’s TAB Thoroughbred Awards ceremony at Brisbane’s City Hall.

Full Fields For Wondai Races

Full Fields For Wondai Races

The South Burnett Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup race meeting – always one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street on Saturday (October 15).

Rain, Other Events Cut Crowds

Rain, Other Events Cut Crowds

A rash of events around the South Burnett on Saturday, September 10 may have reduced attendances at Nanango’s Spring Race meeting a little this year.

The Green Grass Of Home

The Green Grass Of Home

Nanango Race Club president Andrew Green and his father Barry will be hoping that their local turf will prove fertile on Saturday.

Dame Fortune Has Been Smiling

Dame Fortune Has Been Smiling

Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson had a welcome change of luck on Saturday when Infinite Joy, narrowly beaten on the heavy track at Lee Park on Cup day, prevailed for Emily Lang at Kilcoy.

Cup Meeting Draws A Big Crowd

Cup Meeting Draws A Big Crowd

The South Burnett’s Ekka long weekend and the threat of wet weather had no effect on attendances at the region’s first meeting of the new racing year on Saturday.

Big Roll-Up For Wondai Races

Big Roll-Up For Wondai Races

Saturday’s South Burnett Race Club meeting looks like it will be very well-contested, with 14 reserves across three of the five contests.

Winter Woes Scare Off Punters

Winter Woes Scare Off Punters

The weather was perfect – and there were six top races including the Burnett To The Beach Handicap – but it wasn’t enough to tempt the crowds to Nanango Races on Saturday.