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Owner Jye Banks, from Oakey, hoists the Kumbia Cup after Hidden Budget took out this year’s feature race … Hidden Budget is trained by his father, Graham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 6, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hats off to the Kumbia Races … literally! Despite the incredibly windy conditions, the annual Kumbia Cup race went off with only a few hitches on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Wind gusts up to 72km\/h were measured officially in Kingaroy which meant the fascinators were flying at Kumbia.<\/p>\n

The betting ring and bar proved popular spots to congregate out of the wind and despite all this, the large crowd seemed to be enjoying itself.<\/p>\n

The Fashions of the Field competition was moved into the luncheon shed as the catwalk was deemed too dangerous in the conditions but no one seemed to mind.<\/p>\n

The entrants paraded around the tables, soaking up applause from the audience.<\/p>\n

The Kumbia Races were part of the special “Pinking Up The South Burnett” event which is sweeping across the region at the moment to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fashion theme was “A Dash Of Pink” which meant there were plenty of pink ties, pink hats, pink shoes and pink clutch bags.<\/p>\n

A big crowd gathered around the TV screens to watch the Melbourne Cup televised live from Flemington.<\/p>\n

There were plenty of cheers when the winner was declared with many punters backing the “local” favourite (see below).<\/p>\n

On the Kumbia track,\u00a0<\/strong>there were only a few hiccups.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Race 1 was delayed because of a problem with the weigh-in scales and late scratchings were declared in three races – including five in the Kumbia Cup – due to a shortage of jockeys.<\/p>\n

Drought conditions led to a firm track although a generous donation by AGL Energy earlier in the week to water the grounds helped keep the dust down.<\/p>\n

Seasoned racegoers commented how well-behaved the horses were despite the strong winds.<\/p>\n

The racing was fast – the tailwind down the straight probably helped – with the closest finish in Race 1.<\/p>\n

The main race of the day was Race 5, the Huston Motors Kumbia Cup.<\/p>\n

Winner Hidden Budget is now eligible to compete in the Country Cups Challenge at Doomben on November 30 against the winners of other Country Cup meetings.<\/p>\n

The Kumbia Cup was the second last leg of the 16-race competition, with the final leg to be completed at Roma.<\/p>\n

Punters and fashionistas take note: Next year’s “Flemington In The Bush” race day will be extra special as the club will be celebrating 50 years of Melbourne Cup Day racing at Kumbia.<\/p>\n

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Kumbia Cup winner Hidden Budget, with a beaming Sally Sweeney on board, comes back to the mounting yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare made a few dollars for punters at Kumbia who backed the gelding with the bookies because of its (almost) local connections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gympie Deputy Mayor Bob Leitch and\u00a0Gympie State High School principal Anthony\u00a0Lanskey are members of the syndicate that owns the horse.<\/p>\n

That’s about as close to a Melbourne Cup winner that the South Burnett has enjoyed!<\/p>\n

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Mayor Keith Campbell sashed the Best Dressed Lady, Shae Cull, from Kingaroy, and runner-up Melissa Carmichael, Dalby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Most Stylish Lady winner Verelle O’Shanesy, Kingaroy; and runner-up Barbara Thompson, Cooyar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Best Dressed Gentleman was Matt Barbour, Kumbia; with runner-up Clem Smith, from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Stephanie Stevens, Kumbia, with McGrath Foundation breast care nurse Sue Cox<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Matt Schmocker, Tom Chapman and Amy Kempson, from Kumbia, with Damien Tessmann, from Coolabunia (second from left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Andrea McGee, from Kingaroy, with Jules Simpson, Gympie; Tracy Fitzgerald, Texas; Kathy Strauch, Gympie; and Francine Hancock, Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bernadette Upton and Michelle Rutley, from Kingaroy, were celebrating after the Melbourne Cup … they both backed the winner!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holly Keliher, Murgon; Delvene Woltmann, Kingaroy; Kelly McLennan, Kingaroy; and Rosie Schmidt, Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Regional Council’s Cr Terry Fleischfresser, Mayor Keith Campbell and Cr Ros Heit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tori Liddle and Kate Francis, from Kumbia, were in the pink for the races<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Kumbia Race Club treasurer Margaret Kearney and president Brian Lenihan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Dr Anthony Crombie, from Brisbane, played the Call To Post ahead of each race … Dr Crombie came up with 47 other people on a bus organised by former Inverlaw resident Russell Reed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The betting ring – out of the wind and with its TV coverage of the races from Flemington – proved to be a popular spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Run The Cutter, on the outside, hits the line just ahead of Forgotten Feeling in Race 1, the closest finish of the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Race Results<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Race 1 \u2013 Kevin Taylor Memorial Class B Handicap (900m)<\/strong>
\n1. Run The Cutter (2) \u2013 Gary Geran
\n2. Forgotten Feeling (7) \u2013 Jason Missen
\n3. Shelly’s Dream (4) \u2013 Sally Sweeney
\nTime: 0:50.43
\nMargins: Head x 1 1\/2 lengths<\/p>\n

Race 2 \u2013 Margaret Golinski Memorial Maiden Plate (1200m)<\/strong>
\n1. Bel Strider (9) \u2013 Hannah English
\n2. My Cousin Baby (6) \u2013 Heather Poland
\n3. He’s All White (3) \u2013 Leeanne McCoy
\nTime: 1:10.10
\nMargins: 1 1\/4 lengths x 1\/2 head<\/p>\n

Race 3 \u2013 Boy & Joyce Reed \/ Burnett To The Valley QTIS Class 2 (1200m)<\/strong>
\n1. News Director (3) \u2013 Tessa Townsend
\n2. Aklavik (2) \u2013 Bruce Powell
\n3. Heart Of Kings (1) \u2013 Jason Missen
\nTime: 1:10.00
\nMargins: 3 1\/4\u00a0 lengths x 3\/4 length<\/p>\n

Race 4 \u2013 Jim Lenihan & Helen Smoothy Memorial 0-55 Handicap (1400m)<\/strong>
\n1. Ruler’s Pride (4) \u2013 Hannah English
\n2. Macmissile (7) \u2013 Tessa Townsend
\n3. All Ellie (9) \u2013 Gary Geran
\nTime: 1:22.51
\nMargins: Long neck x 1 length<\/p>\n

Race 5 \u2013 Country Cups Challenge Qualifier \/ Huston Motors Kumbia Cup (1400m)<\/strong>
\n1. Hidden Budget (5) \u2013 Sally Sweeney
\n2. Chamberlain (8) \u2013 Tessa Townsend
\n3. Pick Of The Pubs (1) \u2013 Leeanne McCoy
\nTime: 1:21:92
\nMargins: Long neck x 1 3\/4 lengths<\/p>\n

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Kumbia Race Club president Brian Lenihan and his sister Bernice Bolton presented part-owner Gavin Dibble, from Roma, with the rug prize after\u00a0‘Ruler’s Pride’ won Race 4, the\u00a0Jim Lenihan & Helen Smoothy Memorial Handicap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Race 2 winner\u00a0Bel Strider, ridden by Hannah English, led the way home in Race 2 … English rode two winners and also dead-heated for first place in the fun women’s foot race at the end of the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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