Narromine Cup Day Branded a Great Success
- Wednesday, 07 August 2002 00:00
"Many among the crowd of about 1000 were not traditional racegoers so were delighted that more members of the general community took up our invitation to enjoy what these new, fun-style, race days have to offer," says June Clark, Secretary of the Narromine Turf Club.
"The Gold Cup winning horse El Tempestad was brought down from Cunnamulla which shows the growing level of interest in our new-style meeting," June Clark added.
"Thanks to our new sponsor, Agrigrain, a stalwart of our rural community, and the New South Wales Country Racing Council, we were able to add a Buskers Festival to the Sunday meeting."
The addition of the Buskers Fesitval to the Gold Cup meeting was developed through the NSW Country Racing Councils seed-funding programme that helps clubs to develop and market feature race days. "In addition to some great racing, racegoers were able to enjoy a real family day out that included stilt walkers, trick dogs, jugglers and clowns," June Clark said.
The Hi-Fert Agrigrain Narromine Gold Cup meeting was one of the first of the new feature race days to be held and is part of a lead up to the 2002 Outback Racing Trail.
Its time to roll your swag and hit the track for the "Trail" which promises an event to suit every Outback traveller from the appeal of camping on the banks of the Darling River for the famous Louth Races to enjoying the art galleries of Broken Hill as part of a Silver City racing holiday. And the racing is a real rollcall of great Outback towns Louth, Nyngan, Enngonia, Collarenebri, Bourke, Warren, Broken Hill and Brewarrina. The series of race meetings gets underway at Louth on August 10 and finishes at Brewarrina on November 16.
Media Release - NSW CRC
