Racing returns to Gunsynd Park on Saturday, February 25, coinciding with the running of Victoria’s premier 2yr old race, The Blue Diamond.
The meeting will stage a five-event programme getting underway just after 1pm. The Club is expecting the usual good lineup of local and interstate bookmakers with the usual high standard catering available. Groups can book catering packages with Mary Jane Clarke on mobile 0427 299080. Being the first meeting of the year, there will be no Bird Cage or reserved seating on offer.
The Goondiwindi Race Club hopes to open the year with a bang after a couple of torrid years with washouts and covid playing havoc. It will pave the way for a great Autumn of Bush Racing with Flinton followed by the Goondiwindi Picnics and then followed by the Big Gunsynd weekend and Goondiwindi Cup, which also coincides with the Goondiwindi Show. That meeting on April 29 will commemorate the day the mighty Grey Gunsynd last appeared on a racetrack when he was beaten by Apollo Eleven in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes on April 28, 1973. The Club is planning a big weekend and trusts that many people will make their way back to Goondiwindi for the celebrations of Gunsynd and the annual Show.
Thanks to the Country Race Funding program, the Club has completed the Race callers tower and will soon commence upgrading the Saddling Enclosure and outside running rail for the safety of horses and riders. The amenities at Gunsynd Park have come a long way in recent times, and patrons are assured of a wonderful day out for Racing at its Best in the West.
Last year’s February meeting was to be the Bush to Port Raceday after the December Christmas meeting was washed out. But Unfortunately, the rains came again and washed out the February meeting as well. So February 25 will be the first February meeting since 2021.
On that day, Toowoomba trainer Duckie Baker took out the main event with Quartpot (inside), ridden by young apprentice Jake Malloy beating (grey) Supreme Harmony, with Splitz splitting the pair back in third place. Puzzling Wonder was just behind on rails in fourth in a blanket finish.
Looking forward to another successful day on Saturday, February 25, for Racing at its Best in the West.
Photo: Three Way
