PHOTO: Annie Hailing, Deirdre Walker & Carmel Readford enjoyed being trackside at last year’s Country Championships.
Coonamble's reputation for hospitality and the sensational racing promised by the coming Country Racing Championships on Sunday 13 March, including a record prize purse of $430,000, has already lured some of racing's biggest names.
Top tier jockeys Hugh Bowman, who steered the legendary mare Winx to 33 victories, and James McDonald, 2021 Melbourne Cup winner aboard Verry Elleegant, have secured rides in Coonamble.
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