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VIVA Racing owner Mitch Lowe has high hopes for Tribeca Star in the $150,000 Northern Rivers Country Qualifier at Lismore Turf Club.<\/p>\n

The five-year-old gelding won the qualifier at Grafton last year, and Lowe is excited to be on home soil with the horse tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Viva Racing is a local racing syndicate that has grown to include winning runners in support races at the Magic Millions on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n

The Lismore country qualifier has been promoted as the biggest race day in the turf club’s history, with the top two finishers going on to compete in the $1 million final at Randwick.<\/p>\n

Lowe is confident the horse can get there again after a sixth-place finish in the final last April.<\/p>\n

“The horse is probably looking better now than he was this time last year,” Lowe said.<\/p>\n

“Its first-up run (at Doomben earlier this month) was really good and he will be hard to beat.<\/p>\n

“We have a fair few locals who are part of the ownership group, so there will be a lot of eyes on the race.<\/p>\n

“It’s a huge day for Lismore; the club has had a tough run, but it sounds like there is going to be a really big crowd.”<\/p>\n

Tribeca Star also qualified and ran seventh in The Kosciusko in September.<\/p>\n

The Kosciusko is the world’s richest race for country-trained horses, with a prize pool of $2 million.<\/p>\n

Leading Northern Rivers jockey Matt McGuren is back on the horse after riding it to victory in the qualifier last year.<\/p>\n

It is trained by Murwillumbah’s Matt Dunn, who nominated four other horses for the race.<\/p>\n

Viva Racing also has ones to watch in Foo Fighter and One Thing Counts in $30,000 support races.<\/p>\n

There will be eight races with full bar and TAB facilities available from 11.30am.<\/p>\n

Helloworld Travel Lismore has come on board to run the Fashion on the Field event, with prizes to the winner and runner-up in male and female divisions.<\/p>\n

Shuttle buses will run from clubs and pubs in town and tickets to the track can be purchased at lismoreturfclub.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VIVA Racing owner Mitch Lowe has high hopes for Tribeca Star in the $150,000 Northern Rivers Country Qualifier at Lismore Turf Club. The five-year-old gelding won the qualifier at Grafton last year, and Lowe is excited to be on home soil with the horse tomorrow. Viva Racing is a local racing syndicate that has grown […]<\/p>\n

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