Plenty of pacing & racing

Mount Gambier Harness Racing Club season on horizon

Greenwald Paceway is set to spring to life on November 10 as the 2023/24 Mount Gambier Harness Racing Club season kicks off under lights at the showground track.

The club also has two meetings in December – December 8 and 22 – with club officials promoting the two meetings as an opportunity for businesses and other social clubs to host their 2023 Christmas Shows.

Club president Simon Phillips (pictured)is looking to the upcoming season with optimism as the club will again enjoy its second successive season of stand along meetings, after the shared program experiment was wound up.

Hopes are high for increased nominations for the 2023/24 season with a new incentive program and a change in Victorian prize money, which has traditionally attracted some of the Greenwald Paceway regulars.

“To try to help horse numbers this year there is a float rebate on offer for every horse that runs in Mount Gambier and that is whether you are a local or have travelled from Victoria or Adelaide,” Phillips said “We are hopeful this will increase numbers and with Victorian prize money also having been dropped that might help as well.”

The club has already held five trials with numbers also pointing to a positive season ahead with the March 2 running of the Gold Cup again being the centrepiece of the 2023/24 program.

Pony trots will still be a feature of each meeting with full catering on site.