THE $27,000 Wauchope RSL Club Wauchope Cup has the privilege of being the feature race at the first TAB meeting to be held on the $3.7 million upgraded and renovated Port Macquarie track this Sunday.
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Three barrier trials have been staged on the new turf and it came through the test with flying colours to suggest big things are ahead for Mid North Coast racing.
A further boost to country racing starts from July 1 when all TAB races will each carry a .
Wauchope Jockey Club is planning for a big crowd for the eight-race meeting.
More than 20 nominations have been received for the cup, including Clune’s Rocket, Star Of Legs, Chrysolaus,Single Spirit, Sofin and Parray.
Six-year-old gelding Clune’s Rocket, trained by Michael Byers, scored by nearly two lengths in the Gloucester Cup over 1250m with Hall Of Fame jockey Robert Thompson in the saddle on April 26.
I will preview the meeting in Friday’s editions.
