Secretary of the local race club Brenda Bulley reports that the committee has organized an exciting social day. The Fashions of the Field competition adds to the afternoon’s appeal.
As will the Cloncurry Show Girl entrants who are helping out with presentations throughout the meeting. Entertainment for children includes the traditional lolly-drop.
The feature race is the $10,000 Craiglea-Raheen-Marr’s Fossil Trail Class 1 Handicap of 1000m.
A month ago the Ray Ryder-trained Blazing Moa spread-eagled a Class A field at Buchanan Park in fast time for the grade.
The first emergency tomorrow has the double-barrel problems of securing a rider and getting a start.
The Cloncurry track is suits those horses that race in or near the lead and this speedy son of Danachenka can be relied on to buy his round of drinks if he can get a run.
The Cloncurry Veterinary Surgery QTIS Maiden Plate of 1000m opens the meeting at 1.10pm. Range Rover and Native Hunter finished just behind the place-getters recently at Hughenden.
The very talented Lost In Louisville won that day. With nothing of the caliber of the Hughenden winner engaged tomorrow these two get their best chance to break through.
Brass Cutter looks ideally placed in the President’s Class 6 Plate of 1200m. Julia Creek-trainer Grant Wiles has his team firing of late and Brass Cutter is sure to get the perfect run tomorrow.
The George Tipping-trained My Fyveight was electrifying two starts back at Buchanan Park over 1100m.
He got a mile back at Gregory Downs and was a touch disappointing.
With an even tempo here tomorrow he gets his chance to unleash in the straight and win. The Joe Bakash Snr Memorial Class 3 Handicap of 1200m is an open affair.
Strikemeroan, Sky Mews and Civic Gold are all have a form line or two to recommend them. If Civic Gold can get plenty of peace in front he may get the 1200m strongly on this track. Strikemeroan will be flashing home late.
Halo To Heaven surged home down the short Winton straight last weekend and a similar burst at Schumacher Park tomorrow will have him winning again.
Dot Slack-Smith rides the favourite in the Dowling Property & Livestock Class 4 Handicap of 1400m for Richmond-based trainer John Crapp.
The performance of Milora Major in the Brodie & Co Cattle Cup Open Handicap of 1400m will be a feature of the meeting.
After a powerhouse win over 1450m at Buchanan Park the Ted Snelling-trained Milora Major won many more fans at the recent Gregory Downs races when he finished powerfully and bravely under his huge weight to be edged out by Chain Of Thought.
The huge impost of 65.5kg may be offset by the advantage of his home track.
The roar of the crowd will be heard in town when the Cloncurry star puts in his claim down the running.
The meeting promises open racing, glamorous fashion and an enjoyable day of country racing.