Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club
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A day to remember
There are countless stories about racing at Hanging Rock going back generations, and New Year’s Day 2022 added yet another chapter, with the next element ahead being the Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Australia Day. Extreme heat predictions and wavering uncertainty about the latest COVID transmissions in Victoria guaranteed there would not be record numbers…
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Six races at ‘The Rock’
Everything is in readiness for the traditional New Year’s Day race meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at Hanging Rock. Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club has been taking advance package bookings from patrons for several weeks. A shuttle bus service will run from Woodend Railway Station to ‘The Rock’ from 10.30am. Tickets are $5 per person return.…
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Petition to allow crowds at Kyneton Cup
Macedon Ranges resident Suzanne Carroll, a successful fashion designer and ardent racegoer, has made a petition-led bid to persuade authorities to allow spectators to attend the 2021 Kyneton Cup race meeting on November 3. The Riddells Creek entrepreneur said the residents of Macedon Ranges had supported the action to get vaccinated and deserved to be…
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Recognition of racing contributions
Outstanding contributions to the horse racing industry at district level were acknowledged at Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club’s annual meeting last week. Retiring Kyneton racecourse manager Steve Schmidt was presented with life membership of the club in recognition of his 32 years’ service. Long-serving committeeman and former president of both the Hanging Rock and…
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‘Rock’ races now at Kyneton
‘It’s official! The annual Australia Day race meeting usually held at Hanging Rock has been switched to Kyneton. This means there will be two race meetings in five days at the Kyneton course – the 2021 Hanging Rock Cup meeting on Tuesday, January 26 (Australia Day), and the annual Woodend Cup meeting on Saturday, January…
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‘Rock’ races switch to Kyneton
The traditional New Year’s Day race meeting that draws thousands of people to Hanging Rock is being transferred to Kyneton. The Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club investigated all possible options to enable the drawcard January 1 meeting to take place at ‘The Rock’, but found it would be too difficult to hold the meeting…
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Bid for crowds at ‘The Rock’
Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club has submitted an application to enable crowds to attend its New Year’s Day and Australia Day race meetings at Hanging Rock. The application is presently under review and the club intends to make a further announcement about patron attendance at these two popular annual race meetings once its application…
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Who will win the 2020 Kyneton Cup?
The $125,000 bet365 Kyneton Cup is the highlight of a nine-event program on Wednesday. The 2020 Cup meeting highlights Kyneton and Hanging Rock Racing Club’s season, with the district club’s premier day sandwiched between the Melbourne Cup and Oaks Day at Flemington. Last November, the Patrick Payne-trained Double You Tee seemingly had the Kyneton Cup…
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Kyneton Cup devoid of spectators
The 2020 Kyneton Cup Day race meeting takes place next Wednesday, November 4, but the usual traditional spring carnival atmosphere will be missing. “Unfortunately, after waiting for as long as possible to see if the current government restrictions on crowds would ease, the club has decided that there will be no public spectators, including members,…
