Following the heavy rains in the late half of 2010 and early 2011 the club has become acutely aware of 2 sections of the track (about 400m in total length) that are showing symptoms of poor drainage that will continue to place race meetings in jeopardy when rain is around. This was the case with the scheduled meeting for 28th January that was relinquished and held at Ballina.

Following a detailed inspection by expert turf maintenance company ‘Turnpoint” the club has applied for funding from the Country Racecourse Development Fund to install a combination of sub-soil and sand groove drainage which will alleviate the problem. At the time of writing negotiations were still underway, however the club is hopeful that work would commence immediately following the 5th March race meeting which would allow the April meetings to go ahead without interruption.

Lismore Turf Club’s Members Jackpot has reached an enticing $750 to kick start the new year. One name from the members database will be drawn during the afternoon on Kyogle Cup Day on Saturday 5th March and if that person is on course they will win $750 cash. If it is not won then it will jackpot to $800 for the next raceday. Just another reason why it pays to be a member of the Lismore Turf Club.

With 5 race meetings to be held between March & May, the Lismore Turf Club is looking forward to a bumper Autumn.

Festivities kick off with the Kyogle Cup on Saturday 5th March which will be a TAB Matinee meeting with local racing starting at 11.00am and finishing by 3.00pm. We can assure everyone that all facilities will then remain open until the close of interstate racing from the main capital cities.

TAB racing continues on Monday 4th April with the Pork Industry Raceday. With 8 races and a strong race program this is sure to be an exciting day for the racing purists.

Saturday 16th April sees Lismore racing again in conjunction with one of the best days racing in Sydney each year – The $2million Emirates Doncaster Handicap day which also features the AJC Oaks & Galaxy Handicap. There is no better place to enjoy the excitement of major race  days than at your local racetrack where you can compare the bookmaker & TAB prices, get great value for your punting dollar and cheer on your selection with hundreds of others. Add to that all the local racing action from the South Lismore Cup Raceday to be shown on Sky Racing 2 and covered by the TAB and we have a day which promises to be a beauty.

The students are back this year on Saturday 30th April with the Annual Southern Cross University Raceday. For anyone who has never attended a SCU Cup day, the atmosphere is unbelievable and is like a mini Lismore Cup. Book this one in the diary as “Do Not Miss”

Finally the racing season will finish with the Woodlawn Charity Raceday on Saturday 21st May, co-ordinated by St John’s College Woodlawn. One massive marquee that seats more than 350 people creates a great spectacle and tickets are available to the general public for only $65 by contacting the Lismore Turf Club. Tickets will sell out well in advance so don’t miss out and book your table of 8 soon.

So if you can’t find a reason to come to the races at Lismore in the coming months then I’m afraid you’re too hard to please. There’s something for everyone at Lismore’s Autumn Racing Season.

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