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Feature
Interview
8 iNarrabri Magazine
March 25th - April 8th
No doubt all will be in readiness
for this year’s big event. What
can the race-goers expect?
With about a fortnight to go, the
grounds are currently being pre-
pared and everything is looking
very green at the moment.
This years event will have Heidi
Gleeson’s face painting, portable
photo booth for anyone wanting
race day photos, a yummy can-
teen with the Narrabri Harness
Club, soft drink and snack stall
with Narrabri Dirt Bike Club, the
very popular Fashions in the Field
competitions with great prizes, in-
terstate and local bookmakers and
tote, and of course a day of enjoy-
ing friends’ company at Narrabri’s
social event of the year.
When do you start organising
the races and what is involved?
The Narrabri Jockey Club com-
mittee work on the grounds all
through the year... there are the
grounds to maintain, the race track
and amenities blocks... and lots of
mowing and whipper snippering.
We also set up the broadcasting
of the races, various stalls and the
swab box.
How many people on your com-
mittee and what are their re-
sponsibilities?
We have a small committee of
around 8 people and each person
has their area of responsibility.
Paul Redding and Rod Stevens are
in charge of preparing the race-
track, checking starting barriers,
organising barrier attendants and
Clerk of the course for race-day.
Heather and Allison Osborne are
our Fashions in the Field organis-
ers, coordinating and collecting
prizes and running the event on
race-day.
Bob Percival is our electronics man
who sets up the broadcasting sys-
tems and televisions through SKY
Racing and makes sure they run
smoothly on the day.
Graham Richardson organises the
stock for the bar as well as security
Santos Narrabri Cup Race Meeting
Easter Saturday, April 4th
Invite your out of town friends and family for the weekend...
Make it an Easter Weekend
in Narrabri and show your
city friends and family what
country race meets are all
about. The 2015 Narrabri
Races will be a fantastic family
day out and one of the social
events of the year. Instead of
going away, bring people here
for the weekend for a unique
and entertaining experience.
To find out more and keep up
to date with what’s happening
at this year’s races visit
facebook/narrabri cup races
The Narrabri Jockey Club
would like to thank its 2015
Major Sponsor, Santos and
invites local businesses to get
involved. Phone 0428923108
and staff for the day.
I organise the races in conjunction
with Racing NSW and the stew-
ards at Tamworth. My responsibili-
ties include the race caller, farrier,
ambulance, SKY Racing, race-day
programme, advertising, sponsor-
ship, marquees, gate staff (provid-
ed by the VRA), bookmakers and
tote. I am also responsible for the
Club’s Liquor License and making
sure that the day runs incident free
for people and horses.
The week leading into race-day
we have a lot of people who come
along and give us a hand to make
sure that everything is in place
which is very much appreciated by
the Narrabri Jockey Club and plays
Cathy Redding, Paul Redding, Heather Osborne, Chris Manning, Allison Osborne & Paul Wearne
the races
the annual narrabri
races is one of our
most anticipated events
drawing around 3000
people from near and
far to be part of this
great social occasion.
the event organiser
is the Narrabri jockey
club and club president,
cathy redding, gives an
insight into the process
of staging such a great
community event...