THE KILCOY RACE CLUB'S YULETIDE FESTIVAL OF RACING

By HRO | Friday, December 20, 2019

The Yuletide Kilcoy racing gets under way on Friday 20th December with free entry for a seven event TAB meeting followed by the all trots meeting ten days later when the Kilcoy Race Club will stage its first standalone harness meeting on Monday December 30.

The New Year gallops meeting of eight events will be held on Saturday January 4.

Also, there will be an athletic innovation with the inaugural running of the $5000 Kilcoy Gift, a professional sprint over 120 metres to be staged on Australia Day. There will be four heats early in the day with the final to be run late afternoon.

“We hope this event will become the Stawell Gift of Queensland,’’ Kilcoy chairman Con Searle said.

“This first running will be a highlight of what we hope will be a family day. It’s a Sunday and it will be free entry for kids who no doubt will be interested in the mini-trot races which are run between the gallop races.”

“I’m really excited by the package of racing and entertainment we have programmed over the Festive season and on to Australia Day. The Somerset Regional Council have been wonderfully supportive of all the events staged at the Kilcoy racecourse including the annual Show and polocrosse matches,’’ concluded Searle.

In these testing times of track maintenance, the Kilcoy track, to the club’s credit, has been a beacon of lush green cover and the recent unveiling of the substantial, attractive facility improvements give an added plus to any race-day occasion.

Add in the charm of country racing atmosphere and a race meeting at Kilcoy is well worth a visit.