General News
20 April, 2023
Terang Cup races off to success
RAIN held off long enough for the sun to shine over racegoers at this year’s Terang Cup.
RAIN held off long enough for the sun to shine over racegoers at this year’s Terang Cup.
Last Sunday’s weather threatened to put a damper on the cup with 21mm of rainfall recorded overnight before race day, but as the gates opened the silver lining of mild-yet-overcast weather ensured the day was run with success.
Not Usual Glorious blazed home to claim the $70,000 Sungold Milk Terang Cup this year, followed by Banzini and Hasta la War.
Terang and District Racing Club president Shane Scally said the club was thrilled with how the day unfolded despite the less-than-kind conditions preceding the event.
“We thought it went very well with the way the weather turned out,” he said.
“That weather meant there were a lot more scratchings than you would otherwise expect but we got away with the race meeting, the track improved as the day went on and it raced very fairly.
“From that point of view, it was quite good. “
The crowd was not deterred by the weather, with visitors from interstate, across Victoria and all corners of the south west descending on Terang Racecourse.
“When you consider what sort of day it was, from that point of view everything was quite positive,” Mr Scally said.
“It was good to see people coming from all over.
“The horse that won the Terang Cup was from Adelaide, so the race program too was supported quite well.”
Not to be outshined, south west Victorian trainers made their mark on the race with a trio of victories.
Warrnambool-trained horses Artocracy and Bold Burbon took home the Off the Track Community Plate and Melbourne Bm64 Handicap, respectively.
The final race of the evening, the Westmeath Handicap, was capped off with a local touch as Port Louis, trained by Denis Daffy and Harriet Place out of Camperdown, recorded his third and most significant win to bring home $40,000.
