The Western Racing Association's first meeting for the new racing season was the 2023 Collie Cup at Gilgandra.
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The feature race, sponsored by the Collie Hotel, was won by Sparks, an eight-year-old bay gelding trained by Jane Clements, Armidale, and was ridden by Gulgong-based jockey, Jake Pracey-Holmes.
Being the first Saturday for the new racing year, the Gilgandra Jockey Club hosted a remembrance ceremony as part of the National Jockey Celebration Day.
All race meetings around Australia paused to observe a minute's silence in honour of jockeys who have died in races and to pray for their safety as the new season begins.
Fashions in the field winners:
Best dressed lady - Ashlee Petch, Bathurst.
Best dressed gent - Chris Clemson, Walgett.
Best dressed couple - Avalon Rose and Jaidyn Newman, Wollongong.
Best dressed girl and boy - Isla and Archie Caton, Rawsonville.
Pictures by Samantha Thompson.
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